Is diet Pepsi really OK to have on a diet?
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No that would be lack of exercise or resistance training.No. Soda diet or regular is horrible for your bones.
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Diet Pepsi/Fanta/7UP/Dr Pepper has kept me away from the chocolate shop many boring afternoons at work, so for me it certainly helped with losing/maintaining weight.0
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Lol, you do realize that if one just drank water and ate a calorie surplus, they would gain weight? Check that out online.I just read of a study where people were watched over a year. One group was told to drink regular soda as normal, another drank diet soda and another drank water only. The only group that lost weight was the group that drank water. Both groups of soda drinkers did not lose any weight. FOOD for thought! Check it out online!!
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25+ years of drinking it. I rely on the science and not the woo about it, and so far science has kept me drinking it. In moderation of course.SteveMFP123 wrote: »I've been on this diet for about 1.5 years now, floating between 85 - 90lbs lost (still aiming for just under 100lbs but struggling over the holiday) and I've only drank water in this time and it's getting super boring. We bought some diet soda for the kids and I tried it and it's OK, not like the real stuff but I was wondering if I could actually drink this without harming my diet? The label would suggest so but is there a catch I'm missing?
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Uh no. Especially if it's from a "Nature" journal.There are a few problems with Diet soft drinks. I gave them up for New Years. 3 days and still sober. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes
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You might want to actually look at the article rather than outright dismissing it, it's been referenced by several other non-"Nature" publications, and there seems to be a lot of emerging research in the area. I found a few articles while doing a search, here's one abstract, can't seem to get to the full text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/258312430 -
There are a few problems with Diet soft drinks. I gave them up for New Years. 3 days and still sober. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes
Second time I've seen this article linked in two days. It might matter in you're a mouse and eating well over a reasonable amount.
As a human, not so much.
Read that article with a critical eye and maybe stop spreading worthless misinterpretations.0 -
I'm down 25 pounds since about mid July and I have at least 12 ounces of diet Pepsi every day.
FWIW, I'm one of those apparently rare people who prefers diet soft drinks. I think the regular versions are all absolutely revolting. I don't have much of a sweet tooth at all, and the sugar in regular soft drinks is overwhelming to me. If diet drinks weren't available I wouldn't drink soft drinks at all.
I'm with you. I think it's because I switched so long ago (around age 17) and now the regular stuff tastes syrupy and weird. (To be fair so does Diet Pepsi -- I much prefer Diet Coke or various diet ginger ale and root beer options.)0 -
You sure it's not Rusty Griswold who's the author?
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I'm down 25 pounds since about mid July and I have at least 12 ounces of diet Pepsi every day.
FWIW, I'm one of those apparently rare people who prefers diet soft drinks. I think the regular versions are all absolutely revolting. I don't have much of a sweet tooth at all, and the sugar in regular soft drinks is overwhelming to me. If diet drinks weren't available I wouldn't drink soft drinks at all.
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I've read the previous one (NCBI) and what's not being taken into consideration here is what other things happened? Did they eat more? If they did was carb intake higher than normal? Were any physically active?
Uh no. Especially if it's from a "Nature" journal.There are a few problems with Diet soft drinks. I gave them up for New Years. 3 days and still sober. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes
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You might want to actually look at the article rather than outright dismissing it, it's been referenced by several other non-"Nature" publications, and there seems to be a lot of emerging research in the area. I found a few articles while doing a search, here's one abstract, can't seem to get to the full text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25831243
Sugar alone will have a different effect on a trained athlete and a sedentary person in terms of how blood glucose is regulated.
Just saying before we jump on this, let's see several more controlled studies.
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Uh no. Especially if it's from a "Nature" journal.There are a few problems with Diet soft drinks. I gave them up for New Years. 3 days and still sober. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes
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You might want to actually look at the article rather than outright dismissing it, it's been referenced by several other non-"Nature" publications, and there seems to be a lot of emerging research in the area. I found a few articles while doing a search, here's one abstract, can't seem to get to the full text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25831243
That's quite the assumption.0 -
I swear Griswold's sketch did more for clean eating than a dozen public service ads.0
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In the past couple of years, I've gone from drinking Diet Coke all day, every day to drinking it only occasionally. By 'occasionally', I mean about once a week. (My husband and I do Takeout Tuesdays.) I did this, not for my health, but for my budget, lol. The cost of 5 tea bags is so much more affordable than the cost of 5 diet sodas, lol. That being said, I don't think that the copious amounts of Diet Coke messed with my diet much, if at all. If water is getting boring for you, I say mix it up with the occasional diet soda, tea (unsweet or sweet, but be careful if you use sugar to sweeten it), flavored water (like with fruit), coffee - hot or iced, etc., etc.0
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No.
But only because diet Pepsi is gross...switch to Diet Coke.0 -
I drink Coke Zero but same difference. It's not going to hurt your weight loss. I have been drinking one-two a day for the last two years.0
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Uh no. Especially if it's from a "Nature" journal.There are a few problems with Diet soft drinks. I gave them up for New Years. 3 days and still sober. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes
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Nature is actually one of the most respected scientific journals out there. I would definitely believe their science is good, but people trying to extrapolate a short-term effect seen in a small group of volunteers to make claims about long-term effects on the population as a whole are simply jumping to conclusions.
Basically, the problem with almost all media reporting on science, they take observations out of context and apply them much more broadly than the journal authors ever would.
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I never really liked the taste of diet soft drinks or artfical sweetener in my tea, but I drank them anyway because the alternatives were yet more plain water or more calories. I finally decided not to let calorie restriction make me eat or drink things I don't like. I will have my tea with honey, damn it. If I want a soda, I'll have a full sugar one, but only rarely.
The result of all this is that I'm now even more intolerant of the taste of artificial sweeteners than I used to be, so even a few drops of Mio in water tastes terrible. I'm thinking I did myself a disservice in the long run because I now have even fewer alternatives to plain water or tea than I used to and now Quest bars taste bad to me as well.
I don't think diet drinks consumed moderately do any harm. (Don't all the fears about loss of bone density or gut bacteria involve high dosage?) In fact they may have a lot to do with helping you stick to your calorie budget and get proper hydration.0 -
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