Diet sodas are not bad after all!!!
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Pop is epic-ly bad for you. With or without calories. It's too bad it's evil, because I love it, but it is evil.0
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For those of you who love and drink diet, look at the ingredients....ASPARTAME!!!! Do you know what is in it..Formaldehyde!!!!!!! Who wants to drink that???? Just something for you to think about. I would rather drink regular, take the extra calories and work a little harder then drink that stuff and put it in my body.0
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Why is diet soda being discussed on a food and nutrition forum? It is neither and shouldn't belong here.
I'm glad you found an article to justify your addiction to diet soda. Enjoy.
^^^^ This. If you are serious about dieting and getting your health in order... WHY ARE YOU STILL DRINKING SODA?! No Soda is "okay" for you. End of story.
Diet soda is actually helpful to my weight loss... Helps with cravings and is especially useful in regards to LeanGains/IF IMO.
To each their own of course0 -
You can find a study to support almost any view, good or bad.
Just because one study says someting is ok doesn't mean it is.... and for the record, I am not against diet pop at all.0 -
ONE WORD: ASPARTAME :-/0
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For those of you who love and drink diet, look at the ingredients....ASPARTAME!!!! Do you know what is in it..Formaldehyde!!!!!!! Who wants to drink that???? Just something for you to think about. I would rather drink regular, take the extra calories and work a little harder then drink that stuff and put it in my body.
This. Apartame.0 -
Um, aspartame? Just because it doesn't make you fat doesn't mean it's not bad for you....
I have yet to see one reliable source that proves it is bad for humans. Over and over again it has been shown to be safe in moderate amounts.
Clearly you haven't done enough research. That or you work for Monsanto.
Clearly you don't understand that Aspartame has nothing to do with Monsanto.
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For those of you who love and drink diet, look at the ingredients....ASPARTAME!!!! Do you know what is in it..Formaldehyde!!!!!!! Who wants to drink that???? Just something for you to think about. I would rather drink regular, take the extra calories and work a little harder then drink that stuff and put it in my body.
I can appreciate your opinion, but if I drank regular soda it would mess me up like you wouldn't believe. I'd rather take the chance with artificial sweetener.0 -
For those of you who love and drink diet, look at the ingredients....ASPARTAME!!!! Do you know what is in it..Formaldehyde!!!!!!! Who wants to drink that???? Just something for you to think about. I would rather drink regular, take the extra calories and work a little harder then drink that stuff and put it in my body.
This. Apartame.
Yes, it breaks down into the same ingredients as most citrus fruits and foods such as chicken. Do I need more punctuation or randomly capitalized words to make it true? No. Why? Because science.0 -
Everything in moderation. Years ago I would drink 4-5 cans a day. For me that didn't seem healthy so I started drinking water. Now I drink 1 every few days (unless I'm at a restaurant. I simply can't drink water at a restaurant. Yuck :sick: ). But I will never, ever, ever give up diet pop. Never.0
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What about diet coke with Splenda?/ I have cut down but I still have two or three a week.0
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Better give up citrus fruit since it's turns into formaldehyde in the body then.................:laugh:Um, aspartame? Just because it doesn't make you fat doesn't mean it's not bad for you....
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I'm highly sensitive to formaldehyde and have never done well with citrus fruit. Thanks for the info.....interesting!0 -
There are studies to suggest that aspartame in diet sodas are linked to neurological deficits (ex: blindness). For every study that says, "Just joking guys, it's okay!" You find another study that says the opposite. I'd rather have real sugar and count the calories than a chemical-laden beverage into my body...
I refuse to use an artificial sweetener I have one teaspoon of sugar every morning in my coffee. When we stop using empty calories that quick fix our problems such as sweet cravings instead of addressing the real issues that are causing the sweet cravings then we will all be much more healthy. I just don't understand why anyone would put something so unsure as artificial sweeteners in their body on a daily basis it totally contradicts the whole point of living a healthy lifestyle. A crash dieter who cares only about looking skinny I get it..but for the long term healthy lifestyle change it makes no sense. I might as well start smoking again and use the excuse it prevents me from eating....it is BS and the only ones falling for it are the ones doing it.0 -
in for the mud slinging contest :drinker: :laugh:
ME + DIET PEPSI =
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LOL... People are funny. It's not proveable either way.
Addiction can be as much as a mental thing as it is a physical thing, but we should all be careful what we label an addiction. It's a real, diagnosable thing. It's more than just really liking something, or eating/drinking/doing something habitually. A habit and an addiction are not the same...clinically speaking. Just saying.
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Sodas in general are okay. However, whether it is a diet soda or not, our pancreas and liver can only handle breaking down and digesting ONE 12 ounce soda per day. This information is found on Web-MD. Certain artificial sweetenerws are absolutely terrible for you. Some aren't so bad. The problem is that our livers think of artificial sweeteners as a poison. The liver plays a part in the fat burning process. If your liver is busy processing 3 diet sodas, when will it have time to process fat? Limit yourself to one per day. This way, you can give your liver time to burn fat and it won't have to work so hard.
I have now switched to natural sodas, and for me, I can consume stevia. I like Zevia because it tastes decent and isn't all that expensive. Some people can't use stevia. Some are allergic to it and to other artificial sweeteners.
The most important thing to remember is MODERATION. Be careful what you put into your body. It's the only one you get. Right?0 -
There are studies to suggest that aspartame in diet sodas are linked to neurological deficits (ex: blindness). For every study that says, "Just joking guys, it's okay!" You find another study that says the opposite. I'd rather have real sugar and count the calories than a chemical-laden beverage into my body...
