Some thoughts on diet soda?
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Everything we eat is made of chemicals.
I drink diet sodas in moderation. I like to have a soda with pizza or popcorn and I'd rather drink a Cherry Coke Zero rather than a high cal regular Coke or plain water.
If you like the sodas, drink them. Just try to be aware of how you react to them and note if they seem to be triggering cravings.0 -
Everything in moderation... :drinker:0
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Drinking diet soda is better than murdering people, right? http://tinyurl.com/3ey6gtq
What's a little aspartame if it means saving lives?
Do it for the children.0 -
I treat diet soda like junk food. I have it as an occasional treat. It IS junk food.0
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love it, can't live without it, but I limit myself to one can a day0
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Its a great alternative to full fat soda... if you're gonna drink that you;re better off drinking the diet stuff... Offset the so-called carcinogen aspartme with eating loads of healthy stuff... besides... I personally don't think its a great issue so long as you;re not guzzling litres of the stuff each week/day!
You know there is no fat in any soda, right?0 -
Its a great alternative to full fat soda... if you're gonna drink that you;re better off drinking the diet stuff... Offset the so-called carcinogen aspartme with eating loads of healthy stuff... besides... I personally don't think its a great issue so long as you;re not guzzling litres of the stuff each week/day!
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Its a great alternative to full fat soda... if you're gonna drink that you;re better off drinking the diet stuff... Offset the so-called carcinogen aspartme with eating loads of healthy stuff... besides... I personally don't think its a great issue so long as you;re not guzzling litres of the stuff each week/day!
I literally just burst out laughing here at work.0 -
PS. They definitely DO NOT count for your water consuption. Actually you should up your water intake if you drink a soda that day, it will help
Completely wrong.
Tea/Coffee/Soda/Diet soda/Milk/juice etc all count towards your daily fluid intake, The caffeine effect is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the drink.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/
As for coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.
di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.
Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what
http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/
http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm
http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html
http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not
http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php
http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo0 -
My momma told me that "diet soda is the devil, Bobby Bousche!"
Drink the regular, in moderation as to count with calories. Dr. Oz wrote in an article for Time Magazine that the fat in fatty foods lets our bodies know that we are getting full - (that's where we have to listen), so save your life from that kind of cancer causing stuff, drink more water and have a soda every now and again!0 -
Everything in moderation... :drinker:
^This
Drink it if you must, just be smart with it.0 -
Diet Dr. Pepper is MY FAV too! But I cannot get it where i live0
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It's a treat, for me...just like peanut m&m's! I have trained my body to crave water rather than soda; however when it is hot outside there is something about that large Sonic 1/2 price drink of coke zero w/ a wedge of lime!0
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I'm trying to cut the diet soda. I used to be on 3 cans a day (sometimes still give in on a bad day) but I must admit, it's what helped me lose weight. Sugar cravings disappeared and it made me feel full after dinner. Sometimes I need that sugar(free) carbonation.
My name is Andrea and I'm a Pepsi-Max-a-holic.0 -
PS. They definitely DO NOT count for your water consuption. Actually you should up your water intake if you drink a soda that day, it will help
Completely wrong.
Tea/Coffee/Soda/Diet soda/Milk/juice etc all count towards your daily fluid intake, The caffeine effect is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the drink.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/
As for coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.
di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.
Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what
http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/
http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm
http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html
http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not
http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php
http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo
I'm so glad that someone posted this!!! i'm so sick of people saying 'you have to drink a cup of water to compensate every cup of coffee you drink' it is a really popular misconception though!0 -
Diet Dr. Pepper is MY FAV too! But I cannot get it where i live0
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Drink them every once in a while. I would not do everyday, but if you really need a soda with a certain food you are eating. Ex. Fish is not good with water so I drink a pepsi maxx. Awesome dude!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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