Diet Soda Vs Regular Soda Study
July 31 2014 when you re trying to lose weight or keep off extra pounds can diet soda help.
Diet soda vs regular soda study. At first glance that appears to be bad news for diet soda lovers. And speaking of diseases diet soda may also increase the risk of heart disease. Diet soda uses artificial sweeteners such as saccharin or aspartame to achieve the same sweet taste. Now drinking these calories won t necessarily make you fat.
For those who switch from regular soda to diet soda to reduce their risk of or treat type 2 diabetes it may be surprising to learn that diet soda actually has the opposite effect inducing or worsening the disease. However it is an interesting study because although sugary drinks like soda have long been associated with a higher risk of diabetes not as much research has been done on the diet versions. New findings suggest that diet soda mixed with alcohol leads to faster intoxication than regular soda mixers. While it has fewer calories than regular soda some studies show it fuels your sweet tooth.
When they did the number dropped from 25 percent to 8. Some prefer diet soda because it fails to leave the residue on their teeth that regular soda does. One can of regular soda averages about 150 calories. This is because diet soda gets its flavoring from artificial sweeteners not natural sugar.
The main and perhaps only advantage of drinking regular soda is that it tastes great without the strange aftertaste found in diet sodas. However this doesn t mean that your dentist is likely to recommend you drink a can of diet soda a day to maintain a healthy. Bacteria in the mouth also known as plaque need sugar to grow so diet soda isn t going to be directly contributing to any new cavities in that lovely white smile of yours. Chazelas and team then separately compared sugar diet drinking habits to find any first cases of stroke heart attack sudden reduced blood flow to the heart or angioplasty according to the study.
Many studies have already shown that drinking sugary beverages on a regular basis can lead to weight gain diabetes high blood pressure heart disease and stroke she notes. Regular soda contains a lot of sugar or high fructose corn syrup both of which are high in calories. It is also the preferred soda choice for people who want to avoid drinking the artificial sugar substitutes found in diet sodas.