Diet Soda

The reason diet soda is bad... besides it being a mess of man-made chemicals and artificial sweeteners... is that it is sweet, but has no calories. The sweetness primes your body for calories, then it doesn't get them, so it makes you more prone to overeat.

That's what I've read, anyway. For me, I will still buy a diet coke when we're eating out, because I don't want to add another 200+ calories onto a meal that's already too high. I'm not sure whether that science bears out if you're drinking it along with food.

In general I am not a fan of the artificial sweeteners they have in diet drinks as I don't think they are good for you. I do drink sparkling water as it gives me that carbonated fizz I like in soda along with iced tea and good ole basic water.

Completely agree. I love diet soda and it is the only bad thing I do. I am going to give myself the pleasure and keep it around!!!

Ive heard all about diet soda being bad also...but I still drink it...I still lose weight and prob will never stop drinking it.

I agree,i dont drink, dont smoke.i dont think a diet coke will hurt, I only have one a day,and it helps fill me up

I love diet soda. I've tried to get off of it and found that I overate when I was off of it. I don't drink at all. I don't smoke. If diet soda is the only "bad" thing I do, then so be it. It helps keep me full and helps me with my sweet tooth as well.

Agreed!

Agreed... don't drink or smoke. I have 1 can a day...its my 'sweet treat'

my naturopath hates it and has tried to get me to stop drinking it. It's the chemicals..may cause cancer etc. as far as I know.

I'm part of the "one a day" crowd. I don't drink coffee or tea, so it's how I get my mid-morning caffeine jolt.

Hi There,
I'm sure its been posted a trillion times... I couldn't find it in the forum? And I'm new so not really sure where to look.

Why is Diet Soda so bad? I saw someone posted it can slow your weight loss down, why is this?

I only drink it and water (and the occasional glass of white wine).

Is it really worse then coffee?

In reasonable amounts it is not detrimental to your health and will not slow your weight loss.

I just don't understand why everyone picks on diet soda but it's ok to buy diet anything else.....

from my own point of view I couldn't have survived without it.... I drink a half a can BEFORE my dinner... the carbon makes me feel fuller before I start and a half can with my dinner....and I'm good to go.... I'm happy... my food isn't dry and sluggish in there and whatever I had for dinner was washed down with a pleasant taste that I enjoy.... I don't find it triggers cravings... if anything .... if' I find I'm craving something... I will try a diet coke....soothes my flavor craving and hydrates me to stop my brain.... 9 times out of 10 it works!


FREE THE ASPARTAME!!!!!!!!!!!

Check out these links:

http://www.nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/what-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke-right-now/

http://www.ivillage.com/truth-about-soda-it-bad-you/4-a-108216?p=1

Before you get freaked out that soda can take rust off of a bumper or dissintigrate a tooth (but not a Twinkie!) over a short period of time, here is what I know to be true: everybody's different. For me, I find that all soda leaves me bloated and unsatisfied. Diet soda has aspartame, which gives me massive headaches for some reason. Therefore, I try to stay away from soda. That's not to say that I don't enjoy a soda every now and then...I do. But after giving it up for weight stability reasons, I find that I don't like the taste as much as I used to.

Also, my mother's doctor advised her to avoid soda. She has osteopenia, a precurser to osteoporosis, and was advised to avoid both soda and coffee, as they can leech calcium from your bones and prevent the absorption of new calcium. I tried to find an article online supporting that, but I was unable to find one.

I know people who love diet soda and have lost weight with it. I have others who disagree. Ultimately, I feel that it comes down to moderation and personal preference. It's your body, do with it what you will.

Hope that helps!

I think it really depends on the person. A lot of people says it causes you to "crave" calories, but I've never had that kind of problem.

Diet soda is good for fighting goblins off.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/462259-my-weight-gain-journey-goblins-aliens-and-diet-chocolate





On a serious note, I notice that when i don't drink diet soda, I crave sweet food less.

Diet soda is not good for you because of the artificial ingredients that can mess with hormones and hinder weight loss.

Do you have a source on this? I doubt it.

Coffee is natural. It's a good caffeine.

Where do you think the caffeine in soda comes from?