Is Diet Soda Killing You!

We all opt out for the low calorie ice cream, fat-free mayonnaise, and sugar free soft drinks. I have even been guilty of this myself. Recently, I have been curious about how healthy these low calorie or sugar free options are for us compared to the real deal. Since following the Paleo Diet, I no longer come across these decisions. I only eat meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. I kicked soda a few years ago and I rarely buy anything in a box anymore. I don't use fat free this or sugar free that because i use all natural oils and all natural sugars if necessary. Most people however still drink diet soda everyday and choose it over the regular soda thinking it is more healthy. Is It?

This Study Proves not:
In a nine-year study of more than 2,500 people, those who drank diet soda daily were 48% more likely to have a heart attack or stroke or die from those events, compared with those who rarely or never drank soda.

There was no increased risk of cardiovascular disorders among daily drinkers of regular soda, says study researcher Hannah Gardener, ScD, an epidemiologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

That's a huge percentage of people who had a stroke from drinking diet soda. As I read this study more carefully there are definitely some questionable statistics. They did not account for any other variables and the people in the study were only asked about their soda habits at the beginning of the study not in the middle or end but it stills raises huge red flags about drinking diet soda and probably all artificial sweeteners.

Conclusion replace soda with water. That's a no brain-er. Use all-natural sweeteners like honey and raw sugar when needed but limit amounts. 1-32 oz soda a day leads to a pound of weight gain a week. So in the words of Dave Coulier "CUT-IT-OUT"!