ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 1, 2009 2:07pm
I just had a student tell me that it is really bad for me. I drink A LOT of it (to make up for the alcohol I no longer drink).
What's bad about it? Or why is it bad for you?
What's bad about it? Or why is it bad for you?
just_a_swimmer
Posts: 674
Dec 1, 2009 2:11pm
What exactly isn't bad for you?
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Dec 1, 2009 2:13pm
Diet pop is just all around bad for ya.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 1, 2009 2:23pm
Diet Mt Dew is bad for you b/c it tastes like cat pee.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Dec 1, 2009 2:23pm
^Ill take your word for it...never tried cat pee
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 1, 2009 2:24pm
It's not bad for you in moderation. A can a day keeps the doctor at bay, or something like that.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Dec 1, 2009 2:26pm
This is something I found on a 'diet' website..just someone's comment..so take it for what it's worth..but I've heard this same thing. The main concern with Diet soda and Diet Dew is the Aspartame..which is a sugar substitute I do believe:
"It's nothing to worry about. Aspartame is perfectly fine to drink unless you are allergic to phenylalanine, in which case it can kill you, because it breaks down into aspartic acid and phenylalanine. This is the reason aspartame has a bad rep. People hear about some rare adverse reaction and assume its dangerous. By that logic, peanut butter is deadly and everyone should stay away from it! And of course once something gets a bad rep, rumors and misinformation is spread like crazy."
But then when you research Aspartame...I found this:
"In 1996, an article by J.W. Olney suggesting a link between an increased incidence of brain tumours in the United States and the marketing of aspartame relaunched the debate on the risks to human health posed by its consumption. The debate has been covered by the media, notably on the Internet where several thousand websites are devoted to the effects of aspartame. These contain allegations claiming that this additive is responsible for a large number of adverse effects (more than fifty), some of which are very serious, such as: multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosus, Gulf War Syndrome, brain tumours, epileptic seizures, complications of diabetes, etc. At the same time, the health authorities in a number of countries have reacted by informing the public on the studies available or underway and on the data based on scientific evidence."
So I'd say it's all up to you..seems like whatever you want to believe in this case.
"It's nothing to worry about. Aspartame is perfectly fine to drink unless you are allergic to phenylalanine, in which case it can kill you, because it breaks down into aspartic acid and phenylalanine. This is the reason aspartame has a bad rep. People hear about some rare adverse reaction and assume its dangerous. By that logic, peanut butter is deadly and everyone should stay away from it! And of course once something gets a bad rep, rumors and misinformation is spread like crazy."
But then when you research Aspartame...I found this:
"In 1996, an article by J.W. Olney suggesting a link between an increased incidence of brain tumours in the United States and the marketing of aspartame relaunched the debate on the risks to human health posed by its consumption. The debate has been covered by the media, notably on the Internet where several thousand websites are devoted to the effects of aspartame. These contain allegations claiming that this additive is responsible for a large number of adverse effects (more than fifty), some of which are very serious, such as: multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosus, Gulf War Syndrome, brain tumours, epileptic seizures, complications of diabetes, etc. At the same time, the health authorities in a number of countries have reacted by informing the public on the studies available or underway and on the data based on scientific evidence."
So I'd say it's all up to you..seems like whatever you want to believe in this case.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 1, 2009 2:26pm
It's answers like these that don't help at all.thavoice wrote: Diet pop is just all around bad for ya.
[size=x-large]WHY?[/size]
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Dec 1, 2009 2:35pm
I can't stand it, or any other diet pops.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Dec 1, 2009 2:35pm
Let me google that for youernest_t_bass wrote:It's answers like these that don't help at all.thavoice wrote: Diet pop is just all around bad for ya.
[size=x-large]WHY?[/size]
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+diet+pop+bad+for+you%3F
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 1, 2009 2:38pm
the main thing is the acid that leads to kidney stones I would think. I'm trying to kick coke and get healthy at the moment. I'm down to 1 can a day from 3 or 4. It sucks and I couldn't do it overnight (wish I hadn't tried) I had to step down to 2 cans, then 1 now I'm almost to the point where I don't need one until supper time, then the headaches start and I get really irritable. I'm hoping to be caffeine free by X-mas.
FYI when I started researching my habits for my diet (2 weeks ago I started looking) like 50% of my daily calories came from liquids (juice for breakfast, 3 or 4 cokes and beer with dinner) like 1500 calories. I'm kind of embarrassed. I hope this diet shit works.
FYI when I started researching my habits for my diet (2 weeks ago I started looking) like 50% of my daily calories came from liquids (juice for breakfast, 3 or 4 cokes and beer with dinner) like 1500 calories. I'm kind of embarrassed. I hope this diet shit works.
