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Lakeside Wedding

When Robyn Steinlauf married Chris Long at the lakeside home of her
parents, she had the simple, yet elegant, wedding of her dreams.
See the Platinum wedding issue, Section B.

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Thursday, Feb. 5-11, 2009
11-17 Shevat 5769
Vol. CXXXV, No. 1

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By Barbara Beznos, RD, LD/N
Integrated Nutrition, L L C

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Dear
Bar , e-
cently read
an article that
claimed that
diet soft drinks
can contribute to weight gain: Is
there any truth to that? Sam.

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pitviott§ ail1d1Of Dear
Sam, As I noted last time,
the 3 arguments made in that arti-
cle were: (1) "Emerging research"
suggests sweet-tasting drinks
beget a greater appetite for other
sweet-tasting food items; (2) That
consuming diet soda inhibits the
intake of healthier beverages; and
(3) There remains some health
concerns about aspartame
-:„..- (a.k.a. Equal, NutraSweet,
and Canderel).

The "emerging research"
argument relied on a
- study conducted at Pur-
due University—lab ani-
mals given a steady diet
of artificially-sweetened
liquids quickly learned
that "sweet" equaled "no
calories" and began to
overeat. Such research may
or may not translate to humans.

As to the second argument, it
does seem logical (and likely) that
the more diet soft drinks are con-
sumed, the less opportunity for
healthier beverage consumption.

As recently as 2007, a safety study
found that the weight of existing
scientific evidence indicates that
aspartame is safe—for a fuller
discussion, see Wikipedia (on the
web) at tinyurl.com/2pjdzl.

— Barbara Beznos,
Registered Dietitian

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