OMG! The Diet Drink quiz
elliott062907
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Ok, I am so confused.
I hear diet drinks are bad, but then I hear they are ok in moderation.
I bought some poweradr zero yesterday and they are so good but I still crave bubbles.
Do you all think limiting my diet drinks to 2-3 a day "soda wise" are ok? I like the diet root beer and diet cherry 7 up and Sierra Mist Free......
I have only had 2 in two weeks,
I had a Sierra Mist Free and a diet Root Beer.
You just hear so much.....
I hear diet drinks are bad, but then I hear they are ok in moderation.
I bought some poweradr zero yesterday and they are so good but I still crave bubbles.
Do you all think limiting my diet drinks to 2-3 a day "soda wise" are ok? I like the diet root beer and diet cherry 7 up and Sierra Mist Free......
I have only had 2 in two weeks,
I had a Sierra Mist Free and a diet Root Beer.
You just hear so much.....
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Ok, I am so confused.
I hear diet drinks are bad, but then I hear they are ok in moderation.
I bought some poweradr zero yesterday and they are so good but I still crave bubbles.
Do you all think limiting my diet drinks to 2-3 a day "soda wise" are ok? I like the diet root beer and diet cherry 7 up and Sierra Mist Free......
I have only had 2 in two weeks,
I had a Sierra Mist Free and a diet Root Beer.
You just hear so much.....0 -
I would shoot for only 8oz a day....They arent super for you but if you stick to 8oz you will be fine...anymore and there will be no way to get your water in for the day.0
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I would also shoot for just one serving of soda...even diet a day. I also crave bubbles! I thought I was the only one!!!! ;0) I find some 0 Cal LOW sodium flavored water with bubbles....perrier and there are lots of others out there now. But I get the satisfaction from the bubbles and I don't miss the soda nearly as much.0
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I would also shoot for just one serving of soda...even diet a day. I also crave bubbles! I thought I was the only one!!!! ;0) I find some 0 Cal LOW sodium flavored water with bubbles....perrier and there are lots of others out there now. But I get the satisfaction from the bubbles and I don't miss the soda nearly as much.
yep, I love the soda water blueberry and raspberry........0 -
Hey...I love the diet pepsi thing, but i have heard from mulitple sources that drinking diet sodas/drinks etc can actually make you crave sweets.
I cut them out except maybe once a week or so when I just HAVE to have one and it really does make a difference in how much I want sweets...its weird.0 -
I have also heard that - that diet drinks actually stimulate sweet food cravings.
I'm currently on a "natural eating" craze. I've been able to stick with it nearly 4 months and I do have to say I feel soooo much better, What I do for "fizz" is to pair some natural sparkling water with a really nice juice that I like (pomegranite, white grape, etc). Tastes great - and fizzes! :drinker:0 -
If it's really the bubbles you want, make your own! Just mix some fruit juice (preferably 100%) with some soda water. When I travelled to Europe for work, I fell in love with apple soda! :drinker:0
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haha sorry Wynnie - we posted at the same time!0
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I wonder if it is the artificial sweeteners? I have switched from Pepsi to Diet Dr. Pepper and finally to just Diet Lipton Green Tea. I started craving the Diet Green Tea like I used to Crave Regular Pepsi. I don't want to give up the Green Tea but...???:ohwell:0
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Fruit juice is bad huge intakes of sugar huge insulin spike not good for the body one glass of orange is like 8 oranges this is not going to help lose weight as Jillian michaels says dont drink your calories it should be water water water.
If you crave bubbles drink sparkling water you get addicted to things in diet drinks give them up for a month and then have a binge I promise that the day after your binge you will crave your diet soda it is healthier to drink normal soda and count it into your calories instead of drinking chemicals which is all diet soda is its linked to causing obesity and inbalances bio chemically which can make weight loss harder than it is.
Stick with water at least you now thats not going to cause cancer or make you struggle with your weight loss.
Thats just my take on the subject and I did give up diet pepsi and then drank just one can and I felt crappy the next day like I had been on vodkas and I really craved more pepsi so I did test the addiction theory and now I stay well clear and my kids only drink water. Sparkling is great for the bubbles though if thats what you really crave. but it could be the soda making you want more you need to quit for a couple of weeks to get it totally out of your system and break the cycle.0 -
Tazzy - I don't think pure fruit juice is any worse than the regular soda that you suggested - the regular soda will still have High Fructose Corn Syrup, along with many other chemicals.0
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No matter how you look at it-they're empty calories.
