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SANDRA_F26
SANDRA_F26 Posts: 180
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What wrong with Diet cola ?
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,029 Member
    Nothing as long as you're not drinking a case a day.

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  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Nothing as long as you're not drinking a case a day.

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    Agreed, I drink 2 or 3 diet pepsi everyday along with my 120 oz. of water... and don't plan on giving it up anytime soon.... Best of Luck
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    Nothing is wrong with it.
  • GooooHeather
    GooooHeather Posts: 27
    Oooooo, depends on how much you are drinking. It erodes the enamel on your teeth.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    Oooooo, depends on how much you are drinking. It erodes the enamel on your teeth.

    My dentist said to drink it with a straw to avoid any issues :)
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    I drink a lot of diet soda. I am more concerned about staining my white teeth than I am about aspartame. My solution is to drink water after soda as often as possible. When water is not available I substitute sugar free gum
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    Oooooo, depends on how much you are drinking. It erodes the enamel on your teeth.
    Not nearly as much as regular soda, though. The acid doesn't do nearly as much damage as the sugars in regular soda. My brother switched from regular soda to stevia-sweetened soda four months before a dentist appointment and they were shocked at how much better his teeth were.
  • grace42d
    grace42d Posts: 156 Member
    You can use coke to clean your battery. Why would you drink this?
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    What wrong with Diet cola ?

    Everything. It is poison.

    Please send all of the diet cola you currently have to me for proper disposal. Especially if it's Diet Pepsi.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    You can use coke to clean your battery. Why would you drink this?
    You can use carbonated water to clean your battery, too.
    http://snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp
  • loricshields47
    loricshields47 Posts: 134 Member
    I agree its all about the quantity you consume. I drink very little of it myself, I prefer water. This is a link to the possible effects of diet soda and other artificially sweetend things.

    http://rhondagessner.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/a-killer-in-your-fridge-sweet-poison-a-must-read/
  • LVCeltGirl
    LVCeltGirl Posts: 473
    What wrong with Diet cola ?

    Nothing wrong with it except for me, it's addictive! I still can't seem to kick my Coke Zero habit! I just temper it out with 128 oz of water daily.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    You can use coke to clean your battery. Why would you drink this?

    See it has multiple applications and it tasted good too!! Win WIn!!!
  • JG762
    JG762 Posts: 571 Member
    I'm a huge Diet Dr. Pepper drinker, unfortunately many many days it was the only liquid that I would consume. I've had friends tell me how bad it is for you and I've read the reports etc. but I didn't take it very seriously. Since I started to change my eating and drinking habits I figured that cutting down on Diet soda would be a good place to start. I'm hoping that if any of the reports of health effects are true maybe I'll notice something change? I do have a case of Tinnitus (ringing of the ears) that seems to be getting worse but I had attributed it to years of gun fire and heavy equipment noise on construction sites, time will tell I guess.
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    I agree its all about the quantity you consume. I drink very little of it myself, I prefer water. This is a link to the possible effects of diet soda and other artificially sweetend things.

    http://rhondagessner.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/a-killer-in-your-fridge-sweet-poison-a-must-read/

    FYI the author of the article you cite is promoting a network marketing business selling Kangen Water®
    Link can be found on the right hand side of the page cited above. Most of the videos on her "Be Wealthy" page are MLM speakers. Of course she will say aspartame is bad. She wants to sell you water and hopes you will sign up to sell it as well!

    The formaldehyde comment is nothing more than fear mongering. Low levels of formaldehyde occur naturally in a variety of foods, such as fruits. Numerous studies have been conducted on the issue and aspartame has been proven safe for levels of consumption far greater than most of us drink.

    "A 12 US fluid ounce (355 ml) can of diet soda contains 180 milligrams (0.0063 oz) of aspartame, and for a 75 kg (165 lb) adult, it takes approximately 21 cans of diet soda daily to consume the 3,750 milligrams (0.132 oz) of aspartame that would surpass the FDA's 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight ADI of aspartame from diet soda alone"
    http://web.archive.org/web/20090212130028/http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/AspartameQandA

    "The acceptable daily intake (ADI) value for aspartame, as well as other food additives studied, is defined as the "amount of a food additive, expressed on a body weight basis, that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without appreciable health risk."
    http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc70.htm
  • SANDRA_F26
    SANDRA_F26 Posts: 180
    I was expecting alot of negative feed back you all are great and made me feel alot better I like to drink a litter at the most every once in a while.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    did you call it pop? heheheh. yeah baby. I love my DP
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    You can use coke to clean your battery. Why would you drink this?

