Comments on: How to Get Fat by Drinking Water http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/06/21/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/ Dedicated to topics that fall within the general theme of UltimateFatBurner.com (i.e, exercise, body building, supplements,weight loss, diet, etc), but outside the realm of product reviews. Please review our posting protocols page before contributing. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:35:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elissa http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/06/21/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Elissa Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:37:37 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/#comment-876 The amount of citric acid used as an additive in processed foods/beverages is quite small, as noted <a href="http://www.ecama.org/level_2/applic/food_spec.html" target="blank" rel="nofollow">in this table</a>. The amount of citric acid used as an additive in processed foods/beverages is quite small, as noted in this table.

]]> By: Wes http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/06/21/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Wes Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:37:54 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/#comment-875 I'm a little confused...I'm pretty sure that citric acid contains calories (I calculated it to be about a calorie per gram). Why are the food companies not required to list the citric acid content and/or qualify them as calories? Does your body not absorb citric acid or something? Well if it does then it feeds right into the citric acid cycle and you start turning it into calories. I’m a little confused…I’m pretty sure that citric acid contains calories (I calculated it to be about a calorie per gram). Why are the food companies not required to list the citric acid content and/or qualify them as calories? Does your body not absorb citric acid or something? Well if it does then it feeds right into the citric acid cycle and you start turning it into calories.

]]> By: Liz http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/06/21/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Liz Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:38:54 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/#comment-605 Yikes! Sounds scary! Fructose is a problem - it doesn't stimulate insulin in the same way that glucose does. At first glance this seems like a good thing, but when your insulin level goes up it's one of the signals the brain gets that you've had enough calories. So it's possible that all that fructose will not satisfy your appetite. And fructose (like other sugars) holds on to water so could make you more thirsty. And if you use an artifical sweetener instead your brain gets confused over whether you're getting calories or not (normally the brain would associate a sweet taste with calories). So that may also mess up the appetite control centre! Best stick to water. Yikes! Sounds scary!
Fructose is a problem – it doesn’t stimulate insulin in the same way that glucose does. At first glance this seems like a good thing, but when your insulin level goes up it’s one of the signals the brain gets that you’ve had enough calories. So it’s possible that all that fructose will not satisfy your appetite.

And fructose (like other sugars) holds on to water so could make you more thirsty.

And if you use an artifical sweetener instead your brain gets confused over whether you’re getting calories or not (normally the brain would associate a sweet taste with calories). So that may also mess up the appetite control centre!

Best stick to water.

]]> By: Sarah http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/06/21/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Sarah Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:49:27 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/#comment-587 Well, I've never picked up either one; but a friend brought us a can of "diet" Rockstar Energy Drink with taurine, guarana and ginseng. It's got 4 vitamins listed. No sugar, but sucralose! No thank you. To top it off, the artificial flavour is sickening, and the overly sweet taste as well. Know what? I never saw a brook or fountain in nature with this stuff coming out of it! Water please! Oh, and why, when people ask you what you want to drink and you say water, do they then ask you "now, what can I get for a real drink" when they bring the water? Well, I’ve never picked up either one; but a friend brought us a can of “diet” Rockstar Energy Drink with taurine, guarana and ginseng. It’s got 4 vitamins listed. No sugar, but sucralose! No thank you. To top it off, the artificial flavour is sickening, and the overly sweet taste as well.

Know what? I never saw a brook or fountain in nature with this stuff coming out of it!

Water please!

Oh, and why, when people ask you what you want to drink and you say water, do they then ask you “now, what can I get for a real drink” when they bring the water?

]]> By: Tim http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/2008/06/21/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Tim Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:32:22 +0000 http://blog.ultimatefatburner.com/wordpress/how-to-get-fat-by-drinking-water/#comment-564 Not all are that bad. I get the Kirkland Brand of "VitaRain" from Costco. According to the label it's 0 Cal, 0 Fat, 0 Sugars, 0 everthing. I'll agree it's not as good as water on it's own, as it has some additives, obviously. But it's a nice break once in a while. Certainly better than Gatorade after a workout. I did see the one's you're talking about, though and stayed away! Pays to read the label. Not all are that bad. I get the Kirkland Brand of “VitaRain” from Costco. According to the label it’s 0 Cal, 0 Fat, 0 Sugars, 0 everthing.

I’ll agree it’s not as good as water on it’s own, as it has some additives, obviously. But it’s a nice break once in a while. Certainly better than Gatorade after a workout.

I did see the one’s you’re talking about, though and stayed away! Pays to read the label.

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