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Diabetes: The Glycemic Index and Calories in Drinks

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David Mendosa

David Mendosa

Thu, September 06, 2007

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Nutritionists used to say that a carb is a carb is a carb. Now that they understand the glycemic index they know that’s not true.They also used to say that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. But now we have evidence that this isn’t true either.It depends whether the calorie is a solid o...
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karen
9/ 7/07 10:21am

 For regular soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:

 47.2% for more than 2 cans each day.

 

For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:

 57.1% for more than 2 cans each day.

  

There was a 41% increase in risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soft drink a person consumes each day.

 

Feeding artificial sweeteners to rat pups made them crave more calories than animals fed real sugar.

 

Some soft drink studies do suggest that diet drinks stimulate appetite.

 

The above statements are taken from the following web md article:

 

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20050613/drink-more-diet-soda-gain-more-weight 

 

9/13/07 7:17pm
Dear Karen,

Thank you! That's great information -- and clearly counterintuitive.
Anonymous
berberine
9/16/07 4:35am

Thanks for sharing it in your articles.

 

http://www.daily-diabetic.com/50226711/use_berberine_to_fight_type_2_diabetes.php

www.daily-diabetic.com/50226711/use_berberine_to_fight_type_2_diabetes.php

 

http://www.daily-diabetic.com/50226711/use_berberine_to_fight_type_2_diabetes.php

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