Will a calorie free electrolyte drink make me gain weight?

Answer 1

I would not believe it to do so as long as it is in moderation, although if you drink too much of anything you can retain a little weight for a few days from the water weight. This type of product is made to help keep our bodies hydrated.

Answer 2

The growing problem of obesity in this country has led some experts to take a closer look at diet soft drinks. It turns out they may not be as helpful to weight loss as some people might think.

Ever since Tab hit the market in the swingin' 60s, diet soda has become an American mainstay.

In the era when thin-became-in thanks to mini-skirts - and the rail-thin model Twiggy - diet soda's appeal was instant...

Save hundreds of calories a day, and stay skinny - right?

The paradox is that American waistlines have been growing steadily.

Researcher Sharon Fowler, at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, has been tracking soda drinkers for more than a decade.

"People who were drinking diet soft drinks - two or more per day - had a 57 per cent chance of becoming overweight."

Fowler says it may be that diet soda gives a false sense of security.

"I can get the candy bar to go with the diet soft drink, and it's just a little candy bar, I'm OK."

However, Fowler and other experts suspect something else... That diet sodas can actually make you want to eat MORE!

Registered dietitian Marjorie Nolan, of the Aquatic and Fitness Center in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, has counseled many people with weight problems.

She doesn't recommend diet to her clients.

"To try to drink a diet soda to deter yourself from eating, often it is going to lead to you eating later on."

There are several possible reasons why-

First, the artificial sweeteners may stimulate your taste receptors.

But because they don't have the same taste or texture as naturally sweet stuff, they don't satisfy.

So you reach for food.

Second - the brain thinks there's food coming in to the stomach.

But when it comes with no calories, stomach acids tell the brain to seek more nourishment.

A third explanation is that the artificial sweeteners may throw off our internal ability to judge how much we eat.

Preliminary lab tests with animals lend some weight to this theory.

Action News enlisted a nutrition class at LaSalle University to see if diet soft drinks made a difference in peoples' eating habits.

Most were soda drinkers.

Adesuwa, "It's something that I grew up doing."

Said another student - "I could have like 4 or 5 cans a day."

Some drank diet, some, like Sanju John, drank regular soda.

"After I drink a soda, I'm actually pretty full. I don't eat after drinking a soda."

We asked those who favored regular soda to switch to diet for a week...

Those who drank diet switched to regular.... And each kept a note book.

At the end of the week, Beth Valentino, who switched from diet to regular, said she was eating less junk food.

"It gave me more energy... Maybe the sugar high."

And from two of those switching to diet soda.

Kristan Delle: "If I had lunch at noon, by 2 o'clock, my stomach was growling."

Elesha Mills: "I normally eat at like 5 o'clock. I was getting hungry at 9, and normally I don't get hungry until 10 or 11."

Our experiment wasn't scientific, and the makers of artificial sweeteners dispute any link.

But researchers, like Sharon Fowler, do plan more thorough tests. Is it all artificial sweeteners, or just one.

As America continues to struggle with obesity, there's a big need to know whether the foods that were supposed to help may be hurting.

It wouldn't be the first time diet foods failed to deliver.

During the "fat-free" craze, some people gained weight - they overate, thinking that fat-free means "calorie-free."

And the American Beverage Association says diet drinks "can help consumers reduce calories or sugar intake and can be a catalyst for a healthy lifestyle."

Answer 3

most likely no, but it also depends on fat content and carbs