Diet drinks - what's your take?

I'm no fan of the Aspartame, I hear all the 'the dose is tiny and look at the tests it's been through (funded by ...)' but the results speak more for me.

I tend to get headaches and somehow hungrier when I have a Coke Zero. Probably due to fooling my body that it's going to get sweet stuff that never arrives.

I still indulge once or twice a week but each time I do I seem to notice stuff that is just telling me to stick to water.

I low carb but I somehow feel less guilty about taking a swig or two of full sugar Coke than chugging a bottle of Coke Zero. At least the cane sugar (in Oz, HFCS isn't used here) is going to provide energy ...

I'm a Pepsi MAX girl...

Or Coke Zero if I have to.

For diet soda's - trying to stop altogether, but love them. They seem like cheating if you do think of them as posion., All the diet "shakes" are motivation for me to make a real meal with the same calories/nutritional intake. I have a few in the garage to remind me that food is better.

Cant deal-they taste nasty to me. Once in a while i make room in my calories for a real glass of Coke

I try to avoid them altogether as they are either high in sodium or calorie count I stick to plain water and allow myself a coffee or protein shake

Not just no, but Hell no!

I can't stand Aspartame. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and it gives me a headache. I don't use the little packets for water either because they all use it.

I'll take my full sugar Dr Pepper. I know it's bad for me....and I drink alot less than I used to. One of these days I'll manage to cut it out completely.

The one thing that I do know about diet soda is that they have high levels of citric acid and phosphoric acid and they are very bad for teeth enamel. For some reason people don't seem to know that, but you can just ask any dentist. And they have no nutritional value (such as vitamin c in citrus fruits), so that makes the damage to the teeth not worth it (for me). I don't care if other people drink them. But, it's not for me. They also cause me bloating and abdominal distress. And I don't like the taste, so it's not a deprivation to me. Regular soda is also bad for your teeth (of course). I like stevia.

i drink diet iced tea cuz it's cheap and sweet without being too bad. I don't like the taste of diet soda, but i do like zevia which is a diet soda made with stevia. i've tried their cream soda and ginger root beer. very yummy.

The one thing that I do know about diet soda is that they have high levels of citric acid and phosphoric acid and they are very bad for teeth enamel. For some reason people don't seem to know that, but you can just ask any dentist. And they have no nutritional value (such as vitamin c in citrus fruits), so that makes the damage to the teeth not worth it (for me). I don't care if other people drink them. But, it's not for me. They also cause me bloating and abdominal distress. And I don't like the taste, so it's not a deprivation to me. Regular soda is also bad for your teeth (of course).

My mom is a dentist and ironically, she drinks more pop than anyone else in our family! (usually 3-5 cans a day)

(sorry for being off topic)

The one thing that I do know about diet soda is that they have high levels of citric acid and phosphoric acid and they are very bad for teeth enamel. For some reason people don't seem to know that, but you can just ask any dentist. And they have no nutritional value (such as vitamin c in citrus fruits), so that makes the damage to the teeth not worth it (for me). I don't care if other people drink them. But, it's not for me. They also cause me bloating and abdominal distress. And I don't like the taste, so it's not a deprivation to me. Regular soda is also bad for your teeth (of course).

Very true, my dentist tells me this all the time. He really encourages never "sipping" on soda or coffee because its terrible for your teeth. He is also very against lemon drops.

Also adding lemon to your water and drinking that all day is not good for the teeth (but at least it has vitamin C and bioflavonoids and all of that). I still have lemon juice, but not all day long.

I don't drink soda often enough that this is a major issue in my big picture. However, I CANNOT stand the taste of the sweeteners in diet sodas. I can't even use drinks like diet coke in things like rum & coke because no amount of rum can make that crap tolerable.

I can't stand the taste of aspartame and I consider it poison. I drink water, and if I really want a soda, which is a few times a year, I go for the sugary ones. I'm not a soda addict.

Diet soda doesn't sound much better than the sugary version. A little quote (slide 2) out of this link http://www.everydayhealth.com/photogallery/reasons-to-kick-your-soda-habit.aspx#/slide-1

"Diet Soda and Weight Gain
We know that drinking sugar- and calorie-filled soda leads to weight gain, but it may surprise you to learn that even diet soda can contribute to unwanted pounds. In the San Antonio Heart Study, which tracked 3,682 adults over a seven- to eight-year period, those who drank artificially sweetened beverages had body mass indexes up to 47 percent greater than people who did not imbibe. It’s not completely clear why zero-calorie drinks lead to weight gain, but researchers believe that diet soda drinkers have unhealthier diets overall than those who skip soda completely."

I don't know about all the research that's out there, but I do know, as others have already discussed, that the acidity in soda (diet or regular) eats away tooth enamel. It is also linked with osteoperosis. Is it cause and effect though or that soda is being consumed instead of something healthier? I don't know.

Diet coke has alot of sodium??? i have to look that up