Diet Soda

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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,284 Member
    I find it bizarre that you continue posting as if diet sodas have anywhere near enough sodium to be an item of concern to people on low sodium diets, , despite them not being listed as so on any recomdndations of things to avoid on a low sodium diet and there being no evidence to support your assertion.
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,997 Member
    edited August 2021
    paperpudding wrote: »
    I find it bizarre that you continue posting as if diet sodas have anywhere near enough sodium to be an item of concern to people on low sodium diets, , despite them not being listed as so on any recomdndations of things to avoid on a low sodium diet and there being no evidence to support your assertion.

    Cool beans.

    1 (might)=40 mg
    2 - 80mg
    3 - 120
    4 - not at all an unusual number of cans of soda a day for one person - 160
    5 - 200
    6 - 240

    A certain well known US politician - 12 cans a day - 480 mg sodium.

    I’m not sure my point here is obvious to you, but nevertheless, it remains valid.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,284 Member
    No it isnt - it is as valid as going into thread on cucumber or oranges or broccoli or tap water or any other food/drink not an item of concern for people on low sodium diets and then saying But if you consumed x amount.....

    But I am leaving this here, tangent has run its course.
  • WailingDusk
    WailingDusk Posts: 58 Member
    Everything in moderation. EVERYTHING. Even diet soda. It's still pretty acidic and can be bad for your teeth.

    I don't drink soda, but I do have flavored seltzer water like la croix now and then, but not often enough that it replaces just regular water. It's mostly water with lemon, plain hot tea and black coffee (which I need to cut back on).
  • coryhart4389
    coryhart4389 Posts: 73 Member
    I have been considering giving up diet soda and artificial sweeteners(Fresca) because of potential health benefits. Glad I found this post. I have been drinking Fresca since about 1986 when trying to lose weight for wrestling. Somedays I drink a 2 liter per day going on 35 years with no noticable effects. Will just keep doing what I'm doing and enjoying my Fresca.....🙂
  • FinntheVeggie
    FinntheVeggie Posts: 74 Member
    Take it from someone who has sometimes needed to eat low sodium - when you are counting it, you count everything. Just like calories, huh? Just because something has a low or moderate amount of calories, or "isn't included in a list of high calorie foods" doesn't mean you wouldn't log it....so yeah, if you drink multiple cans per day, this could be a concern.

    I don't love the taste of them honestly, but every once in a while they really hit the spot. I like cherry coke zero the best, I tend to keep a box of them around but I only go through a twelve back every few months. Like people have been pointing out, a lot of the drawbacks (re: acidity) are probably about the same as a regular soda. I like to keep a few cans of regular around too for when the mood strikes.
  • LazyBlondeChef
    LazyBlondeChef Posts: 2,809 Member
    I don't drink diet soda at all. It tastes excessively sweet to me. I prefer flavored sparkling water (mostly the S.Pellegrino essenza brand). Sometimes I drink Gentleman Jack with regular coke in the winter but it's generally only 2-3oz of coke to a standard shot.
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,997 Member
    FinntheVeggie wrote: »
    Take it from someone who has sometimes needed to eat low sodium - when you are counting it, you count everything. Just like calories, huh? Just because something has a low or moderate amount of calories, or "isn't included in a list of high calorie foods" doesn't mean you wouldn't log it....so yeah, if you drink multiple cans per day, this could be a concern.

    I don't love the taste of them honestly, but every once in a while they really hit the spot. I like cherry coke zero the best, I tend to keep a box of them around but I only go through a twelve back every few months. Like people have been pointing out, a lot of the drawbacks (re: acidity) are probably about the same as a regular soda. I like to keep a few cans of regular around too for when the mood strikes.

    Thank you!
    And ya. That was my one and only point.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,284 Member
    Well of course.

    If you eat really large amounts of lettuce log them.
    If you eat tiny amounts of lettuce but still want to log them, do so.

    It was just an example of a low calorie food that most people eat in amounts too small to bother logging.

  • chris89topher
    chris89topher Posts: 389 Member
    springlering62 wrote: »
    paperpudding wrote: »
    FinntheVeggie wrote: »
    Take it from someone who has sometimes needed to eat low sodium - when you are counting it, you count everything. Just like calories, huh? Just because something has a low or moderate amount of calories, or "isn't included in a list of high calorie foods" doesn't mean you wouldn't log it....so yeah, if you drink multiple cans per day, this could be a concern.

    I don't love the taste of them honestly, but every once in a while they really hit the spot. I like cherry coke zero the best, I tend to keep a box of them around but I only go through a twelve back every few months. Like people have been pointing out, a lot of the drawbacks (re: acidity) are probably about the same as a regular soda. I like to keep a few cans of regular around too for when the mood strikes.


    But Nobody said don't log it or don't count the sodium. If you are counting the sodium in broccoli, tap water etc - sure, count the sodium in diet soda too.
    ( actually I don't bother logging calories of really low calories items like diet soda, lettuce etc )

    I did say it is not a high sodium item nor on any lists of foods to avoid on low sodium diets. This is one myth that seems to persist, despite evidence to the contrary.

    Just as an aside, and I know I may be an outlier, but I frequently eat 80+ calories of lettuce a day, which is a fairly significant percentage of my daily.

    Presumably those that eat likewise will have enough sense to log it, but……

    I'm in your group and eat over 120+ per day of lettuce. I eat humongous mixing bowl salads every day, don't judge. Lol.

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