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Concerns re aspartame and diet soda
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Many of us here haven't trusted artificial sweeteners for many years, and researchers are finally getting around to proving that what we've suspected for many years is true after all. It's really sad to see how misguided a lot of health information is these days. And many of the worst offenders are people who consider themselves to be medical professionals, namely the very people who should know better — diet and nutrition "experts". They're the worst, IMO, because most people tend to believe that if a medical professional/expert says it's true, then it must be true. But the sad truth is, far too much of the time, it's simply not true.
Just this morning, The Digestive Health Smartbrief sent out a newsletter that contained a short discussion about, and a link to an article written by a registered dietitian that appeared in U.S. News & World Report. In the article, she pretends to dispel 5 so-called myths about foods. They are:
Myth: Coconut Oil is a Cure-All
Myth: “Gluten-Free” Means It’s Good for Me
Myth: Diet Beverages Don’t Aid Weight Loss
Myth: Saturated Fats Aren’t Bad for Your Heart
Now I'll grant you that her sensationalized titles for each myth are way too comprehensive to possibly be true, but that is simply evidence of her smug, holier-than-thou attitude. Everyone knows that coconut oil is not a cure-all, but that certainly doesn't detract from the fact that it is one of the healthiest oils that we can use (especially when we have food sensitivities).
I will argue any day that a gluen free diet is generally healthier than a diet loaded with gluten.
She has a point with the diet beverages, though. Yes, they may remove weight from parts of the body, but the fact that they just convert it into belly fat could hardly be considered an advantage.
And that old argument that animal fats are bad for the heart lost it's fake credibility several years ago.
So in essence, everything she claims to be a myth, is not. She's got it bass-ackwards, and she's a registered dietitian.
Would anyone here want to pay their hard-earned money for that kind of corrupt advice? And obviously the editors of The Digestive Health Smartbrief agree with her, because they published that misinformation.
Healthy Eating Myths: How Many Have You Fallen For?
Thanks for the link.
Tex
Just this morning, The Digestive Health Smartbrief sent out a newsletter that contained a short discussion about, and a link to an article written by a registered dietitian that appeared in U.S. News & World Report. In the article, she pretends to dispel 5 so-called myths about foods. They are:
Myth: Coconut Oil is a Cure-All
Myth: “Gluten-Free” Means It’s Good for Me
Myth: Diet Beverages Don’t Aid Weight Loss
Myth: Saturated Fats Aren’t Bad for Your Heart
Now I'll grant you that her sensationalized titles for each myth are way too comprehensive to possibly be true, but that is simply evidence of her smug, holier-than-thou attitude. Everyone knows that coconut oil is not a cure-all, but that certainly doesn't detract from the fact that it is one of the healthiest oils that we can use (especially when we have food sensitivities).
I will argue any day that a gluen free diet is generally healthier than a diet loaded with gluten.
She has a point with the diet beverages, though. Yes, they may remove weight from parts of the body, but the fact that they just convert it into belly fat could hardly be considered an advantage.
And that old argument that animal fats are bad for the heart lost it's fake credibility several years ago.
So in essence, everything she claims to be a myth, is not. She's got it bass-ackwards, and she's a registered dietitian.
Would anyone here want to pay their hard-earned money for that kind of corrupt advice? And obviously the editors of The Digestive Health Smartbrief agree with her, because they published that misinformation.Healthy Eating Myths: How Many Have You Fallen For?
Thanks for the link.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Prior to my LC diagnosis I drank one Diet Coke a day. It was my one vice. I knew that it wasn't good for me but told myself that drinking one wouldn't hurt. I haven't touched it since my diagnosis and I can't imagine that I ever drank it. I'm sure if I even tried it now I would gag. I am thankful to be rid of that habit!
Marcia
Marcia
It's not weight loss related, but my father used to suffer from crippling headaches. He saw doctors for it, but didn't find relief. Later a friend mentioned that possibly the diet drinks my father consumed were causing the problem. That was it. Once he stopped drinking aspartame diet sodas the headaches went away.