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As a registered dietitian and consultant to the food and beverage industry, I wanted to take a moment to comment on this video. We have known for a very long time that calories in vs. calories out, or energy balance, is crucial to weight management and a healthy lifestyle. There are several studies from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that showed a person’s hunger reaction after drinking low-calorie beverages is no different than when he or she drinks water. More specifically, a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition found foods and beverages containing low-calorie sweeteners can help you manage your weight, and people who use reduced-calorie products in their diets have an overall healthier diet.
ReplyDeleteThis argument is bolstered further by the position paper of the American Dietetic Association on the Use of Nutritive and Non-nutritive Sweeteners. This paper states people can safely enjoy a range of both full-calorie sweeteners and low- or no-calorie sweeteners as part of a sensible diet.
Satiety expert Adam Drewnowski, PhD, from the University of Washington, reported that drinking diet beverages does not stimulate your appetite or make you gain weight. His data shows that a person’s hunger reaction after drinking low-calorie beverages is no different than when he or she drinks water. The bottom line is that we all need to create a meal plan and lifestyle that works for us. For many people, that includes the use of low-calorie sweeteners in both beverages and food. Incorporating these ingredients allows many people to maintain a healthy calorie level, stay hydrated and stay active. For people that are diabetic, these ingredients can be life changing by allowing them to enjoy foods they would otherwise need to avoid. When discussing issues of satiety, let’s focus on the real issue of a lack of dietary fiber in the diet of most Americans, as well as a lack of whole fruits and vegetables. If you would like to research this topic further I recommend these additional sites: ADA, Calorie Control Council and International Food Information Council. http://www.eatright.org/ada/files/Nutritive1.pdf
Hi Julie,
ReplyDeleteI put these videos up (there are lots of them from news reports and studies), because there is a divided debate going on, and I think my audience is smart enough to decide for themselves what is healthy and what is not. The fact is that these artificial sweeteners are very far removed from any natural source of food, and as a nutritionist I would think you would advise people to eat things that are nutritious.
Common sense tells me to drink water if I don't want calories, or drink fresh juices that have not lost all their living enzymes through pasteurization (boiling the juice for 3 minutes or more as most store bought juices are). It doesn't matter how many studies you quote, because there are many studies that say the exact opposite. It is hard to know what to believe these days, so my suggestion is that we stick to a diet that is as natural a possible, especially when billions of dollars are made by the very industries that have a vested interest in keeping us fat and sick so they can sell their products. Thanks for the comment though. It's good to hear all sides.
Lyn Rose
ps. have you ever seen a skinny person drinking diet soda?
ReplyDeleteI have always thought the same thing, if you don't want calories, drink water...
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of artificial sweetners being 'ok', rather I've heard about them causing cancer and the body to be acidic, therefore making the body store more fat.
A co-worker (who doesn't eat very healthy but is not overweight) made a comment about how when she started drinking diet soda, she started to gain weight. As soon as she went back to drinking regular, she lost the weight. I am not saying, go drink HFCS soda, but that is one person I know that has had this result.
As far as people with 'diplomas' and 'titles' i am not sure anymore, my step brother is a doctor and always treats himself and his kids to IHOP more than 2 a week. I honestly don't know if I'd take any advice from him regarding what to eat.