Diet Soda/Coffee?

A diet soda is completely void of any nutrition, causes you to crave more foods because it tricks your body into thinking that nutrients are coming but they never do and puts stress on the kidneys from having to deal with all the aspartame and everything else.

LOL. Please cite sources for these ridiculous claims.

Wow...you don't read about nutrition much I guess. I could cite dozens of sources but why bother when you have blinders on.

Lemme guess, rat studies using supraphysiological doses, amirite?

Diet soda is one of the worst items to have in your diet. It is actually worse than regular soda. With the amount of acids and chemicals in diet soda (artificial sugars), your better off drinking the real thing.

Soda in general is just awful, and really can make a huge impact on results if you can cut it out of your diet. Although everyone is different, I guarentee you will feel much better without in the long run

Coffee on the hand, I am guilty. I have one cup of black coffee every morning, sometimes I add Stevia. Yes, coffee dehydrates you, so if you have a cup, make sure you drink plenty of water throughout the rest of the day! It is certainly a hard habit to kick, but for those of us who wake up at the crack of dawn. need that pick me up by the time we get to work. It does in fact speed up your metabolism, but it can take nutrients out of your blood if you don''t stick to that minimum amount of daily water intake.

A diet soda is completely void of any nutrition, causes you to crave more foods because it tricks your body into thinking that nutrients are coming but they never do and puts stress on the kidneys from having to deal with all the aspartame and everything else.

LOL. Please cite sources for these ridiculous claims.

Wow...you don't read about nutrition much I guess. I could cite dozens of sources but why bother when you have blinders on.

Lemme guess, rat studies using supraphysiological doses, amirite?

Talk to the hand...

Translation:: "I was making **** up and can't support my claims". Got it.

Oh come on, really? Take the egg for example -- one of the most nutritious foods you can get. 6 grams protein, 5 grams of healthy fat, Vit A, B vitamins, folate, selenium and plenty of various trace minerals and that is only all I can remember.

A diet soda is completely void of any nutrition, causes you to crave more foods because it tricks your body into thinking that nutrients are coming but they never do and puts stress on the kidneys from having to deal with all the aspartame and everything else.

I am far from perfect and still indulge from time to time but let's be real.

Some have speculated that diet soda can cause you to overeat because there's a correlation to people that are overweight/obese and people who drink diet soda, but that does not mean that diet soda necessarily "tricks your body into thinking that nutrients are coming but they never do" which "causes you to crave more foods." It seems like you've done some reading but you also don't know how to distinguish between speculation and fact, as the relevant studies are not nearly as conclusive on this point as you're making them out to be. Reading is good but it's just as important to understand how the study you're reading affects/fits into the greater body of knowledge on the topic.

A diet soda is completely void of any nutrition, causes you to crave more foods because it tricks your body into thinking that nutrients are coming but they never do and puts stress on the kidneys from having to deal with all the aspartame and everything else.

LOL. Please cite sources for these ridiculous claims.

Wow...you don't read about nutrition much I guess. I could cite dozens of sources but why bother when you have blinders on.

Lemme guess, rat studies using supraphysiological doses, amirite?

Talk to the hand...

Translation:: "I was making **** up and can't support my claims". Got it.

Wrong. Translation: I have wasted too much time on this already. #lost cause

You should spend your time educating yourself.

I drink coffee and diet coke every day. There's nothing harmful in either, unless you have some kind of heart condition and have to monitor caffeine.

In terms of health benefits of soda, eggs are not inherently healthy or unhealthy nor is soda. What matters for health is your diet and exercise routine as a whole and there's absolutely no reason a healthy diet can't include both eggs and soda.

Very diplomatic answer -- are you a politician...or a lawyer?

J/k -- I agree that a healthy diet can include both in moderation. Mine does but AGAIN in a side by side comparison of health benefits an egg wins every time. Unless you are allergic to eggs, in which case my point is moot. Lol.

In terms of health benefits of soda, eggs are not inherently healthy or unhealthy nor is soda. What matters for health is your diet and exercise routine as a whole and there's absolutely no reason a healthy diet can't include both eggs and soda.

Very diplomatic answer -- are you a politician...or a lawyer?

J/k -- I agree that a healthy diet can include both in moderation. Mine does but AGAIN in a side by side comparison of health benefits an egg wins every time. Unless you are allergic to eggs, in which case my point is moot. Lol.

The latter.

I drink both coffee and diet soda, and haven't noticed any side effects. There isn't anything in either that would compromise your weight loss, or make you retain water like crazy. Both hydrate you, so drink it if you want to.

Go ahead and drink coffee if you like and want the caffeine. I'd skip the diet soda if I were you. It's just so full of chemicals/artificial sweeteners. You're better off drinking regular cola over the diet stuff in that regard. If the caffeine doesn't give you the jitters or make your blood sugar drop/make you eat more, then by all means drink it, it's great stuff! Have it black or with a splash of milk.