can't cut the pop

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  • 6pkdreamer
    6pkdreamer Posts: 180 Member
    Diet or the real stuff either way is incredibly sweet stuff and helps to maintain or nuture a good healthy sweet tooth!
  • CherylG1983
    CherylG1983 Posts: 294 Member
    kiddiebqueen17 wrote: »
    but that's the best I can do right now.

    I call BS. Just stop drinking it. You want a pop? Load up on water instead.

  • laurenpjokl
    laurenpjokl Posts: 118 Member
    Diet cola is fine. The only thing to be aware of is that it is acidic, so it is still not great for your teeth if you drink it throughout the day, even if it doesn't have sugar in. :-)
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,162 Member
    Afura wrote: »
    Villae81 wrote: »
    Bourbon and coke
    That would depend on the bourbon. I prefer Kraken and Coke. Makers and Coke as a backup.

    Drink whatever you want as long as it fits into your calories. Today, I'm going for Dr. Pepper. No rum, I'm at work. :frowning:

    I like both of you. Kraken and Coke all the way. And not Diet Coke for me, regular Coke.

    But to answer the OP. I prefer regular Coke because I do not like the taste of artificial sweeteners and they give me a headache. So for me regular Coke is better if I can fit it in my calorie goal. If you can get down to one per day and it fits in your goals go for it. But pick the soda that you prefer.
  • kyleliermann
    kyleliermann Posts: 156 Member
    kiddiebqueen17 wrote: »
    I have always loved pop and have been able to get it down to drinking one can a day but that's the best I can do right now. So, my question is what is better:
    Coke
    Coke Zero
    Diet Coke


    I would say regular if its not often as there's new study that show more weight gain from diet sodas
  • ReaderGirl3
    ReaderGirl3 Posts: 868 Member
    kyleliermann wrote: »
    kiddiebqueen17 wrote: »
    I have always loved pop and have been able to get it down to drinking one can a day but that's the best I can do right now. So, my question is what is better:
    Coke
    Coke Zero
    Diet Coke


    I would say regular if its not often as there's new study that show more weight gain from diet sodas

    You cannot gain weight from something that has no calories.
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    tessr760 wrote: »
    have you tried zevia? it's zero calorie and doesn't have all the artificial junk in it. I haven't tried the Coke flavor but from what I have tried it's pretty good. they sell it at whole foods and on jet.com

    Meh, Zevia. It's still a processed product. The root beer flavor is decent, but the cola isn't anything like Coke at all. If someone likes Coke products, they probably won't like the Zevia cola. And compared to Coke products, it's stupid expensive...

    I'm a Coke Zero fan, but Diet Coke will do if that's all that's available.
  • kyleliermann
    kyleliermann Posts: 156 Member
    edited April 2016
    ReaderGirl3 wrote: »
    kyleliermann wrote: »
    kiddiebqueen17 wrote: »
    I have always loved pop and have been able to get it down to drinking one can a day but that's the best I can do right now. So, my question is what is better:
    Coke
    Coke Zero
    Diet Coke


    I would say regular if its not often as there's new study that show more weight gain from diet sodas

    You cannot gain weight from something that has no calories.

    It leads to kidney failure, http://www.webmd.com/diet/20091102/diet-sodas-hard-on-the-kidneys

    And this is the Harvard study showing its ok in small amounts but overall can cause weight gain,

    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/artificial-sweeteners/
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
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  • dr4jesuskc
    dr4jesuskc Posts: 25 Member
    Diet Coke and Coke Zero are better because there are no calories. Some people have problems with the high sodium content. I like either one the same.
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    stevencloser wrote: »
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    As a researcher, LOVE IT!
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    driley7652 wrote: »
    Diet Coke and Coke Zero are better because there are no calories. Some people have problems with the high sodium content. I like either one the same.

    They don't have high sodium. At all.
  • DrifterBear
    DrifterBear Posts: 265 Member
    So many facts in this thread...
  • Leoess
    Leoess Posts: 20 Member
    Regular, full-sugar soda for me. Cans are about 140-150cal, 20oz bottles like 260cal, so it's relatively easy for me to fit soda into my calories. I typically stick to cans or smaller bottles simply because I couldn't consume all that sugar at once.

    Something else that I've been doing lately is, at restaurants where I have access to the fountain, mixing club soda and some other non-carbonated drink (lemonade, punch, Vitamin Water, etc.). It's really good, and I end up using less flavored drink altogether because at least half my cup is club soda. c:
  • MudstainSally
    MudstainSally Posts: 571 Member
    I have resigned that I will never kick Coke completely and why should I? A couple years ago it was a once a day habit, then it became a few times a week, and now its a special treat.

    I drink full Coke, and not the US stuff... sorry but that fake sugar is gross. Mexican coke is made with real sugar and its the taste I prefer.

    I maybe have 1 per month now, usually with some indulgent food truck meal.

    I think with all things, you have to find ways to not consume as much, not to cut them out entirely.
  • johnwelk
    johnwelk Posts: 396 Member
    kyleliermann wrote: »
    It leads to kidney failure, http://www.webmd.com/diet/20091102/diet-sodas-hard-on-the-kidneys
    Corelation doesn't equal causation. This study is observational. It used a once a year food frequency questionaire, which are notoriously inaccurate. I can't remember what I ate last week let alone for an entire year. Also, the subjects were older women. Can't extroploate that to the rest of society
    And this is the Harvard study showing its ok in small amounts but overall can cause weight gain,

    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/artificial-sweeteners/
    And this meta-analysis from a few months ago says it doesn't cause weight gain
    http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v40/n3/full/ijo2015177a.html
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    There isn't a better. Just drink what you like and fit it in your calories - I drink a 22oz of Diet Coke every day.

    Putting Dark Rum in it is even better...LOL
  • Sassie_Lassie
    Sassie_Lassie Posts: 140 Member
    kiddiebqueen17 wrote: »
    I have always loved pop and have been able to get it down to drinking one can a day but that's the best I can do right now. So, my question is what is better:
    Coke
    Coke Zero
    Diet Coke

    None of the above for me. I haven't had soda in years. It's yucky to me. Coke is way too sweet, diet coke tastes way too fake and I can only imagine what coke zero tastes like. If I want fizz I go for seltzer and since I'm not a sweet drink fan it works perfect.
  • jenovatrix
    jenovatrix Posts: 219 Member
    I like Diet Coke but only on the weekends. I stick to LaCroix during the week since the caffeine in a Coke messes with my sleep too much. It's not sweetened but it's carbonated so it kind of tricks my brain a little into thinking I'm having a Coke.
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
    Diet Coke :) the taste of the others doesn't appeal to me. But, when I do drink a regular soda, I reach for a Pepsi before a Coke!
  • mom22dogs
    mom22dogs Posts: 470 Member
    driley7652 wrote: »
    Diet Coke and Coke Zero are better because there are no calories. Some people have problems with the high sodium content. I like either one the same.

    High sodium content? Diet coke has about 35 milligrams of sodium. Milk has 3 times that. When you can have 2300 mg of sodium a day, 35 mg is a drop in the bucket.
  • sllm1
    sllm1 Posts: 2,130 Member
    I drink one full sugar 12 oz Dr. Pepper every day. It's heaven.

    I can't do artificial sweeteners. They taste like chemicals to me.

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