Diet Soda

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?

I don't drink diet soda or any soda, because though tasting good, I do not trust these companies and all the chemicals and addictive substances they lace these products with. At least I know what's in the coffee I brew but prefer just water with a twist of lemon.

By Summer, I want to be completely free of caffeine.

I drink Coke Zero and I have cut back a LOT. I have it occaisionally. I have heard a list of reasons why it's bad for you...artificial sweeteners are bad, carbonation is bad, it's sweet so it makes you crave sweet foods, there is no nutritional value....but there is one thing that has really stuck with me and it's why I cut back drastically on my intake. I have a friend that worked for a coke distributer who will not touch the stuff. He said he's seen it eat through stainless steel machinery. Of course not from just a little spill but from a prolonged leak in a box for a fountain drink machine...but it makes me wonder what's going on inside my body after drinking it for years and years if it can eat through metal. I used to drink regular soda for a long time and I was having digestive issues...so I stopped and my problems did get better. Fortunately I haven't had the same issues with Coke Zero.

If I could handle the yucky aftertaste I would definitely have one a day. But unfortunately I find the aftertaste yucky!! :sad:

I am a firm believer in anything in moderation. Especially when we are trying to make lifelong lifestyle changes!! Have to be able to do it forever, not just a few months till we lose the weight!!
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Diet soda is BAD for you. But I still drink it (embarrassed face). I am a pretty healthy eater, but Coke Zero is my weakness and it actually helps me stick to my diet at times. I have gone off of it for a while but then always decide to have that ONE. Which of course turns into more. Anyway, you really shouldn't drink them, but I don't necessarily think they inhibit weight loss in of themselves.

Diet soda is BAD for you. But I still drink it (embarrassed face). I am a pretty healthy eater, but Coke Zero is my weakness and it actually helps me stick to my diet at times. I have gone off of it for a while but then always decide to have that ONE. Which of course turns into more. Anyway, you really shouldn't drink them, but I don't necessarily think they inhibit weight loss in of themselves.

Why is it bad?

I used to hate diet soda. But once I stopped drinking regular soda I find that Diet Soda (especially diet cherry dr pepper) is the greatest thing on earth. LOL. I hardly have it still maybe once or twice a week. But it is such a treat when I do have it.

chemo therapy on it's own is BAD for you ........ but if it helps cure the cancer then it's a necessary evil.......

diet coke keeps me drinking fluids, satisfies my cravings and like everything else I put in my mouth I've learned to drink it in moderation.... how can something that has been a core part of my weight loss be a bad thing?

Jogging can be bad for your knees.... no one complains about me losing weight by suffering and being miserable and hurting myself every day in a way that beats me down and defeats me....yet let me try to use and enjoy a weight loss tool that has shown little or no real actual proof of being any more dangerous than dozens of others despite having been on the market and consumed by millions daily for over 30 years and they are all over me about how dangerous it is!.... I think they just want us all to have to pay for our sins and drinking diet coke is somehow cheating.... pbbbbbbttttttttttt to all of them

p.s. I love it when My husband calls it diet cancer while he's sitting there with a cigarette in his hand

Drinking diet soda does cause diabetes, a long with many other health problems. Please research it. You will be amazed.
I drink nothing but purified water and I used to be very addicted to Pepsi. I have not had any in the house since last June.

I can survive without a lot of things but not my diet Crack, er, Coke! I am trying to get better about drinking more water and less of the diet Coke, but like many have already said...its my one bad habit, I don't smoke, drink, etc. Plus, I have tried to give it up and I am a crabby mean lady without the diet Coke in my veins!! :laugh:

Diet Soda is actually part of my weight loss strategy. I find it fills me up for a while because of the carbonation and stops me from reaching for much higher calorie treats.

I'm drinking a can of Roundy's Diet Lemon and Lime right now and here's what's in it:

Carbonated Water
Sodium 5mg
Citric Acid
"Natural Flavors"
Potassium Benzoate (preservative)
Potassium citrate
Sucralose (splenda brand sweetener)
Acesulfame potassium (sunett brand sweetener)

Obviously not as good for you as a glass of water... but hey, that tiny amount of sodium isn't going to do jack (especially when compared with, say, the 800+mg of sodium you'll find in popular "healthy" soups). Citric Acid is natural, carbonated water has been shown to be virtually identical to still water in terms of nutrient content. I haven't heard much bad about Potassium citrate either.

So it's those last wildcards you'd need to worry about: Potassium Benzoate is a potential carcinogen but only in quantities vastly higher than you'd find in a can of pop. Splenda and Sunett sweeteners - again there's debate as to the safety but no reason to suspect they do great harm in small quantities.

"Natural flavors" - who the heck knows what that is... probably some mix of cyanide, arsenic and dog poop...

The thing to take away is that there's a million "scare" afficiandos for just about every foodstuff out there. But as long as you're drinking diet soda in moderation and not chugging back ree-donculous amounts, chances are something else is gonna get you long before the ill effects of that do.

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.

lol are you trolling?

No... are you?

http://news.menshealth.com/the-truth-about-diet-soda/2011/07/07/
“Some studies suggest that when our taste buds sense sweetness, the body expects a calorie load to accompany it. When that doesn’t happen, it may cause us to overeat because we crave the energy rush our body was expecting,” - Cheryl Forberg R.D. (She's the original nutritionist for The Biggest Loser, a professional chef and a Registere Dietitian)

If you want to know where the study is... Sharon Fowler, Purdue University, co-authored a study on the subject that found (a) people tend to eat more calories because the diet drink made them feel they could justify it, and also found a possibility of a physiological connection... "In rodent studies, researchers have observed artificial sweeteners stimulating cells in the pancreas to change insulin secretion, altering the pH in the gut, and affecting hunger-regulating cells in the brain. "

It's certainly not an iron-clad guarantee that drinking a diet Coke will make you fat - it's just some cautionary information that people might want to be aware of. Because after all, "Knowing is half the battle!"

I have lost 293 lbs. drinking 2-3 24 oz. bottles of Diet Pepsi a day... I still get my water intake in too but I am not stopping anytime soon.... It is the one thing from the beginning I said I would not give up......

Anyone who's lost 293 pounds deserves to keep whatever makes them happy. Incredible - great job!!!

If you want to know where the study is... Sharon Fowler, Purdue University, co-authored a study on the subject that found (a) people tend to eat more calories because the diet drink made them feel they could justify it

I've seen plenty of people who pig out on fast food after a workout because they think they can justify it. So by this logic, exercise = fat gain.