What kind of damage does Diet Soda pop do?

I've read about it in The Doctor's Diet, but I looked for an article to send to you.

http://www.today.com/health/diet-soda-doing-these-7-awful-things-your-body-1C6558748

That's why I will never touch it again. Even regular pop corrodes your bones. :frown:

My Dr. told me she would rather me drink coffee then either soda or diet soda and she would rather me drink regular soda then diet (and I am pre-diabetic). My nutritionist also advised me to cut down/eliminate it from my diet also. There are lots of conflicting studies out there but I am going to follow the advise of the professionals I am seeing right now.

As I try to reduce the amount of sugar I consume each day by avoiding prepackaged and processed food. I find myself craving sweets as expected, I realize these cravings should go away or at least be significantly reduced in the next few days to couple of weeks. BUT diet soda pop has zero calories and zero carbs yet still has the sweet taste I am craving. I have heard to give up carbonated drinks to include diet soda pop, also the artificial sweeteners that is used in diet soda may also cause health risks.

Juice has WAY to much sugar in it and so much water a day everyday gets boring. So is Diet soda pop worse than regular pop?

Yes, diet pop will cause one to experience many health risks... for example, if someone is drinking the last Diet Pepsi and I am thirsty for it, that person may face significant health risks due to their diet pop consumption.

I grew a tail from years of intense diet cola consumption! I think it's pretty awesome, I do stronglifts with it. lol

All jokes aside, I think there are worse things you can do to yourself than drinking a diet cola or 2 each day. I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I exercise daily, eat moderately and enjoy my diet cola. If you like it, drink it

And you have a tail! I really want a tail. Off to the store for diet pop!

All jokes aside (same as above), I got fat on all kinds of things. I can take or leave diet soda but from time to time, diet root beer just hits the spot.

Diet pop is probably the single worst thing I still put in my body.

In terms of satisfying the sweet tooth for zero calories its tops.

However...there have been quite a few studies done that show the negative, non-weight loss related issues that go with it. Especially if your like me and can easily knock of a couple liters of it in a day.

Yes, diet pop will cause one to experience many health risks... for example, if someone is drinking the last Diet Pepsi and I am thirsty for it, that person may face significant health risks due to their diet pop consumption.

HA, this guy gets it. diet pepsi, you are my one true love.

Aspartame is the single most studied food additive in the history of the FDA. It's safe. Jeez.

An overdose of certain artificial sweeteners can cause severe neurological symptoms and even permanent damage, I think also seizures and coma are a possibility. I forget what the OD dose was, but I do remember thinking that I couldn't consume that much artificial sweetener over the course of an entire day let alone in a short enough time to OD.

Go to Google
Type in: Google scholar, and hit enter
Type in: side effects artificial sweetener, hit enter
You should get pages upon pages of various scientific articles, and most of them should be related to your keywords. I recommend reading only the studies that use double-blind. After much reading you should be in a much better position to determine for yourself if diet soda poses any significant health risks.

I tried it, and every study I'm reading says no side effects were detected, except for a study involving headaches. Then it said that a small subset of people may have increased headaches from aspartame consumption.

To me, Aspartame is poison. I stick to natural sweetners like agave or honey, or rarely, stevia/sucralose. Don't EVER bake with sucralose/Splenda. It turns into a toxic substance at high temps.

Either way, it's your health. It's up to you if you want to trust it to some chemical cooked up in a lab. I mean, we all know the food manufacturers have our best interests in mind, right??

An overdose of certain artificial sweeteners can cause severe neurological symptoms and even permanent damage, I think also seizures and coma are a possibility. I forget what the OD dose was, but I do remember thinking that I couldn't consume that much artificial sweetener over the course of an entire day let alone in a short enough time to OD.

Go to Google
Type in: Google scholar, and hit enter
Type in: side effects artificial sweetener, hit enter
You should get pages upon pages of various scientific articles, and most of them should be related to your keywords. I recommend reading only the studies that use double-blind. After much reading you should be in a much better position to determine for yourself if diet soda poses any significant health risks.

I tried it, and every study I'm reading says no side effects were detected, except for a study involving headaches. Then it said that a small subset of people may have increased headaches from aspartame consumption.

"Consumption of the artificial sweetener aspartame raises plasma phenylalanine levels, thereby increasing brain phenylalanine and, conceivably, affecting the synthesis of monoaminergic brain neurotransmitters known to underlie various types of behaviour."
We must be using two different Google's as I seem to be getting far more than "no side-effects".

Everybody seems to have an opinion on this. Personally, I have been trying to cut out soda, siet or otherwise out. Some days I am better than others. Water jusdoes not do it for me, so either juice or milk intake goes up replacing it. I am not sure how to get around the sugar, but I am not diabetic so that is not a major concern. I think it comes down to how much will power you have.

This one even has a positive result: "The aspartame group lost significantly more weight overall (P = 0.028) and regained significantly less weight during maintenance and follow-up (P = 0.046) than did the no-aspartame group. "

"Clinically significant differences in laboratory parameters measured could not be demonstrated; all mean values were within normal limits. No unusual findings were observed in phenylalanine or tyrosine levels. All phenylpyruvic acid and methanol determinations were negative. No important physical changes occurred, and no product‐related side effects were reported."

"Serum growth hormone showed no statistically significant changes in response to any of the experimental meals whereas cortisol and insulin fell slightly and glucose rose slightly during each of the meals. We conclude that these doses of aspartame do not alter secretion of prolactin, cortisol, growth hormone, or insulin in normal individuals."

"Large daily doses of aspartame had no effect on neuropsychologic, neurophysiologic, or behavioral functioning in healthy young adults."

" The results of this study suggest that following a single 15 mg/kg dose of aspartame, no detectable effects are observed in a group of healthy volunteers with no history of aspartame intolerance, despite significant increases in plasma phenylalanine concentrations."

"The findings indicate that aspartame at greater than 10 times usual consumption has no effect on the cognitive and behavioral status of children with attention deficit disorder. In addition, aspartame does not appear to affect urinary excretion rates of monoamines and metabolites."

Seriously, this is study after study after study which shows absolutely no effects from aspartame.

I wouldn't drink a 12 pack a day, but if you have one or two a day, it isn't the end of the world. There are MUCH worse choices you could make. If you try to cut out too much at once, you could be setting yourself up for failure. Small sustainable changes will work, just remember this will take time and dedication. You didn't get to be overweight overnight, and you won't lose it that way either. Good luck on your journey!