A word on soda/carbonated beverages...
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:34 am
Do NOT consume soda/carbonated beverages with any protein based meal. If you must have soda, try to consume it away from your protein feedings.
The oxygen you breathe in is O2, or di-atomic. It gets into your bloodstream and picks up a carbon, excreted as a waste product or CO2.
Carbonation is straight CO2. This CO2 impairs protein digestion in the gut/small intestine. Prove it to yourself:
- Eat a steak dinner and have a large soda with it
- The next night, have the same steak with a glass of orange or pineapple juice
You'll feel the truth the next morning.
The oxygen you breathe in is O2, or di-atomic. It gets into your bloodstream and picks up a carbon, excreted as a waste product or CO2.
Carbonation is straight CO2. This CO2 impairs protein digestion in the gut/small intestine. Prove it to yourself:
- Eat a steak dinner and have a large soda with it
- The next night, have the same steak with a glass of orange or pineapple juice
You'll feel the truth the next morning.