Is diet pop really bad for you?

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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    What a country! drink what you want! buy into the FDA "safe for all", ignore the hundreds of thousands of people affected by aspartame, negatively, NOT YOU, of course NOT VISIBLY, the most complained about product in USA foods (until FDA switched it's category to bury it) The Artificial Sweeteners act as NEUROTOXINS for many, bioscientists and neurologists, not MDs estimate problems in mental lowering by 3rd generation. so YES all the chubby girls, drink up, pay for a SLEEPER health problem for your future newborn grandchild. Evidence exists that not only are we getting dumber, fewer intelligent people at the high end are being born. why? Yes, any search brings up thousands of hits on the topic.If it were so safe would this be so? seen any issues with carrots?

    Young women, look up Thalidamide..how it produced limbless, deformed babies in 50s, because pregnant young women took it for 'safe sleep' and nausea" Germany, all of Europe suffered more than 10,000 babies before it was NOT allowed in here.

    30 years consumption of Name Brand Diet soda? good for you, but why on earth do all these people defend the evil megacorporations for dose delivery of a sodium laced addictive neuro stimulator? Self Interest, nobody but 'me' counts, therefore it's OK for all.

    Oh well, we are free to choose….this junk is in more than 15,000 products, and FREE at every place food is served..drink up!

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    I think we're gonna need a bigger hat.
  • monikker
    monikker Posts: 322 Member
    I want diet soda...
  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
    Diet soda is delicious.

    I try to limit myself to 1 can a day, ESPECIALLY if it has aspartame. If I can find it made with splenda, I'm good to go. Aspartame is a major migraine trigger for me.

    I was dying for a Mt. Dew yesterday and had a 32oz fountain of Diet Dew instead. It was awesome. I'm losing weight.
  • ReeseG4350
    ReeseG4350 Posts: 146 Member
    edited March 2015
    "...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????

    Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.

    The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.

    Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.

    So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
    Make sense?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    ReeseG4350 wrote: »
    "...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????

    Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.

    The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.

    Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.

    So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
    Make sense?

    Not at all.
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    ReeseG4350 wrote: »
    "...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????

    Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.

    The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.

    Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.

    So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
    Make sense?

    Makes zero sense
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    ReeseG4350 wrote: »
    "...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????

    Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.

    The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.

    Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.

    So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
    Make sense?

    Can you provide scientific data to support either of these?

    By the way, I already know the first one is completely wrong. Your body does not produce insulin based on taste. If it did, then everybody who drinks diet soda would be hypoglycemic. How many diet soda drinkers have you ever seen faint because they drank diet soda?

    Even if it was correct (and it isn't), my body doesn't make insulin at all. So then what?!
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    ReeseG4350 wrote: »
    "...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????

    Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.

    The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.

    Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.

    So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
    Make sense?

    No, because it doesn't make sense.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    PikaKnight wrote: »
    ReeseG4350 wrote: »
    "...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????

    Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.

    The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.

    Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.

    So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
    Make sense?

    No, because it doesn't make sense.

    What is caveman survival???
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    PikaKnight wrote: »
    ReeseG4350 wrote: »
    "...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????

    Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.

    The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.

    Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.

    So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
    Make sense?

    No, because it doesn't make sense.

    What is caveman survival???

    :laugh: I don't know. I really don't know. :laugh:
  • jenglish712
    jenglish712 Posts: 497 Member
    zachbonner wrote: »
    Whoever says that diet pop is not bad for them is fooling themselves.

    Diet pop contains chemicals that are known carcinogens (CAUSE CANCER!)

    I'll take water, thank you very much.

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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    zachbonner wrote: »
    I just had two Diet Cokes for science.

    I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.

    That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.
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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    I just had two Diet Cokes for science.

    I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.

    That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.

    Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.

    Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.
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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    I just had two Diet Cokes for science.

    I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.

    That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.

    Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.

    Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.

    I had another one.

    Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    I just had two Diet Cokes for science.

    I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.

    That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.

    Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.

    Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.

    I had another one.

    Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
    Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?

    It's late. I'm working, I'm tired. Excuses. Sorry if I care. He's only human.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I thought he was joking!

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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    zachbonner wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    I just had two Diet Cokes for science.

    I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.

    That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.

    Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.

    Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.

    I had another one.

    Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
    Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?

    It's late. I'm working, I'm tired. Excuses. Sorry if I care. He's only human.

    I induced vomiting.

    I feel much better now.

    Diet Coke confirmed as cancer-causing.

    You really got me. Good job. And now we know that vomiting = cancer.
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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    I just had two Diet Cokes for science.

    I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.

    That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.

    Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.

    Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.

    I had another one.

    Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
    Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?

    It's late. I'm working, I'm tired. Excuses. Sorry if I care. He's only human.

    Yeah well now you know better.

    Indeedly do. :smiley:
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    zachbonner wrote: »
    I just had two Diet Cokes for science.

    I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.

    That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.

    Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.

    Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.

    I had another one.

    Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
    Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?


    Lol. Sadly, this would not be my top edp call tonight.
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