Diet sodas are not bad after all!!!
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My husband loveddddddd his zero coke then he went on to Lipton peach light as his a diabetic. It is true these are addictive and no amount of talking would he stop taking these until he saw this.
http://www.infowars.com/food-the-ultimate-secret-exposed/
To know what is in diet coke is discussing!!!! This actually breaks down the ingredients so you really know what is in these drinks and foods.
My husband now drinks spring water and will a little diet he has dropped 2 of the 3 insulin injections.0 -
So does water. H20 is a chemical compound.LOL
They have zero nutrition and are all chemicals. Thats not okay for my body.
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theres an actual study that suggests people who drink diet drinks are actually more prone to have be overweight and have diabetes later on in their lives... but dont take my word for it and keep drinking diet sodas!0
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You are so correct!!! Getting caught up in the all or nothing heath mentality on the posts is why I lost track and had to start over on my weight loss journey. Every now and then it is ok to have a treat as long as it's with in limits and all other vital nutrients are met. I think you are awesome by the way, thank you for your post.
Eating "healthy" means getting in your essentials and staying within a calorie limit. If there's room for non essentials that don't cause calorie surplus, then have fun consuming it. IIFYM eating rules.It's full of chemical junk. Doesn't eating healthy means trying to stay away from that crap?
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Ninerbuff, thanks for being the voice of moderation and reason:flowerforyou: You obviously have some common sense. I don't think diet coke is the best choice, but its not going to make me drop over dead if I have diet Dr. Pepper occasionally.0
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Diet Coke is pretty good with rum or bourbon. I've never tried it with both.
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No.theres an actual study that suggests people who drink diet drinks are actually more prone to have be overweight and have diabetes later on in their lives... but dont take my word for it and keep drinking diet sodas!
The study was an epidemiological study (not a randomized controlled trial) that CORRELATED diet soda consumption to obesity, not that it causes it.
It's every bit as plausible (if not moreso) that people drinking diet sodas started AFTER they became obese, and switched to diet soda consumption to save calories.0 -
Aspartame
Monsanto
FDA
Arrogance
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This thread has it all.
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It's correlation not causation. There's an actual graph out there that shows that the rise in the Earth's temperature is associated with the increase in the pirate population too.theres an actual study that suggests people who drink diet drinks are actually more prone to have be overweight and have diabetes later on in their lives... but dont take my word for it and keep drinking diet sodas!
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Did you read anything that was posted about science and truth before you posted this? Did you research the science for yourself before taking the fear-mongering tinfoil-hat guy's word for things?My husband loveddddddd his zero coke then he went on to Lipton peach light as his a diabetic. It is true these are addictive and no amount of talking would he stop taking these until he saw this.
http://www.infowars.com/food-the-ultimate-secret-exposed/
To know what is in diet coke is discussing!!!! This actually breaks down the ingredients so you really know what is in these drinks and foods.
My husband now drinks spring water and will a little diet he has dropped 2 of the 3 insulin injections.
I'm guessing not.0 -
No.theres an actual study that suggests people who drink diet drinks are actually more prone to have be overweight and have diabetes later on in their lives... but dont take my word for it and keep drinking diet sodas!
The study was an epidemiological study (not a randomized controlled trial) that CORRELATED diet soda consumption to obesity, not that it causes it.
It's every bit as plausible (if not moreso) that people drinking diet sodas started AFTER they became obese, and switched to diet soda consumption to save calories.
My mother drinks lots of diet soda, and she's a diabetic, so it MUST be true!
...except she's type 1 and got it in her teens....before diet coke was around, lol.0 -
Why is diet soda being discussed on a food and nutrition forum? It is neither and shouldn't belong here.
I'm glad you found an article to justify your addiction to diet soda. Enjoy.
I have only read 3 of your posts. I am curious,,,, are you always so negative?
:huh: :frown: :indifferent: Are you seriously posting this to someone after posting what you have tonight, mocking others & being plain rude for no reason other than to build yourself up!!?
I've read several of yours now and I found each to be rude and sarcastic, I'd ask if you were always that way but it appears you revel in it.
Hope your day gets better as you seem to be having a rough one tonight! Maybe it's time for bed...:noway:0 -
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Just a thought from my own personal experience, I recently started drinking a gallon of water day, or as close to it as I can get. I still have a diet soda about every other day and my sweet cravings are diminishing, I think that it is possible that drinking more water keeps us fuller and makes us think about food less, therefore craving less sweets. I still treat myself to my diet soda and will continue to since I like the taste and deprevation would only make me binge drink it when I do give in. I say do whatever works for you.
Water is the best option but most ppl cant/wont be able to drink nothing but water forever it just isn't feasible for most. And wtg on a gallon a day I am having issues drinking my 8 a day lol I am just not a thirsty person and when I force drink it makes me feel like crap. I also agree whatever works for you. Better for a person to lose weight how they can initially but in the long term for overall health not just weight loss but mind and body....their is always more nutritional options than sodas diet or not.0 -
You can find a study to support almost any view, good or bad.
Just because one study says something is ok doesn't mean it is.... and for the record, I am not against diet pop at all.
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This! I drink diet coke daily and could care less what one study funded by a group for or against it says!0 -
I had 1 Diet Pepsi a day for at least 25 years. That's half my life. Figure if half of it so far has been no problem, the other half shouldn't be that bad.:laugh:You can find a study to support almost any view, good or bad.
Just because one study says something is ok doesn't mean it is.... and for the record, I am not against diet pop at all.
This! I drink diet coke daily and could care less what one study funded by a group for or against it says!
