Pop/diet pop and zero calorie soda can be devastating to your overall health

Why is soda pop so bad for bad us? As a trainer and follower on the subject I cant stress enough to all our In Home Trainer clients just cut it out. More and more research is done every year on the detrimental effects to our body, when consuming these artificially sweetened drinks. If the bulging waist line associated with consuming these drinks is not enough to get you to stop please read below.

Artificial sweeteners are marketed with the promise of weight control, and the vast majority of people who consume them do so to either lose or avoid gaining weight. Folks, this is a fraud of gigantic proportions.

From 1960 to l976, there was virtually no change in the number of Americans who were overweight: roughly 24 percent of the population. However, from the mid l980s to the present, this number has more than doubled to 54 percent! this coincides with the massive infusion of noncaloric chemical sweeteners and sugar-free "diet" foods that are eaten by close to three-quarters of the adult population.

Although several factors contribute to these alarming statistics, I am convinced that our blind acceptance of the most popular of these artificial sweeteners, aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful), plays a significant role in our current weight problems. Far from helping us lose weight, aspartame has been proven to increase appetite, especially cravings for sweets. Imagine "diet" products that help you pack on extra pounds! And aspartame’s downside doesn’t end with weight gain: This sweetener is associated with multiple health problems………….you can find more on this subject by clicking on the link below
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