Water - How essential? Diet soda bad?

samra2012

I drink about 2000 ml of water per day... how many glasses of water is that?? is too much water??:drinker:

madamepsychosis

A cup of water as it's put on here is 8oz. 2000ml = 70 ounces, which is about 8-9 cups. 8 cups of water is what is generally recommended, so no, you're just right I drink 2000ml of water a day too. A bit more if I'm exercising.

tsh0ck

Diet soda is extremely high in sodium. High salt intake = water retention. Water retention = added weight.

Extremely?

Most cans of diet soda have 40mg per can, that's absolutely nothing.

It's enough, though...especially for a drink. That on top of whatever other sodium one eats during the day can make a difference.

It's 1-2 DV%, really... it's nothing.

exactly. there is more sodium in a cup of carrots or spinach or even a half cup of celery.

samra2012

I drink about 2000 ml of water per day... how many glasses of water is that?? is too much water??:drinker:

Ok! thanks!!

Nerdy_Rose

The only time I drink diet soda is when there's liquor in it.

o_delaisse

I believe the whole thing is about hydration. People say you need x amount of fluid a day, and you can get that fluid from food, coffee, soda, etc. The point is you're hydrating yourself.

However, it's all about quality. Just as I can meet my hydration needs with diet soda and coffee, I can stay within my calorie goals by eating, say, 5 cookies. So I've met my goals, but the quality is dubious.

So really, I think it depends on how high you want the *quality* of your hydration

And I ain't lecturing you - I drink diet energy drinks and coffee, so don't think I'm being all holy! Just saying

waffleflavoredtea

I read somewhere that the artificial sweetner in Diet Soda actually makes you hungry. I haven't really drank soda since I was 11 years old so I can't say I know that to be true or false based on experience, but I have heard things about it contributing to weight gain.

I believe this theory fully. I don't think diet soda contributes to weight gain directly, but I believe that it messes with the chemical balance in your brain, as well as making you crave unhealthy things, and make you hungrier in general. I honestly love diet pop as a treat but since cutting out to basically only having it in social situations, I feel much better. I have been less bloated and am retaining less water as a result of not having the high levels of sodium in diet pop.

RLeighP

I see nothing wrong with the occasional diet soda, but I drink mainly water and unsweetened green tea. And I only count half of the green tea towards my water intake.

And I average about 3-4 liters a day. My body needs that, if I drink less I can definitely tell a difference.

Steve_Runs

Water: we can't live without it! Diet sodas: contain aspartame, thus, very bad!

microMXL

The issue with the diet soda is about the aspartame right?
I get like 3 cans on the week, I like that diet pepsi

striveforhealthy

I drink diet on occasion. It's a nice textural change from just water with the carbonation. Although, I'm sure I could get seltzer water or something and make my own more healthier 'soda'.

sunnyday789

I believe the whole thing is about hydration. People say you need x amount of fluid a day, and you can get that fluid from food, coffee, soda, etc. The point is you're hydrating yourself.

However, it's all about quality. Just as I can meet my hydration needs with diet soda and coffee, I can stay within my calorie goals by eating, say, 5 cookies. So I've met my goals, but the quality is dubious.

So really, I think it depends on how high you want the *quality* of your hydration

And I ain't lecturing you - I drink diet energy drinks and coffee, so don't think I'm being all holy! Just saying

I agree with your point about sources for hydration.
Certainly, eating 5 cookies vs eating meat and veg (with the same amount of calories) would have less nutritional value.
But that doesn't mean that water is superior because it has no additives.
For example, coffee has been shown to have many benefical effects such as preventing cancer and diabetes in addition to providing hydration. So couldn't one say that coffee as a hydration source actually has a higher "quality" than plain old water?

(Not arguing; just debating)

o_delaisse

I believe the whole thing is about hydration. People say you need x amount of fluid a day, and you can get that fluid from food, coffee, soda, etc. The point is you're hydrating yourself.

However, it's all about quality. Just as I can meet my hydration needs with diet soda and coffee, I can stay within my calorie goals by eating, say, 5 cookies. So I've met my goals, but the quality is dubious.

So really, I think it depends on how high you want the *quality* of your hydration

And I ain't lecturing you - I drink diet energy drinks and coffee, so don't think I'm being all holy! Just saying

I agree with your point about sources for hydration.
Certainly, eating 5 cookies vs eating meat and veg (with the same amount of calories) would have less nutritional value.
But that doesn't mean that water is superior because it has no additives.
For example, coffee has been shown to have many benefical effects such as preventing cancer and diabetes in addition to providing hydration. So couldn't one say that coffee as a hydration source actually has a higher "quality" than plain old water?

(Not arguing; just debating)

That's a good point, I didn't consider this. I suppose I was thinking about caffeine and bad lab stuff, but as you say there's some good stuff in coffee. And green tea has caffeine, but then it also has a lot of good stuff in as well.

Perhaps I should revise my statement to just focus on diet soda and not so much coffee. What I say stands: think about the quality. However, as you say, be aware of exactly what's in your drink of choice, good and bad