what is the problem with diet soda?

rosemary98
rosemary98 Posts: 632
in Food and Nutrition
Not a huge soda drinker myself, i do like a diet soda a few times a week. In my view, it is bad (in large quantities) because the carbonation and citric acid aren't good for the teeth, and the carbonation can also make you bloated. But diet wise...what's the problem?
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  • lifeof_oz
    lifeof_oz Posts: 38 Member
    Some broscientists will complain about the aspartame , but you'd have to drink an obscene amount for that to affect you. Nothing wrong with a can or bottle of diet soda daily.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Aspartame, phosphoric acid and your sensitivity to sweetness may dull. Plus, whatever food coloring and preservatives they might add.
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    In moderation, it's not going to pose a threat.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I just avoid aspartame, plus it just tastes nasty.
  • ajaxe432
    ajaxe432 Posts: 608 Member
    I personally avoid it, but in moderation nothing. Some research claims its linked to obesity, cancer, all kinds of bad stuff.....but not really any sound evidence on either side of the argument. Drink in moderation would be key!!
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    In moderation, it's not going to pose a threat.
    Just keep telling yourself that.
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I gave up pop in August after being a long time Diet Pepsi freak. I don't miss it at all .. and I really don't need all that crap in my body. All about being healthy now.

    We are each entitled to our opinions and what we think is right for our bodies. This isn't for everyone.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    If I want to feel like sht nearly instantly, Diet Coke does the trick.

    If other people feel great drinking it, good for them.
  • ujjz
    ujjz Posts: 24 Member
    In moderation, it's not going to pose a threat.
    Just keep telling yourself that.
    Most doctors will tell you that, including mine. I trust him over your and the internet's conspiratorial hunch.
  • laura0770
    laura0770 Posts: 161 Member
    Sodium
  • Smoni2008
    Smoni2008 Posts: 30 Member
    Soda is processed and not clean.:noway:
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Well lets see Tab, first diet soda success, came out in 1963 and we continue to use them without statistically significant cases of cancer...I'd say drink it till your hearts content. Especially if you are diabetic.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    In moderation, it's not going to pose a threat.
    Just keep telling yourself that.
    Most doctors will tell you that, including mine. I trust him over your and the internet's conspiratorial hunch.
    If everyone were healthy, your doctor would be broke.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    In.

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    http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/aspartame









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  • nytrifisoul
    nytrifisoul Posts: 499 Member
    Proven.....Nothing wrong with it. But you have these "types" that preach to others to eat "clean" that will insist its bad for you, and blah,blah,blah.....Dont let these people bother you, and when you come across these people IRL just tell them to STFU like i do.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    I drink a lot of it. My dentists have never had a problem with it. I've never even heard of it being some dental threat. My doctor says it can cause caffeine rebound headaches or heartburn. I have no problems with it.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    The problem with diet soda is the simple fact that it tastes terrible.
  • RhineDHP
    RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
    Bleh, diet soda. Give me a regular coke any day. But seriously, it won't hurt you, drink up!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    But diet wise...what's the problem?

    i got nuthin
  • Inept_With_Weights
    Inept_With_Weights Posts: 9
    The sodium in sodas can make you more thirsty and not less. Carbonation beverages are bad for bone density.. Artificial sweeteners are best avoided in the long term. I've read articles saying artificial, calorie free sweeteners cause further cravings for sweets, and the metabolism reacts negatively after tasting sweet without receiving any actual calories, but I don't claim to know this for certain and suggest you read into it if it's a concern. A diet soda here and there is fine, as a regular drink I would avoid them if you can stand it for the phosphorous issue and the potential long term cancer effects people are reporting. |
    Here's a study claiming it's colas i9n particular and not all carbonated beverages as far as phosphorous/bone density.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/84/4/936.full

    there are others out there.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    Sodium? There is only around 35-40mg of sodium in a can of soda. That is not a lot.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    It's disgusting, that's what's wrong with it. :sick:

    Other than that...nothing, I guess.
  • rdpapag
    rdpapag Posts: 17
    Dr Pepper 10 is about the most I can stand for a Diet Pop.
  • togmo
    togmo Posts: 257
    I have a problem with soft drinks, both real and fake - my problem is they taste yummy! I think it all stems from when I was younger and I used to get one as a treat. When I was a younger fella they were not as accessible as they are today.

    There are a lot of different scare stories out there about both, sugary soft drinks will lead to diabetes, fake sugar will give you cancer, affect bone density, etc etc.

