diet cokes...what's ur view??

illecl

They have Splenda-sweetened Diet Coke and many of the grocery store brand diet sodas are also sweetened with Splenda. Look for a different color on the 12-pack box. Aspartame makes my body ache (weird, I know). But Splenda hasn't gotten the bad press that it has.

CMmrsfloyd

Diet soda does make me burp and fart more.

I can't decide if that's a problem or a bonus. :laugh:

Definite bonus.

Babyblueeyez4O5

Against, personally I cut all pop out. I will sip on ginger ale when I'm sick, but that's about it.

All about Aspartame which is in your diet pop: http://aspartame.mercola.com/

Wow, thanks for the info... I switched from sugar to splenda, from reg soda to diet Wow.. I did not know I was harming my body and taking away fuel by doing so... and that explaines why im craving Sweets more now... Great diet tip for me... Thanks again

CashierCantin

I limit myself to 1 can of diet pepsi a day. The rest of the day consists of coffee in the morning, hot tea during the day and maybe, just maybe a half a bottle of water at night with my meds/vitamins.

I don't believe soda is just like water. Water is water and other drinks are other drinks. I do find I feel better when I DON'T have a lot of soda....but that's me. I also suffered from IBS before I lost a lot of weight and cut out soda with aspartame and I truly believe aspartame was a culprit. So I limit myself because I don't EVER want to go through that again. I've been cured for over 8 years now....I NEVER want that back!!

To each their own. If you don't feel bad and you aren't drinking a 6 pack a day, in my opinion you have nothing to worry about. If you drink a lot more than that, then I think there is a short somewhere in the circuit board and you may want to think about the fact you may be addicted to it and want to wean yourself off.

Sobe1970

Poison

fiberartist219

Personally, I love diet coke, and I have been drinking a ton of it. The last couple days, I have tried to switch over about half my consumption of diet coke to unsweetened tea to see what happens.

I think that everyone should just do what is right for them. Scientific studies are hard to come by on this subject, and causation and correlation are two totally different beasts.

I lost weight when I switched from regular pop to diet pop. Then, I gained it back with some other issues I had.

Now, I am weaning off the diet pop, and so far so good, but I still love the taste of it and want it from time to time. I'm trying not to cut it out cold turkey, because that is a recipe for failure.

Honestly though, if I give it up for a couple months and don't see significant changes, i will bring it right back in and drink it again.

mjsohm

I'm in favor of them. In moderation of course. I wish that they did a moderation test on lab rats instead instead of the "saturate every cell in their body continuously for five years and then say it causes cancer" test.

mom2teebee

I believe in everything in moderation. I replace sugar with Splenda in my coffee to cut the calories. I occasionally have a diet soda when I'm in the mood for one.

carolkobe

I stay away from chemicals and processed foods in general now. I used to drink diet soda's as a sweet low cal treat when dieting but have found that because they are super sweet they made me crave sweet stuff even more. I did that experiment putting a dirty cent in a glass of diet soda and the soda made it shiny again. Something that can do that to metal is not something I want to add to my body:)
I also found that I didn't like plain water when I started switching to it so I added a splash of different juices to help me acquire a taste. I reduced the amount of juice as I went and now water is my drink of choice. I just make sure there is a glass by me at all times and find that I drink it then without even thinking about it. If I don't have it beside me, the day gets away from me and I don't have enough time left to get in my days intake.
I continue to pick one new habit I want to acquire at a time when it comes to food and figure out how to make that work for me. Some of my current habits have obviously not been working for me but I am getting there slowly but surely. I love this site, I found it less than two weeks ago and it's a habit I am acquiring quickly:)
Good luck with whatever decision you make!

lisasays

I avoid all pop. My 6 yr old has never even had pop and my 18 year old is a vegan and avoids it, too. I really try not put anything that is not nourishing in some way into my body and soda pop isn't nourishment!

Xtina_Beba

I'm against. I prefer to enrich my body with clean and fresh foods & liquids...cutting out all artificial sweeteners, toxins, and processed foods.

MummaAimz

I'm against/...only because the taste of aspertame is DISGUSTING to me...but if you drink it and still stay within your calories everyday then more power to ya!

live2dream

aspartame is poison. i don't think poison is good in moderation. no bueno for me!

HMonsterX

aspartame is poison.

I hope you have some evidence to back up that outrageously scaremongering claim.

I avoid all pop. My 6 yr old has never even had pop and my 18 year old is a vegan and avoids it, too. I really try not put anything that is not nourishing in some way into my body and soda pop isn't nourishment!

You don't eat or drink anything just because it tastes good? Wow...rather you than me!

loki3981

I am cutting back from 3-4 cans of diet coke a day to 1 in the morning for my caffeine then crystal light/unsweetened tea/water etc for the rest of the day. I've been doing this for about 2 weeks now and I already can tell a difference in how I feel.
I love my diet coke and I won't cut it out entirely, but one or two is fine with me.

kyle4jem

I really try not put anything that is not nourishing in some way into my body and soda pop isn't nourishment!

So, water isn't nourishing?

Low-Cal drinks like Diet Coke are 95-99% water, usually flavoured with some vegetable extracts and sweeteners.

It's a personal choice at the end of the day, but I do think it's strange to think of something that provides refreshment and hydration as not being nourishing too. :drinker:

mmelledge

Today I discovered that Jones Soda's Zilch Cola is the best diet cola I've ever tasted. Seriously. Thank goodness I get my discount on them at work! :drinker:

tigersword

aspartame is poison. i don't think poison is good in moderation. no bueno for me!

Your body creates both aspartic acid, and phenylalanine, which is all aspartame is. Guess your body creates poison then.

lisasays

hmonster - all of my food tastes good!!! I dont think crap food is tasty and I like what mother nature gave us :-)