Any kind of artificial sweetener gives me a horrible migraine-so I steer clear of it all. It's not good for you and your body does not know how to metabolize the artificial sugar-its actually better to drink regular and just count the calories, at least your body knows what to do with the sugar.
I say its better to just drink water and if you crave the bubbles, drink some kink of carbonated water.
But that's just me and I so against "diet" things...0 -
I agree I'm not a diet drink girl, I myself try to stay away from the artifical stuff...No matter how you look at it-they're empty calories.
Any kind of artificial sweetener gives me a horrible migraine-so I steer clear of it all. It's not good for you and your body does not know how to metabolize the artificial sugar-its actually better to drink regular and just count the calories, at least your body knows what to do with the sugar.
I say its better to just drink water and if you crave the bubbles, drink some kink of carbonated water.
But that's just me and I so against "diet" things...
Diet pop does pretty bad things to your teeth that's for sure, so even thinking on that...imagine what it's doing to the rest of our bodies. Someone mentioned giving it up for awhile and then picking it back up, many on here have shared it's simply to sweet then to even think of drinking. Clean eating can really change our taste buds, it's like it bring them back to normal and we no longer crave the fillers, fake sugars, chemicals etc. from fast food, pop, and other junk foods.
It's amazing but it really does change what you enjoy when you clean eat for a bit, doesn't even take very long before next thing you know you simply have no desire to eat the more sugary foods.
Hope you're successful in your decision to cut back or cut out the fake sugars.:flowerforyou:
I too truly believe it DOES lend to even more sweet cravings! :ohwell:
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you want bubbles? Drink some of the bottled water that is bubbly... like perrier
drink it with a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime for some flavour0 -
Fruit juice is bad huge intakes of sugar huge insulin spike not good for the body one glass of orange is like 8 oranges this is not going to help lose weight as Jillian michaels says dont drink your calories it should be water water water.
If you crave bubbles drink sparkling water you get addicted to things in diet drinks give them up for a month and then have a binge I promise that the day after your binge you will crave your diet soda it is healthier to drink normal soda and count it into your calories instead of drinking chemicals which is all diet soda is its linked to causing obesity and inbalances bio chemically which can make weight loss harder than it is.
Stick with water at least you now thats not going to cause cancer or make you struggle with your weight loss.
Thats just my take on the subject and I did give up diet pepsi and then drank just one can and I felt crappy the next day like I had been on vodkas and I really craved more pepsi so I did test the addiction theory and now I stay well clear and my kids only drink water. Sparkling is great for the bubbles though if thats what you really crave. but it could be the soda making you want more you need to quit for a couple of weeks to get it totally out of your system and break the cycle.
Oh I absolutely agree, drinking to much fruit juice even with it being pure juice is perhaps NOT the best choice for our bodies if we can help it. It really can give some serious blood sugar spikes very quickly. Whether a person is diabetic or not blood sugars racing up and down can make our cravings out of control.:ohwell: :sad:
I've learned I'd much rather crunch on an apple or peel an orange and enjoy that with some almonds than drink my cals away. Pop has a tons of sugar, and fruit juice has a ton of natural sugars, I don't know that the two could really be compared in my mind, but that's only my thoughts. If one had to pick and they HAD to have one other I imagine the best would be something more natural like OJ but I think 1/2 cup serving which is a typical OJ serving on sites is prety high in sugars/carbs.
WIshing you well in your decision to cut back:drinker: <~~~water!:laugh:
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mmmyou want bubbles? Drink some of the bottled water that is bubbly... like perrier
drink it with a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime for some flavour 0 -
There's so much passion over the subject of what you can drink. Personally, I say, do what works for you but do it well educated. I used to drink 5 or 6 a day and I did that for DECADES.
There are many diet sodas that do not have caffiene, very little sodium, and have various artificial sweeteners. If you don't have an allergy, sensitivity, or personal objection to artificial sweeteners than you can drink as many as you like, within reason. I find that a diet soda actually curbs my appetite for sweets and sugar, medically I have no issues, and haven't had a cavity since the second grade. -The only objection I have is that they can inhibit your body's ability to absorb calcium. For this reason, I drink them, but in moderation. I usually have no more than one a day.
