Do you drink diet soda?
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Once in a while will have a Diet Coke as a treat. Usually avoid it tho because of caffeine and chemicals. But I do love a nice cold glass of Diet Coke over ice!5
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Yeah, I drink too much diet Pepsi. Not more than a liter a day and usually more like two liters per week total. I still feel like it's going to give me cancer; although, I've heard it said that that particular logic is woo.6
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I drink a ton of Coke Zero and I really should cut back. Not because of "toxins" or "chemikills" or anything like that, but because I'm hooked on caffeine. If I don't get my fix early enough in the morning, I'll end up with a headache in the afternoon. I've cut back before and that issue goes away, but I always seem to fall off the wagon again (or is it climb on the wagon? I always get that saying mixed up).0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »OnFireWithin wrote: »Nope, no diet soda, limited regular soda. I get wanting an alternative if you're a serial soda drinker, but I've only ever had it sporadically, so I find it better just to cut it out altogether. I've read things about artificial sweeteners being almost as bad as sugar. They may or not be true considering the ever-changing nature of nutrition 'facts' but I figure best not to take the chance in this case.
You're reading the wrong things.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25842566
Thank you for sharing an abstract from a single study that acknowledges the continued debate on whether artificial sweeteners pose any health risks. One study doth not rule them all nor settle that debate. Even my own post did not assert whether artificial sweeteners are beneficial or detrimental, only that there are views on either side. Rather than take the risk, I personally avoid them. Anybody else is free to do as they will and come what may.13 -
OnFireWithin wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »OnFireWithin wrote: »Nope, no diet soda, limited regular soda. I get wanting an alternative if you're a serial soda drinker, but I've only ever had it sporadically, so I find it better just to cut it out altogether. I've read things about artificial sweeteners being almost as bad as sugar. They may or not be true considering the ever-changing nature of nutrition 'facts' but I figure best not to take the chance in this case.
You're reading the wrong things.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25842566
Thank you for sharing an abstract from a single study that acknowledges the continued debate on whether artificial sweeteners pose any health risks. One study doth not rule them all nor settle that debate. Even my own post did not assert whether artificial sweeteners are beneficial or detrimental, only that there are views on either side. Rather than take the risk, I personally avoid them. Anybody else is free to do as they will and come what may.
You're certainly free to make that choice, but I do think it's important to note that there are views on either side of everything. There are people with impressive sounding credentials who still insist vaccines cause autism, carbs are detrimental for everyone, and a terrifying number of functioning adults who believe the earth might be flat.
Artificial sweeteners are one of if not THE most studied food additives in history, and still after 50+ years no one can find any definitive research results that show they cause anything. Even studies about obesity can only show correlation, and weak correlation at that. And they are all very different compounds, so it would be downright weird if they all caused something! The "debate" is caused by diet and health bloggers/salespeople who know telling folks to just go ahead and drink a Diet Coke isn't going to get their site many clicks. The actual science is pretty clear.
Diet soda is obviously not necessary, so if someone chooses not to drink it, for whatever reason, it's not the end of the world. But for some people (myself included) that little almost-no-cal treat every day is instrumental for getting our diets in line, and IMHO people who it could be a useful tool for shouldn't be scared away from it unnecessarily :drinker:25 -
Well, ever since I contributed to this thread, I've remembered diet sodas as an option. So thanks! I've started to cycle it back in as an option (about 20% Coke Zero : 80% Lacroix Lime).4
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OnFireWithin wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »OnFireWithin wrote: »Nope, no diet soda, limited regular soda. I get wanting an alternative if you're a serial soda drinker, but I've only ever had it sporadically, so I find it better just to cut it out altogether. I've read things about artificial sweeteners being almost as bad as sugar. They may or not be true considering the ever-changing nature of nutrition 'facts' but I figure best not to take the chance in this case.
You're reading the wrong things.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25842566
Thank you for sharing an abstract from a single study that acknowledges the continued debate on whether artificial sweeteners pose any health risks. One study doth not rule them all nor settle that debate. Even my own post did not assert whether artificial sweeteners are beneficial or detrimental, only that there are views on either side. Rather than take the risk, I personally avoid them. Anybody else is free to do as they will and come what may.
You're certainly free to make that choice, but I do think it's important to note that there are views on either side of everything. There are people with impressive sounding credentials who still insist vaccines cause autism, carbs are detrimental for everyone, and a terrifying number of functioning adults who believe the earth might be flat.
