Comments on: Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat

By: Farrah Golia

Farrah Golia — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:00:19 +0000

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By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:21:46 +0000

My evidence is anecdotal, however, because of food allergies, I am hyper-aware of foods that I eat and their affects. I had replaced sugar in my coffee to comply with my dentist’s request not to spend hours sipping on sugary beverages. Over the course of two years I began to gain belly fat. Despite regular exercise I continued to gain weight during this period. Finally, I decided to replace the sucralose in my coffee with regular sugar and to just drink it faster to minimize exposure to my teeth. I noticed within a few weeks that my belly fat was slowly diminishing. Removing sucralose from my diet was the only significant modification that I made and it is difficult to attribute the results to any other cause. I am avoiding all artificial sweeteners at this time. I think too little is known about their effects on the human body for them to be a viable part of my diet.

By: lisa

lisa — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:12:35 +0000

I drink diet pop because I’m big enough I don’t want to imagine how much more weight I would gain drinking regular pop.

By: Chris and Kara Mohr

Chris and Kara Mohr — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:32:31 +0000

Any veggies are great for you.

By: nancy bender

nancy bender — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:55:48 +0000

im trying very hard to loose weight but im on a blood thinner and cant eatl leafy green vegies any other suggestions?

By: Learner

Learner — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:00:52 +0000

Referencing your note about “The one result I have no seen is any weight loss. even with an increase in exercise, my metabolism just doesn’t seem to catch up.” – Guaranteed and from personal experience, you are not eating enough protein. It’s very very difficult to properly balance a vegetarian diet and 90% of them are actually unhealthy, due to lack of knowledge.

Talk to a nutritionist and get assistance with the right balance of 1: clean, natural, grass-fed organic protein – chicken breast, fish, turkey, eggs, etc.. 2: slow burning carbs (yes you need them), sweet potatoes, brown rice, etc… 3: healthy fats – flax oil, fish oil 4: your dark green leafy vegetables – kale, collards, spinach, etc…

Once you get the right amounts of these in your nutrition plan, coupled with correct portions, meal timing and your vigorous exercise, you WILL, I repeat, you WILL see results.

Best of luck.

By: Jim from Functional Fitness Facts

Jim from Functional Fitness Facts — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:56:36 +0000

Good overview of the various artificial sweeteners.

I agree with you that water is a much better choice than either diet or regular sodas, but I recommend that everyone use some sort of water filter. There are plenty of chemicals in most tap water, and bottled water isn’t necessarily any safer or healthier than tap water. Bottled water is also terrible for the environment – a lot of fossil fuel is used to manufacture and transport the bottles, and almost 90% of the bottles end up in landfills.

Using a water filter is an easy and inexpensive way to make sure that your water is clean and healthy.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:54:42 +0000

There are NO benefits to artificial sweeteners no matter how you try to justify “not enough research” supporting it’s adverse effects. Maybe I’m naive to think everything is alright when people are getting sick and fatter by the day using artificial sweetener because “There’s no evidence to suggest otherwise. You do such great service with your nutrition advice but then negate it all by such a blind statement. I see the entire country as a testing ground on a losing battle. No manufacturing company is going to fund research to prove that their products are helping to kill people. Common sense and intuition is needed here to make the changes for the better in our lives.

By: Kim Naber

Kim Naber — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:20:52 +0000

I love eggplant and would really like the recipe for “grilled eggplant and mushrooms.”

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:43:38 +0000

Some aspartame might convert into a neurotoxin but it is in such minute amounts, that it will have NO detrimental effect on your health. We take in toxins all the time but they are in such small amounts that they have no negative effects.

There was an article I believe last year that talked about Pharmaceutical drugs in our drinking water but what it neglected to mention is that it is such a small amount that it does nothing.

I have seen Food Inc. I believe that the movie does exaggerate many things but one thing it fails to mention is that people shouldn’t be eating so much processed food anyways! I was especially angry when they had that one family making excuses that they have to eat at McDonald’s because they are so busy. I guess they forget that they can make healthier decisions even in McDonald’s! I’m also sure they do have time, just too lazy to cook for themselves. Just excuses in my opinion.