However, I have friends and family members that drink almost a dozen a day. They do not gain any weight, they do not get headaches or feel bad, they do not have a problem with their weight, (in fact most are on the slim side) and in recent doctor's visits they do not have any problems with their kidneys or with bone loss. Honestly, it's all about personal genetics, your own philosophy and what works for you.
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I limited myself to 1 diet soda a week, because I got to the point where I was having one everyday and i just wasn't happy with that. That said, if fyou have been drinking 5 a day, cutting back to 2 a day is really pretty good. Maybe with time you'll cut back even further. Diet pop isn't good for you, everyone knows that, but neither are a lot of the things we eat/drink. It's your body so it's completely your decision. SOme swear off diet pop, others swear by it! DO what is right for you.0
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My dentist told me at my last visit that diet pop is NOT bad for your teeth. regular is. It's the sugar itself that rots your teeth (it mixes with bacteria, allowing the bacteria to grow and multiply, causing tooth decay). Diet pop is not good for you by any means but as far as I know it's not bad for your teeth.
I agree I'm not a diet drink girl, I myself try to stay away from the artifical stuff...No matter how you look at it-they're empty calories.
Any kind of artificial sweetener gives me a horrible migraine-so I steer clear of it all. It's not good for you and your body does not know how to metabolize the artificial sugar-its actually better to drink regular and just count the calories, at least your body knows what to do with the sugar.
I say its better to just drink water and if you crave the bubbles, drink some kink of carbonated water.
But that's just me and I so against "diet" things...
Diet pop does pretty bad things to your teeth that's for sure, so even thinking on that...imagine what it's doing to the rest of our bodies. Someone mentioned giving it up for awhile and then picking it back up, many on here have shared it's simply to sweet then to even think of drinking. Clean eating can really change our taste buds, it's like it bring them back to normal and we no longer crave the fillers, fake sugars, chemicals etc. from fast food, pop, and other junk foods.
It's amazing but it really does change what you enjoy when you clean eat for a bit, doesn't even take very long before next thing you know you simply have no desire to eat the more sugary foods.
Hope you're successful in your decision to cut back or cut out the fake sugars.:flowerforyou:
I too truly believe it DOES lend to even more sweet cravings! :ohwell:
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It gets confusing at times doesn't it, when we're all told various things about the same product, method or whatever have you.:ohwell:
My dentist told me at my last visit that diet pop is NOT bad for your teeth. regular is. It's the sugar itself that rots your teeth (it mixes with bacteria, allowing the bacteria to grow and multiply, causing tooth decay). Diet pop is not good for you by any means but as far as I know it's not bad for your teeth.
I agree I'm not a diet drink girl, I myself try to stay away from the artifical stuff...No matter how you look at it-they're empty calories.
Any kind of artificial sweetener gives me a horrible migraine-so I steer clear of it all. It's not good for you and your body does not know how to metabolize the artificial sugar-its actually better to drink regular and just count the calories, at least your body knows what to do with the sugar.
I say its better to just drink water and if you crave the bubbles, drink some kink of carbonated water.
But that's just me and I so against "diet" things...
Diet pop does pretty bad things to your teeth that's for sure, so even thinking on that...imagine what it's doing to the rest of our bodies. Someone mentioned giving it up for awhile and then picking it back up, many on here have shared it's simply to sweet then to even think of drinking. Clean eating can really change our taste buds, it's like it bring them back to normal and we no longer crave the fillers, fake sugars, chemicals etc. from fast food, pop, and other junk foods.
It's amazing but it really does change what you enjoy when you clean eat for a bit, doesn't even take very long before next thing you know you simply have no desire to eat the more sugary foods.
Hope you're successful in your decision to cut back or cut out the fake sugars.:flowerforyou:
I too truly believe it DOES lend to even more sweet cravings! :ohwell:
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Oh well, I don't drink it but once in a very blue moon so I don't think to much on it, was just giving my thoughts on the matter here on what I'd learned:happy:
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very nicely put Kerri...doing what's right for us is really the bottom line..it can get confusing hearing so many thoughts on matter. So when it comes down to it, it's our body and our choice in the end.:drinker:I limited myself to 1 diet soda a week, because I got to the point where I was having one everyday and i just wasn't happy with that. That said, if fyou have been drinking 5 a day, cutting back to 2 a day is really pretty good. Maybe with time you'll cut back even further. Diet pop isn't good for you, everyone knows that, but neither are a lot of the things we eat/drink. It's your body so it's completely your decision. SOme swear off diet pop, others swear by it! DO what is right for you.
