Diet soda
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nutmegoreo wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »fun math.
The diet cranberry soda i have here is 5 calories per can.
Itd take 360 cans to hit my calories for the day.
Im going to go ahead and say even the diet drinks with a few calories wont kill my meal plan... (imagine the bathroom time though oh my)
And considering majority are 0 cal, Your good.
Not to mention the electrolyte imbalances through peeing so much.
And the steps, if you are keeping track. Love FitBit!1 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »fun math.
The diet cranberry soda i have here is 5 calories per can.
Itd take 360 cans to hit my calories for the day.
Im going to go ahead and say even the diet drinks with a few calories wont kill my meal plan... (imagine the bathroom time though oh my)
And considering majority are 0 cal, Your good.
Not to mention the electrolyte imbalances through peeing so much.
And the steps, if you are keeping track. Love FitBit!
My bathroom is only 25 steps away. Assuming a round trip of 1 cup of pee per trip thatd be 18,000 steps XD hahaha I think youd burn off alot of the calories.1 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »fun math.
The diet cranberry soda i have here is 5 calories per can.
Itd take 360 cans to hit my calories for the day.
Im going to go ahead and say even the diet drinks with a few calories wont kill my meal plan... (imagine the bathroom time though oh my)
And considering majority are 0 cal, Your good.
Not to mention the electrolyte imbalances through peeing so much.
No worries, because all the sodium!! j/k4 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »fun math.
The diet cranberry soda i have here is 5 calories per can.
Itd take 360 cans to hit my calories for the day.
Im going to go ahead and say even the diet drinks with a few calories wont kill my meal plan... (imagine the bathroom time though oh my)
And considering majority are 0 cal, Your good.
Not to mention the electrolyte imbalances through peeing so much.
No worries, because all the sodium!! j/k
I add extra sodium to my diet soda to balance electrolytes. I’m a DIY kind of gal. A Martha Stewart, so to speak! She hates me.1 -
Honestly, the only thing you have to worry about is the sodium, but most of them don't have nearly as much as they used to, so unless you're drinking a TON, even that is probably a non-issue.10
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unsuspectingfish wrote: »Honestly, the only thing you have to worry about is the sodium, but most of them don't have nearly as much as they used to, so unless you're drinking a TON, even that is probably a non-issue.
Diet sodas are not high in sodium.6 -
unsuspectingfish wrote: »Honestly, the only thing you have to worry about is the sodium, but most of them don't have nearly as much as they used to, so unless you're drinking a TON, even that is probably a non-issue.
There isn't just sodium in soda, there is also water. The amount of water in the soda far exceeds the amount of sodium to the point that if you drank a ton of soda you would probably be depleting your bodies overall sodium content not increasing it.
Basically if you want to increase sodium levels, eat sodium rich foods. If you want to decrease it, drink water or drink water that contains sodium at concentrations lower than that found in your blood...which soda is, by a lot.4 -
It's probably more correct to say that it's unknown if artificial sweeteners are harmful. However, the caramel color in colas known as 4-MI is considered "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health Organization.
There have been some claims that regularly consuming artificial sweeteners causes insulin resistance, which in turn could cause weight gain. In theory, artificial sweeteners have a negative affect on the micro biome, leading to increases in blood sugar levels. A 2014 Israeli study found this to be true in mice. It has not been tested on humans, so at this point, it's unknown if artificial sweeteners cause insulin resistance in humans.
One sucralose study: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01128829 showed that sucralose does affect blood glucose and insulin levels. Other studies have shown that there is no affect.
More research is clearly needed, so until then, I'll drink water.22 -
If a person don't like regular water. Can they substitute with diet soda. Since it's not bad for you at all it should be as good as water?
I don't like water so I drink crystal light. But what about diet coke instead of water?0 -
JustRobby1 wrote: »Here we go again. I have to ask what's next? Is drinking water going to make me fat and then kill me unless it's certified organic and comes from Whole Foods?
Why do you even open these threads if they bother you so much?
So you know it all, good for you. Many posters don't. I have friends who are convinced diet coke fools your body to believe it drinks real sugar and make you fat. That is not an uncommon and unheard of opinion. Not to mention diet coke gives you cancer.
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CynthiasChoice wrote: »It's probably more correct to say that it's unknown if artificial sweeteners are harmful. However, the caramel color in colas known as 4-MI is considered "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health Organization.
There have been some claims that regularly consuming artificial sweeteners causes insulin resistance, which in turn could cause weight gain. In theory, artificial sweeteners have a negative affect on the micro biome, leading to increases in blood sugar levels. A 2014 Israeli study found this to be true in mice. It has not been tested on humans, so at this point, it's unknown if artificial sweeteners cause insulin resistance in humans.
