Hi Everyone!
I learned something very interesting. First, my preferred beverage is water. I have a Zerowater filtering system that has been a money saver and the best tasting water. It has a gauge to tell me when the filter needs to be change. I have had this going on 2 years and have only had to change the filters one time. So much cheaper than buying bottled water.
2 filters that last us over a year and we use this water for everything.
Which brings me to my question. Do you drink sparkling water? Before it was popular with all the flavors I bought sparkling water in a liter bottle. I don't know why I stopped. This was years ago.
Forward to last year. With Mr. M's kidney cancer and now only have one kidney that is stage 4 we have made a lot of changes to our diet. Drinking water has always been difficult for Mr. M. so he went to the sparkling water with a bit of flavor. No sugar. I didn't like the flavor kind. Just seemed a waist because there isn't much flavor. I drink just plain old sparkling water. I love the cold bubble fizz flowing over my tongue and down my throat. OK, so I could have left that part out. 😜
My point being, it is very refreshing.
However, we all have a peptide hormone produced in our stomach called, gherlin, also referred to as the hunger hormone.
I'm not going to get into the Leptin part of this. I just wanted you to have a visual.
The ghrelin hormone was discovered in 1999 by Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa and a "some" research has gone into understanding this puppet master behind hunger signals pushing the “FEED ME” button before meals, and the “FULL” switch afterwards. A study published by the International Institute of Anticancer Research
showed that Ghrelin levels are usually lower in people who have a
higher body weight compared to those with a normal body mass index
(BMI).
This suggests that Ghrelin is not a
cause of obesity. Still, there is some research to suggest that people
who are of a higher weight may actually be more sensitive to the hunger
hormone which could account for why you may feel hungry even if you
have lower levels of the ghrelin. Yeah it's complicated.
I know I'm getting carried away with my research. Let me get back to my original question. Even though I'm on a heavy dose of prednisone right now, I have gained about 5lbs of my 25lb lose back. 😩 My thought was is the sparkling water making me add the extra pounds? Or water weight gain? Research in rats.
It turned out that drinking either the plain or the artificially
sweetened carbonated water was causing the rats to secrete increased
levels ghrelin. This actually led to
ghrelin hormone being known as the “hunger hormone.”
So, I wrote all of that to say, A
2017 study found that carbonated water (both sweetened and unsweetened)
significantly increased ghrelin levels in humans and rats compared to
plain water, leading to increased food intake and weight gain. I'm backing off the sparkling water to see if there is a difference.
Note:
As in all things there are contradictions, and some feel that sparkling water makes people feel fuller and able to manage their weight.
I will soon see.
Thanks for staying to the end and reading all of this. Let me know what you think in the comments.
Have a great day
Nicole
28 comments:
Very informative ~ reality is the only to keep weight down is to eat in moderation ~ and exercise ~
no sparkling water here ~ hugs,
I drink carbonated water once in a blue moon, not a lot at all. I do try to drink water every day, but I just drink tap water. My ghrelin is suppressed by Ozempic.
...no, I drink tap water.
I do enjoy sparkling water sometimes, especially plain, for that refreshing fizz you described. I’m curious to hear what you discover as you back off on it.
I just shared a new post too and would be so happy if you stopped by to take a look.
I drink cold tap water in the warm months and hot water in the cold months.
quite interesting! thanks!
Nicole obrigada pela informação, água faz bem, feliz terça-feira bjs.
Interesting information! I have never liked sparkling water. I use a purewell stainless tank filtering system and love it.
Very interesting. I wonder if it is carbonation in general or just carbonation in water. Let us know how it goes for you.
I drink tap water.
I stay clear of any carbonated drinks.
It will be interesting to see how you go.
All the best Jan
It's good to learn something new.
No one to old to learn. Glad someone is doing Tadds art.
I like sparkling water but I rarely drink it.
I drink filtered or bottled tap water every day.
We have the Innerste that feeds us with water so good you just drink tap-water! It sounds scary with your Hubby.
Interesting about the hunger hormones - I think I don´t have them? Especially when stress or unhappy I cannot eat.
