Weight-Loss Is Diet Soda bad for you?

Weight-Loss
i have heard this too...part of the reason is because caffeine leads to an increase of insulin in your body that retards the burning of your stored fat.

also, aspertame kills your serotonin levels which affects your moods drastically (depression) and can increase your cravings for carbs and even increase your appetite overall (due to lowered serotonin). plus, all that carbonation can make you tired and then you may not feel motivated to do your cardio.

your better off with water!
 
Ok. As of tomorrow I am cutting out all diet soda from my diet. This is going to absolutely get a roll of laughter from my FH. But its true. I'm going cold turkey... oh someone have mercy on me. This will be INTERESTING!
 
Aspartame

mamabravo said:
ok i was a little harsh

but after i found out what different side effect aspartame does to you i have not been using or drinking it for a bout a year.


Here read this it will change your mind:

Aspartame Side Effects:

The components of aspartame can lead to a number of health problems, as you have read. Side effects can occur gradually, can be immediate, or can be acute reactions. According to Lendon Smith, M.D. there is an enormous population suffering from side effects associated with aspartame, yet have no idea why drugs, supplements and herbs don’t relieve their symptoms. Then, there are users who don’t ‘appear’ to suffer immediate reactions at all. Even these individuals are susceptible to the long-term damage caused by excitatory amino acids, phenylalanine, methanol, and DKP.

Adverse reactions and side effects of aspartame include:

Eye
blindness in one or both eyes
decreased vision and/or other eye problems such as: blurring, bright flashes, squiggly lines, tunnel vision, decreased night vision
pain in one or both eyes
decreased tears
trouble with contact lenses
bulging eyes

Ear
tinnitus - ringing or buzzing sound
severe intolerance of noise
marked hearing impairment

Neurologic
epileptic seizures
headaches, migraines and some severe
dizziness, unsteadiness, both
confusion, memory loss, both
severe drowsiness and sleepiness
paresthesia or numbness of the limbs
severe slurring of speech
severe hyperactivity and restless legs
atypical facial pain
severe tremors

Psychological/Psychiatric
severe depression
irritability
aggression
anxiety
personality changes
insomnia
phobias

Chest
palpitations, tachycardia
shortness of breath
recent high blood pressure

Gastrointestinal
nausea
diarrhea, sometimes with blood in stools
abdominal pain
pain when swallowing

Skin and Allergies
itching without a rash
lip and mouth reactions
hives
aggravated respiratory allergies such as asthma

Endocrine and Metabolic
loss of control of diabetes
menstrual changes
marked thinning or loss of hair
marked weight loss

*****GRADUAL WEIGHT GAIN****** (I FIND THAT FUNNY)

aggravated low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
severe PMS

Other
frequency of voiding and burning during urination
excessive thirst, fluid retention, leg swelling, and bloating
increased susceptibility to infection

Additional Symptoms of Aspartame Toxicity include the most critical symptoms of all
death
irreversible brain damage
birth defects, including mental retardation
peptic ulcers
aspartame addiction and increased craving for sweets
hyperactivity in children
severe depression
aggressive behavior
suicidal tendencies

Aspartame may trigger, mimic, or cause the following illnesses:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Epstein-Barr
Post-Polio Syndrome
Lyme Disease
Grave’s Disease
Meniere’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease
ALS
Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
EMS
Hypothyroidism
Mercury sensitivity from Amalgam fillings
Fibromyalgia
Lupus
non-Hodgkins
Lymphoma
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

These are not allergies or sensitivities, but diseases and disease syndromes. Aspartame poisoning is commonly misdiagnosed because aspartame symptoms mock textbook ‘disease’ symptoms, such as Grave’s Disease.

Aspartame changes the ratio of amino acids in the blood, blocking or lowering the levels of serotonin, tyrosine, dopamine, norepinephrine, and adrenaline. Therefore, it is typical that aspartame symptoms cannot be detected in lab tests and on x-rays. Textbook disorders and diseases may actually be a toxic load as a result of aspartame poisoning.