One sucralose study: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01128829 showed that sucralose does affect blood glucose and insulin levels. Other studies have shown that there is no affect.
More research is clearly needed, so until then, I'll drink water.
None of that is actually true. All of these sweeteners have been tested many times in humans and there has not been an insulin response or any toxicities or any indication of harm whatsoever. You really have to actively go searching for things to suggest that there might even be remotely the possibility and yes you can come up with studies that shown it in a particular species of mice with a sample size of 4 that was a study conducted over a 2 week period once where they were allowed to free feed so the dosage wasn't consistent. But why would you ignore the large scale human trials that show no effect in favor of that?
Is it more accurate to say that it is unknown that artificial sweetners are harmful? Only in the sense that it is impossible to 100% prove anything. But I would say that the current marketed sweetners are as safe as anything else so unless you'd also say something like that it is unknown whether or not broccoli is harmful then I'd disagreee on that point as well.19 -
No you all this isn't a trolling thread (got a message asking if I was trolling) I was honestly curious that if I can gain weight. I know it comes down to calories but with all these artificial chemicals that make it up I didn't know if any of them are linked with weight gain. Thank you all for the knowledge.5
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Heather4448 wrote: »What is with all the soda posts lately?! Did Oz/Oprah do a segment on it or something?
No I'm not normally on the community much so I'm sorry if I seemed repetitive to the others. I was just at the store today and I bought a case of diet soda instead of a normal one and was curious.
No it was honestly just a question due to the chemicals and such in it.JustRobby1 wrote: »Here we go again. I have to ask what's next? Is drinking water going to make me fat and then kill me unless it's certified organic and comes from Whole Foods?
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karintalley wrote: »If a person don't like regular water. Can they substitute with diet soda. Since it's not bad for you at all it should be as good as water?
I don't like water so I drink crystal light. But what about diet coke instead of water?
Sure. Diet soda is basically carbonated water with a little flavoring.4 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »fun math.
The diet cranberry soda i have here is 5 calories per can.
Itd take 360 cans to hit my calories for the day.
Im going to go ahead and say even the diet drinks with a few calories wont kill my meal plan... (imagine the bathroom time though oh my)
And considering majority are 0 cal, Your good.
Thank you!!0 -
rickiimarieee wrote: »Heather4448 wrote: »What is with all the soda posts lately?! Did Oz/Oprah do a segment on it or something?
No I'm not normally on the community much so I'm sorry if I seemed repetitive to the others. I was just at the store today and I bought a case of diet soda instead of a normal one and was curious.
No it was honestly just a question due to the chemicals and such in it.JustRobby1 wrote: »Here we go again. I have to ask what's next? Is drinking water going to make me fat and then kill me unless it's certified organic and comes from Whole Foods?
aspartame is a methylated dipeptide. It is digested into two amino acids and methanol in your stomach and no aspartame actually enters your blood (only the breakdown products I mentioned). It is a chemical in the same way that water is a chemical. There is not anything magical about it. You would get the exact same ingredient from taking a bite of chicken and a swig of orange juice and is therefore about as dangerous as chicken and orange juice are.11 -
karintalley wrote: »JustRobby1 wrote: »Here we go again. I have to ask what's next? Is drinking water going to make me fat and then kill me unless it's certified organic and comes from Whole Foods?
Why do you even open these threads if they bother you so much?
So you know it all, good for you. Many posters don't. I have friends who are convinced diet coke fools your body to believe it drinks real sugar and make you fat. That is not an uncommon and unheard of opinion. Not to mention diet coke gives you cancer.
Thank you for saying this! I don't get on community very much anymore and they're so many different 'facts' on diet soda saying it's good for you and it's bad for you. I just wanted to hear from some people that have experienced it first hand!2 -
karintalley wrote: »If a person don't like regular water. Can they substitute with diet soda. Since it's not bad for you at all it should be as good as water?
I don't like water so I drink crystal light. But what about diet coke instead of water?
Sure. Diet soda is basically carbonated water with a little flavoring.
Ok...Im not planning to do this. I don't think carbonation is good for my teeth. But I heard some time ago the caffeine and it will dehydrate me.3 -
@Aaron_K123 Your broccoli comment made me chuckle! But saying that none of what I said was actually true is not actually true.2
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karintalley wrote: »karintalley wrote: »If a person don't like regular water. Can they substitute with diet soda. Since it's not bad for you at all it should be as good as water?
I don't like water so I drink crystal light. But what about diet coke instead of water?
Sure. Diet soda is basically carbonated water with a little flavoring.
Ok...Im not planning to do this. I don't think carbonation is good for my teeth. But I heard some time ago the caffeine and it will dehydrate me.
No, the caffeine thing is a myth. Caffeine is a very mild diuretic, you won't get dehydrated from drinking liquids containing caffeine.5
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