Yet another new study confirms fat people drink diet soda...

_John_

http://www.livescience.com/50157-diet-soda-increased-waist.html

please use this thread to pile on and bash diet soda.

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callsitlikeiseeit

isulo_kura wrote: »

OK forget my flippant comment about water earlier I've just had an epiphany. I have an off the wall idea this may be out there and a little controversial but I'll float it anyway. I have heard rumours that fat people have been known to eat food. Yes actually eat food now I know it could be a bit of a strange idea but is it at all possible that food could be at anyway indicated in someone's obesity? I know stupid idea now I say it I see what a ridiculous idea that is you know the idea that eating too much food could make you fat. ridiculous Huh

WHAT? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOOD???????????????? THE HORROR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Velum_cado

100% of people who drink water die, so...

ErikThaRed

notyalc66 wrote: »

Of course, sick people are found in hospitals, therefore hospitals cause sickness.

This

Cranquistador

ErikThaRed

stealthq wrote: »

My guess? Not only is it fairly typical to switch to diet soda when you start thinking you're getting fat, but also to start eating more because, "Hey, drinking diet soda totally compensates, man."

Ant this too

JessieLMay

Diet soda is bad on so many levels. If you want soda, drink the regular kind. Yes it has more calories, but compared to diet soda, its better for your body. But, soda in general is not gppd for you and has zero benefits. That being said, I am still DYING for a DrPepper or 10 right now lol

ErikThaRed

I've done both. I am a coca cola fiend, and have been drinking it far too long in my life. I tried switching to diet, or zero and it helped lose a bit, but I still ate like crap and didn't really do a heck of a lot. I have read a few things on how aspartame is not so good for you and have chosen to avoid products with that in it. Most diet sodas I drank had this so I opted out. I only drink regular coke now and haven't put on any more weight than I did with diet soda. The best is to just stay away from soda all together. I also did that for a while and lost weight, but fell off the wagon again and got back on the coke...coca cola that is. Haven't really gained anything from it, cause I've been trying to eat healthy and exercise.

jgnatca

While the jury is still out, there have been numerous studies indicating artificial sweeteners are not good for health in general.

On the contrary, there's a preponderance of evidence that artificial sweeteners cleared by the FDA are safe. The jury has gone home.

A popular sweetener that is NOT cleared is Stevia.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

JessieLMay wrote: »

Diet soda is bad on so many levels. If you want soda, drink the regular kind. Yes it has more calories, but compared to diet soda, its better for your body. But, soda in general is not gppd for you and has zero benefits. That being said, I am still DYING for a DrPepper or 10 right now lol

Benefits: Hydration, taste, caffeine.

Drinking regular soda means not just more calories, but also consumption of HFCS. I would rather have no calorie diet soda sweetened with substances that are not even absorbed, but just pass right on through.

techgal128

The only 100% proven negative with soda is that it can mess up your teeth if you drink a lot of it. That's about it.

SideSteel

JessieLMay wrote: »

Diet soda is bad on so many levels. If you want soda, drink the regular kind. Yes it has more calories, but compared to diet soda, its better for your body. But, soda in general is not gppd for you and has zero benefits. That being said, I am still DYING for a DrPepper or 10 right now lol

I'd love to see what evidence you are using to make the above claim.

jgnatca

JessieLMay wrote: »

Diet soda is bad on so many levels. If you want soda, drink the regular kind. Yes it has more calories, but compared to diet soda, its better for your body. But, soda in general is not gppd for you and has zero benefits. That being said, I am still DYING for a DrPepper or 10 right now lol

Not for diabetics! That sugar is deadly for them. "In 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes." So for one in ten Americans, regular soda is the killer.

Not for dieters! We're talking 200 calories per serving. Few dieters can afford to take that kind of hit to their daily allowance. Soda has the same benefits as water. It hydrates.

gettinthere

$:\$ I always ordered diet Coke when I was fat....it helped wash down my Big Mac, supersized fries and 6 chicken nuggets!!

tincanonastring

jgnatca wrote: »

While the jury is still out, there have been numerous studies indicating artificial sweeteners are not good for health in general.

On the contrary, there's a preponderance of evidence that artificial sweeteners cleared by the FDA are safe. The jury has gone home.

A popular sweetener that is NOT cleared is Stevia.

Boom

techgal128

gettinthere wrote: »

$:\$ I always ordered diet Coke when I was fat....it helped wash down my Big Mac, supersized fries and 6 chicken nuggets!!

Remember, none of that counts because you had a diet soda!

Cranquistador

JessieLMay wrote: »

Diet soda is bad on so many levels. If you want soda, drink the regular kind. Yes it has more calories, but compared to diet soda, its better for your body. But, soda in general is not gppd for you and has zero benefits. That being said, I am still DYING for a DrPepper or 10 right now lol

Why is it better for you?

DawnieB1977

gettinthere wrote: »

$:\$ I always ordered diet Coke when I was fat....it helped wash down my Big Mac, supersized fries and 6 chicken nuggets!!

Obviously the diet coke made you fat

I used to drink diet coke all the time at work when I was younger. It stopped me eating lol. I was thin. I've gone off diet drinks now, although I had a craving for coke zero in my first pregnancy.

Angelfire365

dpwellman wrote: »

People who eat carrots have a 100% mortality rate.

I was literally eating carrots when I read this.

Noelv1976

SyzygyX wrote: »

LiftAllThePizzas wrote: »

tincanonastring wrote: »

dpwellman wrote: »

People who eat carrots have a 100% mortality rate.

I'm doomed! DOOOOOOOMED!!!!

Fudge, Packer?

Ha!! Tom Cruise!! I remember when South Park called him a Fudge Packer

scaryg53

People of all sizes drink diet soda. I drank diet soda when I was obese, and I drink it now at 103 pounds, and have seen no adverse effects on my weight except for when I drink too much and go over in sodium for the day.

amusedmonkey

Chicken, meet egg.

techgal128

Angelfire365 wrote: »

dpwellman wrote: »

People who eat carrots have a 100% mortality rate.

I was literally eating carrots when I read this.

RIP

peleroja

Eh, if it's good enough for 5'10", 105 lb runway models it's good enough for me.

Noelv1976

This reminds me of something, have to go to the commissary and buy me two 2-liter bottles of Coke Zero or Pepsi Max. Whichever is cheaper

AmigaMaria001

Yes the drink diet sodas and eat everything under the sun without moderation! THAT is where the FAT comes from, not the diet sodas.

Saw a couple in a restaurant the other day and this is what they EACH ordered WITH their diet sodas: Double bacon cheese burgers, chili fries, onion rings AND double brownie sundaes after they finished their huge meals. But I'm sure it was the diet soda that made them so fat their hineys were hanging over the chairs.

sullus

tincanonastring wrote: »

Holy *kitten*!!! Autism causes people to buy organic food??

Athos282

Correlation vs causation?

techgal128

sullus wrote: »

tincanonastring wrote: »

Holy *kitten*!!! Autism causes people to buy organic food??

Vaccines = Autism and Autism = Buying organic food. So that must mean big pharma is secretly working with our food suppliers to buy organic food while they get the kickbacks!

ERMAHGERD. IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!!

LiftAllThePizzas

MoiAussi93 wrote: »

I think you are oversimplifying the issue. While the jury is still out, there have been numerous studies indicating artificial sweeteners are not good for health in general.

Yeah, like all the "studies" linking diet soda to obesity. And the ones that show it's bad for rats when they drink more than any human could.