Artificial sweeteners are one of if not THE most studied food additives in history, and still after 50+ years no one can find any definitive research results that show they cause anything. Even studies about obesity can only show correlation, and weak correlation at that. And they are all very different compounds, so it would be downright weird if they all caused something! The "debate" is caused by diet and health bloggers/salespeople who know telling folks to just go ahead and drink a Diet Coke isn't going to get their site many clicks. The actual science is pretty clear.
Diet soda is obviously not necessary, so if someone chooses not to drink it, for whatever reason, it's not the end of the world. But for some people (myself included) that little almost-no-cal treat every day is instrumental for getting our diets in line, and IMHO people who it could be a useful tool for shouldn't be scared away from it unnecessarily :drinker:
Thank you, @kimny72. I couldn't say it any better.9 -
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Well, ever since I contributed to this thread, I've remembered diet sodas as an option. So thanks! I've started to cycle it back in as an option (about 20% Coke Zero : 80% Lacroix Lime).
Heyyyyyyyyyy, you're not in So Cal, are ya? We're trying to pawn off a couple cases of the La Croix Lime.1 -
It happens, in periods more often than I'd like. It's my way of not fighting my sweet tooth too hard, because even if it's just artificial - it's still sweet. And with something like 1-3 calories per can, I can definitely spare it.0
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I don’t because I don’t like the taste of diet. If I’m going to have a soda, I’m having a regular Coke or Dr Pepper.1
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Nope.. I hate diet sodas..3
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I mostly just drink water..but if I drink soda, like once or twice a year, I drink diet Coke. I am just not a big soda drinker.0
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No never. Reason: soda is just chemicals we all know this. I don’t want it in my body. HOWEVER I love the carbonated part so I drink la croix water it works for me.17
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No never. Reason: soda is just chemicals we all know this. I don’t want it in my body. HOWEVER I love the carbonated part so I drink la croix water it works for me.
So are carbohydrates, fats, and proteins...I think those are also called Macro nutrients and essential to living things.13 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »OnFireWithin wrote: »Nope, no diet soda, limited regular soda. I get wanting an alternative if you're a serial soda drinker, but I've only ever had it sporadically, so I find it better just to cut it out altogether. I've read things about artificial sweeteners being almost as bad as sugar. They may or not be true considering the ever-changing nature of nutrition 'facts' but I figure best not to take the chance in this case.
You're reading the wrong things.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25842566
Funded by the sweetner people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone has a reason why or why not. Just do what you want and who cares. You know things are incorrect and misleading when people have to highlight one sentence in a report!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!23 -
JohnnytotheB wrote: »No. It's poison in a can and you have the pleasure to pay a corporation to slowly kill yourself! It's like smoking in that regard. Weird chemicals, etc. This goes for all soda - diet or regular.
Could you post some science to back up that claim please? What is in "all soda" that is slowly killing us and makes it like smoking? Thanks!
OK, you wanted it. There is countless scientific data to back things up that diet soda just sucks! At the end of the day there are also a countless "articles" that outline the opposite. It boils down to, do what you like! Who cares. Most are going to do what they want anyway! Were all adults!
http://naturalsociety.com/chemicals-really-in-coca-cola-coke-soda/
Perhaps you already know that the Coca-Cola Co. has committed atrocious ground-water polluting in other countries, along with creating water shortages. You probably know as well that the company is turning providing the mass population with toxic beverage choices. After reading this quick, informative article, you will understand exactly what you are putting into your body, and this just might make it easier to break the Coke-drinking habit.
Here’s what’s really in Coca-Cola’s famous Coke soda:
Carbonated tap water – Whatever is in unfiltered municipal water is also in your Coke. The carbonation that is added increases gastric secretions and can make you flatulent. Here is what your tap water looks like, by the way.
E150D – This is a food coloring, which is made from processing sugar at certain temperatures. Ammonium sulfate is then added (also a constituent of Round Up Ready Chemicals used by Monsanto). This chemical has been known to increase asthma attacks.
E952 – This is a sugar substitute. It is 200 times sweeter than sugar and can cause your glycemic levels to sky-rocket. This can lead to diabetes, obesity and other diseases.
E950 – This is Acesulfame Potassium, and it aggravates the heart, vascular system, and nervous system. It is especially bad for children and pregnant women.
