Coke Zero

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  • kampshoff
    kampshoff Posts: 133 Member
    I generally avoid full-sugar sodas and artificial sweeteners, but if I'm having a mixed drink that calls for cola, Coke Zero and its flavored variants are pretty decent.

    I cut soda out of my diet nearly completely (aside from the occasional root beer or rum & cola) about two years ago and I find that I don't miss it much at all. I don't think that it's necessarily "bad" for you, but I didn't like drinking my calories when I was drinking the full-sugar stuff, and I just don't like the taste of most artificial sweeteners. Also, not having the stuff in the house makes it less likely that my kids will pick up a taste for soda. So far, they haven't.
  • mimipuma
    mimipuma Posts: 4 Member
    People with more knowledge on this may correct me (which is totally fine, I don't want to spread disinformation), but a few things I've heard about diet soda are:

    1) The caramel coloring is carcinogenic (1 can has an acceptable amount, but more than that in a day is not considered 'safe' for some brands, although Coke has much less of 4-Mel than Pepsi). (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/01/caramel-color-the-health-risk-that-may-be-in-your-soda/index.htm)

    2) Carbonated drinks can expand your stomach (Is this true? I drink La Croix, so I'm not taking it that seriously, but I've heard about it in regards to gastric bypass surgery - maybe it is a much more pertinent issue in that case than otherwise).

    3) Your body treats artificial sweeteners like regular sugars, so while diet drinks don't have calories they can still affect your blood sugar levels. (http://www.webmd.com/diet/20140917/artificial-sweeteners-blood-sugar?page=1)

    4) People who drink diet sodas tend to make up the caloric difference elsewhere (which if you're tracking on MFP shouldn't be an issue). (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/)

    And then, my anecdata: When I stopped drinking diet soda, I dropped ten pounds in the next few months. However, I also changed other eating and exercise habits, and correlation =/= causation. As many of the people on this thread have told you, they drink diet soda and they're doing just fine.

    TL;DR: Do what helps you achieve your goals and feel happy and healthy. Good luck. :)


  • nickatine
    nickatine Posts: 451 Member
    I have a couple rum and coke zeros every evening. Hasn't hindered my progression one bit.
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  • likehlikeo
    likehlikeo Posts: 185 Member
    I drink Diet Coke on a daily basis (1L every day at the office..keeps me from snacking in a way). The only thing I'm afraid of is the potential damaging of my teeth.
  • JoyeII
    JoyeII Posts: 240 Member
    I think it doesn't matter.
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