Diet Soda

soda in general is not great for you. It can leach the calcium out of your bones. It also makes you crave sugar more when you drink even the diet soda. I read about some study that found diet soda drinkers weigh even more than regular soda drinkers.
I would think in moderation it would not be horrible (for example 1 per day) but 2-4 a day of any kind of soda is not healthy.

Wean off if you can. Artificial sweeteners still trigger an insulin response.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2782974/

It also sets you up for not drinking enough water. Our bodies aren't evolutionarily ready for cokes, diet or not. Fruit is sweet, and has more benefits by far. Try squeezing an orange slice in your water...

In the present study, no significant differences were observed in either plasma glucose or insulin after diet soda versus carbonated water ingestion , despite the significant differences in GLP-1.

This is a quote from that study. Yes, the one cited. It says that "no significant differences were observed in... insulin after diet soda vs carbonated water."

Come on! Really?!

I've lost over 40 lbs and drink diet soda every day.

2 to 4 a day, diet or not does not seem ideally the best thing. maybe try 1 a day? artificial sweeteners are still being debated and tested, i am really not too sure how i feel about them. i do have a diet soda every now and then if i want something bubbly, but overall i really am not a fan. whenever i have it i always feel bloated and then i just want something else sugary. if you have the funds, zevia makes a soda sweetened naturally with stevia and they make a dr pepper type called dr zevia. drinking 2-4 of those prolly isn't the best either, really straight up water is the best but maybe that could be something to look into? they sell them at health food stores, the natural section of some grocery chains (i found them in kroger) or online on amazon. they have different varieties like cola, mtn dew type, cream soda, ginger ale etc. i enjoy them i just haven't gotten around to ordering more.
i forget where i saw it, i think a diabetes magazine my best friend gets where they had a similar study showing that people who drink diet soda actually do weigh more.
i'm interested to see what other people say about this.

I am addicted to soda mostly just Dr Pepper and I know it is super bad for you. So now I have changed and am addicted to Diet Dr Pepper. It is zero cals so I do not see why it is bad. I find myself having 2-4 a day. Can someone tell me if this is good or bad or a good way to change it. Thank you!

You aren't really hydrating yourself and it is the carbonation which is the problem (ok, maybe the artificial sweetener isn't so great either). Plus, it costs more than water.

I cut out diet soda in order to save money on my grocery bill and to reduce the trash in the house. It wasn't for health reasons. Turns out I felt a lot better when I cut out carbonated drinks. I performed better in my sports as well.

Hope that helps.

As far as people who drink diet soda weighing more, I think that's a no brainer. When I wasn't overweight, I drank regular soda. When I gained weight (and started losing it), I switched to diet. Correlation does not equal causation. The dinosaurs are extinct and there are people who speed on the freeways. This is not the same as people speed on the freeways because the dinosaurs are extinct.

Several years ago, I had heart palpitations. After a lot of testing, my doctor took me off caffeine and put me on a beta blocker. The palpitations continued. I had switched from Diet Coke to Caffeine Free Diet Coke. After nearly a year of still suffering the palpitations, I read an article that suggested Aspertame could cause or contribute to palpitations. The article recommended giving it a 2 month trial... do without and if you don't feel better, go back to your diet drinks. After 2 months, I wasn't having ANY palpitations. But I was addicted to the stuff and over the years, I continued to sneak back into drinking and when my consumption got higher, the palpitations would start back up. I have been totally off diet soda since July of last year. I haven't had any palpitations in 6 months or more. So, although government testing hasn't found the link, I tell myself Diet Coke is no longer an option for me. Or any diet drink, for that matter. I drink lots of water these days, since most everything has sugar (too high calorie) caffeine (not recommended for my condition) or artificial sweeteners.

I'm hooked on Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi. I also drink water throughout the day..although I can honestly say I detest drinking water unless I'm doing yard work or something. Trust me..if diet soda was going to kill anyone..I would have been dead decades ago.

I also stopped drinking soda when I was getting kidney infections and I haven't had an infection since. My doctor recommended it and told me if I still get them then it is not the soda but he was right.

Drinking one right now, anything in moderation. Just remember like someone else said it is a tool. I could not have lost weight without diet soda and splenda, it replaced sugar and kept me from craving junk.