Ever gone to the doctor with real, physical symptoms, but he/she can’t find the cause? Well, it’s probably your diet, your environment, or both.

Aspartame is the common denominator for over 92 different health symptoms at the root of modern disease. The Aspartame Detoxification Program demonstrates the most effective way to reverse disease symptoms is removing the underlying cause - aspartame.

I counsel aspartame victims worldwide and have witnessed nine out of 10 clients restore their health by following the Aspartame Detoxification Program. Begin with detoxifying your body of all residual chemical toxins from aspartame's chemical make up of phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol and their toxic by-products, and see if any adverse health symptoms remain. Try the Aspartame Detoxification Program, and within 30 days your symptoms should disappear.

Steps:

Remove all sugar-free products with aspartame from your diet.
Learn to 'read' your body. Begin recording any health changes.
Get a hair analysis.
Be happy with yourself.
******Detoxify. ******
Restore depleted nutrients.
Exercise and get plenty of rest.
Eat 75% raw foods at every meal.
Drink water, water, water.
Get control of your life.

*****READ THIS****

Formaldehyde in Aspartame/Nutrasweet - will the diet pop you are drinking 'embalm' you?



This experiment was conducted in 1997. It has been repeated many times and yet, ignored by Monsanto and the FDA. The study proves that there are significant amounts of the chemical, formaldehyde in Diet Coke - more if the pop has been stored at room temperatures or higher (and it's often stored in hot warehouses in the South and Southwest). A 2000 JAMA study established that intaking even trace amounts of formaldehyde, can cause damage to several areas of the body, yet this is Monsanto's excuse - "yes we know diet pop has formaldehyde in it but it's in such small amounts as to not be dangerous". Aspartame/Nutrasweet is in some 6000 foods and OTC medications. Formaldehyde is on the FDA list of cancer causing chemicals. On some foods, nutrasweet is not listed however, all foods having nutrasweet in them must carry a warning about "phenoketinuria". If you see this warning, you might want to say "no" to the food or medication.

***** PRETTY GROSSE EH!**** :( :eek:
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The other compound is Formic acid - the poison from fire ant bites!

excerpt from medicalnewstoday.com/youropinions.php?opinionid=7453

aspartame carcinogenicity via its methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid): Murray 2005.12.25

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Any unsuspected source of methanol, which the body always quickly
and largely turns into formaldehyde and then formic acid, must be
monitored, especially for high responsibility occupations, often with
night shifts, such as pilots and nuclear reactor operators.

In particular, the next review gives many recent mainstream
peer-reviewed studies that show formaldehyde,
always inevitably derived in the body from any methanol source,
including aspartame, causes endothelial injury,
ie, diabetic neuropathy -- among the most serious and complex
complications of diabetes.


Ewww! :eek:
 
I've actually got graves disease,(it appears to be in remission now) but not from drinking diet drinks. I can't stand them, I will have a full strength coke over diet coke any day. It;s funny that aspartmine can cause both graves disease and hypothyroidism...
 
Taken from teh Jan issue of Women's Health Magazine
diet soda may make you gain weight
Stop where you are. Stay calm and, very slowly now, put down the can of diet soda. A study at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio has reached a stunning conclusion: Diet soft drinks don't help you lose weight — they may actually promote weight gain. Researchers analyzed 8 years of data on 1,550 people. Participants who drank one diet soda per day were 65 percent more likely to become overweight during the next 7 to 8 years and 41 percent more likely to become obese than non-diet-soda drinkers. "Some studies suggest that diet drinks stimulate appetite," says study coauthor SharonP. Fowler. One theory is that diet sodas tease taste buds with the promise of sugar but then don't deliver real sweetness, causing drinkers to look for the missed calories elsewhere. For a low-calorie alternative, brew some iced tea and add a spoonful of honey (about 25 calories).
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All I have to go by is my own reaction. Around 2-3 years ago I started drinking diet soda, because that's what my husband drinks and it's "healthier". Since then I've gained around 50lbs and had some really bad digestive issues. Both of these I attributed to lack of exercise, eating patterns and lactose intolerance. I have cut out any kind of artificial sweetener in the last couple weeks and I feel amazing!!!! I no longer have any digestive problems and I've lost some weight (which might also be due to the fact that I'm consuming gallons of water a day) Since cutting out the artificial sweeteners I have also had some fried foods (which I thought was causing some of the problems) and I now believe that it was the diet soda with the foods that I was eating with it which were causing the problems. It could be entirely subjective but personally I'll never consume anything with any kind of artificial sweetener in ever again if I can help it.
 
