This
article will shock the people who had been avoiding drinking non-diet sodas to
not gain weights. Surprisingly, the article reported that the diet sodas, which
are supposedly healthier than the non-diet sodas, turned out to be more harmful
to one’s health than the non-diet sodas are. Brain expects the calories as one’s body
drinks sweet. However, when one drinks diet sodas, no calorie is absorbed yet
only sweetened artificial flavor comes in, which motivates brain to seek
calories that would satisfy the need brain felt.
After
hearing this, I began questioning if what we perceive is what it really is. The
word “diet” attached in front of the word gave a positive tone to the word.
Myriad customers were deceived by the word “diet” , believing it would be a
better choice for their own body. Consequently, I began wondering if the labels
“diet” would be the best choice. Since obesity emerged as one of the biggest
problems in America, people began attempting to eat as healthy as possible. Naturally, the word “diet”, which contains the
meaning “less calories”, will definitely attract people. People will grab a box of “diet-coke”,
expecting it to be less fattening than the regular sodas do. However, diet
sodas will crush their expectation by signaling brain a need of calories.
Since
diet sodas appeared to be more harmful to one’s health than regular sodas are, the
diseases sodas would bring (although the article stated that the direct
relationship between diseases and sodas are unclear) are unimaginable. For
example, Coke is often used as a toilet washer due to the strong artificial
flavor and chemicals included in it. One should try to avoid drinking sodas,
even the “Diet” ones.
The first thing that came to mind during and after reading your article and commentary was that this was a very interesting and commonly misconstrued topic. I, myself, actually knew already about this, but reading about the further reasoning and official statements on the negative effects of diet soda were quite enlightening. If I were to point out some things to make your response better, I would suggest that you keep your points more organized since some of your opinions contradicted each other. Nevertheless, this was an interesting topic and your commentary was well written. (:
ReplyDeleteThank you! I will reflect your comments on improving my commentaries (:
DeleteI agree with Amara; your post needs a little more organization. But your analysis and commentary are on point. Do you think sodas may have a role in the increasing obesity rate? And could it possibly be one of the factors of diabetes? Would you still drink sodas (regular or diet), even though you already know the effects it has on the body and organs? I personally think that diet sodas tasted water-down, anyway, but the regular soda compliments burgers and fries really well. Interesting article by the way!
ReplyDeleteI'll work on it !:) thank you !
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