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Originally Posted by JTULLOCK
I think that the US is a tough place to live at times. McDonalds on every other corner and Starbucks on the others make it quick and easy to eat unhealthy. I have heard some people say that it only hurts themselves, when they eat bad and don't exercise. The truth is it hurts us all. I don't think every person needs six pack abs and ripped arms. But I feel that we need to be healthier than we are now. All we are doing is showing bad habits to our children. My wife is a soda drinker. Mainly she drinks Coca Cola. My 2 year old daughter has started drinking it too. I have made a big contention with my wife to at least move to Diet, No caff soda and move my daughter too. Eventually, hopefully sooner than later, my wife and dauther will stop altogether. It is just unsafe.
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Originally Posted by StMark
I was told you can keep 10lbs off just be cutting out sodas
or going to diet drinks
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Actually, if you look at the research, diet sodas are much worse or at least just as bad for you as the reg. kind. Even if you are looking at it from only a weight loss perspective, there are many studies that show that something in the composition of diet sodas actually can cause you to gain weight.
It is much better to cut out carbonated drinks altogether, there are so many health issues with drinking any soda, diet or otherwise. I broke a serious addiction to them about 5 years ago, and after the initial adjusting period, I don't miss them at all.
A couple of links:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/Sto...4271246&page=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/he...on/05symp.html
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20050...in-more-weight
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