Does Coke Zero Make You Gain Weight?

Secretsundays
Secretsundays Posts: 26
in Health and Weight Loss
So I have such a sweet tooth and I am also counting calories. Coke Zero has no calories so I thought it would make a great replacement. I drank about 2 cans today (yes, I know, not good). But I don't have it every day. I just have it when I want to have something sweet.

But will it make you gain weight?
Note: I know soda is bad and I know it contains aspartame. I just want to know if it will make you gain weight.
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  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    No - the 'zero' means zero calories. You could drink 1,000 of these and you wouldn't gain a pound. Although you would feel a little bloated, no doubt. :-)
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    No a 0 calorie product won't make you gain weight (well some water weight maybe), and no it isn't bad for you. Drink as much as you would like. Oh and stop you know something is bad without doing any research on it.
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    I'm not sure you are serious....but zero calories means you will not gain weight. You might die from it but it won't add pounds.
  • AmykinsCatfood
    AmykinsCatfood Posts: 599 Member
    Has 40mg of sodium per can so you may bloat a bit from the carbonation and the salt in it if you drank a ton of it, but I have at least a can of day and I've been losing.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    Nope. I have 3-4 a lot of days and haven't gained a pound. Yes, it isn't the healthiest drink choice, but it is a choice I can live with.
  • AmykinsCatfood
    AmykinsCatfood Posts: 599 Member
    I'm not sure you are serious....but zero calories means you will not gain weight. You might die from it but it won't add pounds.

    That's a bit much, don't you think?
  • lcransaw
    lcransaw Posts: 95
    I'm not sure you are serious....but zero calories means you will not gain weight. You might die from it but it won't add pounds.

    Hilarious! Happy Monday MFP peeps!
  • durabo
    durabo Posts: 1 Member
    Here's a link to a little more information regarding diet sodas. http://examine.com/faq/is-diet-soda-bad-for-you.html
  • Secretsundays
    Secretsundays Posts: 26
    Thank you.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Some people crave sweets after drinking stuff with artificial sweeteners. If your one of these people and ended up eating a bunch of sweets after drinking one, then yes.

    Other than that, I don't see any way it can actually make you gain weight. I've been drinking diet sodas (and regular when I have the available calories) since I started counting calories in March. Sometimes I've had 64oz (not exactly healthy I know) in a day. My weight has gone from 218lbs in March to 172lbs this morning. So considering that, no diet soda won't make you gain weight unless of course you fall into the category I listed above.
  • susieoj
    susieoj Posts: 181
    These days everything is going to eventually kill you lol.... Die happy and drink your diet soda lol
  • jenn26point2
    jenn26point2 Posts: 429 Member
    Dr. Mercola says yes, diet sodas containing aspertame cause weight gain.

    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/04/saccharin-aspartame-dangers.aspx
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    These days everything is going to eventually kill you lol.... Die happy and drink your diet soda lol

    ^^^^^TRUTH^^^^^

    I can't keep straight from day to day whether coffee is going to kill me. OMG, then there is the egg. One day it is clogging my arteries and the next it is good for me.
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    every pound I have lost is drenched in coke zero - it fuels my dreams
  • Cieren
    Cieren Posts: 6 Member
    In and of itself it won't make you gain weight as it has no calories - but there have been studies that show that artificial sweeteners may actually lead to weight gain, due to the way it interacts with your body:

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/diet-soda-health-risks_n_3581842.html
    http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20130710/could-artificial-sweeteners-cause-weight-gain
    http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=4271246&page=1
  • wolfgate
    wolfgate Posts: 321 Member
    These days everything is going to eventually kill you lol.... Die happy and drink your diet soda lol

    ^^^^^TRUTH^^^^^

    I can't keep straight from day to day whether coffee is going to kill me. OMG, then there is the egg. One day it is clogging my arteries and the next it is good for me.

    Amen!! And that is why I have my cups (yes, plural) of coffee everyday and eat my one egg omelet for breakfast. Have a Coke Zero ocassionally as well.
  • LisaGNV
    LisaGNV Posts: 159 Member
    My completely UNSCIENTIFIC **opinion**...

    Even though it has no calories, it leaves me craving something sweet. Drinking it doesn't satisfy that craving, so I go in search of something that will. Which is usually *not* zero calorie.

    For me, it's better to skip it.
  • justwanderful
    justwanderful Posts: 142 Member
    My completely UNSCIENTIFIC **opinion**...

    Even though it has no calories, it leaves me craving something sweet. Drinking it doesn't satisfy that craving, so I go in search of something that will. Which is usually *not* zero calorie.

    For me, it's better to skip it.


    ^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^

    It may have 0 calories but it turns my appetite on, all the way to HIGH.
    So, in this respect, it would help me gain weight.
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    Dr. Mercola says yes, diet sodas containing aspertame cause weight gain.

    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/04/saccharin-aspartame-dangers.aspx
    Mercola is a bigger quack than Dr. Oz. :grumble:
  • sunman00
    sunman00 Posts: 872 Member
    'diet' and 'zero' sodas are full of garbage chemicals, don't drink them

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,968 Member
    Dr. Mercola says yes, diet sodas containing aspertame cause weight gain.

    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/04/saccharin-aspartame-dangers.aspx
    Quack. You need to read better sources of info.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    I don't know apparently Aspartame is the worst thing on the planet and is worse than all the Insecticides they spray your veggies with, or the growth hormones they inject your meat with.. Aspartame alone is responsible for millions of people being lazy obese individuals..

    I would say do whatever makes you lose weight
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,968 Member
    'diet' and 'zero' sodas are full of garbage chemicals, don't drink them

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda
    Lol, you do realize that phenylalanine is in all meat, eggs and legumes?And aspartic acid is in some fruits? Should they be avoided too because of these "garbage" chemicals?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
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  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    sigh.......................
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    'diet' and 'zero' sodas are full of garbage chemicals, don't drink them

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/7-side-effects-of-drinking-diet-soda
    8351d1339274585t-facepalm-smiley-facepalm.gif

    Not exactly a credible source of information.
  • FahadNaseem
    FahadNaseem Posts: 80 Member
    NO !
  • jonilynn70
    jonilynn70 Posts: 145 Member
    This is exactly true! Everything that is added to our foods now are bad for us. So since we can't go back to the 60's and 70's we can only educate ourselves to the best of our ability and know that what "they" say today will only be contradicted by what "they" say tomorrow. Enjoy your Coke Zero. :)
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    No, because it has no calories, BUT!!!

    Research finds there is a correlation between drinking sweet drinks and feeling hungry for many people. Although you will not gain weight from the Coke Zero, you are likely to gain weight due to the increased eating you do because of it.
  • FitCanuckChick
    FitCanuckChick Posts: 240 Member
    This is so bad and I can't even believe I am admitting it (so please don't attack me)....my first half marathon I did alot of pre and post training hydration with diet pepsi...on long run days I would get up about 90 minutes early so I could have a big go mug of coffee with artificial sweetener. It did not make me crave sweets though.

    I am training myself to like water more, but quite frankly I find water boring.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,203 Member
    Only if you put it in your pocket and don't drink it.

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