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Dec 1, 2009 2:43pm
I have read articles that say Aspartame can cause symptoms that can be confused with MS. I don't like the idea of drinking something created in a lab, I'll stick to my all natural sugar cane. I love sugar!
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Dec 1, 2009 2:51pm
If you are a rat and force fed an insane ammount of it you might get those symptoms. Diet pop in moderation is nothing to fear.JTizzle wrote: I have read articles that say Aspartame can cause symptoms that can be confused with MS. I don't like the idea of drinking something created in a lab, I'll stick to my all natural sugar cane. I love sugar!
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Dec 1, 2009 3:05pm
I drink 2-3 cans of Diet Mt. Dew a day, and i'm not stoppin'!
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 1, 2009 3:31pm
OneBuckeye wrote:Let me google that for youernest_t_bass wrote:It's answers like these that don't help at all.thavoice wrote: Diet pop is just all around bad for ya.
[size=x-large]WHY?[/size]
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+diet+pop+bad+for+you%3F
LOL... I'll never get tired of this response!
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 1, 2009 3:33pm
Seriously, if you added it all together, I probably drink a 6 pack (sometimes more) of Diet Dew per day. I also drink about 8-9 liquid cups of coffee per morning.
YES, I am a caffeine addict.
YES, I am a caffeine addict.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Dec 1, 2009 3:45pm
anything in excess is bad for you.
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rocketalum
Posts: 268
Dec 1, 2009 3:50pm
My dad is a 12 year member of AA. I've gone to a couple meetings with him, as his son not as an alcoholic myself, and the amount of caffeine drank and cigarettes smoked is astounding. Everyone just replacing one addiction with another. I guess coffee and cigarettes won't wreck a life like alcohol but still I see that logic as fundamentally flawed. "Don't fix your addictive personality, just replace a really bad addiction with something not so bad"ernest_t_bass wrote: Seriously, if you added it all together, I probably drink a 6 pack (sometimes more) of Diet Dew per day. I also drink about 8-9 liquid cups of coffee per morning.
YES, I am a caffeine addict.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 1, 2009 3:54pm
OneBuckeye wrote:Let me google that for youernest_t_bass wrote:It's answers like these that don't help at all.thavoice wrote: Diet pop is just all around bad for ya.
[size=x-large]WHY?[/size]
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+diet+pop+bad+for+you%3F
first time i've ever seen this. great stuff.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Dec 1, 2009 4:12pm
I drink one Diet Sunkist per day when we have it. It averages out to be 3 or 4 a week usually. If I am eating pizza I have to have a regular soda. I prefer Triple C (Coca Cola Classic). Also, if I clopen (work til 11 one night and at 7 the next morning) I drink a regular Sunkist from the vending machine to help wake me up.
Enforcer
Posts: 2,140
Dec 1, 2009 4:17pm
Ive been drinkin it for years, And if its bad for you, Then I guess you gotta die of Sometthing.LOL
Enforcer
Posts: 2,140
Dec 1, 2009 4:19pm
^^^^ Diet Sunkist is the 2nd worst pop ever made, Right behing Diet Dr. Pepper
Websurfinbird
Posts: 656
Dec 1, 2009 4:23pm
I have can soda (diet or regular) of MAYBE a few times a month. I know it's boring, but I'm a water drinker. And no, not a snobby evian drinker, but a consumer of good ole NYC tap water.
A close second would be tea (hot with honey), or iced, unsweetened.
A close second would be tea (hot with honey), or iced, unsweetened.
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Cha'DIch
Posts: 65
Dec 1, 2009 4:30pm
I only drink the original Mountain Dew, and lots of it. I've never tried any of the different flavors. Why mess with a great thing?
Mountain Dew goes with anything, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
I never understood why they came out with a diet version. Even worse, there is now a caffeine free version. Isn't all of the caffeine the point of Mountain Dew? The ultimate though is the Caffeine Free Diet Mountain Dew! At the point, it really isn't Mountain Dew anymore.
Mountain Dew goes with anything, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
I never understood why they came out with a diet version. Even worse, there is now a caffeine free version. Isn't all of the caffeine the point of Mountain Dew? The ultimate though is the Caffeine Free Diet Mountain Dew! At the point, it really isn't Mountain Dew anymore.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Dec 1, 2009 4:32pm
I agree with everything you say except the Diet Dew. Sugar is bad for the teethCha'DIch wrote: I only drink the original Mountain Dew, and lots of it. I've never tried any of the different flavors. Why mess with a great thing?
Mountain Dew goes with anything, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
I never understood why they came out with a diet version. Even worse, there is now a caffeine free version. Isn't all of the caffeine the point of Mountain Dew? The ultimate though is the Caffeine Free Diet Mountain Dew! At the point, it really isn't Mountain Dew anymore.
