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Diet soft drinks bad for your waistline?

Clark's executive producer Christa recently gave up soft drinks for Lent. She had been drinking about 3 or 4 beverages a day. A recent Purdue University study found that soft drinks with saccharine actually make you gain weight, not lose it. Researchers believe the saccharine alters your appetite and makes you want to eat more. When the results of this study were released, everyone on Team Clark immediately thought about Clark and his love of soft drinks. Christa will go for 40 days without a soft drink. Can Clark go for 4 days without one? How about 4 hours?? Meanwhile, an older study suggested that diet sodas trick your brain and body in a bad way. While they're sweet to your palate, they don't offer any real sugar for the body to metabolize. There's a real disconnect between what your body expects and what it actually gets. That's why some people think drinking even one diet soda a day actually increases your chances of gaining weight.

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  • diet sodas
    I should have been more specific Clark. What is the MECHANISM by which diet sodas make you fat?
  • diet sodas
    Where is the science to back up this claim that sweetened drinks make you fat. There are many types of sweetener and saccharin is only one and an old one. A 20oz bottle of coke is 17tsp of sugar. I love your show but am disappointed with this article on your website Clark.
  • DIET DRINKS
    I HAVE BEEN DIET COKE FREE NOW FOR FIVE WEEKS AFTER A SIX PACK A DAY HABIT FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. IT MUST BE SIMILIAR TO STOP SMOKING. I DEFINITELY FEEL BETTER, BUT STILL HAVE THE CRAVING. I WENT COLD TURKEY!

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