E951 – Aspartame – A GMO product which can cause seriously negative impact on your body. Symptoms of aspartame poisoning include: unconsciousness, headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, palpitation, weight gain, irritability, anxiety, memory loss, blurry vision, fainting, joint pains, depression, infertility, hearing loss and more. Aspartame can also provoke the following diseases: brain tumors, MS (Multiple Sclerosis), epilepsy, Graves’ disease, chronic fatigue, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, mental deficiency and tuberculosis. Later, this substance was initially illegal due to its dangers but was again made legal in a suspicious manner.
E338 – Orthophosphoric Acid – This causes skin and eye irritation, and can interfere with your body’s ability to absorb calcium, causing osteoporosis.
E330 – Citric Acid – This is preservative that is also used in the medical field for preserving blood. In small doses it is fine, but in large doses it can eat away at your stomach and esophageal lining.
Aromas – Unknown aromatic additives.
E211 – Sodium Benzoate – According to a study completed by Peter Piper at the Sheffield University in Britain, sodium benzoate can harm DNA.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »It says toxins and not poison, but can I use it here anyway?!?
You must work for Coke or Pepsi!17 -
Yes, but I probably have reduced by about 50% in the last year. Sometimes non in a day, sometimes 3. It used to be about 3-6 a day of diet soda. Water feels better in my body, but I still like the taste of diet cherry coke especially. I often drink sparkling water too.0
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JohnnytotheB wrote: »JohnnytotheB wrote: »No. It's poison in a can and you have the pleasure to pay a corporation to slowly kill yourself! It's like smoking in that regard. Weird chemicals, etc. This goes for all soda - diet or regular.
Could you post some science to back up that claim please? What is in "all soda" that is slowly killing us and makes it like smoking? Thanks!
OK, you wanted it. There is countless scientific data to back things up that diet soda just sucks! At the end of the day there are also a countless "articles" that outline the opposite. It boils down to, do what you like! Who cares. Most are going to do what they want anyway! Were all adults!
http://naturalsociety.com/chemicals-really-in-coca-cola-coke-soda/
Perhaps you already know that the Coca-Cola Co. has committed atrocious ground-water polluting in other countries, along with creating water shortages. You probably know as well that the company is turning providing the mass population with toxic beverage choices. After reading this quick, informative article, you will understand exactly what you are putting into your body, and this just might make it easier to break the Coke-drinking habit.
Here’s what’s really in Coca-Cola’s famous Coke soda:
Carbonated tap water – Whatever is in unfiltered municipal water is also in your Coke. The carbonation that is added increases gastric secretions and can make you flatulent. Here is what your tap water looks like, by the way.
E150D – This is a food coloring, which is made from processing sugar at certain temperatures. Ammonium sulfate is then added (also a constituent of Round Up Ready Chemicals used by Monsanto). This chemical has been known to increase asthma attacks.
E952 – This is a sugar substitute. It is 200 times sweeter than sugar and can cause your glycemic levels to sky-rocket. This can lead to diabetes, obesity and other diseases.
E950 – This is Acesulfame Potassium, and it aggravates the heart, vascular system, and nervous system. It is especially bad for children and pregnant women.
E951 – Aspartame – A GMO product which can cause seriously negative impact on your body. Symptoms of aspartame poisoning include: unconsciousness, headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, palpitation, weight gain, irritability, anxiety, memory loss, blurry vision, fainting, joint pains, depression, infertility, hearing loss and more. Aspartame can also provoke the following diseases: brain tumors, MS (Multiple Sclerosis), epilepsy, Graves’ disease, chronic fatigue, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, mental deficiency and tuberculosis. Later, this substance was initially illegal due to its dangers but was again made legal in a suspicious manner.
E338 – Orthophosphoric Acid – This causes skin and eye irritation, and can interfere with your body’s ability to absorb calcium, causing osteoporosis.
E330 – Citric Acid – This is preservative that is also used in the medical field for preserving blood. In small doses it is fine, but in large doses it can eat away at your stomach and esophageal lining.
Aromas – Unknown aromatic additives.
E211 – Sodium Benzoate – According to a study completed by Peter Piper at the Sheffield University in Britain, sodium benzoate can harm DNA.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/chemicals-really-in-coca-cola-coke-soda/#ixzz5kqHKZWnY
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What a huge steaming pile of horse manure. Do you have any peer reviewed journal articles to back up any of this nonsense? Natural society is a wasteland of useless pseudoscientific nonsense. Might want to learn how to vet your sources a wee bit better.0
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