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| Nutritionists: Soda making Americans drink themselves fat |
| 2007-09-20 |
| Click the link to read the story. I didn't read it, but it should cover at least these four things: 1) The carbonation stretches your stomach so that next time you eat you have to eat more to feel full. The press still hasn't figured this out for the most part, but someday they will. 2) If it isn't the diet stuff, the sudden sugar surge spikes your insulin level and tells your body to put on fat (odd but it makes sense since the body is a kluge anyway!). 3) If it is the diet stuff, I personally feel that Nutrasweet is some of the most insidious stuff invented by man on many fronts. Try to avoid too much of it. If it is old it breaks down into ketones and wood alcohol, neither of which are good for you. This is one of many problems, but I just want to give you a peek. There are low-calorie sweeteners out there that are much less unhealthy for you, or in some cases maybe actually healthier! :-) 4) Drink juice, milk, and water. If it was good enough for your caveman ancestors, it's probably good enough for you! :-) Beer may be an exception here, but I have to do a lot more research before I come to any conclusions though. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #14 If you would like a clear-cut explanation of this issue, permit me to refer you to Ayn Rand's book, "Philosophy, Who Needs It". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-20 21:33 |
| #13 Call me old-fashioned or what have you but this is the central root of the problem. Not the food we eat, not the beverages we drink but the near-total lack of rational or coherent personal philosophy in most specimens of humanity. Anyone doubting this merely need examine Islam's terminal case of cognitive dissonance, and I do mean terminal. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-20 21:31 |
| #12 Soda making Americans drink themselves fat Folks, the biggest myth here is that anyone is being made to do anything. We all make choices and must accept the consequences they present. America's worship of unearned wealth and unmerited fame make its current rejection of personal responsibility a total no-brainer. Taking personal responsibility also would force people to evaluate their own philosophy and—in light of the democratic party—this has evidently gone the way of the horse and buggy. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-20 21:30 |
| #11 gorb, beer was invented by the ancient Egyptians, as a way to keep the food value of stored grain that would otherwise rot, get moldy, and/or be eaten by vermin. The alcohol was a delightful side effect. Not quite as old as the cavemen, but good enough (and if I can't stand the taste of the stuff, that's more for the rest of you). |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-20 21:21 |
| #10 I don't question RC's efforts - they're well documented. Good on you, Rob. |
| Posted by: Frank G on the road 2007-09-20 21:08 |
| #9 DB: You may be right, but I don't think so. I have a friend who had his stomach stapled and the top docs in the country told him not to drink carbonated beverages for reasons related to this. If you disagree with this, try drinking a root beer and not burping and see how far you get before your stomach explodes. :-) The doctor's advice might have more to do with the surgery than the carbonation. A normal stomach can stretch damned well -- the Mythbusters had to resort to an air compressor to get a pig's stomach to explode; carbonation was never enough. Throw in stapling, which reduces the stomach's volume and pokes holes in it, and you could have a problem. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-09-20 19:36 |
| #8 The biggest way to keep from over-eating is to eat slow. Give your stomach time to tell your brain it's full. Also, fiber and protein will leave you feeling full longer. And don't believe everything you read on the Internet. Nutrasweet's safe. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-09-20 19:31 |
| #7 DB: You may be right, but I don't think so. I have a friend who had his stomach stapled and the top docs in the country told him not to drink carbonated beverages for reasons related to this. If you disagree with this, try drinking a root beer and not burping and see how far you get before your stomach explodes. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-09-20 18:54 |
| #6 What's a kluge, Gorb? Islam. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-09-20 18:51 |
| #5 If you want to try a truly bizarre sweetener, try Stevia. It is derived from a south American plant, and is to ordinary sugar what a habanero pepper is to a bell pepper. That is, it is 300 times the sweetness of sugar. When you taste just a tiny bit, it is incredibly sweet. But more than a certain amount and your taste buds can't taste any more sweetness, they are overloaded. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-09-20 18:19 |
| #4 What's a kluge, Gorb? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2007-09-20 17:21 |
| #3 Myth busters debunked the stomach-stretching myth some time ago. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-09-20 16:58 |
| #2 "Soda pop is a quintessential junk food," said Michael Jacobson, who heads the Center for Science in the Public Interest... Knew it before I read it. it might've been the smell... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-20 16:29 |
| #1 If you have the $ choose sugar pop instead of corn syrup pop. Corn syrup is just evil.... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-09-20 16:13 |