    I guess no one really knows what will happen. We know too much sugar is bad for you so avoid having too much of the full strength stuff but little is really known about the adverse effects of the diet stuff. It has been around for about 50 years but has only started to be consumed in any real quantities over the last 20 or so years I would guess? This isn't really long enough to know what, if any adverse side effects there are. Who knows in time they may find that it increases the chance of cancer, or reduces bone density or who knows what but for now there is no real concrete evidence out there.

    Obviously in a perfect world you would avoid drinking either. There are all sorts of people out there that believe you should be eating this, or that or only raw foods, or foods that existed when we were cavemen or any other crazy thing you want to think about. All have their merits and ideally I guess you would drink water and very little else but most people, like me, enjoy a soft drink every so often.

    I try and mix it up, I have the odd full strength one (and count the calories accordingly) and have the odd diet one. I generally have the full strength one as a stand alone beverage/meal. The only diet drink I like is Pepsi Max which limits my choices. The only thing I try and do is eat food with my diet drink because I read somewhere (and I think it makes sense - as I spread another rumour with no scientific data) that your body may release insulin looking for nutrient from the sugary drink that simply isn't there if it is a diet drink. Although I do also know that they have done studies that show sections of the brain that light up when you consume a full strength drink don't light up when you consume a diet drink, so I don't really know how much truth is in my above statement or how smart the human body really is. Generally though if I am after sugar I have a soft drink in place of food whereas if I want a nice tasting drink I will have a maxi with a meal.

    Well there is my 2 cents - which turned out to be a bit more...
  • NRSPAM
    NRSPAM Posts: 961 Member
    EVERYTHING causes cancer these days! I was taught in nursing school that the phosphorus, or whatever does steel calcium from your bones, or something like that, and my husband's dentist told him that as long as he didn't sip on the soda all day....like I do, his teeth would be fine, (he's had a lot of dental issues). I drink a couple cans of diet soda every day, and I can't say that I've had any problems.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    EVERYTHING causes cancer these days! I was taught in nursing school that the phosphorus, or whatever does steel calcium from your bones, or something like that, and my husband's dentist told him that as long as he didn't sip on the soda all day....like I do, his teeth would be fine, (he's had a lot of dental issues). I drink a couple cans of diet soda every day, and I can't say that I've had any problems.


    pfft as much as you lift im sure you have bones of steel
  • littlelexical
    littlelexical Posts: 146 Member
    Aspartame is an excitatory amino acid that affects the pituitary regulation of the ovary cycles, as someone with PCOS (and thyroid issues - as it effects that too!) - that is personally why i avoid it. I dont need anything that messes with my already messed up body ;)

    There are many other issues with it though, such as your body taking it in and responding as though it is taking in something which is sweet (and your body recognises sweet as energy source) and not finding any energy/nutrition there - which can mess with all sorts of neurological/hormonal/metabolic things.

    Some info in regards to sweetners & PCOS
    http://www.janethull.com/newsletter/0207/q_a_with_dr_hull.php

    I know there are supposedly lots ot other "bad' points to Aspartame... but... for me personally - that was enough. Sugar is also bad for PCOS - but, I would prefer to enjoy a full 'sugar,' full calorie drink if i must indulge :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    In moderation, it's not going to pose a threat.
    Just keep telling yourself that.
    25 years worth of it and my labs (done yearly) show no effects. So for half my life of consuming it, you'd figure something claimed by "naturalists" would show up. I don't have to tell myself it's okay in moderation, I have actual proof from yearly visits.

    Next thing you'll be telling us that meat is gonna kill us...........................oh wait.........................

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Some broscientists will complain about the aspartame , but you'd have to drink an obscene amount for that to affect you. Nothing wrong with a can or bottle of diet soda daily.

    this. also, if you have compromised immunity artificial sweetners can affect your stomach for some reason.

    my take? it's better than the sugar versions while you're working on other aspects of your health.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Aspartame is an excitatory amino acid that affects the pituitary regulation of the ovary cycles, as someone with PCOS (and thyroid issues - as it effects that too!) - that is personally why i avoid it. I dont need anything that messes with my already messed up body ;)

    There are many other issues with it though, such as your body taking it in and responding as though it is taking in something which is sweet (and your body recognises sweet as energy source) and not finding any energy/nutrition there - which can mess with all sorts of neurological/hormonal/metabolic things.

    Some info in regards to sweetners & PCOS
    http://www.janethull.com/newsletter/0207/q_a_with_dr_hull.php

    I know there are supposedly lots ot other "bad' points to Aspartame... but... for me personally - that was enough. Sugar is also bad for PCOS - but, I would prefer to enjoy a full 'sugar,' full calorie drink if i must indulge :)

    I'm hypothroid and I've had on'/off coke zero habits with no ill effects. we're only talking a glass a day though.

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