I refuse to use an artificial sweetener I have one teaspoon of sugar every morning in my coffee. When we stop using empty calories that quick fix our problems such as sweet cravings instead of addressing the real issues that are causing the sweet cravings then we will all be much more healthy. I just don't understand why anyone would put something so unsure as artificial sweeteners in their body on a daily basis it totally contradicts the whole point of living a healthy lifestyle. A crash dieter who cares only about looking skinny I get it..but for the long term healthy lifestyle change it makes no sense. I might as well start smoking again and use the excuse it prevents me from eating....it is BS and the only ones falling for it are the ones doing it.
I'm pretty sure that aspartame is the single most studied substance. There are decades of research and the only ones that show any negative effects are the ones that test extraordinary amounts of the stuff on rats. As in, their body weight in aspartame fed to them daily. Occasionally some random study pops out of some less than reputable lab and the internet is on fire that aspartame is "bad." And then the study is discredited because of their methodology or data and everything goes back to normal.
There is nothing "unsure" about aspartame except in the minds of people who take in their information from garbage sources.
Name an actual way that aspartame negatively affects health and back it up with a peer reviewed study. There are thousands on aspartame so it shouldn't be hard. Otherwise, as a very low calorie beverage, it fits into a healthy lifestyle whether there are chemicals in it or not. There are chemicals in everything that's how the world works.0 -
Clearly you don't understand that Aspartame has nothing to do with Monsanto.
Why even say that?
Monsanto first started manufacturing it. Then they sold under Nutrisweet. Now it's distributed by more companies than I can keep up with. Bottom line, yes there is something to do with it.0 -
Clearly you haven't done enough research.
this implies that you feel that you have done enough research. enlighten me, please.0 -
Seriously ... This may shock you but everything you read on the Internet isn't true. Shhh, not everyone knows yet0
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Just because it doesn't relate to "spikes in hunger" doesn't necessarily mean it's not bad for you.
I agree. And it's full of disgusting, toxic artificial sweeteners.... gag. Don't believe everything you read on the internet bb0 -
My opinion is this: Everything in moderation! Is Diet Coke gonna kill you? Probably not! Is it "good" for you? Probably not! Is it ok to have every now and again? Definitely! Should I be drinking 2-3 a day probably not! Is it better for you than drinking a real coke? That is the question? I say most likely...a coke is probably not much healthier!0
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I quit soda, never liked diet, tasted weird... But Im not going back... I just cant0
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Why is diet soda being discussed on a food and nutrition forum? It is neither and shouldn't belong here.
I'm glad you found an article to justify your addiction to diet soda. Enjoy.
Couldn't be more wrong.0 -
Clearly you don't understand that Aspartame has nothing to do with Monsanto.
Why even say that?
Monsanto first started manufacturing it. Then they sold under Nutrisweet. Now it's distributed by more companies than I can keep up with. Bottom line, yes there is something to do with it.
Wikipedia: Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, a chemist working for G.D. Searle & Company.
Granted, G.D. Searle & Company was acquired by Monsanto in 1985, however the patent ran out in 1992 so now they aren't the only ones to profit from it. Why not list those other companies that manufacture it?
And since I disagree with you, I MUST work for the 'enemy', huh? I truly hate it when people try to debunk another's dissenting opinion with that stupid crap.0 -
Why is diet soda being discussed on a food and nutrition forum? It is neither and shouldn't belong here.
I'm glad you found an article to justify your addiction to diet soda. Enjoy.
I have only read 3 of your posts. I am curious,,,, are you always so negative?0 -
this implies that you feel that you have done enough research. enlighten me, please.
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Enough to know that I'd rather stay away from it. What do you want to know? You can message me. I'm open to discussion. I don't want to keep checking this thread though. Too time consuming.0 -
^^^ so true ^^^^Why is diet soda being discussed on a food and nutrition forum? It is neither and shouldn't belong here.0 -
For those of you who love and drink diet, look at the ingredients....ASPARTAME!!!! Do you know what is in it..Formaldehyde!!!!!!! Who wants to drink that???? Just something for you to think about. I would rather drink regular, take the extra calories and work a little harder then drink that stuff and put it in my body.
Can we please get our facts straight? Aspartame breaks down COMPLETELY into 3 things in the body. Aspartic acid, phenylalanine (both naturally occurring amino acids), and methanol. The body converts methanol into formaldehyde which then converts to formic acid. This is a normal bodily process in response to methanol. Guess what has WAY more methanol than aspartame? Strawberries and tomatoes, just to name two.0 -
Just because it doesn't relate to "spikes in hunger" doesn't necessarily mean it's not bad for you.
^^ THIS ^^
History: Prone to migraines since childhood. Frequent (almost daily) headaches (not always migraines) for the last few years.
I was fully against the whole diet cokes are bad for you spill and refused to stop drinking them until I hit a stand-still with my weight loss so I thought I would stop for a few weeks and see what happened. I didn't see a lot of change in my weight loss, but as weeks went on I noticed something awesome..... I had not had a headache in about 2 or 3 weeks!!! :happy: I stayed diet coke (and headache!!) free for a few months and last summer hit and so did travel and all the other excuses and I fell back into the diet coke habit again and BAM....headaches were back. So you guessed it... I quit again. And once again was mostly headache free. Many say it's the aspartame and that's probably part of it, but I can get aspartame through other things and don't seem to have a problem. Something in the diet soft drinks is no joke......
Something to think about!0
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