{"id":2460,"date":"2016-03-13T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firerescuefitness.com\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2016-03-13T22:14:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T03:14:02","slug":"firehouse-nutrition-diet-soda-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firerescuefitness.com\/2016\/03\/firehouse-nutrition-diet-soda-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Firehouse Nutrition- Why Diet Soda is Bad…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drink Diet Soda?<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s been a lot of discussion around the firehouse lately about the \u201cdangers\u201d of drinking soda and diet soda. The topic was started after I revealed my personal \u201cdiet soda\u201d experiment.\u00a0 Three years ago I wanted to know if diet soda was bad for you or just getting a bad rap.\u00a0 My experiment was to drink one 16 ounce diet soda everyday for one month and report my weight, energy level and overall health throughout the month.\u00a0 The results….by the middle of the month I had gained 5 pounds and was drinking over 32 ounces of diet soda a day.\u00a0 My energy was awfully low, I craved and ate sugar all the time and had some bad mood swings.\u00a0 Needless to say after that little experiment I decided to avoid diet sodas as much as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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It’s not surprising that drinking all the sugar in sodas would cause weight gain, but what is surprising is that even diet soda will pack on the pounds.\u00a0 In fact, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center monitored 475 adults for 10 years, and found that those who drank diet soda had a 70 percent increase in waist circumference over the 10-year study, compared with those who didn’t drink any soda. It also found that those who drank more than two diet sodas per day saw a 500 percent waist expansion! \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Why does Diet Soda lead to fat gain<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
The main reason diet sodas are leading to weight gain–the artificial sweeteners.\u00a0 These sweeteners have been linked to an increase in sugary food cravings.\u00a0 These cravings lead you to seek out higher calorie, sweet, unhealthy snacks to fill the sugary void.\u00a0 \u00a0In my personal experiment I felt like I couldn\u2019t eat enough to stay satisfied, I even had late night cravings that led to midnight trips to the store for sugary foods (not kidding).\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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What Should You Drink Instead?<\/u><\/b>
\nThe best advice is to avoid diet (and regular) sodas and switch to drinking water, green tea, or black coffee.\u00a0 This will prevent exposure to artificial sweeteners which may alter your body\u2019s ability to recognize high-calorie, sweetened foods, which could lead to weight gain.\u00a0 By switching to water or other beverages, you will be keeping yourself hydrated (which is very important to the fire rescue athlete) and potentially boost your metabolism to burn more fat.
\nThis is just one of the many reasons why diet soda is bad for you.\u00a0<\/span>
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I challenge you to stop drinking it and feel the difference for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay Safe and Healthy,<\/span><\/p>\n

Aaron\u00a0<\/span>Zamzow<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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