Diet Coke?

mattkdawson
mattkdawson Posts: 53 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How can Diet Coke be zero calories? I'm skeptical of this... I might have one a week now that i started MFP, but i'm curious how they don't hurt your calorie par for the day. surely they are bad for you in some other way, right?
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  • coco3382458
    coco3382458 Posts: 296 Member
    all diet sodas are 0 calories.
  • SteelySunshine
    SteelySunshine Posts: 1,092 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSNK-9v7_JI&sns=tw
  • BettyAnnEbanks
    BettyAnnEbanks Posts: 9 Member
    I am wondering the same thing. I usually drink an average of two on most days and on the day I don't drink any I notice a difference in my body weight compared to the days I have diet coke as a form of beverage.
  • mattkdawson
    mattkdawson Posts: 53 Member
    I am wondering the same thing. I usually drink an average of two on most days and on the day I don't drink any I notice a difference in my body weight compared to the days I have diet coke as a form of beverage.

    do you think it's because it has a high sodium count and perhaps it makes you retain water weight? (just a guess. i have no data to back that up)
  • iarelarry
    iarelarry Posts: 201 Member
    Strong chemical compounds
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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    In for the ridiculous condemnation of artificial sweeteners
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I am wondering the same thing. I usually drink an average of two on most days and on the day I don't drink any I notice a difference in my body weight compared to the days I have diet coke as a form of beverage.

    do you think it's because it has a high sodium count and perhaps it makes you retain water weight? (just a guess. i have no data to back that up)

    I thought that at first, but it actually doesn't. One serving of Coke Zero is only 40 mg of sodium.
  • xDawnsgrace
    xDawnsgrace Posts: 436
    diet sodas actually have 1-4 calories per serving.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    There are lots of stuff you can drink that are also zero calories. Coffee or tea with no sugar, but with artificial sweetener, 0 calories.

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  • getfitcharles
    getfitcharles Posts: 78
    The whole point of them is to be very low or zero calorie. I've been drinking them for years (trying to cut back a lot) and in that time have both lost and gained weight, depending on my diet otherwise.
  • jillianbeeee
    jillianbeeee Posts: 345 Member
    I am not sure why but as soon as I eliminated diet coke from my diet I started losing weight and stopped craving carbs. Go figure. I hope someone else can explain it! lol
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    When I drink a 12 oz diet cola my weight goes up by 12oz. Then I pee.
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    Strong chemical compounds
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    *grin*
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    The research varies but some finds that artificial sweeteners can increase appetite. I know that when I drink a Diet Coke I sometimes end up wanting to open the fridge and inhale whatever is available, especially carbs. So, I've cut way back on it. I used to drink 2 to 3 cans a day and now do a 2 to 3 cans a week.

    Substitutes? Two main ones. Unsweetened flavored seltzer water or unsweetened iced tea made from tea bags alone.

    So, jillianbeeee, the research backs you up. For some of us, Diet Coke causes carb cravings.
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
    When I drink a 12 oz diet cola my weight goes up by 12oz. Then I pee.


    ^^^ Same here!!!! :glasses:
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    When I drink a 12 oz diet cola my weight goes up by 12oz. Then I pee.

    ^^^ /end thread
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    It doesn't have any calories, but research suggests that people who drink diet soda eat more. I'll have a Coke Zero maybe once a month or so, but I mostly drink water. (or coffee or alcohol!)
  • Melissa11412
    Melissa11412 Posts: 145 Member
    I just came in to post because of the thread title


    mmmm...diet coke
  • Binkie1955
    Binkie1955 Posts: 329 Member
    I think its' the acidic nature of carbonated beverages leeching calcium out of your system. It's the same thing killing the coral reefs. As the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide (with the warming planet, ocean water holds more CO2) CO2 'acidifies' the water. Acids interact with minerals and cause them to dissolve.so just as the warming oceans, holding more carbon dioxide, are bad for coral reefs (largely calcium carbonate lifeforms) the CO2 in the soda leaches your bone mass and also interferes with the absorption of other minerals your body uses to function. It's also true that your intake of soda was a missed opportunity for you nutritionally because 'you could've had a V8' or something more healthful. in short you have to think of soda as an 'anti-nutrient'.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    I think its' the acidic nature of carbonated beverages leeching calcium out of your system. It's the same thing killing the coral reefs. As the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide (with the warming planet, ocean water holds more CO2) CO2 'acidifies' the water. Acids interact with minerals and cause them to dissolve.so just as the warming oceans, holding more carbon dioxide, are bad for coral reefs (largely calcium carbonate lifeforms) the CO2 in the soda leaches your bone mass and also interferes with the absorption of other minerals your body uses to function. It's also true that your intake of soda was a missed opportunity for you nutritionally because 'you could've had a V8' or something more healthful. in short you have to think of soda as an 'anti-nutrient'.
    And of course there's a peer reviewed clinical study to back this? Or did you just read this from a "natural" site?

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  • camila_scl
    camila_scl Posts: 238 Member
    They are most def 0.

    My brother and step-father are type 1 diabetics, so they count carbs and inject insulin depending on how much carbs they eat.

    If coke zero or diet coke had carbs they will be always hyperglicemic and that is not the case. So I'm SURE about it at least in the carbs part adn if that's correct why wouldn't the calories be correct :)

    Also I can imagine that is pretty easy to test if the nutritional info is correct, can you imagine coca cola lying about it? they wouldn't dare to lie in something like that and risking a massive sue
  • JessHealthKick
    JessHealthKick Posts: 800 Member
    putting manufactured, synthetic chemicals in your body - even if 0 calories- can't be that great for you, can it? Acids, fake sugar and colourings, no thank you :)

    I avoid pop like the plague! You realise that once you haven't had them for a while, they actually taste disgusting! I am glad my parents made a rule of 'no soft drinks at home' when I was starting high school. That stuff is gross gross grosssss and so bad for you in every way possible.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/phenylalanine/AN01552
    just some information about a chemical in there (an artificial sweetener)... so it can cause mental retardation in people susceptible. Something that can do that is not something that should be in my body!
  • MoJoPoe
    MoJoPoe Posts: 139 Member
    Do some research. I have never let my kids have diet soda. Think chemicals. Read some studies. I belive they cause weight gain because of the body's reaction.
  • PlayerHatinDogooder
    PlayerHatinDogooder Posts: 1,018 Member
    diet sodas actually have 1-4 calories per serving.

    Exactly.

    They're not zero calories.
  • Cinner29
    Cinner29 Posts: 14 Member
    diet sodas actually have 1-4 calories per serving.

    The Diet Mountain Dew in my fridge says it has 10 calories. I was shocked. I've never seen a diet soda with anything other than zero before.
  • BEVERLYSTEEN
    BEVERLYSTEEN Posts: 106 Member
    Thanks you gave me a great chuckle at the end of the day.
  • Frelling_Tralk
    Frelling_Tralk Posts: 56 Member
    How can Diet Coke be zero calories? I'm skeptical of this... I might have one a week now that i started MFP, but i'm curious how they don't hurt your calorie par for the day. surely they are bad for you in some other way, right?

    I think they're bad for you because the sweeteners that are in them are actually worse for your body than regular sugar in coke? That's what I've always been told anyway.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    It's magic.
  • CrankMeUp
    CrankMeUp Posts: 2,860 Member
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  • rshcraig
    rshcraig Posts: 53
    Rum and coke zero make an excellent splurge :-) but mostly I stick to water cause I doubt anything chemically created is good for you. I also do unsweetened tea with splenda every once in a while. I know splenda is being investigated lately though too. Another thing that's too good to be true.

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