Diet Soda Can Increase Risk Of "Metabolic Syndrome"

Great taste. No calories. Wholesome ingredients. How could you drink too much?

This is a question from Diana Garza, a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola North America.  What do you expect, the woman works for Coco-Cola. 

People find it difficult to give up a habit, especially if they love it.  It's hard enough to stop something you know is 'bad' for your health and most people aren't even aware of the facts. 

We like to ignore things we don't want to change anyway  and when you really like a drink or food and if it has caffeine, you're surely addicted and then it's really not easy to stop.

Video Clip:

Another article on deceptively sweet diet drinks warns addicts:

Drinking diet soda can increase the risk of "metabolic syndrome," a contributor to heart disease and diabetes, by 48 percent.

Studies shows that as little as one can of soda per day is associated with a 48 percent increased risk of "metabolic syndrome," which plays a major role in heart disease and diabetes.

Dr David Katz:

There is some evidence that the acid load of soda, regular or diet, has an adverse affect on bone health.  I would be very worried that if you are drinking 12 cans a day, diet or regular.  It's potentially going to do damage to your skeleton, and eventually that can be a very serious problem.

Dr Harris Stratyner:

People do indeed become addicted to caffeine very rapidly, and they also withdraw from caffeine very rapidly. It can make their sleep patterns disturbed and make them restless, wired, anxious.

 Take a look at this video and you can click the link to read Dr Mercola's thoughts on diet soda.

 Technorati Tags: diet, soda, weight, loss, health, wellness, aspartame, dr, mercola, gain