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Is it bad that I was SUPER happy reading this??? http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/02/20/diet-pop-not-linked-to-spike-in-hunger-cravings-among-overweight-cohort-u-s-study/
Who funded the study?
From the article:“Artificial sweeteners are a lot sweeter than regular sugar, on the order of 250 times sweeter, so that’s where the concerns came from,” said Vasanti Malik, a nutrition researcher from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
Regarding the ethics at Harvard.
http://ethicalnag.org/2011/01/27/integrity-in-science-report/
Harvard is the recipient of grants from both PepsiCo and CocaCola.
With all of the corporate contributions to research institutions it's becoming nearly impossible to find an unbiased nutritional study.
All that said, I drink a diet coke every day and it hasn't killed me yet.0 -
What's interesting though is that whether a 'biased' group or not, no study ever conducted has ever found detrimental health effects to aspartame/nutrasweet.With all of the corporate contributions to research institutions it's becoming nearly impossible to find an unbiased nutritional study.
All that said, I drink a diet coke every day and it hasn't killed me yet.
... and, yes, I drink at minimum one can a day also.0 -
i love diet 7-up.... just sayin.0
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Is it bad that I was SUPER happy reading this??? http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/02/20/diet-pop-not-linked-to-spike-in-hunger-cravings-among-overweight-cohort-u-s-study/
I always wondered, it never spiked my hunger or made me crave sugar so that seemed absurd. However, it is still pretty much a chemical ****storm so I try to avoid it.0 -
I have really bad issues with acid reflux, and was told to stay away from carbonation in general, so I haven't had any in large amounts in a while. I do still have one every once in a while (mostly with rum or vodka!!) so everything in moderation, etc. I guess. I've heard more about the caramel coloring than aspartame, although the only hard core warning about aspartame I've heard is narcolepsy... whatever floats your boat, I guess. I find it hard to get my 8 glasses of water in a day if I drink anything else, though.
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A friend of mine (professor at university) did research on diet coke and found negative effects, he was never able to publish his research because coca cola and others were threatening him with law suits and so on.
Any company that is ready to threaten a school and professor for research is proof enough for me that it probably isn't that good for you.0 -
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Diet Sodas are terrible! I am against ANY ARTIFICIAL SWEETENED PRODUCT! Seriously why people can not see synthetic is NOT GOOD!
You do realize that natural doesn't mean good for you too right?
Chemicals are in everything we eat and drink.
So, for those of you who refuse to eat or drink things that are man made and full of chemicals, I bet you use commerically made lotions, soaps, washes, perfumes, etc. All those chemicals get absorbed into your skin. How about all you ladies who use nail polish? Think the formaldhyde from the polish isn't being absorbed into your body?0 -
Um, aspartame? Just because it doesn't make you fat doesn't mean it's not bad for you....
I have yet to see one reliable source that proves it is bad for humans. Over and over again it has been shown to be safe in moderate amounts.
Clearly you haven't done enough research. That or you work for Monsanto.
Seriously?
Clearly YOU Haven't done enough research. All those articles on the internet aren't always true. Artificial sweeteners have yet to be PROVEN to have side effects in moderate amounts.
Drink a 24 pk of diet pop each day? Sure you'll have some issues. Drink one a day... unless you already have an issue with the ingredients that you're fine.0 -
Diet Sodas are terrible! I am against ANY ARTIFICIAL SWEETENED PRODUCT! Seriously why people can not see synthetic is NOT GOOD!
You do realize that natural doesn't mean good for you too right?
Chemicals are in everything we eat and drink.
So, for those of you who refuse to eat or drink things that are man made and full of chemicals, I bet you use commerically made lotions, soaps, washes, perfumes, etc. All those chemicals get absorbed into your skin. How about all you ladies who use nail polish? Think the formaldhyde from the polish isn't being absorbed into your body?
WTF!?!?! lol I dont use alot of those things and I sure a heck don't eat or drink them lol It amazes me to see some of the things ppl post lol I dont know about you but apple is natural and it is good for you....do you mean things on the shelves that say natural? I just am not understanding the point of your post TBH soda worked for some others choose not to intake it for reasons of their own but how the heck did we get onto finger polish lol and PLZ ppl if you are using so much polish that it is doin harm to you seek help lol that goes for the lotions soaps and so on lol0 -
I have a counter-article proving that diet soda is indeed bad for you.
Link:
http://news.menshealth.com/the-truth-about-diet-soda/2011/07/07/
(While the artificial sugar is fine there's still high fructose corn syrup which is still a sugar and will be stored as fat if it's not burnt off quickly.)0 -
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:I have a counter-article proving that diet soda is indeed bad for you.
Link:
http://news.menshealth.com/the-truth-about-diet-soda/2011/07/07/
(While the artificial sugar is fine there's still high fructose corn syrup which is still a sugar and will be stored as fat if it's not burnt off quickly.)
If there was HFCS in them there would be a calorie value. And ANYTIME you're in calorie surplus (regardless of what macronutrient) you'll store fat.
And the article doesn't state that it's "bad" for you, it goes over correlative incidences with being overweight and the reaction of diabetic mice (good thing we're humans).
Time to rehit the books.
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First of all artificial sweeteners do not hit the brain receptors to indicate you have taken in sugar. They will not slake your craving for sugar, and so you will consume more calories trying to get what your body needs or wants. It is best to have something naturally sweet. (like a piece of fruit). I mean I love technological advancement, but not in my food! Eat clean, Eat Well, and enjoy variety!
Please see the study the OP posted.0
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