Post Malone’s Massive Weight Loss Transformation: American singer and rapper, Post Malone has been making headlines for his weight loss transformation. In a recent interview with the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, Post Malone revealed that formerly weighing 240 pounds (nearly 109 kg), he shed around 55 pounds (nearly 25 kg) by removing a specific item from his diet.

The singer revealed that he had completely eliminated soda from his diet. "If I had a great show, and you know what, I'm feeling a little bit naughty. I'm gonna have myself a Coke on ice," said Post Malone in the podcast.

He shared that he used to weigh 240 pounds before taking this decision of removing soda from his diet and since then, after avoiding soda, his weight dropped to 185 pounds (almost 84 kg).

 
 
 
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Upon being asked what motivated Post Malone to transform himself, he said "I guess dad life kicked in and I decided to kick soda and start eating better so I can be around for a long time for this little angel.”

Post Malone is known for his popular tracks which include ‘I Fall Apart’, ‘Sunflower’, ‘Go Flex’, and ‘Congratulations’, among many others.

 
 
 
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How Soda Contributes To Weight Gain?

According to Harvard Health, if you’re drinking two 12-ounce cans of regular coke each day, you could eliminate 280 'empty' (non-nutritive) calories by switching to a zero-calorie alternative. Over a month, that’s 8,400 fewer calories, enough to lose almost two and a half pounds.

The artificially sweetened diet sodas may create a craving for sweet, high-calorie foods. So, even as calorie counts drop from zero-calorie sodas, consumption of other foods and drinks might add back even more. A number of studies have actually found a tendency toward weight gain among people drinking artificially sweetened beverages.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that frequently drinking sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney diseases, non-alcoholic liver disease, tooth decay and cavities, and gout, a type of arthritis. Limiting sugary drink intake can help individuals maintain a healthy weight and have healthy dietary patterns.