I dont drink it anymore.. but when I start to crave pop.. I will drink it. Some companies dont use aspertane.. but rather splenda or fruictose.
 
Soda is not really food. We'd all better off just eliminating it from our regular diets and looking at it as an occasional treat, like a dessert.
 
I've heard this also. I used to drink ONLY diet pepsi...rarely ever drank any water at all. Then...hmmm...was it about a month or two ago??? I started drinking water and set a limit of 1 - 2 cans of diet pepsi in a day. I only buy the cans now...I use to go through piles of 2 liters. :p I typically only have 1 can a day and sometimes none. My weight loss has sped up since going to water. So...there HAS to be something to all this!!!
 
LOSiNGitALLx3 said:
It probably is true, but I couldn't live without my diet coke!
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Amen sista!! Seriously - - I'm as addicted as they come. And I'm the ass in the restaurant that get's irritated that they serve Pepsi craproducts!
:p
 
My experience with diet-soda is that if I dont drink it, or rather have it as a very special treat (in parties and family gatherings, and then only a large glass 2-3 times a month) I actually lose weight faster.

Since I am sugar-free now (that is dont eat any sugar, except fruits of course) my tastebuds have changed dramatically, and in fact I always diluted my diet-soda with some soda-water, since I thought the taste was WAY too strong for my liking.

Now I only have soda-water on a daily basis, and I try to limit it to max. one large glass daily, because if I drink to much I get bloated. I have also figured out how to make my own soda-water with flavor. It tastes so great when you put orange juice (of course pure orange-juice with no added sugar or anything else in it) 1/4 or 1/3 of the glass and fill it up with soda. It actually tastes a lot better then regular soda, very refreshing. Then there is of course the lemon-juice that I like a lot, and if you have a juice-maker you can make juice of all kinds of fruits and blend it with the soda-water, then you know at least whats in your (homemade) soda-pop. The organization that makes the food-program I am on have also many products I can buy in Iceland, and one of those are concentrated juices made only with berries (nothing added), and I always buy the cranberry juice, and its so yummie with soda-water.

In my opinion the diet-sodas are so full of artificial flavorings, color and sweeteners that it cant be good to you, specially if people are only drinking diet-sodas the whole day instead of water. I have also experienced stomach and digestion problems and the pain in my legs gets so much worse when I drink diet-soda.
 
Well, I have found if you cut calories you lose weight. It has nothing to do with diet soda. I've had diet soda while dieting & also have not had any. Not one bit of difference. By the way I use to drink a min. of a 12 pack a day of diet coke. Sometime in Aug. it will be one year since I have had any soda. I have never felt any better by not having diet soda.

Chip
 
This might just be me but diet soda just makes me want real soda. I do better not having any. when I want one ill get one of those coke mini 100 calorie cans.
so far I haven't needed one
 
I heard that being addicted to soda is like being addicted to coffee. I knew someone who started drinking cola as soon as she got up until she went to bed. That is so wild but when I think about it, I was addicted to coffee and when I slowly cut down, I was having withdrawls. Literally. That was scary because I never ever thought that coffee was that addicting. How wrong I was.
 
jodee thats how I was and it was nothing to put down 6-8 cans a day.
 
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