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Soda's and weight gain.Soda's and weight gain.
Heather said: "The calories in pop can add up quick. A lot of empty calories and extra sugar..
Enjoy in moderation!"
Heather said: "That't true, Narutard..
I wrote about how [URL="http://www.featherish.com/blog/2006/08/10/one-extra-soda-a-day-leads-to-15-pounds-of-extra-weight-per-year/"]soda can contribute to weight gain[/URL] in the Featherish blog, if you care to check it out.."
spectrachic311 said: "How much weight sodas will make you gain depends on how much soda you drink. Someone who drinks a lot of soda could easily gain 20 pounds in a year...maybe more. I dated a guy in college for a while who drank 2 24-packs of Mountain Dew every week (!). He was quite overweight and he claimed he didn't eat much at all. I told him maybe the sodas were the culprit...he'd drink easily 6 or 7 a day. That's almost 1000 calories right there. I'm glad you've quit drinking the soda, narutard. If it's difficult to quit sodas entirely, at least switch to diet soda first and then try to cut that out."
klynnfosh said: "I think it was 15 pounds but that is alot. My husband gave up soda just for 2 months and lost 5 pounds by doing nothing else. He went back to them and gained it back but it does make a difference what we drink."
mahesh67 said: "Sodas have a ton of excess calories in them. What type do you drink?"
Narutard said: "honestly I don't drink soda. I quit cold turkey about 5 months ago. It's bee tough and I get cravings but I know it is too many empty calories. But my dad drinks a lot of soda and I am trying to get him to slow down. but thanks to you both for responding"
Narutard said: "A co-worker of mine told me that you can gain 20lbs a year alone on soda's. that seems like a really big number to me, too big, does anyone know they actual weight you can gain?"
Valalor said: "i agree.. soda is bad, even though i do drink it now and then.. Mostly when my girl and I go out to eat, i'll get a diet something or a rootbeer, or hehe even a beer.. but not often.. :)"