Diet fizzy juice?

Annie3623 wrote: »

If you don't mind drinking chemicals then it's fine for you, anything that can be used to as a household cleaning product in my eyes, is never a good move.

carasilverstein wrote:

I eat a 'clean' diet so none of the commercial fizzy juices for me. I do on occasion when I'm really craving it, have some flavored stevia drops in club soda/seltzer. They make flavors like grape, cola, root beer, vanilla cream... so it tastes like a soda but with less potential for harm.

elphie754 wrote: »

carasilverstein wrote: »

I eat a 'clean' diet so none of the commercial fizzy juices for me. I do on occasion when I'm really craving it, have some flavored stevia drops in club soda/seltzer. They make flavors like grape, cola, root beer, vanilla cream... so it tastes like a soda but with less potential for harm.

Yeah.... No. Those "drops" like have the SAME artificial sweetnERs and "chemicals" as diet soda. Most do. So basically, you are a self admitting hypocrite.

Also- please show evidence of those so called harm...

LOL, thank you. Flavored stevia drops? Might as well order a fountain diet Coke, where their artificially sweetened "drops" are automatically mixed with plain seltzer for your drinking pleasure.

I actually prefer the plain old fizzy water from my Sodastream, but that's not because I'm a Goddess of Health, it's because I don't like drinking sweet drinks, they just make me more thirsty.

There are many different artificial sweeteners, and they interact in the body in different ways.

Aspartame (in many diet beverages) is considered safe by the FDA, although there has been studies that indicate a cancer risk in rats, and the consumption of "diet" beverages increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes and being overweight and obese. Aspertame may also be counterindicated for people who are sensitive to it, have problems processing phenylalanine, or those with migraines, or diseases like depression or fibromyalgia.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/01/30/ajcn.112.050997.full.pdf+html
Consumption of 568 ml of diet soda/wk (1 20 oz drink - McDonalds Medium, Burger King Small) increased risk of getting type 2 diabetes by 15% over 14 years.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18535548
Increase in BMI associated with consumption of diet beverages

Acesulfame K (diet sodas) is indicated in rat studies to affect prenatal development and neurological function (with long-term use).

Sucralose (in some diet sweeteners like MIO and quest bars) can impact gut flora, potentially causing glucose intolerance (prediabetes), or interactions with medications
http://www.nature.com/news/sugar-substitutes-linked-to-obesity-1.15938
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18800291

Sugar alcohols and Stevia are not artificial sweeteners, but are used in some low-calorie beverages.

There are a variety of sugar alcohols (Mannitol, Erythritol [quest bars], Xylitol [gum]), each with a different calorie value (2.6 cal/gram - 0.2 cal/gram), and some are more irritating than others (some people get bloating and gastric distress with as little as 1 serving).

Stevia can lower blood pressure, blood glucose, and insulin levels. Anyone taking medications to manage blood pressure or blood sugar may want to talk to a Dr. about their Stevia intake.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2900484/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00260.x/abstract

kyta32 wrote: »

There are many different artificial sweeteners, and they interact in the body in different ways.

Aspartame (in many diet beverages) is considered safe by the FDA, although there has been studies that indicate a cancer risk in rats, and the consumption of "diet" beverages increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes and being overweight and obese. Aspertame may also be counterindicated for people who are sensitive to it, have problems processing phenylalanine, or those with migraines, or diseases like depression or fibromyalgia.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/01/30/ajcn.112.050997.full.pdf+html
Consumption of 568 ml of diet soda/wk (1 20 oz drink - McDonalds Medium, Burger King Small) increased risk of getting type 2 diabetes by 15% over 14 years.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18535548
Increase in BMI associated with consumption of diet beverages

Acesulfame K (diet sodas) is indicated in rat studies to affect prenatal development and neurological function (with long-term use).

Sucralose (in some diet sweeteners like MIO and quest bars) can impact gut flora, potentially causing glucose intolerance (prediabetes), or interactions with medications
http://www.nature.com/news/sugar-substitutes-linked-to-obesity-1.15938
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18800291

Sugar alcohols and Stevia are not artificial sweeteners, but are used in some low-calorie beverages.

There are a variety of sugar alcohols (Mannitol, Erythritol [quest bars], Xylitol [gum]), each with a different calorie value (2.6 cal/gram - 0.2 cal/gram), and some are more irritating than others (some people get bloating and gastric distress with as little as 1 serving).

Stevia can lower blood pressure, blood glucose, and insulin levels. Anyone taking medications to manage blood pressure or blood sugar may want to talk to a Dr. about their Stevia intake.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2900484/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00260.x/abstract

Oh wow. Not only is aspartame dangerous but stevia can lowers bp and other "magical" claims? All in one post? It's like all the evil/benefit threads wrapped up with one big bow!

Jruzer wrote: »

christinev297 wrote: »

I don't drink any of that diet stuff.
Here in Australia we call fizzy drinks by their actual names: coke, sprite, fanta, solo etc etc
What do y'all do when you ask for a drink at a restaurant or wherever? You can't say " give me a glass of pop or soda", right?

Curious. How do you inquire about that general kind of beverage?

Say for example you're going to stop in at a convenience store and are getting a drink, and you ask your travelling companion if they would like one. How do you ask? You certainly wouldn't say "Would you like a coke? No? How about a sprite? No? How about a fanta?"

To answer your question, if I know what I want I'll order the specific product. If I don't know what the establishment has, I'll first check the menu or ask the server.

I just ask "do you want a drink" or "what do you want"
Saying " get me a pop", could mean a hundred different brands.