Do Fizzy Drinks Really Make You Fat?

One of the things I can’t stand is when people in a position of power twist and misrepresent the truth to support their particular agenda.

Case in point… you may remember this revolting anti-soda advert from earlier in the year in which a guy drinks fat and lard out of a soda can. The ad went on to say that drinking just one can of soda each day can make you gain 10lbs. of fat per year.

Well now some experts are questioning these dubious facts – leading to this report by a local New York news team…

The big debate apparently is that it’s not 10lbs but 5lbs of fat that a person can gain, again according to “expert” nutritionists – leading to a charge that the group behind the commercial distorted the truth. But are you ready for the real problem? Both of those statements are crap and completely untrue!

Once again I’m amazed at the ignorance and misinformation being shoved in societies face. Let me explain my thoughts here – no one food can be responsible for fat gain all by itself. I’ve said this before, you only get fat one way, and that’s by eating too many calories on a consistent basis, for a long period of time. I don’t condone or suggest it, but you could drink more than one can of soda per day and maintain a normal healthy weight. Remember when it’s all said and done fat loss and gain is about calories in versus calories out.

I’ve seen these same “experts” recommend drinking fruit juices in place of soda and sell it as a healthier option. And they are right to some extent as orange, apple, grape and other fruit drinks contain vitamins and minerals. Here’s the problem – they have simple sugar too, in comparable amounts, just like soda does! Drink too much fruit juice and you’ll get fat, just like too much of anything, including soda. Just because a food is natural and has healthy properties doesn’t mean it can’t be detrimental to your health and cause fat gain.

Let me be clear, in all honesty I don’t drink either, as I feel fruit juices have too much sugar and you’ll always drink more fruit then you would eat. If I had to chose between soda and a fruit juice I would of course choose the latter. But better than either option is to eat a piece of fruit – since when you drink fruit you lose some of the digestive advantages contained in the fiber of the skin. Don’t drink fruit, eat it!

Now I’m not running a soda promotion campaign here and I wouldn’t recommend anyone to drink fizzy drinks as they have no nutritional value and are all sugar. I just feel these anti soda campaigns are no more valid than saying pizza, burgers, nuggets or any other food single handedly makes you fat. It’s all about the choices, you make, what goes in your mouth, and when it comes to weight, how much you consume…

But what do you think? Do you think the advert was misleading? Or making a fair point? Start commenting everyone…