Cynthia Thurlow

And I think that if you're trying to lose weight and you're trying to figure out why you're not losing weight and maybe all the other things are dialed in, maybe look at the alcohol piece.

Yeah, I would say regular sodas with high fructose corn syrup. That is enough. That's enough.

Yeah, I would say regular sodas with high fructose corn syrup. That is enough. That's enough.

Yeah, I would say regular sodas with high fructose corn syrup. That is enough. That's enough.

Well, there's no therapeutic benefit. But if you're someone that really enjoys a soda and that's your vice, then I would say having a diet soda is going to be better than having the real thing. Now, we have a lot of people talking about the role of artificial sweeteners, whether it's sucralose, aspartame. People even sometimes will lump stevia, saccharin.

Well, there's no therapeutic benefit. But if you're someone that really enjoys a soda and that's your vice, then I would say having a diet soda is going to be better than having the real thing. Now, we have a lot of people talking about the role of artificial sweeteners, whether it's sucralose, aspartame. People even sometimes will lump stevia, saccharin.

Well, there's no therapeutic benefit. But if you're someone that really enjoys a soda and that's your vice, then I would say having a diet soda is going to be better than having the real thing. Now, we have a lot of people talking about the role of artificial sweeteners, whether it's sucralose, aspartame. People even sometimes will lump stevia, saccharin.

I don't know anyone that uses saccharin in their drinks, but that always comes up. If you look at the research, there's research to suggest in some rodent models that these artificial sweeteners can be

I don't know anyone that uses saccharin in their drinks, but that always comes up. If you look at the research, there's research to suggest in some rodent models that these artificial sweeteners can be

I don't know anyone that uses saccharin in their drinks, but that always comes up. If you look at the research, there's research to suggest in some rodent models that these artificial sweeteners can be

impactful on insulin sensitivity as well as impacting the gut microbiome within 28 to 30 days so that is significant but in the grand scheme of things i think that we have to think about what is realistic for our patients like i'm a realist and i want people say to me whether it's the diet soda or a protein bar or a protein shake i'm like listen i'm a realist if that is how you're going to be able to get through the day if you've been consuming eight cans of coke a day

impactful on insulin sensitivity as well as impacting the gut microbiome within 28 to 30 days so that is significant but in the grand scheme of things i think that we have to think about what is realistic for our patients like i'm a realist and i want people say to me whether it's the diet soda or a protein bar or a protein shake i'm like listen i'm a realist if that is how you're going to be able to get through the day if you've been consuming eight cans of coke a day

impactful on insulin sensitivity as well as impacting the gut microbiome within 28 to 30 days so that is significant but in the grand scheme of things i think that we have to think about what is realistic for our patients like i'm a realist and i want people say to me whether it's the diet soda or a protein bar or a protein shake i'm like listen i'm a realist if that is how you're going to be able to get through the day if you've been consuming eight cans of coke a day

for 20 years, if I can get you to stop consuming eight cans of Coke a day and get you transitioned onto something else, maybe we go from eight cans down to four cans, down to two, down to one. And then we transition you to a diet soda and you get acclimated to that taste that is infinitely better for you than that high fructose corn syrup is.

for 20 years, if I can get you to stop consuming eight cans of Coke a day and get you transitioned onto something else, maybe we go from eight cans down to four cans, down to two, down to one. And then we transition you to a diet soda and you get acclimated to that taste that is infinitely better for you than that high fructose corn syrup is.

for 20 years, if I can get you to stop consuming eight cans of Coke a day and get you transitioned onto something else, maybe we go from eight cans down to four cans, down to two, down to one. And then we transition you to a diet soda and you get acclimated to that taste that is infinitely better for you than that high fructose corn syrup is.

And the net impact that we know that our body effectively fructose in general is processed very differently in the body than other types of sugars. And I think soda is one of those kind of It's a really bad idea. I think in terms of impact on health, it's so profound and significant that a diet soda here and there, I'm not particularly worried about in the grand scheme of things.

And the net impact that we know that our body effectively fructose in general is processed very differently in the body than other types of sugars. And I think soda is one of those kind of It's a really bad idea. I think in terms of impact on health, it's so profound and significant that a diet soda here and there, I'm not particularly worried about in the grand scheme of things.

And the net impact that we know that our body effectively fructose in general is processed very differently in the body than other types of sugars. And I think soda is one of those kind of It's a really bad idea. I think in terms of impact on health, it's so profound and significant that a diet soda here and there, I'm not particularly worried about in the grand scheme of things.

Are there people out there that are absolutists? Yes. And I just think that that's not necessarily reasonable for most individuals.