diet pop?
nic041mccoy
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I've cut out pop from my diet, but why do some say switching to diet pop is just as bad as regular??
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Because they are uniformed and get too many health tips from Facebook memes and health food zealot blogs/articles0
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There is an argument that diet pop is bad and it very well could be. Water of course is better than pop but I have about 3 or more a day of diet soda. Losing weight regularly so far. I guess it depends on the person.0
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Some people do notice an increase in cravings when they drink diet pop. I do not, so i enjoy diet pop daily.0
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I_Will_End_You wrote: »Because they are uniformed and get too many health tips from Facebook memes and health food zealot blogs/articles
This.
Diet soda is fine. Drink it if you enjoy it. It will not hinder your weight loss.0 -
I_Will_End_You wrote: »Because they are uniformed and get too many health tips from Facebook memes and health food zealot blogs/articles
Preach! I love diet pop, you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands
I'm not a coffee drinker so I have one in the morning pretty much every morning. 0 -
Good question.
Perhaps there should be an entry for this in the Nutrition Debate forums for why pop is bad or not, and of course debate the whole artificial sugar thing. Perhaps MFP community has the science behind the question, "Does diet Soda Cause Cravings"? and what not?
Personally, it is all personal choice, I have a 20 ounce diet drink a day sometimes 2. I know that stuff in our food and drinks have the potential to be harmful. But just like anything else I consume, if I must know every single thing about every single thing that I consume, I would be a pretty busy person doing lots and lots of research and I would be pretty hungry too if I were scared to eat or drink it.0 -
As a former T2 diabetic in remission, I can state unequivocally that sugar pop is significantly worse than diet pop. One spikes sugar, and the other does not.
American Diabetes Association - What Can I Drink?0 -
I love Diet Coke, but weight started coming off a lot faster when I cut it out of my diet. The soda itself wasn't adding calories, but after looking over my food diary I noted that I was eating more on the days that I had Diet Coke than the days I wasn't, particularly calorie dense sweets. Now that I know that drinking diet soda seems to increase my cravings for sweets, I still have it occasionally, I just try to be mindful about what I'm eating later on. Unless diet soda affects you in the same way, it won't hurt your weight loss.0
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I find that Diet Coke actually curbs my cravings for sweets. When I feel like I need something sweet, if I have a Diet Coke it goes away. Maybe these cravings are more psychological than physiological, but I find it very helpful in cutting out calories that won't fill me up.0
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I_Will_End_You wrote: »Because they are uniformed and get too many health tips from Facebook memes and health food zealot blogs/articles
lol - ^^^this^^^ - exactly
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Diet soda is not a health food by any means, but if you like it, you enjoy it in moderation, and it doesn't cause you any issues, I don't see why you have to cut it out of your diet. I enjoy Diet Coke, and it doesn't trigger cravings for me. If I drink a lot of it, it does give me migraines, though, so I try to limit it.
It's just personal preference and knowing how it affects you.
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It's really bad for your teeth if you drink it outside of mealtimes0
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missyfitz1 wrote: »I find that Diet Coke actually curbs my cravings for sweets. When I feel like I need something sweet, if I have a Diet Coke it goes away. Maybe these cravings are more psychological than physiological, but I find it very helpful in cutting out calories that won't fill me up.
I've found the same thing! I know for a lot of people they say drinking diet pop leads to them eating or craving more sugary foods or overeating but the exact opposite happens for me. It curbs my cravings and it actually helps keep me full longer when I have a diet pop.0 -
blackestboo wrote: »It's really bad for your teeth if you drink it outside of mealtimes
What? How is having it with food different than drinking it on its own?
And if you're worried about the acid content being bad for the enamel of your teeth, then you should worry about all of the other acidic foods we eat as well - especially citrus.0 -
missyfitz1 wrote: »I find that Diet Coke actually curbs my cravings for sweets. When I feel like I need something sweet, if I have a Diet Coke it goes away. Maybe these cravings are more psychological than physiological, but I find it very helpful in cutting out calories that won't fill me up.
Me too. It always helps me when I get a sweet tooth.0 -
Wait, because drinking it at meal times negates it's effects? Also isn't anything you basically ingest a "meal time"?blackestboo wrote: »It's really bad for your teeth if you drink it outside of mealtimes
People have bad teeth because it's DIRECTLY related to bad oral hygiene. That goes with ANYTHING anyone eats or drinks.
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http://m.huffpost.com/us/news/diet-soda-health-risks
Very bad for your health and cancer causing! Here is an article from Huffpost with more information!
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KSween2016 wrote: »http://m.huffpost.com/us/news/diet-soda-health-risks
Very bad for your health and cancer causing! Here is an article from Huffpost with more information!
Ah yes. Because when I think "reliable and unbiased," Huffpost is my go-to.
Also: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1308408/why-aspartame-isnt-scary/p10 -
Ugh, diet soda=chemical overload for your organs. They say the harm out wieghs the sugar of regular. It's all crap though. (Past Diet Coke habit and Dr Pepper lover)0
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it's worse. I loved it but it turned out it was giving me migraines and making bloated...try la croix waters for bubbly0
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cdstewart51115 wrote: »Ugh, diet soda=chemical overload for your organs. They say the harm out wieghs the sugar of regular. It's all crap though. (Past Diet Coke habit and Dr Pepper lover)
Not true. Everything has chemicals and aspartame is not dangerous at all0 -
cdstewart51115 wrote: »Ugh, diet soda=chemical overload for your organs. They say the harm out wieghs the sugar of regular. It's all crap though. (Past Diet Coke habit and Dr Pepper lover)
Where are you getting your information from? Because it's not based on facts.redraidergirl2009 wrote: »it's worse. I loved it but it turned out it was giving me migraines and making bloated...try la croix waters for bubbly
Just because it caused problems for you personally, doesn't mean it's bad for everyone.
