why to quit diet soda

KristinLeAnn252

There's always going to be articles about how diet soda is bad for you, or how it's good for you. Or how carbs are bad/good, fat is bad/good. I think I'll just stick with what works for me. And I LOVE diet sunkist so I'm sorry, but I don't think I will ever completely stop drinking it

Lainn

Who would put chicken in coke? I'd eat the chicken & then drink the coke personally.

Re aspartame: http://thebodyevolutionreport.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/aspartame-and-sucralose-youre-on-trial.html
"What really amuses me is that while Aspartame is ‘bad’ (for people with Phenylketonuria) and everyone must avoid it, bananas have MORE Phenylalanine than what is found in Aspartame! Yet you do not hear ANYONE say bananas are ‘bad’ and should be avoided. Also if you drink protein shakes or eat protein from whole food you are consuming more Phenylalanine than what is in a diet soft drink."

Fact:
100% of people who drink diet soda will die.

100% of people who don't drink diet soda will die.

I say we only eat bananas that have been marinated in diet soda! (well not me cause bananas constantly try to kill me...so rude....plus they taste icky. But I bet the marinated ones taste delish!)

j_twirl

every one of my 82 lost pounds was saturated in Coke Zero.

And I'm still alive.

I don't buy into scare-science. Show me some peer-reviewed articles and I may be interested.

Boom. Thats how you do it people.

Kaddyshack21

I dont drink soda's......no disrespect to those who do. Guess its better than being on drugs or being an alcoholic.

I hardly think these things can even be compared. Seriously. You are labeling people who drink soda as "just" better then drug addicts or alcoholics. WOW that is pretty offensive. Not impressed that such a sad thing can be flung around in such a trivial way.

That being said, I very rarely drink soda. If I do decide to have some there is no way I am drinking diet. For as little as I have it no reason to worry about it.

Dexy_

Doesn't anyone remember the MAIN rule with eating/drinking? Too much of ANYTHING is bad. Everything in moderation. Unless it is LITERALLY a poison, a little bit won't kill you.

chuckyp

OK soda dissolves chicken breasts and pennies. Also ketchup cleans copper pans very nicely, vinegar cleans hard water deposits off your shower heads, and orange oil is used a hand cleaner and paint stripper. So what? These things are mildy acidic. Simple chemistry, nothing ominous, still food.

jenlb99

I used to get migraines -- REALLY bad migraines...and I used to drink diet pop, etc. I went away for a month and didn't have access to any diet pop, sugarfree gum, etc. and guess what -- not a single migraine (whereas, I had one pretty much every day).

I came home, resumed my usual diet, and my migraines started up again. FOR ME, aspartame causes migraines. For the record, splenda does the same thing for me (and the longest study done on humans was only 14 days long -- scary!).

In two years, sans aspartame and splenda, I've not had a single migraine. (Splenda actually causes my stomach to cramp up severely ontop of the migraines).

Now, I rarely drink pop at all -- maybe one or two a year, and it's always the regular, sugar-sweetened pop.

Our bodies were designed for pure, natural foods, not processed junk and chemicals. We're surrounded by pollution and toxins, why add to it? Cigarettes were once considered safe and recommended by doctors; mark my words -- several years from now (maybe when lobbyists are banned), aspartame and splenda will be as reviled by the public as cigarettes are.

We're all adults and I'm a strong believer in personal freedom (I even support the legalization and taxation of all drugs.). Do what you want to your body, and reap the rewards and consequences.

RonSwanson66

I used to get migraines -- REALLY bad migraines...and I used to drink diet pop, etc. I went away for a month and didn't have access to any diet pop, sugarfree gum, etc. and guess what -- not a single migraine (whereas, I had one pretty much every day).

I came home, resumed my usual diet, and my migraines started up again. FOR ME, aspartame causes migraines. For the record, splenda does the same thing for me (and the longest study done on humans was only 14 days long -- scary!).

In two years, sans aspartame and splenda, I've not had a single migraine. (Splenda actually causes my stomach to cramp up severely ontop of the migraines).

Now, I rarely drink pop at all -- maybe one or two a year, and it's always the regular, sugar-sweetened pop.

Our bodies were designed for pure, natural foods, not processed junk and chemicals. We're surrounded by pollution and toxins, why add to it? Cigarettes were once considered safe and recommended by doctors; mark my words -- several years from now (maybe when lobbyists are banned), aspartame and splenda will be as reviled by the public as cigarettes are.

We're all adults and I'm a strong believer in personal freedom (I even support the legalization and taxation of all drugs.). Do what you want to your body, and reap the rewards and consequences.

Personal intolerances to specific substances do not make that substance inherently dangerous.

My fiancee is allergic to shellfish. By your rationale, I should start a website / write a book called "Shellfish: the Secret Killer"

jenlb99

Personal intolerances to specific substances do not make that substance inherently dangerous.

My fiancee is allergic to shellfish. By your rationale, I should start a website / write a book called "Shellfish: the Secret Killer"

Didn't say it was. I simply shared my experience.

Nitachi

I just lol'ed and continued to drink my coke zero

Jambe

I think they should follow the footsteps of Dr Pepper 10 Cause that stuff is just delicious. A little sugar can go a long way. Plain ol diet is just gross to me. Might as well drink sparkling flavored water. Tastes way better imo and no caffeine!

Oliver_Cat_13

Stomach acids do some pretty nasty things to chicken breasts. I've consumed many a chicken in my day, and the product that comes out of my body never resembles chicken.

Corn, on the other hand...

I think this is the best post in this thread!

4thehardman

Darn it! If diet soda is bad for me (Thanks for the interesting ''but totally unrelated to diet soda other than the title'' article by the way!) I guess I will just have to find something else to wash down that family bucket of KFC chicken wings!

Lets be honest with ourselves here. Most of us ignored the warnings of being overweight until we realised how much better we felt as the weight started coming off. Many of us didn't think that a smoking in public places ban would affect us until we realised how much nicer it was to be in those public places without others smoking. All of us through the power of education and much trail and error have found that by eating better and exercising more we feel healthier and stronger and fitter than before which is why I think we are all quick to defend the tools that helped us get here.
OP I understand that perhaps the article on regular soda made you stop and think about the harm it does to the human body but most of us have alreay made the switch to diet soda eliminating many of the risks listed in your article (and adding a few if the scaremongers are to be believed) and many of us at somepoint will make that transition again to water and teas but what you must realise is that we are all doing much less harm to our bodies now than we were before and offering negativity to people who are making positive changes is not always welcome. Also, perhaps read the article thoroughly before you copy and paste it and then add a titile. Lally

4thehardman

woah, first day back in a few weeks and I'm already a thread killer....lol!