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Diet soda
sdcohen85
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Will drinking any types of diet soda inhibit you from losing weight? I know it has no calories, but not good for you. answers? 
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I drink 1 or 2 a day. Hasn't stopped me any.0
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Thanks!0
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you're going to get answers from both sides. if you're losing weight with drinking it and like it then continue drinking it. try cutting back to 1 can a day maybe if you drink lots of it. moderation in all things.0
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I drink at least 3 cans of diet coke a day...I have lost over 50 pounds. It is not the best...but not the worst. You should try to drink as much plain water as you can.0
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I know it is very high in sodium, which will make you retain water. I use to be addicted to diet pop (6 cans or so a day!) and it was mostly for the caffeine. When I started trying to lose weight, I switched to Crystal Light (ones with caffeine) and it has helped a TON. Plus....not nearly half the sodium and I can get my water in as well 0
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your a man- different body type ...lol but for me i stopped and weight dropped quicker-besides so not healthy. ditch the diet drinks...youll see the difference quickI drink 1 or 2 a day. Hasn't stopped me any.0 -
Thanks guys!!0
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It doesn't have any nutritional value/calories, therefore it won't hinder your weight loss results. I tested it out and went a month drinking none at all. The next month I drank 3-4 each day consuming the same amount of calories as the previous month and lost the same amount of weight. It didn't change a thing. The extra sodium content from the soda can make your body retain more water but that's not really that big of a deal0
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I drink one a day everyday and it's never stopped any weight-loss efforts now or previously.
The theory is it makes you crave sugar and then you eat something yummy and unhealthy and therefore don't lose weight but whatever, it actually satisfies a sugar-craving for me and if it does make you want chocolate or something then i think it comes down to willpower. It's probably not the healthiest thing in the world but at less than 1 calorie a can for most brands it certainly isn't going to hinder your weight-loss.0 -
Will drinking any types of diet soda inhibit you from losing weight? I know it has no calories, but not good for you. answers?
nope. calories are what make weight. no calories, no weight.0 -
Thanks for all the help! this is why I love MFP 0
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I know it is very high in sodium ...
no. it isn't. one can has 2% of your daily limit. when did that become 'very high?'
(many crystal light packets have no sodium, but others have between 10 and 35mg. most soda is around that same amount.)0 -
Give Dr Pepper 10 a try. More calories than the other diet soda's but delicious.
I almost never drink soda, so when I do I want it to be truly great. So I'll drink a regular soda every couple months, and Dr Pepper 10 every 2-3 weeks0 -
I know it is very high in sodium, which will make you retain water. I use to be addicted to diet pop (6 cans or so a day!) and it was mostly for the caffeine. When I started trying to lose weight, I switched to Crystal Light (ones with caffeine) and it has helped a TON. Plus....not nearly half the sodium and I can get my water in as well
EXACTLY.. you will retain lots of water.. and per my daughters cardiologist, diet soda will also dehydrate you... she said for the heart.. regular soda is better because you arent putting a man made substance into your body...
If you need caffeine, try diet green tea! It has TONS of good qualities, without the calories and the aspertaine!0 -
I am following a "low sodium" diet plan and the sodium content in diet soda is not so bad.... a 20oz bottle of coke zero has 70mg sodium. I drink 2 a day and can keep my sodium under 1500mg.
When I do go over my sodium goal... it's NOT because of a diet soda 0 -
I know it is very high in sodium, which will make you retain water. I use to be addicted to diet pop (6 cans or so a day!) and it was mostly for the caffeine. When I started trying to lose weight, I switched to Crystal Light (ones with caffeine) and it has helped a TON. Plus....not nearly half the sodium and I can get my water in as well
EXACTLY.. you will retain lots of water.. and per my daughters cardiologist, diet soda will also dehydrate you... she said for the heart.. regular soda is better because you arent putting a man made substance into your body...
If you need caffeine, try diet green tea! It has TONS of good qualities, without the calories and the aspertaine!
last i checked even regular soda is "man made" and in any case, being "man made" isn't inherently bad.0 -
I gave up diet coke once for a couple years and then went back on ... and there was no noticeable weight loss or gain difference during either time that i would attribute to diet coke.
it's my favorite! 0 -
The artificial sweetners in sodas are being linked to lots of diseases and other issues. Some call it worse for you than regular sodas because of the sweetners. If you can, I wouldn't drink it. I don't drink sodas very often but when I do, it's a full blown regular soda.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners0 -
Some people think it's evil! You will die if you drink it! Yes, I'm just kidding. I drink it and generic diet koolaid daily and I've lost 41lbs since January. It may not be as pure as water but it sure beats the alternative of calorie laden reg. soda!0
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I don't know about the science that claims it stifles progress.
That jury is deliberating.
As for me, I gave up soda - both sugar and diet.
To me it's like drinking water from a polluted lake. I don't feel right drinking diet soda.
Can't explain it.
Don't care.
I'll never drink one again and prefer iced lemon water or fresh green tea.0 -
I know it is very high in sodium, which will make you retain water. I use to be addicted to diet pop (6 cans or so a day!) and it was mostly for the caffeine. When I started trying to lose weight, I switched to Crystal Light (ones with caffeine) and it has helped a TON. Plus....not nearly half the sodium and I can get my water in as well
EXACTLY.. you will retain lots of water.. and per my daughters cardiologist, diet soda will also dehydrate you... she said for the heart.. regular soda is better because you arent putting a man made substance into your body...
