Diet Coke?

I don't really know the science behind it, but if you are drinking 4 diet cokes a day (and then eating more because hey...that coke had 0 calories) because you believe it to be healthier then "real coke"....chances are its not going to a positive effect on your weight loss efforts even though its called "diet". Cutting it out or switching to tea/lemon water or just plain water is going to get you a lot further (although room can be made for treats now and then!)

Not to mention artificial sweeteners....i'd rather have the extra calories then cancer or other detrimental effects...but maybe that's just me. (although I don't drink anything carbonated because it makes me feel sick).

I absolutely love Coke Zero and I usually drink 1 Coke Zero for every bottle of water.... So most days I drink around 4-5 bottles of water and 4-5 bottles of Coke Zero.

I know its probably bad for me, but my weight is dropping off even with the Coke Zero and they taste sooo good....lol

If it sounds too good to be true, then it is!!!

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The Daily Mail? Seriously? That's about on the same level as The National Enquirer~

How about this - the fact that coke and other soda pop is sweet, no matter what the sweetener in it, and it triggers your dopamine system (pleasure seeking part) in your brain, and that makes you want to crave it/keep on drinking it.

If you think thats a bunch of unproven nonsense, try going without it and see how long you can go without craving it. That should prove whether it is addicting.

Also, if it has diet sweeteners in it, those are chemicals, and so instead of choosing someting healthy, you are putting in an unhealthy chemical in it, so again I think it may not be the best nutritionally for someone who wants to eat healthy.

On a more personal level, you may disagree with me all you want, but as I read the answers from people who claim they can have this or that and brag about it, or say how they enjoy it, it suggests to me that those products still have a hold on people, and that they cant easily give it up, if that were the case, then these people bragging on coke would instead be bragging on the nice fruit salad they ate, or the nice fresh fruit juice they drank. So i think based on the above answers, that tells me ya'll are addicted to the stuff and justifying it. But thats just my opinion, I cant indulge in it because I will want more.. I am a sugar addict, so i need to stay away. and i have.. hope i can make it becuase it is hard ,, because to tell the truth, if I could choose, I would drink about 2 cokes a day, and not that mediciny fake diet coke, but the real classic coke. sure tastes good when its hot. so i respect its power over me, and choose not to indulge, nor do i recommend playing around with this kind of product if i want to have better health.

I didn't get fat from diet soda so I am not going to worry about how much I drink, which isn't a lot.

...if that were the case, then these people bragging on coke would instead be bragging on the nice fruit salad they ate, or the nice fresh fruit juice they drank.

I...I do that. Not the fruit juice, but salads and other homemade delicious meals with herbs straight from my garden...yeah. I don't think I have an addiction to vodka penne though.

I used to be a big diet soda fan. I drink flavored seltzers now. Mmmmm

diet coke may have zero calories, ....but artificial sweeteners bring something to the table....they increase your hunger ...so you crave sugar....and junk. The best thing to drink ...is good ol' water....the best....

If it sounds too good to be true, then it is!!!

Could diet soda make you fat? How zero-calorie sweeteners trick your brain into thinking you're hungry when you're not

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Correlation. Same as saying cold weather gets you sick..................more people do get sick during cold weather, but it's not the weather that's the cause.

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I agree. Correlation and Causation are two different concepts. Most of these studies are correlative. PubMed is a great database to find info on this topic along with other health-related topics. If presented with a soda that was 140 calories with 26g of sugar or an alternative with zero calories and zero sugar, the latter choice seems more logical to me.

Diet drinks are the worst thing in the world for you if you are trying to lose weight. So are fruit juices from concentrate. The juices have a ton of sugar that will put pounds on you, and the diet drinks have aspartame, the fake sugar that will actually inhibit weight loss. Equal, sweet and low, splenda...all bad for you. I hear that stevia is a good sweetener, and I make my iced tea with it sometimes. Drink lots of water or make your own juice with a juicer. IF you simply cannot stand the taste of water, I suggest the mio liquid flavoring that you can squirt into water. It is aspartame free.