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    7 Side effects of Sodas

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    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      G-9

      Thanks. Good start for me on Forums BINGO!
    • Posts: 6,239 Member
      Research != Heard/saw it somewhere and didn't check the sources
    • Posts: 400 Member
      Whenever I read these debates I always end up thinking that the anti-soda/diet soda people think that those of us who have no problem drinking soda/diet soda do so under the misconception that they are good for us.

      I've yet to find a soda/diet soda drinker who says 'soda is healthy and good for you' and believes it. We just don't happen to believe the alarmist, anecdotal, or limited studies that say soda/diet soda is going to kill you in some way if you drink it.

      I also find the 'it's made up of chemicals which makes it bad/dangerous/toxic/whatever' line of thought moot.

      You can't live in this world and not ingest chemicals/toxins. And, yes, this includes the clean eaters. You can limit what you ingest by your choices but you can't completely cut chemicals/toxins out of your life, and you don't even know all the man made chemicals/toxins that you ingest on a daily basis.

      We are an industrial world, there are machines of every sort out there and have been for years, people smoke and burn things. All this puts chemicals into our atmosphere which means into our rain, which means into our soil, worldwide. If you don't believe this take a look at where volcanic ash manages to reach after an eruption.

      Now, onto the deliberate ingestion of man-made chemicals/toxins and how they'll kill you. I'm not going to debate this because it's fact, in the right context. It's the dose you ingest of these chemicals/toxins that decides whether it's going to kill you.

      A long time ago a combination of natural (prolonged CPR) and chemical/toxins (medical drugs) pulled me back from the brink of death. Following that I had to take a regimen of rat poison (Warfarin) for a year to stop the condition from recurring.

      I have a mental illness, I take two, sometimes three, different chemical combinations/toxins on a daily basis to make it possible for me to live a normal life, and yes, to help me have the ability to eat a healthier diet.

      My husband has leukemia, he takes chemicals/toxins daily to keep him alive. He stops and he'll likely be dead in a matter of months. He also has diabetes which he also treats with chemicals/toxins daily.

      Do these chemicals/toxins we choose to ingest have side effects? Of course they do. As intelligent, educated adults, we weigh the side effects against the benefits and make a conscious choice what to live with.

      As intelligent, educated adults, we also weight the pros and cons of every food we choose to eat, and make a conscious choice of what to live with.

      I've been drinking Diet Coke since it came on the market god knows how many years ago. I've drunk it in rather large quantities at times. Now I drink 12 oz daily, give or take. My personal experience and research suggests that other things are likely to kill me way faster than anything in soda/diet soda.

      Drink soda/diet soda, or don't drink soda/diet soda. But if you're going to make alarmist seeming posts, be prepared to support your stance with credible sources because those who have also done their research and believe differently are going to call you on it.

      :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
    • Posts: 4,089 Member

      I have researched it. There are tons and tons of claims by nutritionists, scientists, and doctors saying its not good for you and a smaller amount that say its ok. All I know is that when I stopped drinking it I lost weight, and when I do occasionally drink a Pepsi, it makes me feel like ****. My body tells me "no good" and that's enough for me.

      When I drink milk, I get very sick, sometimes to the point of vomiting. My nephew gets very sick when he eats peanuts, to the point that he has to have life saving intervention to survive. An old co-worker of mine had the same reaction to tomatoes. Just because something doesn't work well for one group of people, doesn't make it dangerous for others. Just because something works well for one group doesn't mean it is safe for all others. Some people should really never drink sodas, for others, not a problem.

      If I were to take insulin, I would become very ill, could possibly go into a coma and die. Does that mean no one should ever take the stuff because it is poison? Ask my grandma who would have died years ago without daily injections.
    • Posts: 11,068 Member
      Whenever I read these debates I always end up thinking that the anti-soda/diet soda people think that those of us who have no problem drinking soda/diet soda do so under the misconception that they are good for us.

      I've yet to find a soda/diet soda drinker who says 'soda is healthy and good for you' and believes it. We just don't happen to believe the alarmist, anecdotal, or limited studies that say soda/diet soda is going to kill you in some way if you drink it.

      I also find the 'it's made up of chemicals which makes it bad/dangerous/toxic/whatever' line of thought moot.

      You can't live in this world and not ingest chemicals/toxins. And, yes, this includes the clean eaters. You can limit what you ingest by your choices but you can't completely cut chemicals/toxins out of your life, and you don't even know all the man made chemicals/toxins that you ingest on a daily basis.

      We are an industrial world, there are machines of every sort out there and have been for years, people smoke and burn things. All this puts chemicals into our atmosphere which means into our rain, which means into our soil, worldwide. If you don't believe this take a look at where volcanic ash manages to reach after an eruption.

      Now, onto the deliberate ingestion of man-made chemicals/toxins and how they'll kill you. I'm not going to debate this because it's fact, in the right context. It's the dose you ingest of these chemicals/toxins that decides whether it's going to kill you.

      A long time ago a combination of natural (prolonged CPR) and chemical/toxins (medical drugs) pulled me back from the brink of death. Following that I had to take a regimen of rat poison (Warfarin) for a year to stop the condition from recurring.

