Diet soda, yay or nay

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.

Doesn't have to be. caffeinated, you mean?

Love Diet Root Beer, hate ginger ale. Though I do like Zevia Ginger Beer.

I can't stand the aftertaste of all these drinks...even coffee, but I like coffee's aroma...so I brush my teeth afterward..sodas, I can easily pass.

Nay Nay Nay. Artificial sweeteners are banned in many places for a reason.

Like where?

The amount of diseases, such as diabetes, that aren't caused from calories but chemicals and sweeteners.

News to me, also news to the medical community.

Plus anything can say "No Calories" but it doesn't mean that there's not still things in it that don't cause weight gain.

Actually that is exactly what that means.

To the ones saying it doesn't cause them to gain weight, what else do you eat and how active are you? That also makes a difference.

Calories in calories out makes the difference. Diet soda having effectively zero calories has no bearing on that whatsoever.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diet-sodas-and-weight-gain-not-so-fast?page=2 Check It! And next time, You don't have to comment back like an *kitten*.

Read your editorial article on webmd. I think you may have missed this part "Because both of these studies were observational, it is impossible to say if the diet sodas played a direct role in the weight gain."

Also....like an *kitten*? Seriously? Okay I will repeat the questions in a different way.

Where are artificial sweeteners banned? What study links artificial sweeteners to the onset of diabetes? What ingredient in diet sodas causes weight gain and what study supports this claim?

Yay for me if you are going to base your decision on an online forum poll.

I drink, what most would consider, a lot of diet soda. Body fat went down just fine.

Absolute garbage, so NAY!

Diet soda is a gateway soda, first it is diet soda, then you start drinking Pepsi One or Dr. Pepper 10. You tell yourself, "It isn't that many calories" then before you know it, you are drinking full leaded soda and back where you began.

Then after the coke it's the Crack and the Heroin.

Nay. Diet I've never found that good. Why? It has no sugar! Obviously, I know this is why it is better for you but it just isn't addictive and too watered down, no good in my eyes. Yes, I know no sugar means better. I used to drink pop heavily, regular coke and pepsi. I loved it. I was a contributing factor for weight gain and greatly damaged my teeth enamel. This is even after eventually brushing teeth and using fluroide. It raised the bacteria level. After a ton of fillies, a few crowns and giving up pop all together, I haven't had any new cavities for a few years now.

Interestingly enough, there is research out there that suggests diet can factor into weight gain. The phosorphic acid in a lot of pop - diet too is a death sentence for the health of your teeth. I know first hand.

Nay. I don't like soda as it is and diet soda has a nasty aftertaste to me.