MS, Fibromyalgia symptoms are caused by artificial Sweeteners like Splenda

May 15, 2010

Excess Soda Could Raise Esophageal Cancer Risk

http://www.sweetpoison.com/articles/0806/excess_soda_could_raise_e.html

As I was reviewing this article, one particular statement

captured my focus: "It's not clear why diet soda...was

associated with the risk of weight gain."

In our modern times, it is embarrassing for any good scientist to admit

they cannot figure out how and why diet sodas stimulate hunger, keep

the body in a state of malnutrition, and result

in over-eating and weight gain.

In my book Splenda® Is It Safe Or Not?, I have written

in detail how and why diet chemical sweeteners and "prosthetic" foods

cause weight gain, and have sited the laboratory research

substantiating this fact. If mainstream "scientists" can't figure out

how and why fake sweeteners stimulate weight gain,

which leaves the proof to the consumer. So, put on your lab coat, ditch

the diet fizz, and figure this issue out for yourselves if you have to.

Then you can teach the corporate researchers the basic facts of weight

gain from diet sweeteners.

To your health!

Dr. Janet Hull

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Excess Soda Could Raise Esophageal Cancer Risk

Dear Mayo Clinic: Is there any connection between esophageal

cancer and diet soda?

Answer: The quick answer is no: there's no direct connection between

esophageal cancer and diet or regular soda. But the quick answer

doesn't tell the whole story.

There are interconnections between soda, obesity, gastroesophagel

reflux disease, or GERD, and esophageal cancer that may indicate it's

best to go easy on soda.

The incidence of esophageal cancer continues to increase, and so

far, researchers can't pinpoint a single reason for the increase.

Here are some of the known risk factors:

GERD: Frequent or constant heartburn is the most common symptom of

gastroesophageal reflux disease.

While heartburn seems like just a nuisance, about 5 percent of

people with GERD will develop Barrett's esophagus, a condition that

occurs when acid reflux stimulates changes in the lining of the lower

esophagus. Patients with Barrett's esophagus have a 30- to 125-fold

increased risk of developing esophageal cancer.

And GERD is also associated with obesity.

Obesity: While soda alone doesn't cause obesity, it can contribute

to weight gain. A 12-ounce regular soda contains about 10 teaspoons of

sugar. Diet soda, though calorie free, could contribute to weight gain,

too.

A study presented at last year's annual meeting of the American

Diabetes Association found that for people who drank two or more cans

of diet soda a day, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was 57.1

percent, compared with 47.2 percent for those who drank more than two

cans of regular soda a day.

The study, done by researchers at Texas Health Science

Center,tracked 622 people for about seven years.

It's not clear why diet soda consumption was associated with a

higher risk of weight gain. The researchers speculated that diet soda

drinkers fared worse because they opted for diet soda in an effort to

lose weight. But drinking diet soda - without other changes - isn't

enough to shed pounds. Or, it was theorized that perhaps the artificial

sweeteners in diet soda somehow stimulate appetite.

It is clear that maintaining a healthy body weight reduces your risk

of many chronic illnesses, including some cancers. Although the

interplay between soda, obesity and GERD hasn't been directly linked to

esophageal cancer, there are enough connections to raise caution and

watch what you drink.

- Claude Deschamps, M.D., Thoracic Surgery; and Jennifer Nelson,

R.D., Clinical Dietetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

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