I read out of one of my magazines lastnight and read about nutrition. I read about sugars and artificial sugars. This what exactly what the article said about artificial sweeneters, I am copying it down every letter of it, so here goes:One way to cut back on sugar without giving up treats is to dupe your sweet tooth with artificial sweeteners. These chemicals are anywhere from 200 to 2,000 times sweeter than sugar, so they pack a lot of sweeteners without the calories.
In theory, these products, such as Sweet 'N Low, Splenda, and Nutrasweet, should help you keep your weight in check. In reality, artificial sweeteners have not been found to help people cut calories and lose weight. In fact, one recent study found the opposite to be true.
In an eight-year study of 1,550 soda drinkers ages 25-64, researchers found that those who drank diet soft drinks were at a greater risk becoming overweight than those who sipped sugary sodas. In fact, for each can of diet soft drink consumed per day, a person's risk of obesity went up 41 percent. While this study may show only that people who drink lots of diet soda are trying(and ultimately failing) to control a weight problem, it also may say something about how the body responds to being tricked. Researchers speculate that offering your body something that tastes like sugar without delivering calories it's expecting may actually sharpen your sweet craving and lead you to eat more later on. In the end, it's wise to use artificial sweeteners much as you do the real deal: in moderation.-Selene Yeager
Myself, I don't, never have, never will drink that shit. In my opinion, you are better off drinking real sugary drinks than artificial drinks. Artificial drinks give me a stinkin' headache anyway, so that is how I know it is bad for me. If you drink artificial drinks, you would gain more weight than you would drinking sugary drinks. I drink 2 cans of fruit punch or lemonade for lunch a day and the rest is water. Water is good for you and most people don't drink enough water. Your pee should be clear or almost yellow, you don't want it to be really orange yellow that it stinks so much which can lead to dehydration and feel more tired. Also, you want to drink a lot water to clean out your system, every day, which can lead from you getting sick all the time.
Here's a list of drinks to stay away from:
Diet sodas
Soda pop (carbonated water)
Hardcore energy drinks
Caffeine
List of drinks is ok with you:
Noncarbonated sugary drinks
Koolaid
Hot chocolate
Eggnog
Milk
Juice
Water(the most important, should drink 8 glasses a day!)
For you Diet Coke drinkers, might as well drink the real stuff(Coca Cola), after reading all this. But don't drink like ten cans a day, you only need one to two cans day. Coca Cola is even bad for you anyway so tough luck. Drink water, if you really care about your health. Tip how to drink water: EXERCISE, cardiovascular fitness with make your heart pump and blood move fast. Your body will be thirsty for water, not carbonated water. Also be really thirsty for juice! Juice is good.
What Dr. James Stevens, R.D. said about real sugar: "How your body uses sugar and what kind it uses depends on whether you're sedetary, active or exercising intensely. Unless you're exercising, there's no need to consume added sugar."
