diet drinks and their effect on your health

Actual studies saying it's bad? Not aware of any. Personal opinion? I still think we'll eventually find out that while it may not be disastrously hazardous for your health, it probably does some bad things to you eventually...but again, this is based on almost zero real science.

Ask SKitty, she seems be fine

You totally lost me at the point where you said that Skitty seems fine.

physically fine.

I drink diet pepsi and I know a lot of people who drink it the Doctor even told me if I was going to drink soda drink diet...if He said it is okay I am not worried lol...Everything in moderation is okay...Don't drink a 12 pack of diet soda a day

zevia. all natural soda. a little more expensive but tastes way better.

There isn't or ever will be a smoking gun... Much less a chemical as benign as aspartame.

Your body can take care of certain doses of cyanide, arsenic, mercury, lead, sarin, formaldehyde, tetrodotoxin, Botox, etc. Sorry, we are absolutely amazing and will survive. A few food preservatives and some nonnutritutive sweeteners aren't going to take your body down, as your body MAKES more toxic chemicals daily, hourly, and every second than aspartame.

Heck people who work in the x ray room of a hospital (even with the protective gear and safety) have a higher chance of getting ill compared to the average diet soda drinker.


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problem with diet soda is the body thinks all the fake sugar is real.

So much FUD re: artificial sweeteners. I have yet to see ANY scientific evidence to indicate that there is any reason to be concerned with them in any quantities at which a normal person would consume them.

If you want a chemical to be paranoid about, I'd pick something like sodium benzoate, which breaks down into benzene, which is actually bad for you. There are hundreds of better choices than artificial sweeteners if you are looking for things to avoid.

I agree that it's totally a personal decision. For what it's worth, though, this is the one that gave me the motivation to give up soda:

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/media_relations/library/2012/2012-04-20-study-finds-soda-consumption-increases-overall-stroke-risk.aspx

This one also contributed to my motivation:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20075358-10391704/new-study-is-wake-up-call-for-diet-soda-drinkers/

The first link relates to a study on non diet soda. Although it does not link the study it was a non-controlled study and so causation cannot be shown , but rather correlation. The issue with these studies is that the consumption of soda cannot be looked at in isolation. I believe that it is referring to the same study already discussed in this thread where the category of people who consumed soda were also more likely to consume more fast food. So the 'blame' cannot be laid at the foot of soda in isolation. Also, it should be remembered that the biggest risk for many diseases is obesity rather than an individual food item.

The second article cites a study on rats and another that shows a correlation but not causation as it was a non-controlled review on obesity. What is does show that people that drink diet soda who are not tracking their intake have a propensity to have a higher calorie intake. This is not relevant when tracking calories.

Just to be clear, I am not arguing that if you are someone that drinking diet soda triggers cravings it is not a good idea to limit or give it up, I am just trying to get the point across that diet soda, or even soda, when consumed in reasonable quantities, is not necessarily the bogeyman.

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