Thursday fitness fun fact

Git' fat on artificial sweeteners

One way to cut back on sugar without giving up treats is to dupe your sweet tooth with artificial sweeteners. These chemicals are anywhere from 200 to 2,000 times sweeter than sugar, so they pack a lot of sweetness without the calories.

In theory, these products, such as Sweet'N Low, Splenda and NutraSweet, should help you keep your weight in check. In reality, artificial sweeteners have not been found to help people cut calories and lose weight. In fact, the opposite has been found to be true.
In an eight-year study of 1,550 soda drinkers ages 25 to 64, researchers found that those who drank diet soft drinks were at a greater risk for becoming overweight than those who sipped sugary sodas. In fact, for each can of diet soft drink consumed per day, a person's risk of obesity went up 41 percent. While this study may show only that people who drink lots of diet soda are trying (and ultimately failing) to control a weight problem, it also may say something about how the body responds to being tricked. Researchers speculate that offering your body something that tastes like sugar without delivering the calories it's expecting may actually sharpen your sweet craving and lead you to eat more later on. In the end, it's wise to use artificial sweeteners much as you do the real deal: in moderation.

Bicycling.com

Well boner...that is the most intresting thing I have heard in a while.... thanks

Thanks Russ. I've been kind of wondering whether these daily blurbs are worth doin' and if anyone here in the locker room reads them. Surprisingly, I've gotten some pm's from TunaTown who told me they enjoy them.  Boner

I cut and paste them and forward them to pretty much my address book... this one was good...

As long as you post em, I'll keep reading them. Thanks Scott

Thanks Scott, I appreciate your response. Boner

Aside from the sick and insane biking competitions you undertake, I cherish your inspiration and wisdom, I just don't always respond. I'm bad. Excellent advice.  I am learning your exact point, natural glucose intake from vitamin and mineral filled sources such as apples, strawberries, and bananas are more filling, better for us, have a superior and much lower glycemic index, and way fewer calories than a dietic fake or real procesed sweet we should probably be avoiding anyways.  Eat to lose, burn the fat, feed the muscle.  It really works when we put the right fuel in our tank.  I feel better for it and am seeing results; slow but desireable results.  Keep us straight there Boner.  You da Man.

You got the point and then some, Joe. Great post, thanks! Boner

Please keep em coming Boner......I  look forward to your post......keep up the good work. Thanks Terry

Thanks, Terry. I'm glad they are of interest so I'll keep em coming. Actually, researching these things helps to keep me on the straight and narrow as well. Today's was pretty fascinating for me personally. It got me thinking about why shortly after I pound down 3 or 4 SF popcicles, it never fails that I get a sweet tooth an hour or so later. Typically happens right before I get ready for bed. I going to lay off them for a while to see if the need for a pre-bedtime sugar fix goes away. Boner