There are a lot of myths being exploded all the time by latest science in terms of losing body fat, and we should keep mentioning them on here.
We all know that drinking pop will put weight on us, especially the full sugar versions. In fact, studies have shown that they can contain up to 40% of total calories in some people!
Then we move on to diet pop such as diet coke or pepsi, or diet just about anything!
These WILL NOT help you lose weight and here’s why.
The problem is not with the one calorie but with the artificial sweetener.
The sweetener has been linked to weight gain because it stimulates your taste receptor than senses sweetness in the stomach, Once the stomach expects energy, it stimulates insulin production from the pancreas, which is a very important hormone for increasing body fat.
At the same time, chemicals are sent to the brain and it becomes confused whether it is having calories or not.
As your body gets tricked into whether it is receiving food or not, then your body tends to want to overeat to make sure you are having the required calories!
You will feel hungrier and less full, so the urge to overeat will always be strong.
Artificial sweeteners are 100 times more sweet than normal table sugar. This is very concerning since this makes natural sugars such as fruit quite bitter to some people who slam back sweeteners and products that contain lots of sweeteners.
The more natural you eat, the better. The same with drink. If you have a glass of water, then slice some lemon in it to give it a natural flavouring.
If you had the diet lemonade, you are conditioning your body to all sorts of negative eating emotions, which can be highly damaging to your long term weight control and performance.
