Tell me something bad about Diet Coke?
CharonCharon
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Trying to help someone quit.
I know caffeine is bad for calcium.
I know the phosphorus is also bad for calcium. (learned that here).
The will not drink water.
They only drink some tea.
Soda waters are expensive, and cheaper ones have aspartame (don't want).
The person is old and is disgusted by their addiction.
At least a 2 litter a day.
Suspect double that.
But does not see anything bad in drinking something millions of people drink.
"It would be illegal if it hurt people".
Health reasons are wanted.
I wish there were a book on how Diet Coke is bad for you.
Or a really good website with many details.
No one seems to attack diet coke/pepsi, etc.
- They will not drink lemon water/ or berry water.
I know caffeine is bad for calcium.
I know the phosphorus is also bad for calcium. (learned that here).
The will not drink water.
They only drink some tea.
Soda waters are expensive, and cheaper ones have aspartame (don't want).
The person is old and is disgusted by their addiction.
At least a 2 litter a day.
Suspect double that.
But does not see anything bad in drinking something millions of people drink.
"It would be illegal if it hurt people".
Health reasons are wanted.
I wish there were a book on how Diet Coke is bad for you.
Or a really good website with many details.
No one seems to attack diet coke/pepsi, etc.
- They will not drink lemon water/ or berry water.
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Something bad?
Crappy name, maybe? Coke Zero is so much snappier...0 -
I used to have a MAJOR diet soda addiction. I really believed there was no way it could be harmful. I weened myself off my creating my own "soda's" with 100% Fruit juice and sparkling water. Over time I was able to add less and less of the fruit juice. Now I just drink the sparkling water with lemon or lime juice. Sometime I mix in ices unsweetened green tea. Hope this helps!0
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It tastes awful. Diet Pepsi ftw.0
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Diet Dr. Pepper tastes better.0
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Diet A&W 10 root beer ftw.0
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CharonCharon wrote: »Trying to help someone quit.
I know caffeine is bad for calcium.
I know the phosphorus is also bad for calcium. (learned that here).
The will not drink water.
They only drink some tea.
Soda waters are expensive, and cheaper ones have aspartame (don't want).
The person is old and is disgusted by their addiction.
At least a 2 litter a day.
Suspect double that.
But does not see anything bad in drinking something millions of people drink.
"It would be illegal if it hurt people".
Health reasons are wanted.
I wish there were a book on how Diet Coke is bad for you.
Or a really good website with many details.
No one seems to attack diet coke/pepsi, etc.
- They will not drink lemon water/ or berry water.
How about diet coke is just disgusting? To each their own I guess.
Seriously, unless they want to quit, nothing you say will curtail their drinking it.
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Another thing you might tell your friend:
I recently did a sugar detox. A few weeks later I had a Cokezero. It was a hot day and I thought "Sure why not".
Within a couple hours I noticed for the first time in weeks I had a massive sugar craving. I went out and bought ice cream, cookies and binged like I hadn't in months.
I learned that day that it's really true that your brain interprets artificial sugar just as it would regular sugar. I honestly felt like a drug addict going through withdrawal after that sugar rush.
The big problem that no one is talking about is sugar addiction. Even though diet soda is "calorie free", it still brings you right back to your old ways of strong sugar cravings, making eating healthy very very difficult.
Unfortunately the most affective thing we can do is cut out added sugar completely. This means cutting out soda (diet or not), juice, sweetened tea and coffee, candy, sweet treats, and even most packaged foods. Once I became aware of how much extra sugar is added to packaged foods I was shocked. The average recommended daily added sugar amount (this excludes fresh fruits which provide fiber and nutrients) is 24 grams. That's not even half a can of regular soda!
The good news is, when you put the work in to ween yourself off added sugar and artificial sweeteners, eating healthy gets MUCH easier because you just don't crave sweets anymore.0 -
Ready2Rock206 wrote: »Diet Dr. Pepper tastes better.
It does.queenliz99 wrote: »Diet A&W 10 root beer ftw.
But this...It doesn't even taste "diet" to me. So good.
I actually just STARTED to drink diet sodas so I'm no help. Just tell her 2 liters is too much.0 -
It has zero nutritional value. Rather have any berry flavored or lemon water0
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Warren Buffett lives on it somehow he claims and he is very rich.0
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arditarose wrote: »Ready2Rock206 wrote: »Diet Dr. Pepper tastes better.
It does.queenliz99 wrote: »Diet A&W 10 root beer ftw.
But this...It doesn't even taste "diet" to me. So good.
I actually just STARTED to drink diet sodas so I'm no help. Just tell her 2 liters is too much.
That diet root beer is amazing with smirnoff toasted marshmallow vodka0 -
crystalewhite wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Ready2Rock206 wrote: »Diet Dr. Pepper tastes better.
It does.queenliz99 wrote: »Diet A&W 10 root beer ftw.
But this...It doesn't even taste "diet" to me. So good.
I actually just STARTED to drink diet sodas so I'm no help. Just tell her 2 liters is too much.
That diet root beer is amazing with smirnoff toasted marshmallow vodka
DANG0 -
It tastes like crap.0
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Diet everything has this revolting aftertaste that I want to immediately destroy with the hardest liquor I can get down my throat. Convince this person that it tastes awful, maybe it will stick?0
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It costs money.0
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lovelymusiclady wrote: »Another thing you might tell your friend:
I recently did a sugar detox. A few weeks later I had a Cokezero. It was a hot day and I thought "Sure why not".
Within a couple hours I noticed for the first time in weeks I had a massive sugar craving. I went out and bought ice cream, cookies and binged like I hadn't in months.
I learned that day that it's really true that your brain interprets artificial sugar just as it would regular sugar. I honestly felt like a drug addict going through withdrawal after that sugar rush.
The big problem that no one is talking about is sugar addiction. Even though diet soda is "calorie free", it still brings you right back to your old ways of strong sugar cravings, making eating healthy very very difficult.
Unfortunately the most affective thing we can do is cut out added sugar completely. This means cutting out soda (diet or not), juice, sweetened tea and coffee, candy, sweet treats, and even most packaged foods. Once I became aware of how much extra sugar is added to packaged foods I was shocked. The average recommended daily added sugar amount (this excludes fresh fruits which provide fiber and nutrients) is 24 grams. That's not even half a can of regular soda!
The good news is, when you put the work in to ween yourself off added sugar and artificial sweeteners, eating healthy gets MUCH easier because you just don't crave sweets anymore.
No. This site is full of people who have successfully lost large amounts of weight and successfully kept it off while drinking A LOT of diet soda.
There's a lot more about your post that's incorrect.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »crystalewhite wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Ready2Rock206 wrote: »Diet Dr. Pepper tastes better.
It does.queenliz99 wrote: »Diet A&W 10 root beer ftw.
But this...It doesn't even taste "diet" to me. So good.
I actually just STARTED to drink diet sodas so I'm no help. Just tell her 2 liters is too much.
That diet root beer is amazing with smirnoff toasted marshmallow vodka
DANG
Diet cherry 7up with cotton candy vodka!! YUM.
As for diet coke I'd tell your friend to switch to diet pepsi. It taste better! You can always google it and get a heap load of reasons they "say" diet drinks are bad. Also I am one of the people who lost nearly 100 pound and drink lots of diet soda every single day.0
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