If you need caffeine, try diet green tea! It has TONS of good qualities, without the calories and the aspertaine!
last i checked even regular soda is "man made" and in any case, being "man made" isn't inherently bad.
She's saying the sugar being non-natural and man made. Sucrose/glucose are natural products not made by man0 -
I know it is very high in sodium, which will make you retain water. I use to be addicted to diet pop (6 cans or so a day!) and it was mostly for the caffeine. When I started trying to lose weight, I switched to Crystal Light (ones with caffeine) and it has helped a TON. Plus....not nearly half the sodium and I can get my water in as well
EXACTLY.. you will retain lots of water.. and per my daughters cardiologist, diet soda will also dehydrate you... she said for the heart.. regular soda is better because you arent putting a man made substance into your body...
If you need caffeine, try diet green tea! It has TONS of good qualities, without the calories and the aspertaine!
you won't retain much, if any, water because of a can of diet soda. in any case, any retained water? that's not weight loss. drink lots of water -- we get rid of 90 percent of our excess sodium through urination -- and you'll get rid of any overage on sodium, meaning you'll dump that water weight, too. work out, then, also. 1-2 percent lost through sweat.
and drinking water out of the ocean? yeah. that will dehydrate you. drinking something with 40mg of sodium? not so much. that's pretty much dr. oz style crazy talk right there.0 -
The artificial sweetners in sodas are being linked to lots of diseases and other issues. Some call it worse for you than regular sodas because of the sweetners. If you can, I wouldn't drink it. I don't drink sodas very often but when I do, it's a full blown regular soda.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners
they are linked to cancer in animals -- when ingested in massive amounts.
know what happens if you drink too much water, per chance?0 -
I drink diet soda all the time and it has never stopped me from losing weight. In fact once I started counting calories I stopped drinking anything that has calories for the most part0
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I know it is very high in sodium, which will make you retain water. I use to be addicted to diet pop (6 cans or so a day!) and it was mostly for the caffeine. When I started trying to lose weight, I switched to Crystal Light (ones with caffeine) and it has helped a TON. Plus....not nearly half the sodium and I can get my water in as well
EXACTLY.. you will retain lots of water.. and per my daughters cardiologist, diet soda will also dehydrate you... she said for the heart.. regular soda is better because you arent putting a man made substance into your body...
If you need caffeine, try diet green tea! It has TONS of good qualities, without the calories and the aspertaine!
If you are still drinking enough water each day on top of your diet soda instead of replacing your water intake with diet soda, dehydration won't be an issue. There is nothing that proves a little aspartame each day will cause negative effects on your health.
The acceptable daily intake (ADI) value for aspartame, as well as other food additives studied, is defined as the "amount of a food additive, expressed on a body weight basis, that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without appreciable health risk." The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Food has determined this value is 40 mg/kg of body weight for aspartame, while FDA has set its ADI for aspartame at 50 mg/kg.
A 12 US fluid ounce (355 ml) can of diet soda contains 180 milligrams (0.0063 oz) of aspartame, and for a 75 kg (165 lb) adult, it takes approximately 21 cans of diet soda daily to consume the 3,750 milligrams (0.132 oz) of aspartame that would surpass the FDA's 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight ADI of aspartame from diet soda alone.0 -
Will drinking any types of diet soda inhibit you from losing weight? I know it has no calories, but not good for you. answers?
No, too many calories inhibit weight loss.0 -
doesn't seem like a reputable source to me.
in reference to cancer and artificial sweeteners...
Questions about artificial sweeteners and cancer arose when early studies showed that cyclamate in combination with saccharin caused bladder cancer in laboratory animals. However, results from subsequent carcinogenicity studies (studies that examine whether a substance can cause cancer) of these sweeteners have not provided clear evidence of an association with cancer in humans. Similarly, studies of other FDA-approved sweeteners have not demonstrated clear evidence of an association with cancer in humans.
What have studies shown about a possible association between specific artificial sweeteners and cancer?
Saccharin
Studies in laboratory rats during the early 1970s linked saccharin with the development of bladder cancer. For this reason, Congress mandated that further studies of saccharin be performed and required that all food containing saccharin bear the following warning label: “Use of this product may be hazardous to your health. This product contains saccharin, which has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals.”
Subsequent studies in rats showed an increased incidence of urinary bladder cancer at high doses of saccharin, especially in male rats. However, mechanistic studies (studies that examine how a substance works in the body) have shown that these results apply only to rats. Human epidemiology studies (studies of patterns, causes, and control of diseases in groups of people) have shown no consistent evidence that saccharin is associated with bladder cancer incidence.
Because the bladder tumors seen in rats are due to a mechanism not relevant to humans and because there is no clear evidence that saccharin causes cancer in humans, saccharin was delisted in 2000 from the U.S. National Toxicology Program’s Report on Carcinogens, where it had been listed since 1981 as a substance reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen (a substance known to cause cancer). More information about the delisting of saccharin is available at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/append/appb.pdf on the Internet. The delisting led to legislation, which was signed into law on December 21, 2000, repealing the warning label requirement for products containing saccharin.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners0 -
Hey, if this was mentioned, sorry. I'm tired and didn't read past answers. BUT, have you tried Zevia? It's all natural. Made with stevia. No artificial sugar, dyes... No calories. And I like it. I have tried the grape and rootbeer. I like the grape best. I'll try cola and maybe orange next week.You can get them at Publix about 5.00 bucks a 6 pack.0
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