Originally posted by Blakemore
Yes.
Nope. Diet drinks do not make you put weight on. And I'm speaking from direct experience. It's very easy to diet with diet drinks. You get that sweet taste but no calories.
Granted I keep myself going with a sugar free Monster in the morning when having no breakfast), and that's got sucralose not aspartame. But I have plenty of Diet 7up as well, which does have Aspartame.
Originally posted by Blakemore
That's simply not the case. If you have a high fibre diet, sugar it not harmful at all.
Firstly, that's a hell of a disclaimer.
Secondly, we are talking about obesity here. It's a simple matter of calories in and calories out. Sugary drinks are full of calories. Simple.
Originally posted by Blakemore
I'm going to go chemistry nerd here, hold on.🤓 There we go.
Common table sugar, honey, maple syrup, corn syrup, brown sugar, treacle, etc. all contain the disaccharide "sucrose," which is a molecule of the monosaccharides "glucose" and "fructose." Glucose is our primary source of fuel as it reacts with oxygen, producing lots of energy, water and carbon dioxide. Fructose is known as the "back up sugar" which is stored in the liver as a reserve when your glucose levels get low. Scientists and doctors have been arguing about whether fructose is good or bad for decades, but the science is clear. Fructose is only used when you have low glucose, by consuming both at the same time, the fructose turns into bubbly fat. Until someone remembered that this doesn't happen when consuming lots of fruit (fructose, fruit sugar) so what's going on? It turns out, the fibre in the fruit slows down the absorption of fructose and prevents it from turning into fat. I challenge anyone to tell me they know someone who ate a lot of fruit and turned fat from it.
Well I'm talking mostly about simple sugars here, but in any case, it's calories in and calories out.
Originally posted by Blakemore
Sugary drinks are fine, HFCS is fine, just make sure you consume lots of fibre with it.
Again, a hell of a disclaimer. You don't have that warning on sugary drinks "ONLY HAVE WITH A HIGH FIBRE DIET"
But regardless of that, the fibre won't cancel out the calories. So we are back where we started.
Originally posted by Blakemore
Not only that, sugar gives you energy and hydrates you, why would I drink carbonated coloured artificially sweetened crap that will make me more hungry and less active? I'd rather have water, juice or milk.
That's fine as long as you count the calories in those and make sure you burn them off.
Also I feel it's in your head that the sugar free one is going to make you hungry.
Like I already stated I go all morning with a Sugar Free monster (and maybe carbonated water). Don't eat until lunch, and even then it's usually a light lunch.
Originally posted by Blakemore
Almost every fast food place I go to sells mostly diet soda because of this propoganda. I mean what's the point? Calories: 0, Nutrition: 0, Hunger satisfaction: -3000
And what you think chocolates on their own satisfy you? Nah. But they have calories.
And yeah I would hope a sugary drink does satisfy you more, because you are taking in more calories. With a McDonalds size drink, it's a hell of a lot of caloires.
Originally posted by Blakemore
Ever see that fat guy who orders a big mac meal with extra sides and a diet coke, only to then buy a 99p burger with his receipt after he's finished? I have.
That really doesn't prove anything. The fat guy is likely just addicted to junk food with no self control. If he waited 20 minutes, he'd probably realise that he's not that hungry.
Originally posted by Blakemore
Honestly, diet coke is just a scam to make you eat more.
No, not at all.
Take it from someone whose been both overweight and slim/lean. Diet coke is not the problem. Regular coke certainly can be though. Chocolates, cakes and junk food are almost always the problem.