how bad would it be if I drink coke zero???

im so glad that people are saying that they drink diet soda and not finding any bad effects from it...seen so many threads recently from people naming diet soda as the demon drink. apparenly reduces your kidney function by 30%?!

i drink at least 2 glasses of diet soda a day and it has never hampered weight loss, if anything it helped me satisfy my sugar cravings! (:

Its a better choice than most of the diet drinks, I drink it, burp,, perhaps too much,,,

I went several months without touching any form of soda at all. Then my in-laws requested that I make my pork roast recipe for dinner one night, which uses Coke. I used Coke Zero instead and had some of it left which I ended up drinking. It was much better than I remember Coke Zero being before I gave up on regular! Since then I have one a couple of times a week and it hasn't hindered me one bit. I still drink mostly water. (Also no one noticed a difference when I cooked with it!)

I drink diet soda daily.

If you're someone who had adverse effects to artificial sweeteners, whether it's cravings, bloat or migraines, don't drink it. If you don't experience any negative side effects... enjoy.

Nah I don't touch the stuff anymore. I used to have diet coke everyday. And now that I've quit? I feel so, so much more better!
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How do you feel better--what specific differences can you tell? (I'm totally NOT questioning your experience, I'm just always looking for positive changes from others' experiences that might help me out in some way.)

I would just drink water instead... That being said, the occasional treat is fine! I would just go with regular coke with lots of ice for my treat....go big or go home! We are all going to die, might as well die having lived a little and indulged in some of the things we enjoy and love to eat/drink.

Everything in moderation!

Coke zero is not "fine" Try water or a regular soda...it won't kill you.

The bad parts of any kind of soda:
Phosphoric acid in soda will leach calcium from your bones and make your bones weaker.
The acid in soda destroys the enamel on your teeth.
Recent studies indicate that the "caramel coloring" in soda is carcinogenic, and the US gov't will soon be requiring Pepsi/Coke to label their products as such, or change the formula for caramel coloring.

The good parts of soda:
Caffeine can increase one's alertness and energy,short-term.
(Caffeine can also be found in coffee, tea, some iced teas, and many "energy" drink mixes.)

Personally, I wish I'd never started drinking diet soda. For me, the fake sugar makes me crave more food, and more sweets. Since I love the caffeine and don't enjoy either coffee or tea, my drug of choice is Crystal Light Energy drinks. No doubt there's plenty of bad stuff in those too, but at least I'm avoiding the phosphoric acid and the caramel coloring, and the Crystal Light drinks aren't *as* sweet.

I'd say if you are happy drinking water, why would you want to add something that could potentially pull you down? Of course if you are careful about your diet you should be fine with the occasional Coke Zero or whatnot, but why risk the addiction? *Why* spend the money on something that isn't really great for your body?

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im not sure what kind of sweetener they use in it - is it like diet pop?
My mother is diabetic. her dietician told her she is better off to drink full out pop than any diet type beverage with artificial sweeteners. The artificial stuff tricks your body into thinking tis getting sweets and gets your insulin levels up to combat the sweet. I suppose if you are having it with other food its not so bad... but studies have shown that diet pop and hinder weightloss

I think your mother needs a new dietician. My partner and his mother are both diabetic, he is type 1 and his mum type 2. They can only drink coke zero or other diet drinks as the 12 or so tsp of sugar in one can of full fat soda would be awful for them! Also my partner does not make insulin- so I really dont understand where your dietician is getting these facts.

Personally I think you have to treat yourself and I love a coke zero. But I recently stopped buying 24 pack crates and am only drinking coke zero every now and again. And also making sure I have to walk to the shop to get one!

personally ... ick

im not sure what kind of sweetener they use in it - is it like diet pop?
My mother is diabetic. her dietician told her she is better off to drink full out pop than any diet type beverage with artificial sweeteners. The artificial stuff tricks your body into thinking tis getting sweets and gets your insulin levels up to combat the sweet. I suppose if you are having it with other food its not so bad... but studies have shown that diet pop and hinder weightloss

I think your mother needs a new dietician. My partner and his mother are both diabetic, he is type 1 and his mum type 2. They can only drink coke zero or other diet drinks as the 12 or so tsp of sugar in one can of full fat soda would be awful for them! Also my partner does not make insulin- so I really dont understand where your dietician is getting these facts.

Personally I think you have to treat yourself and I love a coke zero. But I recently stopped buying 24 pack crates and am only drinking coke zero every now and again. And also making sure I have to walk to the shop to get one!

I actually think this is true....now for a diabetic....neither is really an option. But the body doesn't understand it's a no-calorie sweetener. In fact it's 4 times sweeter than sugar....that's all the body reads...and it really spikes the blood sugar. I'm no doctor, but this is what I've heard many times.