Diet Soda Question

[mjbfan79]

I use to drink like 6 pack or more of regular Soda a day i went cold turkey. question is it ok to drink 1 Diet Soda a day

[swanso5]

leave it all out, you're only wasteing oppurtunities to consume water which is probably too low now

[sameey70]

All foods/beverages are ok in moderation. I think it's unrealistic to say that you'll never have a specific food or beverage. As long as your overall diet is healthy, a diet soda a day should not be a problem. Just be sure to have plenty of water, skim or low fat milk, and 100% fruit juices more than you have diet sodas.

[SarahPT]

I think that water is always the best choice. But 1 diet soda per day is not the worst thing in the world either. I try to avoid them, but once in a while they kill that craving for sweets and taste so good.

Sarah

[rebe]

Artificial sweetner does have carcinogen causing substances in it. Technically it's harmless to your waist line, but if you really want to get healthy, chhose water which flushed out harmful bacteria.

[sameey70]

Artificial sweetner does have carcinogen causing substances in it. Technically it's harmless to your waist line, but if you really want to get healthy, chhose water which flushed out harmful bacteria.

Carcinogen content depends on the sweetener.

[zombiegod13]

[quote="mjbfan79"]I use to drink like 6 pack or more of regular Soda a day i went cold turkey. question is it ok to drink 1 Diet Soda a day[/quote]
are you getting other sources of caffeine? going cold turkey after consuming that much is really bad, and causes withdraws. dont completely cut it out. cut down and slowly work your way out of it

[Boss Man]

The carciogenic hoo haa, about things like Phenylalanine in diet drinks, has been over played. Yes, the evidence suggests it is so, I won't say it isn't, or can't happen, but 1 can a day won't cause you major grief, either from the Sweetner, or the Caffeine.

I drink stuff like Diet Coke at work, (other diet drinks are available ), but on days when I don't, I never feel the effects of no Caffeine or anything that's in it. I drink it for taste not stimulatory content

Frankly I do that to have something in day, that's got some real taste, so personally I say, it's not as good for you as Water, but one or perhaps two a day, isn't going to begger up your innards. Just don't go nutso on them, and drink them like they're going out of style, and where possible have something like Water, Skimmed Milk, or maybe those bottled Juice drinks, that come from concentrate, like Innocent Smoothies, or Del Monte Juice Bar as examples, that should have just fruit based content, no added extras.

[musculArgirl2]

The carciogenic hoo haa, about things like Phenylalanine in diet drinks, has been over played. Yes, the evidence suggests it is so, I won't say it isn't, or can't happen, but 1 can a day won't cause you major grief, either from the Sweetner, or the Caffeine.

I drink stuff like Diet Coke at work, (other diet drinks are available ), but on days when I don't, I never feel the effects of no Caffeine or anything that's in it. I drink it for taste not stimulatory content

Frankly I do that to have something in day, that's got some real taste, so personally I say, it's not as good for you as Water, but one or perhaps two a day, isn't going to begger up your innards. Just don't go nutso on them, and drink them like they're going out of style, and where possible have something like Water, Skimmed Milk, or maybe those bottled Juice drinks, that come from concentrate, like Innocent Smoothies, or Del Monte Juice Bar as examples, that should have just fruit based content, no added extras

Boss do you still agree with this comment. It is from quite a while ago. Do you think one or two diet soda's isin't the end of the world. Because i have a horrible habit of liking soda. But i think i could manage to drink just one or two a day of diet and be quite satisfied..I have been subsituting successfully with koolaid mixed with a little sugar and stevia and that is good. But i still do like soda too.

[Boss Man]

I do still agree and although I haven't drunk Diet Coke for some time, viewpoint still remains.