      I have a mental illness, I take two, sometimes three, different chemical combinations/toxins on a daily basis to make it possible for me to live a normal life, and yes, to help me have the ability to eat a healthier diet.

      My husband has leukemia, he takes chemicals/toxins daily to keep him alive. He stops and he'll likely be dead in a matter of months. He also has diabetes which he also treats with chemicals/toxins daily.

      Do these chemicals/toxins we choose to ingest have side effects? Of course they do. As intelligent, educated adults, we weigh the side effects against the benefits and make a conscious choice what to live with.

      As intelligent, educated adults, we also weight the pros and cons of every food we choose to eat, and make a conscious choice of what to live with.

      I've been drinking Diet Coke since it came on the market god knows how many years ago. I've drunk it in rather large quantities at times. Now I drink 12 oz daily, give or take. My personal experience and research suggests that other things are likely to kill me way faster than anything in soda/diet soda.

      Drink soda/diet soda, or don't drink soda/diet soda. But if you're going to make alarmist seeming posts, be prepared to support your stance with credible sources because those who have also done their research and believe differently are going to call you on it.

      ^ Spot on.
    • Posts: 49,126 Member
      Just tagging this thread to see the milk studies regarding apparent negative effects on calcium/bone density.
      I will bet money that the "study" will correlate that people who ingest milk who are suffering from osteoporosis is going to be from India.

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    • Posts: 590 Member
      But do you realize how hard it is to burp the alphabet if you DON'T drink coke?

      LMAO!!!:drinker:
    • Posts: 1,680 Member
      How late is the person with all the research data going to sleep?! Make with the information!
    • Posts: 49,126 Member
      I have researched it. There are tons and tons of claims by nutritionists, scientists, and doctors saying its not good for you and a smaller amount that say its ok. All I know is that when I stopped drinking it I lost weight, and when I do occasionally drink a Pepsi, it makes me feel like ****. My body tells me "no good" and that's enough for me.
      "Claims" aren't science though. Dr. Oz claims a lot. And he's a real doctor by license. Now if it makes you feel like ****, then you're right for not drinking it. Consequently, I've drank diet soda for a long time (almost 30 years now) and haven't had any ill effects from it.

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    • Posts: 49,126 Member
      I still want to hear from people that if milk is going to be "bad" for you, what the hell are you going to substitute when it comes to putting in a liquid with boxed cereal............................:laugh:

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    • Posts: 136 Member
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      You need to go back to google, ninerbuff. Milk has been proven over and over to actually aggravate osteoporosis. You see, milk is slightly acidic and in order to neutralize the acid, your body pulls calcium straight from your bones. That is why populations that have very low dairy consumption have much lower rates of bone fractures and osteoporosis.

      But, you know, you can just keep on believing what the dairy industry tells you, if that's what you want to do.

      <
      Drinks milk and has never broken a bone in her life. Also has a good bone density
    • Posts: 590 Member
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      "Claims" aren't science though. Dr. Oz claims a lot. And he's a real doctor by license. Now if it makes you feel like ****, then you're right for not drinking it. Consequently, I've drank diet soda for a long time (almost 30 years now) and haven't had any ill effects from it.

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      LOL well I don't pay attention to that Quack for sure! I just came to my own conclusion that everyone is gonna do what they want and there are gonna be debates over this for years and years to come so I should just do what I think is best for me! :happy:
    • Posts: 56,142 Member
      I still want to hear from people that if milk is going to be "bad" for you, what the hell are you going to substitute when it comes to putting in a liquid with boxed cereal............................:laugh:

      And what about the cookies? Into what will one dunk one's cookies?
    • Posts: 281 Member
      All I know is that once I gave up diet soda and the carbonation in it, my feet stopped swelling on a daily basis. I still drink Crystal Light so it wasn't the artifical sweetners. It was the carbonation that was causing the problem for me.
    • Posts: 4,089 Member
      I still want to hear from people that if milk is going to be "bad" for you, what the hell are you going to substitute when it comes to putting in a liquid with boxed cereal............................:laugh:

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      In Michigan, the answer is beer....

      Edit to add - not because people believe milk is unhealthy, they just like beer, especially with honey nut cheerios.
    • Posts: 13,274 Member
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      My husband is a type 1 diabetic. Without medication, he would be DEAD.
      Instead of spouting alarmist nonsense, please take a little time to develop some critical thinking skills.

      The person was probably referring to things like Vioxx. js
    • Posts: 3,189 Member
      I still want to hear from people that if milk is going to be "bad" for you, what the hell are you going to substitute when it comes to putting in a liquid with boxed cereal............................:laugh:

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      Maybe instead of milk they use beer or wine. smiley-think004.gif
    • Posts: 400 Member
      I still want to hear from people that if milk is going to be "bad" for you, what the hell are you going to substitute when it comes to putting in a liquid with boxed cereal............................:laugh:

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      Vodka. Duh!
    • Posts: 49,126 Member
      Personally for me, I'm lactose intolerant.............................so I drink diet soda.:laugh: I KNOW that it's better for me than drinking milk.:laugh:

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    • Posts: 1,374 Member
      I NEVER drink plain/diet sodas - I ONLY drink sodas if they have rum (or some other alcohol) added to it. I figure that all of the alcohol will kill out all the really bad stuff in the soda. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

      Just my 2 cents - So I could get in on this one. :laugh:
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      And what about the cookies? Into what will one dunk one's cookies?

