When we have a real thirst, there are many different ways to quench it. Of course, there is nothing quite like a tall glass of water to make us feel better but at times, we just may have a desire to pick up a fizzy drink and enjoy it. In fact, diet fizzy drinks are one of the most popular beverages, yet most people are unaware of the changes that would happen if they were to stop drinking them.
Eliminating these zero calorie fizzy drinks from your diet can help you in multiple ways. Not only may it help you to improve your memory and reduce your risk for diabetes, it may even help to make your migraines disappear and help you to lose weight as well! Here are some of those benefits in greater detail.
Lose weight
Most people drink diet fizzy drinks because they don’t have any calories and they feel as if it would help them to maintain a healthy weight. The unfortunate reality is, the opposite happens.
Although there are no calories in these drinks, it is the sweet taste that tricks the body into thinking you are receiving sugar calories. This results in hunger signals, so you may not drink your calories but you may end up eating them.
There is even some research that shows artificial sweeteners can have an effect on the bacteria in your gut and change how you digest or metabolize food.
Stronger bones
Getting rid of the diet drinks is one of the top choices for maintaining strong bones. According to research from Tufts University, women who drink fizzy drinks regularly had the lower bone density levels and an increased risk of osteoporosis.
Migraines and focus
The chemicals in diet fizzy drinks, including aspartame, have an effect on the brain chemistry and nerve signals. In many cases, you end up with insomnia, headaches, anxiety and memory loss. Those negative affects will begin to reverse when you get rid of the diet drinks.
Diabetes
Daily consumption of diet fizzy drinks is associated with almost a 70% greater risk of developing type II diabetes.
Studies have shown that drinking diet soda before a meal prepared the pancreas to receive insulin. Again, that is due to the sweet taste that falls the body into thinking you are about to consume sugar. When the sugar doesn’t impact your blood glucose levels, your pancreas is overworked and that can lead to diabetes.
Taste buds
The artificial sweetness in diet fizzy drinks can overwhelm the taste buds. Splenda, for example, is 600 times sweeter than table sugar! Getting rid of the diet soda habit can help your taste buds to get back to normal again.
Food attitude
Many people justify replacing the saved calories with fatty foods. When you get rid of the diet drinks, you often have a more balanced attitude about food.
Kidneys
You may have two kidneys, but drinking diet soda could put you at risk of losing one. Research done in a woman’s hospital showed that diet soda consumption can lead to kidney decline in women.
Watch this video to find out more about what diet fizzy drinks do to your body within one hour.
Via: Health Eternally
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