Ok what's the "skinny" on diet soda is it good or bad

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  • wishingandhopingforbones
    wishingandhopingforbones Posts: 7
    I like it alot because it makes me feel full with 0 calories! Whats not to love ? ! ?
  • LosingItInDenver
    LosingItInDenver Posts: 45
    http://www.anschutzwellness.com/news/clinical-trial-affirms-diet-beverages-play-positive-role-in-weight-loss-dieters

    The above study proved that diet soda had a role in weight loss, and that diet soda drinkers reported feeling less hungry, showed greater improvements in serum levels of total cholesterol and LDL and had better reduction in triglycerides than those who just drank water.

    I'm not going to tell anyone what to drink (I haven't had soda of any type in 2 months because it gives me terrible reflux,) but if you enjoy diet soda, then there's evidence that it does help with weight loss.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I drink diet and regular soda. I leave the regular soda for when I have excess calories. I've heard that for some people the artificial sweetener in diet soda can actually cause them to crave sugar (which would result in weight gain if people gave in to such cravings). There are also people who are sensitive to certain sweeteners and as such can't drink sodas with that particular sweetener in it (my mom is one such person, gets horrible headaches from a sweetener...I don't remember which one though).
    If you don't have either of those issues, then I don't see any reason for you not to drink the diet version of your favorite soda.

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