Diet Coke vs Iced Tea with Spenda

Sloth_TurtleGirl
Sloth_TurtleGirl Posts: 79 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is there a health difference. I'm a huge Diet Caffeine Free Coke addict. But, yesterday I bought some Lipton and Splenda and thought I'd try doing tea for a while.

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  • kjw1031
    kjw1031 Posts: 300 Member
    There's caffeine in the tea that was not in your caffeine-free Diet Coke, so beware of having the tea in the evening.

    Nutritionally I don't think there's a big diff. Tea lovers will probably be praising the benefits of it though. (I don't like tea)
  • MrsH78
    MrsH78 Posts: 46 Member
    aspartame is the reason I don't drink diet coke anymore :( miss it.

    Does your lipton and splenda have it in? if so, i can't imagine there is much difference as the previous poster said.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    aspartame is the reason I don't drink diet coke anymore :( miss it.

    Do you have bad reactions to aspartame?
  • MrsH78
    MrsH78 Posts: 46 Member
    aspartame is the reason I don't drink diet coke anymore :( miss it.

    Do you have bad reactions to aspartame?

    When i began my weight loss journey i used to have a headache quiet persistently, not enough to bother me greatly but annoying non the less. Drank diet coke almost exclusively (except water) and happened upon the effect of aspartame. I tried to cutting other stuff out of my diet, like chocolate and other high sugar things but didn't improve. Dropping diet coke worked and if i just can't resist and end up having some, i get a headache. (could be a coincedence but..) :)

    ps it probably affected me before my healthly changes but my awareness of my body and what went in it made me look into it.
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    The tea offers something beneficial, the diet coke is just totally worthless health wise. So in that regard, the tea is a better choice.

    I must note that I just finished about 24 oz. of coke zero before posting...
  • jojosgreen
    jojosgreen Posts: 5
    I drink Diet Rite cola. There is no sugar, caffeine, sodium, carbs, or calories. This is the only diet soda like it. Sweetened with splenda, no aspartame, or others. Ive noticed a large improvement in my concentration and memory.
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    Diet sodas are terrible for your teeth because of the acidity. There are tons of articles on this if you Google. This one is good because it talks about both tea and soda.

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/23/teeth.erosion.drinks/index.html
  • JoniM205
    JoniM205 Posts: 9
    carbonated drinks are pressurized with carbon dioxide, a gas that becomes an oxidant in our body, and it also lower our pH. Oxidants are similar to our cells as iron turning to rust as it oxidizes. As for the pH, a human body is balanced when it is alkaline, or between 7 and 8. Our bodies work continuously to keep our blood at 7.4, but many foods we eat work against that.

    http://www.improving-health-and-energy.com/ph-definition.html

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