Diet soda... friend or foe?!?

if you put diet coke on rust it burns it right off, cant be good for the body in any way shape or form... stick to h2o

Regular coke will clean off tarnish from your engine.

When I cut back on my coffee, I repurposed my stainless steel mug to water. It had the coffee stains of a thousand days in it, though, and vigorous scrubbing with hot water and dishsoap didn't do the trick.

I left it full of Coke overnight, though, and the next day it was sparkly clean and shiny like new!

(I did not drink that Coke.)

Will this work if I put my car in a pool full of Coke?? SN:// I may taste it.. just for MFP study purposes..of course.. :embarassed:

So, I've taken the time to read most of the posts in this thread, and I think it's safe that we can only be clear on one point:

Diet soda will kill you. It will make you fat and cause cancer. Along with meat, dairy, cell phones, microwaves, non-organic vegetables, and pretty much everything else on the planet.

Except water. Water is a-ok. But only if it is water that comes from a hilltop in the mountains, which has been purified by being filtered through the hemp-made underwear worn by virgin goddessess.

But seriously, diet soda will kill you.

FOE
In the last year and a half I can count on one hand the amount of diet soda I have had. In the last week I had 12 ounces of diet mountain dew, I was CRAVING IT..
and I feel more sluggish and blah than I ever have..
so back to my H2O I go..

Sodas = foes. No matter how you look at it, they're chemicals. Drink water or juice.

Come on people! We're not here to poke fun or to be rude, we're here to support each other! There is obviously a lot of controversy over this topic and ultimately the decision is our own... the least we can do is offer our opinions and advice without sounding condescending!!!!

We're not here to support each other. We're here discussing the merits of diet soda. Advice and opinions are meaningless without any facts.

You said diet coke does not come from the earth or space. You said it in a very condescending way. Now before you backtrack and start with the "we're all in this together" talk I would like to know where you thing diet soda comes from.

No backtracking here! Someone else said it was not of this earth and another commented that it doesn't come from space... I mearly tried to clarify that it comes from neither, but from a laboratory. Last I checked, they don't pull aspartame out of the ground (earth) or from the sky... Not that everything I eat comes from the ground... I will admit there's a ton of artificial colors/flavors etc out there that no one can say is healthy... However, if we can all agree that artificial colors and flavors (and I'm making an assumption here that we can all agree on that, my apologies if you disagree) than how can we think artificial sweeteners would be any different?

Aspartame is phenylalanine and aspartic acid, a protein chain. That exact same protein chain can be found in chicken, beef, pork, soy, nuts, etc. The only reason it's called "artificial" is because they recreate the compounds in a lab setting, it doesn't mean that it's a compound that doesn't exist in nature, or that we don't eat it in normal food.

It's okay. (My Opinion) is that as long as you practice moderation with it and other things you are good. I used to eat ice cream with the kids every once in awhile after dinner. Now I fix them ice cream and I eat 1 spoonful. Don't deprive yourself of enjoyment but keep moderation in mind! Enjoy life! :drinker:

I don't think there's anything wrong with it as long as your getting in your water and the other things your body needs.

I drink it all the time and have never had increased cravings for other things. Everyone is different. A good friend of mine has drank diet coke most of her life and is very thin.

The various ingredients in diet pops are in a lot of other foods we eat on a daily basis as some of the other posters have pointed out. I have yet to see one study that 100% proves all these claims people make on why it is bad for you. For some people the ingredients may cause headaches or stomach upset but so does a lot of other things on the market for various people.

Just because you can't pronounce an ingredient doesn't always mean it's a bad thing.

It's a personally choice.

Sodas = foes. No matter how you look at it, they're chemicals. Drink water or juice.

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1chem·i·cal
adj \ˈke-mi-kəl\

Definition of CHEMICAL

1: of, relating to, used in, or produced by chemistry or the phenomena of chemistry <chemical reactions>


2 a: acting or operated or produced by chemicals <a chemical fire extinguisher> b: detectable by chemical means



chem·is·try
noun \ˈke-mə-strē\
plural chem·is·tries

Definition of CHEMISTRY

1 : a science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo


2 a: the composition and chemical properties of a substance <the chemistry of iron> b: chemical processes and phenomena (as of an organism) <blood chemistry>


3 a: a strong mutual attraction, attachment, or sympathy <they have a special chemistry> b: interaction between people working together; specifically: such interaction when harmonious or effective <a team lacking chemistry>

Wait, where's the part where it says it's toxic to all life? :huh:

Just saying, we tend to throw a lot of words around.

Im addicted to diet pepsi. But, i would say FOE. Even though it is zero calories, it will make you bloated. Read the ingredients, itll show chemicals etc that are supplements instead of the real thing. Super unhealthy. Buuuuut i love it.

Avoid diet sodas altogether. You're better off putting lemon or sliced cucumbers in water. If very desperate for something sweet, add a splash of juice in the water.

What I like to add fruit flavored tea bags (white or green tea) to my ice water. I call it the lazy person's iced tea. Green tea helps boost metabolism. White tea is immune booster. Always a good thing.