Comments on: Diet Coke, caffeine, and fat loss. http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/diet-coke-caffeine-and-fat-loss/ Fat loss, bodybuilding, health, nutrition & fitness advice Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nick http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/diet-coke-caffeine-and-fat-loss/#comment-2909 Nick Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:00:14 +0000 http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/?p=125#comment-2909 Diet coke has zero calories. The potential problem (aspartame and neurotoxicity aside!) is that artificial sweeteners can "trick" the pancreas into producing insulin even in the absence of carbohydrates. This can lead to blood sugar issues, crashes, and carvings. The caffeine in diet coke tends to eliminate this, but I don't want anyone to be under any illusions, what works for fat loss is not always about what is healthiest for your body. Diet coke has zero calories. The potential problem (aspartame and neurotoxicity aside!) is that artificial sweeteners can “trick” the pancreas into producing insulin even in the absence of carbohydrates. This can lead to blood sugar issues, crashes, and carvings. The caffeine in diet coke tends to eliminate this, but I don’t want anyone to be under any illusions, what works for fat loss is not always about what is healthiest for your body.

]]> By: Gofitnesszone http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/diet-coke-caffeine-and-fat-loss/#comment-2907 Gofitnesszone Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:40:41 +0000 http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/?p=125#comment-2907 Diet coke is basically just has less calories and fat and stuff, but it still has some. So we should avoid it. Diet coke is basically just has less calories and fat and stuff, but it still has some. So we should avoid it.

]]> By: Nick Mitchell http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/diet-coke-caffeine-and-fat-loss/#comment-685 Nick Mitchell Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:56:56 +0000 http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/?p=125#comment-685 I am not one to speak for Charles, but my thoughts on this would be that his attitude would be that a moderate amount of diet coke would be better than a moderate amount of sugar filled "fat" coke. I have been with him several times when he has drunk diet coke (OK, coke zero), but never regular. Obviously diet coke isn't healthy per se, but there is no need to get so wrapped up in the lifestyle that you berate yourself for having and enjoying the odd diet soda. We know that aspartame is bad, but in small quantities I think t is not so detrimental (again this also Poliquin's view the last time I heard it) unless it is heated up. Then it is incredibly bad for you, so never ever drink diet drinks that have sat in the sun and then been subsequently refrigerated. There are are several reports of terrible side effects resulting from this practice in the first Gulf War conflict. I am not one to speak for Charles, but my thoughts on this would be that his attitude would be that a moderate amount of diet coke would be better than a moderate amount of sugar filled “fat” coke. I have been with him several times when he has drunk diet coke (OK, coke zero), but never regular.

Obviously diet coke isn’t healthy per se, but there is no need to get so wrapped up in the lifestyle that you berate yourself for having and enjoying the odd diet soda.

We know that aspartame is bad, but in small quantities I think t is not so detrimental (again this also Poliquin’s view the last time I heard it) unless it is heated up. Then it is incredibly bad for you, so never ever drink diet drinks that have sat in the sun and then been subsequently refrigerated. There are are several reports of terrible side effects resulting from this practice in the first Gulf War conflict.

]]> By: 28" Biceps http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/diet-coke-caffeine-and-fat-loss/#comment-675 28" Biceps Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:08:47 +0000 http://www.nickmitchellblog.com/?p=125#comment-675 Didn't Poliquin write an article explaining how diet coke is worse than regular coke? Didn’t Poliquin write an article explaining how diet coke is worse than regular coke?

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