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Hmmm, funny how different we all are.
10 years ago, when I took my then 16 yr old son to the gym 4 times a week, we would be starving on our way home. We always stopped at a McDs for a small diet soda.
It kept us from eating something yucky, until I could get home to make dinner.
Some ppl can drink a beer and not have another for a year, others will drink thru their savings account when the 1st can is popped! We are all different and need to find out what works for us!
As far as physician info, my doctor told me that soda is worse for women than men because it leaches the calcium from your bones. He also said it will be very hard to fit in a bottle of soda if you already have a bottle of water in that hand!
I also dont drink my calories, but have been known to have a glass of juice to fulfill my 5 aday!!0 -
I've replaced all my pop diet or regular with Club Soda in the large bottles ...
I have 1 or 2 at "cocktail hour" with fresh squeezed lime juice and a drop of stevia.
My other fluids are water, water, jasmine green tea, water and once in a while red wine.
Not only can we cut back on calories, artificial sweeteners, food colorings, caffenine & sugar craving triggers but we can save $2 to $10 a day ($60 to $300 a month) by eliminating ready to serve beverages from our lives. PLUS save the planet from millions of cans, styrofoam cups and plastic bottles.
Fill your coffee mug with green tea ... fill your own water bottles (2) .. fill another with soda and lime ... Now you are set for about 8 hours
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soda may not cause toothe decay but recent evidence does link it damaging tooth enamel which can be equally as bad my bro always drank soda probably 3 cans a day usually diet coke til our dentist said stop as he had dangerously low levels of tooth enamel so he stopped and within a year they were back to normal shame he began drinking diet soda again. dentist recommend the only safe drinks are milk and water. Stevia sweetner is supposed to be OK dont think you can get in the uk yet though we only seem gto have asparteme which is linked to all kinds I have read that it may even cause cancer so I'd rather not take a chance diet soda isn't that nice that it is worth risking my health or my teeth over.
Very good points made by wannaBme if everyone drinks 1 soda a week thats 52 empty cans or bottles a year. So we can be healthier and save the environment. 0 -
My dentist told me at my last visit that diet pop is NOT bad for your teeth. regular is. It's the sugar itself that rots your teeth (it mixes with bacteria, allowing the bacteria to grow and multiply, causing tooth decay). Diet pop is not good for you by any means but as far as I know it's not bad for your teeth.
I agree I'm not a diet drink girl, I myself try to stay away from the artifical stuff...No matter how you look at it-they're empty calories.
Any kind of artificial sweetener gives me a horrible migraine-so I steer clear of it all. It's not good for you and your body does not know how to metabolize the artificial sugar-its actually better to drink regular and just count the calories, at least your body knows what to do with the sugar.
I say its better to just drink water and if you crave the bubbles, drink some kink of carbonated water.
But that's just me and I so against "diet" things...
Diet pop does pretty bad things to your teeth that's for sure, so even thinking on that...imagine what it's doing to the rest of our bodies. Someone mentioned giving it up for awhile and then picking it back up, many on here have shared it's simply to sweet then to even think of drinking. Clean eating can really change our taste buds, it's like it bring them back to normal and we no longer crave the fillers, fake sugars, chemicals etc. from fast food, pop, and other junk foods.
It's amazing but it really does change what you enjoy when you clean eat for a bit, doesn't even take very long before next thing you know you simply have no desire to eat the more sugary foods.
Hope you're successful in your decision to cut back or cut out the fake sugars.:flowerforyou:
I too truly believe it DOES lend to even more sweet cravings! :ohwell:
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My dentist was horrified when she learned I was drinking more than one pop a day and I had to promise her to stop. I have about $10,000 worth of dental work done because of the acids in the soda - the sugar in regular didn't help but the diet wasn't much better. It's the acids in the soda that wears away the enamel of the tooth and especially if you brush right afterwards (because the acid softens the enamel and then the brush scratches at a soft surface, it's doubly bad.
