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Why ‘Diet’ Fizzy Drinks Could Add Inches to Your Waistline

PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:57 am
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Drinking diet fizzy drinks but struggling to lose weight? You might not be alone. New research suggests that low-calorie ‘sugar free’ versions of soft drinks might actually prove to be a hindrance for those looking to shed some excess weight.

However, a sweetener used in these types of drinks (aspartame) may be the main culprit in people’s struggle in shedding the pounds. This is according to research by Massachusetts General Hospital, which suggests the sweetener is interfering with the body’s metabolism.

Using mice as test subjects, researchers discovered that contained within aspartame is a product known as phenylalanine, which disrupts an enzyme. This premise is similar to something that is seen in people with type 2 diabetes or heart disease.

The lab tests also revealed that mice with aspartame in their drinking water gained more weight and encountered more problems with metabolism compared to the mice that didn’t consume the sweetener.

“Sugar substitutes like aspartame are designed to promote weight loss and decrease the incidence of metabolic syndrome, but a number of clinical and epidemiologic studies have suggested that these products don’t work very well and may actually make things worse,” the report’s senior author Dr Richard Hodin commented.

Full story: http://www.medical-specialists.co.uk/news/2016/11/24/why-diet-fizzy-drinks-could-add-inches-to-your-waistline/