Is Diet pop bad for you?

Question

Just wondering..if it helps at all.

Answer 1

diet sodas are normally high in acidity. tooth and stomach damage. Diet Barq's root beer has 0 calories and the lowest acidity of the main diet sodas. Most artificial sweeteners are not "health food", Splenda is still a mystery to me. If you are going to drink soda or just about any sweetened or acidic beverage, just drink it (no, not chug), don't slowly sip on it over an half an hour give or take. Try making your own drinks from juice and water or carrying powdered lime or lemon juice for flavor. If you need caffeine drop a caffeine pill on the needed occasion. Lastly, most things in moderation aren't "bad" for you.

Answer 2

Any discussion of diet pop undoubtedly will include some speculation about the negative health effects of aspartame, the artificial sweetener found in most diet pops. The notion that aspartame ingestion has horrific effects always has struck me as the kind of overstatement non-pop-drinkers use to proclaim their superiority. With aspartame finding its way into thousands of products worldwide, one would think any ill effects would be known by now. Then again, the fact that so many companies have vested interests in keeping aspartame legal should make us a little skeptical, particularly in light of its sketchy approval history. Aspartame's sordid history begins in 1965 when it was discovered by a researcher working on an ulcer drug. Seeing the potential for a substance hundreds of times sweeter than sugar and having no calories, the Searle Company, which owned the patent, began applying for Food and Drug Administration approval. The substance received FDA approval in the 1970s for restricted use in dry foods, and almost immediately the Searle Company was investigated by the FDA and was found to have manipulated research claiming its safety. Donald Rumsfeld was hired as the chief financial officer of Searle in 1977 and helped Ronald Reagan pick the new FDA commissioner in 1981. Almost immediately the new commissioner overruled the findings against aspartame and only a few years later aspartame was approved for use in beverages, despite pleas by the National Soft Drink Association for further safety testing. If that's not scary, I don't know what is. A look at the research on aspartame indicates that its effects on laboratory animals include brain tumors and grand mal seizures. Not being a scientist, I'm not sure why this research hasn't been taken more seriously, but the fact that politics seem to have informed what studies have been counted sure makes me wonder.

Answer 3

Compared to the 10 teaspoons of sugar in regular soda pop and all the empty calories I would stick to diet soda pop.
There is no credible evidence that the artificial sweeteners are harmful.

Answer 4

The artificial sweetner used in diet soda is linked to quite a few illnesses. There are a ton of articles and research papers available about these findings online at the aspartame toxicity info center. The link is below:

Answer 5

No, it's fine.
You can find lots of ancedotal info on diet sodas giving people headaches, etc., but the fact is, the main ingredient in the sweeter is a natural protein found in nuts, broccoli, etc. The hard scientific proof says that diet sodas are fine for us. Fact is, diet sodas are simply far better for people than any amount of sugared sodas.That being said, you should also increase your intake of calcium, esp. if you are female, as sodas in general can decrease calcium in the bones.

Answer 6

I don't know about other sweeteners in them, but I used to drink it a lot with Aspertame and am now arthritic in all my joints. When I stopped drinking diet soda, the pain and inflammation was significantly reduced.

The damage is already done and can't be reversed, but I do think diet sodas played a role in my condition.... specifically Aspertame (Nutrasweet name brand).

Best Wishes,

Sue

Answer 7

too much of anything is bad for you, diet pop is fine, in moderation

Answer 8

If it is then im Scr ewed bcuz I drink 2 liters a day but then again Ive Probably got cancer too.

Answer 9

Most sugar substitutes carry something that isn't good for your. Check the net for conclusive data: www.howstuffworks.com

Answer 10

Anything done in excess is bad. Do things in moderation, and you will be ok.