To Sundays: Oh, Nicole. A fellow blogger started this weekly recap on T-Day. I joined her. She passed away. I have the feeling I have to keep in on T-Day... She was so sportive, in her 40´s, I think, had an OP and... her Hubby closed her blog and let us know.
But I can join a link to T-Day if that is OK?
That is interesting to read. I only drink water not that fizzy stuff.
Bom dia minha querida amiga Nicole. Parabéns pelo seu excelente trabalho de pesquisa. Há muito tempo que não bebo água com gás. Sempre gostei, hoje não bebo mais. Grande abraço do Brasil.
Tap water suits me just fine and avoid plastics as much as possible so bottled water is never an option.
While I drink sot drinks, I don’t drink carbonated water per se.
No, Nicole, I don't drink it. Sparkling water is mildly acidic (pH 3), due to the fact that carbon dioxide dissolves in water to form carbonic acid.
Great post, Nicole.
I have such a sensitive digestive system that sparkling water even upsets it. I did find a bottled water on amazon from Iceland that I really love-and Larry does too-and he never drank water. It is expensive though-sigh
Happy mid week
Not sparkling here, just good plain water from a water cooler service company. We have very hard water from our well even with a softener, so we have to do something. Digging a new well might just bring more hard water here in MA. My husband buys sparkling flavored water but I don’t like it.
Well, being German I of course love sparkling water. We drink it a lot in Germany, it comes in glass bottles, either individual or in cases (now, unfortunately, they have also introduced plastic bottles). When the bottle is empty, you bring it back to the store and get a little bit of money for it (called "Pfand"). When we came to the US 25 years ago there wasn't much in terms of sparkling water, at least not that we were aware of, so we just drank and still drink tap water. However, in the evening for dinner I drink sparkling water. Trader Joe's carries sparkling water in glass bottles from Italy and Germany, that's what I'm buying. I don't think it had any influence on losing or gaining weight, at least not with me. I only have to look at food and gain weight.
Your plan to step back from sparkling water and observe any changes sounds sensible, especially given the prednisone and the mixed evidence around ghrelin, and I look forward to hearing what you discover.
Hmm. This is really interesting. I'm starting a high dose of prednisone tomorrow. And I love sparkling water (or sparkling anything, for that matter). An interesting thing to contemplate. Do you have a soda stream that lets you make your own? I did but I need to refill the cannister.
Wow that was very interesting read for me dear Nichole 👍
Here I know only plain water from the ground that we drink and nothing else.
I am learning about sparkling water with different flavours through this post
It is making me so proud of you to keep check on your weight and researching what could be the reason behind it 🤗👍♥️
Great that you are stopping to take sparkling water my friend and I bet you will be in your normal old self in less time 🥰
Sending you love and heartfelt prayers ♥️🙏
thanks again!
I've put on some weight since the holiday season. I need to get myself back into gear using my elliptical. However life always gets in the way, but I need to find away to make everything work. Right now as you know my blog isn't cooperating and I'm now in the middle of transferring my domain to a different web host. I did answer your last email about leaving comments.
We have an under the sink water filter for a drinking and cooking water, which we also pour it through a Brita (pitcher) system. This dual approach produces good tasting water.
The only time we buy bottled water is for travel. Occasionally, we'll have Bubly sparkling water which isn't sweetened. I like the mild flavors. It's good for a change. I use to like cola but all soft drinks are horrible tasting and for you, so we rarely drink pop anymore.
I wouldn't be surprised by a number of things that triggers the hunger hormone. It seems for the better part of two years I've had less trouble with feeling hungry even upon rising first thing in the morning.
Researching areas of interest is cool and you can learn so much. That's the way I am, too. Thanks for educating us. I hope you solve your mystery. Have a good weekend! xo
Hello Nicole! I drink sparkling water when I am at restaurants and want to burp a bit. lol Daily I drink filtered water. We have a water filter machine. I only drink water, tea and coffee and sometimes I like to drink a digestive drink. I forget what they are called. I use to drink coke but I no longer drink pop. Hope all is well and see you tomorrow! :)
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