Diet Drinks - Helpful or Harmful?

60 Minutes recently did a segment on the dangers of sugar, diet soda & high fructose corn syrup. Click here if you missed it!

Sugar consumption causes diabetes, heart disease, obesity, high cholesterol and cancer. The data is clear. Scientists even locked kids in a hospital, fed them sugar and measured their blood every 30 minutes.  It didn’t take long for things to turn bad inside.

But if you are thinking that diet soft drinks or artificial or even natural sweeteners are the answer for getting off sugar, think again.  Diet drink consumption has increased 400 percent since 1960.  It may or may not cause cancer, but the evidence is mounting that it leads to weight gain rather than weight loss.  Those who consume diet drinks regularly have a 200 percent increased risk of weight gain, a 36 percent increased risk of pre-diabetes or metabolic syndrome, and a 67 percent increased risk of diabetes. A study of 400 people found that those who drank two diet sodas a day or more increased their waist size by five times.

Seems you can’t outsmart Mother Nature.  Tricking your brain into thinking you are getting something sweet plays dirty tricks on your metabolism.  Artificial sweeteners disrupt the normal hormonal and neurological signals that control hunger and satiety (feeling full). 

Did you know – 93% of rats prefer sugar over cocaine?

Patients are shocked to hear this statistic. A big portion of our practice is devoted weight loss & helping people achieve their weight loss goals. But you MUST remove sugar & high fructose corn syrup from your diet if you ever want to achieve an optimal state of health and wellness.

If you want something sweet, enjoy the real thing from time to time. But, stay away from fake sugars or factory made science projects of any kind.

Yours For Better Health,

Dr. Brandon Mannie B.S., D.C.

Natural Health Solutions

www.AppleValleyWellness.com

952-891-2225