Ok, someone please tell me why diet soda isn't good for you.......
SillyCat1975
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I know I should drink more water, I truly could adjust if I wanted to, I can put a little pack of splenda in there, but what's so bad about the diet soda? Haha, I find it funny being a nurse and asking this question.. How does not drinking it contribute to weight loss?
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There is nothing wrong with diet soda.0
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How does not drinking it contribute to weight loss?
It does not contribute to weight loss.
If you enjoy drinking diet soda and are not having issues with dehydration, by all means, continue.0 -
Some people don't like the aspartame in diet sodas. Here's a thread that used to be stickied on the subject.0
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The only thing really wrong with diet soda is the incredible amount of acid it contains, and the damage it does to your teeth, especially if you sip it throughout the day. I've read it's best to have any acidic drink with a meal or at least drink it fairly quickly, so you can rinse your mouth or chew sugar free gum to reduce the acid.0
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I don't like artificial sweeteners. It isn't good FOR ME to drink sweet things, or to eat sweet things in excess of what I can justify the calories in sugar for.
Phosphoric acid in cola-flavored soda (diet or non) may contribute to osteoporosis, tooth decay or kidney disease, but last I looked, the studies were pretty mixed.0 -
I drink 1 or 2 diet sodas everyday. I drink plenty of water too. Drinking several cans of (any) soda all day long isn't very good for your teeth. Carbonation is hard on the enamel. Plus colas can be acidic (if you have reflux issues).
Drinking water is a good habit to learn (if you can). Not having to have something sweet or flavored all day long isn't a bad thing.0 -
Thank you all for your responses! I seen someone else make this statement and it made me curious.0
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My grandson's orthopedist said absolutley no soda because it is bad for bones. I'm not sure if that is only for growing bones though.0
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lisacarroll18 wrote: »I know I should drink more water, I truly could adjust if I wanted to, I can put a little pack of splenda in there, but what's so bad about the diet soda? Haha, I find it funny being a nurse and asking this question.. How does not drinking it contribute to weight loss?
"Good for you" and "contributes to weight loss" are not the same thing, of course.
Should you drink water, mostly? YES. And as a nurse you know that.
Can you drink a diet soda each day and be okay. Probably.
Can you substitute most or all of your water with diet soda and that be a good thing?
NO.
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Scientists forced fed mice an obscene amount of aspartame and determined it raised their risk of cancer. Too much sun also can increase risk of cancer, but no one recommends to live in a cave forever.
Artificial sweeteners have also been shown to cause an insulin response like real/digestible sweeteners. I'm not sure what the effect of that actually is though.0 -
There has been a lot of controversy about whether the artificial sweeteners pose dangers -- and perhaps enough recent science to show they don't -- but these are the two reasons I gave up Diet Coke. 1. Sweet tastes from artificial sweeteners make me crave more sweet stuff. My appetite goes whacko. This is true of some but not all of us. 2. My dental hygienist spends less time in my mouth. She can definitely tell I gave it up. She's a nice person but I really don't want to be in her chair any longer than necessary.0
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Only people with bad oral hygiene need worry about this.kikichewie wrote: »The only thing really wrong with diet soda is the incredible amount of acid it contains, and the damage it does to your teeth, especially if you sip it throughout the day. I've read it's best to have any acidic drink with a meal or at least drink it fairly quickly, so you can rinse your mouth or chew sugar free gum to reduce the acid.
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In this study artificial sweeteners did not trigger an insulin response. Participants who ingested artificial sweeteners did not overcompensate with food.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666310000826
Or here:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168822786800250
Or here:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002604959090254A0 -
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If it doesn't cause you to crave other sweets, there is nothing wrong with diet sodas.0
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Bone density and strength are more dependent on the stress on them and not because of soda. If one is getting enough calcium (and it doesn't just have to be through dairy product) along with physical exercise to strengthen bone density, soda consumption shouldn't matter much. It SHOULD matter if soda is all that your grandson wants to drink.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »My grandson's orthopedist said absolutley no soda because it is bad for bones. I'm not sure if that is only for growing bones though.
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Previously, I said,Sweet tastes from artificial sweeteners make me crave more sweet stuff. My appetite goes whacko. This is true of some but not all of us.
