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Re: PCOS, eating disorders, & diet coke
From: cathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:39:52 -0600 (CST)
Hi Jodi, I agree with you! I used to drink 2-4 litres per day of an
orange drink with the sweetener aspartame (nutrasweet) in it. I did
this for years. When I stopped drinking it because I found out that
aspartame is bad for you I felt much better. I used to be very tired
all the time and have a very low body temp but that has gone completely
now! I've also lost 8lbs without really trying, and nasty hair growth
has slowed down! Hurray!
I believe it is the sweetener in these drinks thats the problem, because
the drink I had didn't contain caffeine. Aspartame also messes up your
serotonin levels so makes you crave carbos, yikes!
Oh, I never had an eating disorder though, just a drink guzzling
disorder :o)
Take care,
Cath
At Wed, 28 Feb 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>now that i know there are at least two other people here with eating
>disordered pasts... i want to again bring up the possibility of a
>relationship... with one other factor.
>
>it's been my experience that people with eating disorders put away a
>significantly greater deal of diet coke (or in my case, diet pepsi...)
>than the rest of the population. perhaps this is true in the case of
>ANYONE on a seriously hard to follow diet. i mean, you can consume mass
>quantities of this stuff... it has no calories... it fills you up...
>it gives you energy...
>
>i was guilty of putting away 2-4 litres of this stuff a DAY for YEARS.
>if you think cigarettes are an expensive habit, try diet coke. :P
>
>(i have, thankfully, finally kicked this habit...)
>
>but anyway. on the one hand, i think bulimia plays a big role in
>worsening the symptoms of PCOS. as to whether or not bulimia brings it
>on in the first place, i don't know for sure. but i do think it worsens
>the symptoms.
>
>i have a sinking feeling - and have for some time - that consuming huge
>amounts of diet coke does the same thing. i have read in multiple
>sources that caffeine raises your insulin levels. i have also read that
>nutrasweet raises your insulin levels, merely because it is a sweet
>substance and makes your body think there is a need for insulin. (i am
>not sure if i buy this one... i like to think your body would be smart
>enough to figure out a sweet taste from an actual rise in blood sugar...
>but the possibility exists.)
>
>SO. those of you with EDs & ED histories... do you also have a history
>of diet coke guzzling? even those of you without a history of EDs...
>since the weight struggle is so prevelent among us, do any of YOU have a
>history of diet coke guzzling? of black coffee or other caffeine source
>guzzling, for that matter?
>
>i just wonder if there could possibly be a connection between diet coke
>and PCOS...
>
>for what it's worth i know avoid caffeine and nutrasweet COMPLETELY. i
>might consider trying that splenda stuff some time... but for now i am
>trying to eliminate funky cehmicals from my diet.
>
>- jodi
>
>ps - i feel like i ramble too much on this board without contributing
>anything useful... if anyone else feels the same, feel free to ask me
>to shut up. :)
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