How come I See Only Fat People Drinking "Diet" Soft Drinks?
489519
And they supersize everything then get the diet drink what is up with that?
933522
Are you kidding me?  You must be.  I am a muslim woman.  My inlaws are from Pakistan.  My brother in law is the production manager at the Faisalabad Coca Cola Company.  Drinking pepsi and cola is very common there.  Most muslims do drink it.  Please tell me something rational, because this just is not.  It's outrageous.
1171201
No, that is not true. Fat people dont want to be fat. It could be hormonal, it could be metabolism or whatever. Its like telling an autistic kid that he is not reading or concentrating enough, and thats what makes him autistic. Obesity really is a medical issue. Its not as easy as starving yourself or running everyday. \nIt is harderer for some to lose wt than the others. You can critize the policy to hand out money to these guys, but calling them lazy isnt fair... ITS SHALLOW!!
726927
Caffine is not good for dieters, it promotes fat storage apparently!...;
786035
For the majority yes - I think its got a lot to do with laziness, the majority or people are too lazy to come home and cook a meal - its easier to just buy something trashy.  And of course the more you do this the less healthy it is.  If you go to other countries you can see the difference, the french for example savour their food and yes they drink wine and eat cheese and bread - all carbs, but they eat them slowly and its not over processed like potato chips.
509262
Subject: Beware of diet soft drinks  \nDiet Softdrink is doing it...\n \n \nPlease read this! It may help you or someone you know.\n\nIn October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out\nof bed; she was in so much pain.\n\nBy March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick...she just knew she was dying.\n\nShe put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughters name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of.. She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to FL (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.\n\nOn March 19th I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS. (Multiple Sclerosis)\n\nI recalled an article a friend of mine E-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment... I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda !!! I E-mailed her the article my friend, a lawyer, had sent.\n\nMy sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk!!!! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home.\n\nWell, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind...\nIn a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda... and literally dying a slow and miserable death.\nWhen she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery . and she is walking!!! No wheelchair!!!\n \nThis article saved her life.\n\nIf it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!\n\nI have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME," marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.'\nIn the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United Statesin 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant.\n\nI stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence..., methanol toxicity is!\n\nSystemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition.. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas.\n\nIn cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly.\n\nThis also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia.\n\nDuring a lecture,
552170
some people are trying the every other day diet. you diet every ohter day . i know it sounds wierd but makes sence. your burns what you take in, if you take in 1000 it will burn 1000. if your body is use to 2500 a day then it will burn 2500 a day, so on the diet day you burn more than you take in.
831141
well,not all soft drink are safe.\nover sugarated.
176332
Well define right. If you mean eating sugary foods and sodas once a week, i'm doing great. i think one of the hardest reasons is that people confuse LIGHT with REDUCED FAT. You see reduced fat maybe  a litle less "fattty" than the regular brand. But light has, by law, to be under 0.5% far as fat or sugar. Me am i healthy? i usually get salad once a week and love, LOVE, LOVE fruit salad!! Yum!!
51536
I guess there is more than a few answers to this one so I'll give my opinion... \n\nI always heard the carbonation in the drinks caused the metabolism to slow sown, so it didn't really matter if it was soda, or carbonated water, you were supposed to avoid it during dieting.\n\nBut there are many other reasons not to drink it, one being it increases your chances of getting acid reflus, and Cancers of the esophagus, and stomach... and yet their commercials are allowed on tv and cigarette commercials aren't .. odd huh?
1002652
Diet drinks are flavored with "sugar" like substances that are not digestable by the human GI tract.  However, their structure closely resemble that of sugar so as to trigger the "sweet" taste receptors.  So they taste sweet but do not contain digestable calories.
11187
No more so than drinking any liquid. At least with diet soda, you're not adding any calories to the mix.  In my experience, water can have that effect--at least a temporary feeling of fullness.  Plus water is better for you than soda.  Just don't overdo it.
1030021
Hell no. In fact I've read online that diet beverages (especially diet soda) stimulate the appetite. I've been drinking nothing but diet soft drinks for the past 5 years and it doesn't help. In my case tho, I don't drink them because of the reduced calorie content, I drink them because I'm addicted to them and prefer the taste. I can't stand sugar sweetened soft drinks.
676956
Ever see a fat coke-head?  \n\nJust try'n to be funny, sorry\n\nMy wife had about 35 lbs to loose, she used Trim Spa.\nShe used it for about 3 month and has kept it off for about 2 yrs now.  She is 33 y/o. we have 3 kids.  She eats pretty normal stuff, but only at meal times.... and never eats after 7 pm.  She runs for about 20-30 mins each day on a tread mill. She drinks more water than anyone I have ever seen.  She quit smoking and no soft drinks!\n\nI have to say, she looks so hot!  But then, I thought she was hot when she had the weight too....  I am bias ya know!
478995
I don't...I drink 2 liters per day or more! Very good for you!
46751
Calories that oyur body takes in and does not burn make you fat, so 0 calorie will not directly make you fat.  However, there is some evidence that artificial sweeteners (used in 0 caloire drinks) can slow your body's metabolism.  This would cause your body to burn fewer calories, so other calories obatained in the diet could make you fat, because not as many are burned.\n\nIt is speculated that there is possibly a feedback mechanism for sweet taste.  When the body experiences a sweet taste, it expects calories rich food.  If it gets that sweet taste and not the expected calories, it may lower its calorie consumption rate.  None of this is certain from what I have read, only speculation.
478773
Probably because in the developed world, it's extremely difficult to consume a diet that is too *low* in fat. RDAs are meant to ensure that you get enough of something, mostly vitamins and minerals, though there are also estimates for calorie count.\n\nIt is recommended that no more than 20% of your caloric intake come from fat. Most people shouldn't consume more than 70g of fat per day to maintain a healthy weight, though obviously it depends on your own physique. Some advocates of very low-fat diets try to limit their intake to below 30g per day.\n\nIncidentally, in the UK they do have labels showing the grams of fat, the calories from fat, and how much of your caloric RDA this represents.