Artificial sweeteners and water retention...is there a link?

[bboveri]

Anyone think/feel that artificial sweeteners cause water retention?

I found this in a google search:

When an artificial sweetener gets into your blood stream, your immune system's alarms go off. Among other things, your body starts retaining water.



"The water is used to escort the toxins out of your body, but often they get lodged in your tissue. Your body wants to flush the toxins, but when they don't go, your body continues to retain the water. Which makes it look fat and puffy.



"Ergo, the more artificial sweeteners you put in your mouth, the more water your body retains to protect you from the risk of toxic effects. And the fatter you look . The body's reaction to artificial sweeteners is also a cause of ugly cellulite."

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[FRKNHUGE]

ya know PB and i discussed this at length a while back, i swear i bloat bad when i drink shit with artificial sweeteners, any of them
esp equal or splenda. and i feel like shit when i drink alot, i usually drink equal sweetend koolaid, anymore i use half to a quarter the amount, its sour but i dont get the sides anymore, im trying to drink water only, but i drink in excess of 2-3 gal of fluid a day, atleast half from water, so it gets redundant
frk

 

[SolomonGrundy]

Never noticied anything.

 

[SOCOM]

ya know PB and i discussed this at length a while back, i swear i bloat bad when i drink shit with artificial sweeteners, any of them
esp equal or splenda. and i feel like shit when i drink alot, i usually drink equal sweetend koolaid, anymore i use half to a quarter the amount, its sour but i dont get the sides anymore, im trying to drink water only, but i drink in excess of 2-3 gal of fluid a day, atleast half from water, so it gets redundant
frk

Have you tried this?

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[wostok]

I cant believe there is people still consuming artificial sweeteners...


That shit is not supposed to enter a human body.

 

[FuckOprah]

I cant believe there is people still consuming artificial sweeteners...


That shit is not supposed to enter a human body.

is tren?

 

[bboveri]

is tren?

LOL

Good point.

I have been downing Diet grape pop sweetened with aspartame and I swear it's making me look soft in the mid section.

Finding diet pop sweetened with stevia around here is near impossible.

 

[SOCOM]

I'm damn addicted to Coke Zero.
I like it when that shit burns and makes my eyes water, its stronger than regular Coke..

 

[Jcagle]

I'm damn addicted to Coke Zero.
I like it when that shit burns and makes my eyes water, its stronger than regular Coke..

No kidding brother, that and crystal light is what got me through my last prep....I still use the shit out of splenda...not sure I am gonna ever stop using it, too damn good!

 

[MR. BMJ]

Have no problems here

And according to Alex Azarian, who is shredded to the bone, he drinks Crystal Light every morning when prepping for a contest, and I would have to say the the artifical flavoring isn't making him water retented or 'causing ugly cellulite.' He may or may not eliminate it the last week to few weeks, just for precautionary stage purposes though.

Not saying it will not have some kind of an effect on certain individuals in regards to water retention (everybody is more or less different in sensitivites)....however, it's like everything else (thermogenics, AAS, Rx drugs, NSAIDS, foods, etc), if it bothers you, just eliminate it, but that is not a stand-all for everybody, especially those with no problems.

BMJ

 

[BigIsBad]

I use 10 to 12 packets of Splenda a day with my coffee and never noticed any water retention.