Comments on: Learn Something New About Weight Loss http://www.eateverythree.com/2008/09/learn-something-new-about-weight-loss/ Eat Healthy & Eat Often Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:08:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.eateverythree.com/2008/09/learn-something-new-about-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 Michael Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:09:31 +0000 http://www.eateverythree.com/?p=164#comment-2557 You say, "There are statistics that show those who drink diet sodas are almost certain to become obese." What the evidence actually says is if you drink diet soda at all, the more overweight you are, the more you are likely to drink. I think it is much more likely that people consume more diet soda as they gain weight, switching from drinks with caloric content, than vice-versa. As the the article you cite says: Fowler is quick to note that a study of this kind does not prove that diet soda causes obesity. More likely, she says, it shows that something linked to diet soda drinking is also linked to obesity. "One possible part of the explanation is that people who see they are beginning to gain weight may be more likely to switch from regular to diet soda," Fowler suggests. "But despite their switching, their weight may continue to grow for other reasons. So diet soft-drink use is a marker for overweight and obesity." You say, “There are statistics that show those who drink diet sodas are almost certain to become obese.” What the evidence actually says is if you drink diet soda at all, the more overweight you are, the more you are likely to drink. I think it is much more likely that people consume more diet soda as they gain weight, switching from drinks with caloric content, than vice-versa.

As the the article you cite says:

Fowler is quick to note that a study of this kind does not prove that diet soda causes obesity. More likely, she says, it shows that something linked to diet soda drinking is also linked to obesity.

“One possible part of the explanation is that people who see they are beginning to gain weight may be more likely to switch from regular to diet soda,” Fowler suggests. “But despite their switching, their weight may continue to grow for other reasons. So diet soft-drink use is a marker for overweight and obesity.”

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