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Originally Posted by Silock
Look, you can throw all the ad hominems at me that you want, but it won't change the fact that there's just no proof that diet sodas cause weight gain.
I'm open to new research changing my mind, but there is no RCT that shows diet sodas to CAUSE weight gain. It doesn't matter how many diet sodas you drink, if you're at or under maintenance calories, you won't gain weight. That's what it boils down to, and it's really at the heart of what this thread is supposed to be about -- what makes us fat? You can say whatever you want, but in all the studies, the ONE THING that ALWAYS causes weight gain is an excess of calories consumed compared to calories burned. No matter what your metabolic rate is or how it got altered, either up or down, intake must ALWAYS follow accordingly. Weight simply doesn't come out of nowhere. Diet sodas do not cause weight gain any more than being poor causes someone to rob a bank.
But hey, there are also no studies that show that a goose shitting in my backyard doesn't cause weight gain. SO BEWARE OF DECK-SHITTING GEESE, LEST YE BECOME OBESE . . . BECAUSE . . . SCIENCE!
Also, I polished off a 2 liter bottle of diet drink in honor of this shit-fest of a thread. I suspect I'll wake up tomorrow 17 pounds heavier, with a tumor in my liver. DAMN YOU, ASPARTAME!
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Again, you're making arguments countering claims that weren't made, and you're obviously not open to new research since some new research has shown weight gain potentially attributable to artificial sweeteneres and you dismissed that out of hand, so you can shove your finger up your ass.