I haven't had soda of any kind regularly in about 3 months and where I was having 3-5 a day I find that I just don't miss it. I actually had one regular Coke a few weeks ago and it was too sweet. And then at a company lunch I ordered a diet coke and it had a funny flavour....I would rather drink plain water - and I used to hate plain water.....
Everyone has their own choices to make, but don't think diet soda is loads better than regular because the acid in any pop (citric acid specifically) is really strong and peels the enamel off your teeth. If you do, make sure to follow it up with a few glasses of water and don't brush your teeth right afterwards.0 -
My dentist told me at my last visit that diet pop is NOT bad for your teeth. regular is. It's the sugar itself that rots your teeth (it mixes with bacteria, allowing the bacteria to grow and multiply, causing tooth decay). Diet pop is not good for you by any means but as far as I know it's not bad for your teeth.
I agree I'm not a diet drink girl, I myself try to stay away from the artifical stuff...No matter how you look at it-they're empty calories.
Any kind of artificial sweetener gives me a horrible migraine-so I steer clear of it all. It's not good for you and your body does not know how to metabolize the artificial sugar-its actually better to drink regular and just count the calories, at least your body knows what to do with the sugar.
I say its better to just drink water and if you crave the bubbles, drink some kink of carbonated water.
But that's just me and I so against "diet" things...
Diet pop does pretty bad things to your teeth that's for sure, so even thinking on that...imagine what it's doing to the rest of our bodies. Someone mentioned giving it up for awhile and then picking it back up, many on here have shared it's simply to sweet then to even think of drinking. Clean eating can really change our taste buds, it's like it bring them back to normal and we no longer crave the fillers, fake sugars, chemicals etc. from fast food, pop, and other junk foods.
It's amazing but it really does change what you enjoy when you clean eat for a bit, doesn't even take very long before next thing you know you simply have no desire to eat the more sugary foods.
Hope you're successful in your decision to cut back or cut out the fake sugars.:flowerforyou:
I too truly believe it DOES lend to even more sweet cravings! :ohwell:
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My dentist was horrified when she learned I was drinking more than one pop a day and I had to promise her to stop. I have about $10,000 worth of dental work done because of the acids in the soda - the sugar in regular didn't help but the diet wasn't much better. It's the acids in the soda that wears away the enamel of the tooth and especially if you brush right afterwards (because the acid softens the enamel and then the brush scratches at a soft surface, it's doubly bad.
I haven't had soda of any kind regularly in about 3 months and where I was having 3-5 a day I find that I just don't miss it. I actually had one regular Coke a few weeks ago and it was too sweet. And then at a company lunch I ordered a diet coke and it had a funny flavour....I would rather drink plain water - and I used to hate plain water.....
Everyone has their own choices to make, but don't think diet soda is loads better than regular because the acid in any pop (citric acid specifically) is really strong and peels the enamel off your teeth. If you do, make sure to follow it up with a few glasses of water and don't brush your teeth right afterwards.
Yes I see your point on enamel. But to be fair, orange juice and citrus fruits do the same thing, and nobody is suggesting we give up those. All things in moderation.0 -
the thing is that soda..... is just plain bad. not only does it have sugar and artifical flavor. but it also can damaged some of your organs!!!!!!!
so if u must have soda, just twice a month would be good.
well good luck!!!
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I'm so glad that I don't like pop or coffee or beer! :laugh: Good luck to you on cutting down!0
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Yes I see your point on enamel. But to be fair, orange juice and citrus fruits do the same thing, and nobody is suggesting we give up those. All things in moderation.
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Depends how much you like you teeth water and milk only safe drinks I personally would give up these as I like my teeth and want to like them for a good few more years yet I am 30 this year and I have not a single filling in my mouth and my teeth are perfectly heathly so I aint gonna damage them with a drink. Eating fruit is different because you produce saliva when you eat that helps protect your teeth which is why instead of glugging a big glas of rather high calorie high calorie OJ pick up an orange and eat it better fullstop.0 -
Yes I see your point on enamel. But to be fair, orange juice and citrus fruits do the same thing, and nobody is suggesting we give up those. All things in moderation.
I agree - but I wouldn't recommend drinking 2-3 glasses of OJ a day either 0
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