Research carried out Texas University School of Medicine on 500 men and women during the past 10 years showed that those who drink sugar-free or diet drinks regularly, even if only one or two cans a day, proved to have a wider waist circumference than those who do not eat them. More surprisingly, the increase in waist size of their waist circumference 500 percent from the previous, despite exercising or smoking.
Misguided This happens because most people thought no-calorie diet drinks so there is no risk. According to Helen Hazuda, professor of clinical epidemiology at Texas University School of Medicine. They may be free of calories, but not with the consequences.
Artificial sweeteners in drinks cola "sugar free" it may be able to replace the natural sucrose, but the effect it can increase appetite, and even damage brain cells. Sweeteners that make us want sweet foods, as well as junk food. Lack of real sugar also makes us feel full does not go. If you are not satisfied-satisfied, too, can-can you forget how much food they had entered the stomach.
"Therefore, promoting a diet or sugar-free drinks as a healthy beverage choice are very mistaken," said Hazuda.
He warned, excessive weight gain will bring you closer with dangerous diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. At best, begin to reduce the habit of drinking diet soft drinks are labeled. Replace with water, until the habit is lost entirely.