    You can use water to create the Grand Canyon. Why would you drink this?
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    What wrong with Diet cola ?

    Everything. It is poison.

    Please send all of the diet cola you currently have to me for proper disposal. Especially if it's Diet Pepsi.
    In for helpfully disposing of teh toxinz as a public service. I'll take the Diet Coke.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    What wrong with Diet cola ?

    Everything. It is poison.

    Please send all of the diet cola you currently have to me for proper disposal. Especially if it's Diet Pepsi.
    In for helpfully disposing of teh toxinz as a public service. I'll take the Diet Coke.
    there was a time I'd order beer if only diet coke was available. at any time of the day! I can now tolerate it..
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    What wrong with Diet cola ?

    Everything. It is poison.

    Please send all of the diet cola you currently have to me for proper disposal. Especially if it's Diet Pepsi.
    In for helpfully disposing of teh toxinz as a public service. I'll take the Diet Coke.

    We will contain this public health hazard. Totes contain it.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    You can use coke to clean your battery. Why would you drink this?

    You can use water to create the Grand Canyon. Why would you drink this?

    Truth. Water kills. Just say no.
  • CharisSunny
    CharisSunny Posts: 276 Member
    It's my almost guilt -free crack addiction.
    I shall have one a week for the foreseeable future.
  • loricshields47
    loricshields47 Posts: 134 Member
    I agree its all about the quantity you consume. I drink very little of it myself, I prefer water. This is a link to the possible effects of diet soda and other artificially sweetend things.

    http://rhondagessner.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/a-killer-in-your-fridge-sweet-poison-a-must-read/

    FYI the author of the article you cite is promoting a network marketing business selling Kangen Water®
    Link can be found on the right hand side of the page cited above. Most of the videos on her "Be Wealthy" page are MLM speakers. Of course she will say aspartame is bad. She wants to sell you water and hopes you will sign up to sell it as well!

    The formaldehyde comment is nothing more than fear mongering. Low levels of formaldehyde occur naturally in a variety of foods, such as fruits. Numerous studies have been conducted on the issue and aspartame has been proven safe for levels of consumption far greater than most of us drink.

    "A 12 US fluid ounce (355 ml) can of diet soda contains 180 milligrams (0.0063 oz) of aspartame, and for a 75 kg (165 lb) adult, it takes approximately 21 cans of diet soda daily to consume the 3,750 milligrams (0.132 oz) of aspartame that would surpass the FDA's 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight ADI of aspartame from diet soda alone"
    http://web.archive.org/web/20090212130028/http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/AspartameQandA

    "The acceptable daily intake (ADI) value for aspartame, as well as other food additives studied, is defined as the "amount of a food additive, expressed on a body weight basis, that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without appreciable health risk."
    http://www.inchem.org/documents/ehc/ehc/ehc70.htm

    Not farmilliar with the articles origins (from an unkown to me blog). No idea what she sells. I get my water from the tap lol. I just thought the story may have been of interest to someone with cocerns over diet sodas. It was sent to my husband by a well meaning relative.
    Your ensuing information was both insightfull and appreciated.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Calling it pop makes me angry.




    It's soda, dammit.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Calling it pop makes me angry.




    It's soda, dammit.
    Incorrect. :angry: It's coke. And then you specify what kind: Coke Zero, Diet Dr. Pepper, Sprite, whatever.
  • MelissaAnn1983
    MelissaAnn1983 Posts: 149 Member
    My dentist says it is healthier to leave it behind. But they have also said drink it through a straw. He said do not brush right after and to rinse with water after you drink it. I have searched and searched for studies stating it is bad for you. I can't find them. So I will continue to save my calories for eating.
  • MelissaAnn1983
    MelissaAnn1983 Posts: 149 Member
    Calling it pop makes me angry.




    It's soda, dammit.
    Incorrect. :angry: It's coke. And then you specify what kind: Coke Zero, Diet Dr. Pepper, Sprite, whatever.

    Yes! lol
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    What wrong with Diet cola ?

    Everything. It is poison.

    Please send all of the diet cola you currently have to me for proper disposal. Especially if it's Diet Pepsi.
    In for helpfully disposing of teh toxinz as a public service. I'll take the Diet Coke.
    there was a time I'd order beer if only diet coke was available. at any time of the day! I can now tolerate it..
    I had to acquire the taste myself. But I'll order iced tea in a Pepsi shop... Or smuggle in my own Diet Coke. :devil:
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    Calling it pop makes me angry.




    It's soda, dammit.

    Oh, so sorry, I wouldn't want to make you very angry.you might disintegrate me.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlVoD17y5y4

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