Diet drinks?
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rachellerma1992
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Are zero calorie/or diet drinks bad for u? Or make it harder to loose weight?
I drink them all the time. I don't know why they would be bad if they don't have anything in them, but I read something about it and was curious.
I drink them all the time. I don't know why they would be bad if they don't have anything in them, but I read something about it and was curious.
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They can cause cravings for higher sugar items, in essence sabotaging your hard work if you give in. Also, they can cause water retention and bloating. Neither is very attractive. Dropping soda and switching to water was my first change.6
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Some people have issues or intolerances with the artificial sweeteners in diet drinks. Those people may need to avoid them. But if you don't have any problems with them then diet drinks should be fine in moderation.12
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sindirella21 wrote: »They can cause cravings for higher sugar items, in essence sabotaging your hard work if you give in. Also, they can cause water retention and bloating. Neither is very attractive. Dropping soda and switching to water was my first change.
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I drink two cans of Diet Mt Dew every day and it hasn't prevented me from losing weight. Some people think they're bad because of the aspartame. If you google aspartame there's a lot of controversy on it causing cancer. I just shrug it off because apparently everything causes cancer these days.15
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lauraesh0384 wrote: »I drink two cans of Diet Mt Dew every day and it hasn't prevented me from losing weight. Some people think they're bad because of the aspartame. If you google aspartame there's a lot of controversy on it causing cancer. I just shrug it off because apparently everything causes cancer these days.
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diannethegeek wrote: »Some people have issues or intolerances with the artificial sweeteners in diet drinks. Those people may need to avoid them. But if you don't have any problems with them then diet drinks should be fine in moderation.
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rachellerma1992 wrote: »sindirella21 wrote: »They can cause cravings for higher sugar items, in essence sabotaging your hard work if you give in. Also, they can cause water retention and bloating. Neither is very attractive. Dropping soda and switching to water was my first change.
Do they make your cravings worse? Because if they don't , you're fine. I drink diet Dr Pepper and have lost 50+ lbs and its never affected me negatively.6 -
sindirella21 wrote: »They can cause cravings for higher sugar items, in essence sabotaging your hard work if you give in. Also, they can cause water retention and bloating. Neither is very attractive. Dropping soda and switching to water was my first change.
Fortunately, the increased cravings don't happen to everyone. If anything, a diet dr pepper relieves my cravings for sweet things instead of making them worse. But I'm glad you found what works for you. Hopefully the OP can play around and find what's right for them, too.9 -
And I'll drop this here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1308408/why-aspartame-isnt-scary4
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Alluminati wrote: »rachellerma1992 wrote: »sindirella21 wrote: »They can cause cravings for higher sugar items, in essence sabotaging your hard work if you give in. Also, they can cause water retention and bloating. Neither is very attractive. Dropping soda and switching to water was my first change.
Do they make your cravings worse? Because if they don't , you're fine. I drink diet Dr Pepper and have lost 50+ lbs and its never affected me negatively.
Honestly I have no idea I crave sugar anyways. I love candy like I have a probable lol. But I haven't been able to tell a big difference before when I do or don't drink them. I just don't want it to affect me loosing weight or make this journey of mine even harder then it is.0 -
Ive lost 75lbs drinking diet coke daily...usually 3-4 cans.4
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There are a lot of people who are going to say "yes they are bad for you" or that the lost weight just by cutting out diet drinks. Both are scientifically not true (unless you have a medical condition).5
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I drink copious amounts of diet soda. I've done so since 2008 or so, whether I was working on my weight or not. No plans to change that. I can't stand soda with real sugar in it. I love ice water as well, but it's secondary to my love affair with Coke Zero.5
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I lurve diet Dr Pepper. It's a pink puffy heart love. If drinking it is wrong, I don't want to be right.8
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rachellerma1992 wrote: »sindirella21 wrote: »They can cause cravings for higher sugar items, in essence sabotaging your hard work if you give in. Also, they can cause water retention and bloating. Neither is very attractive. Dropping soda and switching to water was my first change.
Do they personally cause cravings for you? If not, then there's absolutely no need to cut 0 calorie drinks out. I drink them occasionally and love them, and they aren't problematic for me.1 -
I can't speak for anyone else or science, but they make me crave sweets which are my weakness, so I avoid them.1
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Individuals will always have varying subjective responses to foods - but unless you have a medical condition or an allergy there is no need to avoid diet sodas.
If you individually find they increase cravings or whatever, then don't drink them.
But most people do not find that.0 -
The artificial sweeteners aren't good for you. And neither is the caramel coloring. And the carbonation/acidity of the drinks themselves can both some people with sensitive stomachs. That said, they're fine in moderation. I try not to drink more than 2 or 3 a week, and I try to stick to Zevia, Honest Fizz, and the like since they use stevia to sweeten instead of sucralose or aspartame.2
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Strawblackcat wrote: »The artificial sweeteners aren't good for you. And neither is the caramel coloring. And the carbonation/acidity of the drinks themselves can both some people with sensitive stomachs. That said, they're fine in moderation. I try not to drink more than 2 or 3 a week, and I try to stick to Zevia, Honest Fizz, and the like since they use stevia to sweeten instead of sucralose or aspartame.
this has been studied and debunked many times.5
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