Study: Fake Sweeteners Boost Rats' Eating

AP / My Way ^ | Jul 8, 2004 | RICK CALLAHAN

[stands2reason]

ping to post #24 re: Atkin's diet

[baseballfanjm]

Uhh..... well.... I just prefer the taste Diet Coke. I really dislike regular Coke, in fact.

[baseballfanjm]

correction: the taste of Diet Coke.

I did pass grammar at school!

[baseballfanjm]

This comes as no surprise to me. Next time you're in the grocery store, take note of the people who buy mass quantities of soft drinks (several 2-liter bottles, or several 6-packs, or whatever); it seems to make no difference whether the drinks in question are sweetened with sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, or artificial sweeteners -- odds are, the buyer is fat.

Not usually the case where I live. I've never noticed any patterns with those who buys lots of soda.

[kevkrom]

I've never liked artificial sweeteners because of their taste, and sugar is only 16 calories per teaspoon, so what's the big deal?

Most sugared items have well more than a teaspoon of sugar. Take a can of regular soda for example -- roughly 150 calories per 8 oz., or 225 calories for the can, compared to 0 for the diet version of the same drink. That corresponds to 14+ teaspoons of sugar (nearly 5 Tbl., more than 1/4 cup) in the drink.

The other issue is what sugar does to your blood chemistry. Pure sugars provide a blood-sugar spike, which leads to cravings for more food, especially sugary foods.

[aruanan]

Uhh..... well.... I just prefer the taste Diet Coke. I really dislike regular Coke, in fact.

And even though it's diet, I really, really like Fresca. It's about the only good tasting grapefruit-flavored soft drink out there. And it doesn't have a diet taste.