"Horseradish really burns my nose. That means it can't be good - try mustard instead. It's better for you!"
^^See how silly that sounds?
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KSween2016 wrote: »http://m.huffpost.com/us/news/diet-soda-health-risks
Very bad for your health and cancer causing! Here is an article from Huffpost with more information!
So much is wrong with that article.
“(Disclosure notice: Jampolis [one of the authors of the study] does consulting work for a soda company that uses Stevia, but not artificial sweeteners.)”
The article’s main points:
• Despite its name, it may not really be that diet friendly.
But this is based 100 percent on correlation, and as the article itself says: “it's possible the results of these studies are intrinsically tied to the fact that overweight people may be more likely to select diet sodas in the first place in order to lose weight.” Diet soda doesn’t cause weight gain – overweight people are just more likely to choose diet soda.
• It confuses our brains.
My brain isn’t confused. Diet soda actually curbs my cravings and I track my calories so I know I’m not eating more as a result of drinking it.
• It's been linked to scary conditions like heart attack, stroke and Type 2 diabetes (though its exact role is still not totally clear).
Again, these are all based on correlations, and if overweight people are more likely to drink diet soda, people who drink diet soda are more likely to have conditions associated with being overweight. It has nothing to do with the soda itself. They are also more likely to wear bigger clothes. Do bigger clothes cause heart attack, stroke and diabetes?
• There's just so much we don't know.
This is not evidence of anything.
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This is my monday part 2 and I keep seeing this title as "diet poop."
I need to go home.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »cdstewart51115 wrote: »Ugh, diet soda=chemical overload for your organs. They say the harm out wieghs the sugar of regular. It's all crap though. (Past Diet Coke habit and Dr Pepper lover)
Where are you getting your information from? Because it's not based on facts.redraidergirl2009 wrote: »it's worse. I loved it but it turned out it was giving me migraines and making bloated...try la croix waters for bubbly
Just because it caused problems for you personally, doesn't mean it's bad for everyone.
"Horseradish really burns my nose. That means it can't be good - try mustard instead. It's better for you!"
^^See how silly that sounds?
I didn't say it was bad for anyone else. Just said my experience. Stop reading what isn't there goofy
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redraidergirl2009 wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »cdstewart51115 wrote: »Ugh, diet soda=chemical overload for your organs. They say the harm out wieghs the sugar of regular. It's all crap though. (Past Diet Coke habit and Dr Pepper lover)
Where are you getting your information from? Because it's not based on facts.redraidergirl2009 wrote: »it's worse. I loved it but it turned out it was giving me migraines and making bloated...try la croix waters for bubbly
Just because it caused problems for you personally, doesn't mean it's bad for everyone.
"Horseradish really burns my nose. That means it can't be good - try mustard instead. It's better for you!"
^^See how silly that sounds?
I didn't say it was bad for anyone else. Just said my experience. Stop reading what isn't there goofy
You said "it's worse." As in worse than regular soda. And it's not.
You then told the OP to try something else instead.
I read what you wrote and responded accordingly; if you meant something else, there was no way to know that based on the information you presented.
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cdstewart51115 wrote: »Ugh, diet soda=chemical overload for your organs. They say the harm out wieghs the sugar of regular. It's all crap though. (Past Diet Coke habit and Dr Pepper lover)
Can you let us know who "they" is?0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »redraidergirl2009 wrote: »Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »cdstewart51115 wrote: »Ugh, diet soda=chemical overload for your organs. They say the harm out wieghs the sugar of regular. It's all crap though. (Past Diet Coke habit and Dr Pepper lover)
Where are you getting your information from? Because it's not based on facts.redraidergirl2009 wrote: »it's worse. I loved it but it turned out it was giving me migraines and making bloated...try la croix waters for bubbly
Just because it caused problems for you personally, doesn't mean it's bad for everyone.
"Horseradish really burns my nose. That means it can't be good - try mustard instead. It's better for you!"
^^See how silly that sounds?
I didn't say it was bad for anyone else. Just said my experience. Stop reading what isn't there goofy
You said "it's worse." As in worse than regular soda. And it's not.
You then told the OP to try something else instead.
I read what you wrote and responded accordingly; if you meant something else, there was no way to know that based on the information you presented.
Did you not read the OP's question? They asked why some people say it's just as bad as regular...if they didn't want to know responses I'm guessing they wouldn't have asked the question. If you want to drink diet coke that's great, hell I'd have agreed with you 6 months ago.0 -
Reading scientific studies in a member's only database is where I get it from. However, if you do some simple google searches to reputable organizations that test these theories, you might learn quite a lot about the garbage we are being told is 'ok' or 'good' for us. However, that being said, many people will defend their beliefs to the death so I just throw out the logical and scientific information so other's can make their own educated decisions. If I give out links, it lessens the educational search for themselves. If people really don't care about fact and science, then to each his own. I really don't think challenging and debunking another person's opinions really helps anyone.0
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