Hansens Diet Soda's - yup, they have no carbs and no cals an

sassiebritches

My husband is sensitive to diet soda....meaning he is a soda freak and not for diet ANYTHING. He and I both are in Induction with Atkins....and honestly we are both having some carb cravings.....

These sodas are really really great!!! So no matter what you are doing, low fat, low cal, low carb..........Hansens ROCKS!

britishstar41

I love their Creamy Root Beer. So good!

recipe4success

I looked them up...they are sweetened with Splenda...so still artificially flavored. I find it very misleading that in one sentence on the site they state "There are no artificial colors or flavors, no sodium, no caffeine, and no preservatives. " and then in the next sentence "Our diet sodas are sweetened with Splenda® brand sucralose, ".

anu_6986

Thats so good!
But personally I would want to avoid any kind of soda. The carbon dioxide in the drink is not good for the bones either. So once in a while is OK, for which I can make do with the normal soda.

Luckymam

I looked them up...they are sweetened with Splenda...so still artificially flavored. I find it very misleading that in one sentence on the site they state "There are no artificial colors or flavors, no sodium, no caffeine, and no preservatives. " and then in the next sentence "Our diet sodas are sweetened with Splenda® brand sucralose, ".

You're right. It's a total con. Splenda IS made from sugar but its chemical structure is completely changed to make it indigestible, hence no calories. It's no better than any other sweetener.

They shouldn't be allowed to advertise it as you say. We don't have it in the UK but I can imagine the way it's reported to be naturally flavoured, etc.

Ryhenblue

Thats so good!
But personally I would want to avoid any kind of soda. The carbon dioxide in the drink is not good for the bones either. So once in a while is OK, for which I can make do with the normal soda.

Carbonated water

Ingredient-wise, this is cola's get-out-of-jail-free card. Carbonated water—water injected with carbon dioxide gas—has received a bad rap over the years, but current studies suggest there's little wrong with it. The idea that the phosphorus (the "fizz") in bubbly water drains calcium from bones was shown to be untrue in a 2001 study by the Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center in Nebraska. So if you give up the soda and stick to the soda water, you'll be in good shape.

Phosphoric acid

Chemicals Phosphoric acid is a chemical that gives colas their "tangy taste." It's much cheaper to use than more natural ingredients. The belief that phosphoric acid lowers bone density is contentious. While it's true that a 2006 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who consume cola daily have lower bone density, that could also be because those soda drinkers were less inclined to drink calcium-rich beverages such as milk. Furthermore, the Creighton University study (see: Carbonated water) suggests that it wasn't the phosphoric acid causing the problem—rather, it was the caffeine.

Regardless, phosphoric acid makes an excellent rust remover for iron and steel. So think about that the next time you have a hankering for a cola.

Caffeine

Coffee Beans Considering that some of our supplements contain caffeine, it would be downright hypocritical to trash it here. The simple fact is that in small amounts caffeine is fine. In fact, it's an ergogenic aid, meaning that it can increase the capacity for mental or physical labor. However, if you get too carried away, it can lead to everything from peptic ulcers to sleep disorders to the above-mentioned bone density loss.

So if you're at risk for osteoporosis, you're probably going to want to pass on caffeine. Otherwise, you'll want to drink it in moderation.

Mirabilis

Man, I'm losing more sleep from drinking water at the wrong time of day (evening, for example) than I ever did from drinking diet coke.

I've got to get that water addiction under control somehow.

Mirii

recipe4success

Coffee Beans Considering that some of our supplements contain caffeine, it would be downright hypocritical to trash it here.

What supplements?

Ryhenblue

Anacin
Excedrin
No Doz
Dexatrim
Vivarin

To name a few in the drug isle.

Mostly Diet and Sports supplements contain caffeine and of course chocolate.

anu_6986

That's nice information. I personally try to avoid cola as well as coffee. Both are occasional indulgences for me.
But thats just me.

Thats so good!
But personally I would want to avoid any kind of soda. The carbon dioxide in the drink is not good for the bones either. So once in a while is OK, for which I can make do with the normal soda.

Carbonated water

Ingredient-wise, this is cola's get-out-of-jail-free card. Carbonated water—water injected with carbon dioxide gas—has received a bad rap over the years, but current studies suggest there's little wrong with it. The idea that the phosphorus (the "fizz") in bubbly water drains calcium from bones was shown to be untrue in a 2001 study by the Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center in Nebraska. So if you give up the soda and stick to the soda water, you'll be in good shape.

Phosphoric acid

Chemicals Phosphoric acid is a chemical that gives colas their "tangy taste." It's much cheaper to use than more natural ingredients. The belief that phosphoric acid lowers bone density is contentious. While it's true that a 2006 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who consume cola daily have lower bone density, that could also be because those soda drinkers were less inclined to drink calcium-rich beverages such as milk. Furthermore, the Creighton University study (see: Carbonated water) suggests that it wasn't the phosphoric acid causing the problem—rather, it was the caffeine.

Regardless, phosphoric acid makes an excellent rust remover for iron and steel. So think about that the next time you have a hankering for a cola.

Caffeine

Coffee Beans Considering that some of our supplements contain caffeine, it would be downright hypocritical to trash it here. The simple fact is that in small amounts caffeine is fine. In fact, it's an ergogenic aid, meaning that it can increase the capacity for mental or physical labor. However, if you get too carried away, it can lead to everything from peptic ulcers to sleep disorders to the above-mentioned bone density loss.

So if you're at risk for osteoporosis, you're probably going to want to pass on caffeine. Otherwise, you'll want to drink it in moderation.