The Truth About Diet Soda

what I have learned

It is the acutal "fiz" that is the worst enemy from what my doctor told me. The carbonated water does not break down in your stomach per se, it can and often does get carried to cells where it "blows" your cells. It is on a minute scale, but if drinking a lot of this product can be a bigger problem. Also, I have panic/anxiety disorder, which, again per my doctor, could greatly be attributed to aspartame. I did some research on this a few years ago as my anxiety attacks were rolling off me like water on a daily basis. I was taking in A LOT of aspartame. When I cut it down to just a drink once in a while, the anxiety subsided some, after it got out of my system, which took a few weeks, then they are all but nill, have had maybe one every two to three months! Now I do drink the diet sodas, but only on a once-in-a-while basis. I have also heard about the carbonated water having something to do with drying out the joints - not sure about it, but it is something I plan to research. Come to think of it, since I have not been drinking them on a daily basis, and drinking more water, my knees are not giving me the fits they used to.. hmmm, I will have to see what I can find out!
 
The carbonated water does not break down in your stomach per se, it can and often does get carried to cells where it "blows" your cells.
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That's pure-d nonsense. Seriously I've never heard anything so ridiculous in my life. If my doctor told me that, I'd be looking for another doctor.
 
KaraCooks said:
That's pure-d nonsense. Seriously I've never heard anything so ridiculous in my life. If my doctor told me that, I'd be looking for another doctor.
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lol I was thinking of how I was going to word my post after I read that nonsense, I think you did a fair job for me, cheers!
 
My cells are doing fine and dont feel blown at all. My joints feel pretty good too.

I suspect the joints of the people on regular coke will suffer more under the strain of the weight due to the surplus calories.

I concur with Kara - time to look for a new doctor...
 
My last response was a little blunt ... I wanted to elaborate on this a little. :)

I think that there's a tendency to confuse the effects of CARBONATION with the effects of all the other ingredients in soda - whether diet or regular. People will read something about the effects of soda and not understand that there are many components in soda that have various effects ... and not understand how to separate them out.

First of all, as I mentioned above, the whole concept that the carbonation bubbles get into your cells and blow them is utterly ludicrous. It's science fiction medicine at it's best. :) It's possible that someone has read about Decompression Sickness (also known as "the bends") and is mixing their science. There is a condition that scuba divers and deep sea divers suffer from that is almost that exact thing: when they ascend too quickly from a deep dive, the change in pressure causes carbon dioxide to be forced into their cells and it causes cellular damage. It can even cause death. It's one of the reasons why divers are trained to surface slowly and decompress.

But that has NOTHING to do with drinking a carbonated beverage and there's no way that carbonation can be forced into your cells simply by drinking a fizzy drink. And aside from that, when the carbonation hits your stomach acids, the carbonation is immediately neutralized and the gas is released. The worst that could happen is that you could drink too much, too fast, and become bloated and burp a lot to get rid of the excess gas. :)

As far as carbonation drying out the joints - unless you're drinking plain, clear seltzer water, carbonated beverages have other ingredients. Cola drinks have lots of caffeine in them - and caffeine is a diuretic. If you've gone from drinking a lot of cola (coke, pepsi, whatever) to drinking water, I would suspect that your joints WOULD feel better - because you're consuming more water and you're not flushing it out of your system with caffeine.

The debate about artificial sweeteners is a longstanding and ongoing one. There are definitely people who are more sensitive to them than others. I drink a Diet Coke a couple of times a week and it doesn't bother me. My ex can't drink anything with aspartame because he suffers from clinical depression and he's found through about a year of experimenting with his food/drink intake that it *does* affect him. So that can be a valid concern for some people.

But again ... neither of those things have anything to do with the CARBONATION. They have to do with the other ingredients.

There are two things you have to watch out for with carbonation: Reliable studies have shown that if you drink alcoholic beverages in combination with carbonated beverages, the carbonation can increase the absorption of alcohol. So in other words, you get drunker faster if you combine your booze with a fizzy drink. Rum and coke suddenly just got more potent. :)

And even if you drink plain fizzy water, you need to double check the sodium levels. Most mineral waters/club sodas/etc. have lots of sodium. If you can find a brand w/out sodium, there's no reason not to drink it. :)
 
Great article and thanks for sharing.

One thing I noticed when I was going through my diet soda kick is that it actually made me more hungry. Still though, moderation is the key to anything and I know diet is a great alternative to regular. So if you crave a carbonated beverage and are trying to lose weight, stick with diet, just limit yourself and when you can, opt for even more healthy alternatives.

Joey
 
KaraCooks said:
So you know - any study can be written in such a way as to give whatever perception the writer wants it to give. And while it's good to be cautious, it's also good to NOT be paranoid.
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Exactly.

Plus, that article is full of nothing more than common sense. They could've saved everyone a few minutes of reading by just pasting "DIET SODA IS STILL SODA AND IT ISN'T AS HEALTHY AS WATER" all over the link.
 
I've heard of more people getting sick from drinking water than diet drinks :puke:

Everything in moderation....well, except like drain cleaner and 409.

The reality is that we shouldn't eat the fruits, vegetables, grains and meat that we do because of pesticides and hormones. But hey, I like my apples, corn, oats and cow ;) so what's a guy to do?
 
You know I've been as small as a size 3 and and as a large as an 18, and now I'm back to an 8...and you know what never changed? I drink a diet soda every day. I have since I was a little kid. I don't see as though it has ever had any effect on my weight. I've lost 70lbs this year and the diet soda didn't seem to hurt anything.
 
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JulieKaragani said:
Can't be good for you to drink something that was made in a labaratory
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so I presume that you would never dream of taking any vitamins, supplements or prescription medication...
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And you never ever ever eat anything in a package with enhanced vitamins? Or HFCS? Or preservatives? Ever?
 
I prefer to use natural medicine...like HERBS..more safely..
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Oy :rolleyes:

Why do people think that because herbs are natural, they're safer. Belladona is an herb - it'll kill you. Nightshade is an herb - it'll kill you. Mushrooms are natural - they can kill you. Pennyroyal is an herb - it can kill you. Chaparral is an herb - it can kill you.

Just because something is NATURAL doesn't mean it's safe.
 
KaraCooks said:
Oy :rolleyes:

Why do people think that because herbs are natural, they're safer. Belladona is an herb - it'll kill you. Nightshade is an herb - it'll kill you. Mushrooms are natural - they can kill you. Pennyroyal is an herb - it can kill you. Chaparral is an herb - it can kill you.

Just because something is NATURAL doesn't mean it's safe.
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yess..its multiple of option..

thats why you must wisely option...human had brain right?
 
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