      Baileys.
    • Posts: 3,988 Member
      But do you realize how hard it is to burp the alphabet if you DON'T drink coke?

      I can only get to "K" no matter how hard I try, or how many cokes I drink...:sad: :sad: :sad:
    • Posts: 13,274 Member
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      And what about the cookies? Into what will one dunk one's cookies?

      My husband uses coffee. (Disgusting, I know)
    • Posts: 1,374 Member
      I still want to hear from people that if milk is going to be "bad" for you, what the hell are you going to substitute when it comes to putting in a liquid with boxed cereal............................:laugh:

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      ***:laugh: Well on this one - I would have said WATER - until I saw the post below*** This is a world wide issue we NEED to address people !! :laugh: ***
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      :laugh:


      I really need to stay off of the forums - It's just too much to contain !!!! :laugh: :laugh:

      I say just eat it or drink it (IT being ANYTHING your heart desires) b/c it's all bad for you anyways right???:noway:
    • Posts: 1,093 Member
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      The person was probably referring to things like Vioxx. js
      Actually, based on her previous comments, I would have no reason for making such an assumption (which was sort of my point). :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 4,089 Member
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      My husband uses coffee. (Disgusting, I know)

      hot chocolate....
    • Posts: 1,837 Member
      I used to put orange juice over cereal as a child because I HATED milk. I still don't like it other than half and half in my coffee. I'd rather have cereal with yogurt.
    • Posts: 10,347 Member
      Whenever I read these debates I always end up thinking that the anti-soda/diet soda people think that those of us who have no problem drinking soda/diet soda do so under the misconception that they are good for us.

      I've yet to find a soda/diet soda drinker who says 'soda is healthy and good for you' and believes it. We just don't happen to believe the alarmist, anecdotal, or limited studies that say soda/diet soda is going to kill you in some way if you drink it.

      I also find the 'it's made up of chemicals which makes it bad/dangerous/toxic/whatever' line of thought moot.

      You can't live in this world and not ingest chemicals/toxins. And, yes, this includes the clean eaters. You can limit what you ingest by your choices but you can't completely cut chemicals/toxins out of your life, and you don't even know all the man made chemicals/toxins that you ingest on a daily basis.

      We are an industrial world, there are machines of every sort out there and have been for years, people smoke and burn things. All this puts chemicals into our atmosphere which means into our rain, which means into our soil, worldwide. If you don't believe this take a look at where volcanic ash manages to reach after an eruption.

      Now, onto the deliberate ingestion of man-made chemicals/toxins and how they'll kill you. I'm not going to debate this because it's fact, in the right context. It's the dose you ingest of these chemicals/toxins that decides whether it's going to kill you.

      A long time ago a combination of natural (prolonged CPR) and chemical/toxins (medical drugs) pulled me back from the brink of death. Following that I had to take a regimen of rat poison (Warfarin) for a year to stop the condition from recurring.

      I have a mental illness, I take two, sometimes three, different chemical combinations/toxins on a daily basis to make it possible for me to live a normal life, and yes, to help me have the ability to eat a healthier diet.

      My husband has leukemia, he takes chemicals/toxins daily to keep him alive. He stops and he'll likely be dead in a matter of months. He also has diabetes which he also treats with chemicals/toxins daily.

      Do these chemicals/toxins we choose to ingest have side effects? Of course they do. As intelligent, educated adults, we weigh the side effects against the benefits and make a conscious choice what to live with.

      As intelligent, educated adults, we also weight the pros and cons of every food we choose to eat, and make a conscious choice of what to live with.

      I've been drinking Diet Coke since it came on the market god knows how many years ago. I've drunk it in rather large quantities at times. Now I drink 12 oz daily, give or take. My personal experience and research suggests that other things are likely to kill me way faster than anything in soda/diet soda.

      Drink soda/diet soda, or don't drink soda/diet soda. But if you're going to make alarmist seeming posts, be prepared to support your stance with credible sources because those who have also done their research and believe differently are going to call you on it.

      Awesome answer!
    • Posts: 1,680 Member
      I still want to hear from people that if milk is going to be "bad" for you, what the hell are you going to substitute when it comes to putting in a liquid with boxed cereal............................:laugh:

      A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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      Kickboxing Certified Instructor
      Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

      I have a friend with a milk allergy who grew up on cereal in orange juice. Yuck!
    • Posts: 126 Member
      I never drink Diet - I think it tastes nasty...And have switched to the soda stream - no high fructose corn syrup - I carbonate my water and add the syrup of choice. I don't think pop is good for me - but don't think it will kill me either. May make weight loss a little slower - though I don't think I drink enough to make that difference either. There are so many other bad toxins/chemicals that will kill me before my pop does.
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