Jgnatca then pointed out,In this study artificial sweeteners did not trigger an insulin response. Participants who ingested artificial sweeteners did not overcompensate with food.
As an old professor/mentor taught me, when it comes to questions involving people, the Universal Answer is some do, some don't, the differences aren't very great, and it's more complicated than that.0 -
Well it's actually true about the insulin response which is why the ADA recommends diet soda to diabetics as a great substitute.HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »Previously, I said,Sweet tastes from artificial sweeteners make me crave more sweet stuff. My appetite goes whacko. This is true of some but not all of us.
Jgnatca then pointed out,In this study artificial sweeteners did not trigger an insulin response. Participants who ingested artificial sweeteners did not overcompensate with food.
As an old professor/mentor taught me, when it comes to questions involving people, the Universal Answer is some do, some don't, the differences aren't very great, and it's more complicated than that.
If it's making you crave more sweet stuff, then it's more than likely a personal response rather than a chemical/hormonal one.
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I've never had this ever. Love me a good diet pepsi lime, oh yum!If it doesn't cause you to crave other sweets, there is nothing wrong with diet sodas.
Though, my argument last week with a friend that she claims diet pop makes one fat... then eventually says because she can't control what else she eats while she drinks said diet pop.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Can you substitute most or all of your water with diet soda and that be a good thing?
NO.
Why not? It's mostly water.0 -
I find that drinking a diet soda makes it easier for me to skip sweets set out at parties. It is sweet enough to help me resist the heavier treats. Since I feel obesity is my greatest health threat right now, I'm okay with consuming diet sodas.0
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There's nothing wrong with it. People just love to hate on artificial sweeteners just because....well, I don't know. I've never seen legit reasons other than...because artificial sweeteners!!!!!!0
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lisacarroll18 wrote: »but what's so bad about the diet soda?
The taste. But if you like the taste, enjoy it. :drinker:0 -
I_Will_End_You wrote: »There's nothing wrong with it. People just love to hate on artificial sweeteners just because....well, I don't know. I've never seen legit reasons other than...because artificial sweeteners!!!!!!
I love to hate on artificial sweeteners because I have yet to find one that doesn't taste like bitter ICK to me.
Stupid artificial sweeteners, tasting foul. Boo on them. They are BAD FOR ME because they HURT MY SOUL with their grossness.
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Scientists forced fed mice an obscene amount of aspartame and determined it raised their risk of cancer. Too much sun also can increase risk of cancer, but no one recommends to live in a cave forever.
Artificial sweeteners have also been shown to cause an insulin response like real/digestible sweeteners. I'm not sure what the effect of that actually is though.
And how much aspartame did they give those mice? Wasn't it more than we would ever take in? Context.
And didn't the group of rats that had a little bit of aspartame (like a dose equivalent to a soda a day) actually get cancer less than the rats that had no aspartame at all?
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I_Will_End_You wrote: »There's nothing wrong with it. People just love to hate on artificial sweeteners just because....well, I don't know. I've never seen legit reasons other than...because artificial sweeteners!!!!!!
I blame the natural = good folks. Like my daughter. Who could not understand that natural honey is a poisonous combination for a diabetic. She also fears aluminum (dementia/cancer), fish (mercury), GMO (fish DNA), and plastic wrap (dioxins).0 -
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She also worries about butylated hydroxytoluene, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, sucralose, monosodium glutamate, pesticides, herbicides, and three-legged frogs.
She does not fear vinegar. Three syllables. So good.0 -
Scientists forced fed mice an obscene amount of aspartame and determined it raised their risk of cancer. Too much sun also can increase risk of cancer, but no one recommends to live in a cave forever.
Artificial sweeteners have also been shown to cause an insulin response like real/digestible sweeteners. I'm not sure what the effect of that actually is though.
And how much aspartame did they give those mice? Wasn't it more than we would ever take in? Context.
And didn't the group of rats that had a little bit of aspartame (like a dose equivalent to a soda a day) actually get cancer less than the rats that had no aspartame at all?
That poor little rats.
IKR, a little bit of diet soda could have saved a few rat lives
I'm so sad. 0
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