Diet soda, yay or nay

in terms of weight control, because diet sodas have 0 calories they do not add to your daily caloric intake, obviously. They may be a welcome variety from water. The claim that they make you gain weight is due to the fact that they are high in added sugar. Sugar makes you crave more sugar. So it is normal for people to consume a diet soda and then want to snack on a non-diet bag of chips. Oftentimes people sees this effect as "I'm craving chips, I must be hungry, therefore I must fulfill the craving". If you can recognize what is happening in that your body is just on a sugar high and doesn't want to come down, then you can resist the craving for more sugar.

I think you made an error in your post. Diet sodas have no sugar and no calories, therefore they are not something that can add to weight gain.

Nay, I'm trying to move away from processed foods - starting with soda, precisely because I hate the empty calories. I find that diet soda just makes me want real soda more, so I just drink water. After a few days without soda the water start to taste good again.

Like to me it's nay. It has artifial sweetners and colors. And could make you gain weight in the long run. So wats your opinion on it. Yeah or nay.

What is between yay and nay? Meh? Yeah I'd go with meh. I don't think diet soda is good for a diet but I don't think its bad either. If you enjoy having a soda and don't have the calories to spare in a drink then diet soda probably a good way to go.

Yay for diet Dr. Thunder, nothing that comes in a bottle tastes as good. I just cut way down this last year, but will not give it up. I drink a lot more water, but face it, water is BORING.

If it is caffeinated, it's a nay because of my sensitivity to caffeine, which gets me all jittery and also makes me retain water. Otherwise it's a yay. LOVE my Zevia.

Doesn't have to be - what about diet root beer or diet ginger ale?

For me it's usually a yay. Tastes better than water, caffeine perks me up some and I suffer no ill effects no matter how late at night I have it, and as a bonus, the carbonation kills my hunger pangs for an hour or so (or until I have to burp :laugh:).

It's a nay on a completely empty stomach. Like citrus juices, it gives me a sour tummy. Nothing a few Saltines won't fix, but still. I hate feeling nauseated.

Yay, I've cut down how much diet soda I drink but I like the taste.

Where can I find a study that shows Diet Soda will make you gain weight? I hear that all the time but have yet to actually see a study that shows it.

I have seen some studies that show a consistency that diet soda drinkers are typically overweight but not even one study that shows diet soda has any thing to do with it.

I could use the same coloration with Weight Watchers. Most of its members are overweight so Weight Watchers may lead to weight gain.

Like to me it's nay. It has artifial sweetners and colors. And could make you gain weight in the long run. So wats your opinion on it. Yeah or nay.

It has no calories and so it has zero effect on weight. It could cause stomach bloating from the carbonation if you drink too much, but not weight gain. I say YAY! Because sometimes I need a little caffeine to stay awake in school at night after working all day and I'll be damned if I'm giving up 250 calories of delicious, tasty food for a soda. Besdies, all of the sugar in a full bottle of soda makes me feel sick. I can barely finish an 8oz can.

Nay.. I think everyone has an opinion on sweeteners, my personal preference is why risk it? Plus I don't care for the taste of it.

Supposedly, diet soda makes you hungry, so you overeat. I don't believe it.
Supposedly, all soda is a dehydrant... that myth has been debunked (your body does, in fact, use water from soda). For some, it takes water to process caffeine, but the net effect is still going to be hydration. Soda has very little caffeine compared to coffee.

Personally, I am addicted to Diet Pepsi. I have cut back some, and would like to cut back to nothing, if even for just a few weeks to prove I don't need it. The reason I want to cut back is not because of artificial sweeteners or sodium, or anything like that. It's just that I hate feeling like I am dependent upon something. I really, really hate the feeling that soda has control over me... if I suddenly lost my job, could I stop spending money on soda? I don't think I could... that is scary to me.

Anyway, that's just my opinion. Thank you for reading.

Nay, I'm trying to move away from processed foods - starting with soda, precisely because I hate the empty calories. I find that diet soda just makes me want real soda more, so I just drink water. After a few days without soda the water start to taste good again.

Diet soda is zero calories

Opinion? Nay. Bad stuff with no good stuff.

But I still drink it.

i dont think it should even be existing

Nay, it causes too much bloating. Only on special occasions.

IMO, nay. The average person gets enough chemicals in their diet. Personally, the fewer sweet things I eat or drink, the less I crave sweet stuff (artificial or otherwise).