Is drinking too much diet coke bad?

Question

I drink quite a lot of diet coke. I know this is definately better than drinking normal coke. But can drinking too much diet coke be bad too?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Actually, it can be worse for you than drinking ordinary Coke.

Both ordinary and Diet Coke will do the following:
-weaken teeth due to the leaching effect of the carbon dioxide fizz on the minerals in the enamel, the acid in the flavouring, and the sweeteners;
-increase likelihood of stomach ulcers and digestion problems;
-encourage caffeine dependency and not give you sufficient liquid intake - any caffeiated drinks you consume should be offset by a glass of water to avoid mild dehydration.

In addition to the above, Diet Coke, in fact, diet drinks in general, also contain sweeteners. Some contain sorbitol, which will merely give you the runs. Diet Coke however, contains aspartame - a derivative of phenylanaline (other names for this group of sweteners include Sweetex, Nutrasweet and Acesculfame K). These sweeteners are all mild neurotoxins, which means that in large quantities in certian people they can affect the brain and nervous system leading to MS- or Parkinson's-like symptoms including tingling, shaking and reduced vision. These effects nealry always diminish when the sweetener is removed from the diet.

I remain very concerned that they are present in so many drinks (they don't even taste as nice as sugar!) and that various international governments actively encourage their use in more and more products owing to their cheapness to produce.

My advice would be to cut down the Coke to one a day at most, and try to replace it with water, natural fruit juice, or unsweetened squash. Avoid things which brag 'no added sugar' it just means they've added loads of other rubbish instead!

Answer 2

Too Much Diet Coke

Answer 3

In addition to the above, Diet Coke, in fact, diet drinks in general, also contain sweeteners. Some contain sorbitol, which will merely give you the runs. Diet Coke however, contains aspartame - a derivative of phenylanaline (other names for this group of sweteners include Sweetex, Nutrasweet and Acesculfame K). These sweeteners are all mild neurotoxins, which means that in large quantities in certian people they can affect the brain and nervous system leading to MS- or Parkinson's-like symptoms including tingling, shaking and reduced vision. These effects nealry always diminish when the sweetener is removed from the diet.

I remain very concerned that they are present in so many drinks (they don't even taste as nice as sugar!) and that various international governments actively encourage their use in more and more products owing to their cheapness to produce.

Answer 4

I can't believe that some people think there is sugar in Diet Coke! How come it's 1 calorie then??

Oh well, I drink about 5 cans a day and I'm fine. I think that drinking anything carbonated isn't good for teeth (including carbonated water) but it's definitely better than drinking Fanta or Sprite or even diluting orange as it doesn't have sugar. I think the caffeine free one (gold can) also is good and I don't notice any taste difference. If you like the taste of real coke then the Zero one is good (black can). As long as you drink some water as well and don't only get your liquid from diet coke and have a healthy diet I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Answer 5

Yes drinking too much Diet Coke can be bad for you, it is full of caffeine that acts as a diuretic, therefore diet coke dehydrates your body. Ideally we should be drinking at least 2 litres of water a day, this would need to be increased to try to compensate for the dehydrating effects of the caffeine. Diet coke is also filled with sweeteners that can damage your teeth and stomach lining. Best sticking with water.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Too much of anything is bad for you - particularly if it is a processed food/drink - which, in this case, it is.

Arguably, regular Coke is bad for your teeth and "ok" for your gut, while diet coke is "ok" for your teeth and bad for your gut.

Diet coke is full of artificial sweeteners (aspartime), many of which are know to be nuerotoxic - in other words, in large enough quantities and over a certain amount of time, they can kill brain cells. Other artificial sweeteners (like sacharrin) are known carcinogens.

The reason they use sweeteners over standard sugar is because the latter is full of calories, hence the "diet" classification.

However, arguably artificial sweeteners do more damage to your body than what its worth, so I would just dump drinking this crap altogether and just stick to water.

Have the odd coke every now and then as a treat - your teeth, gut and weight will thank you for it.

And try to stay away from processed foods, especially those containing artificial sweeteners, which are highly controversial in terms of their alleged "safety".

Answer 8

Drinking any kind of coke in high amounts is very bad for you. Even so-called diet coke is still bad,even if they say they've reduced most or all of the sugar,they've just replaced it with something else,more like flavourings and colourings which will be bad for you in the long-run.
Coke totally rots your teeth and I did read somewhere that in some places they use it to clean blood off highways after accidents!
Switch to fruit juices or water,you'll feel way healthier!

Answer 9

Hi there I am glad you asked this question as I recently researched this myself due to an article I read about 'Aspartme', which is an artificial sweetner used in diet soft drinks.

I too am a heavy 'diet coke' drinker, and was concerned about some articles I had read saying that aspartme causes conditions such as bad backs. I also sought advice from my local G.P about the amount I was drinking, which is over 1.5 litres a day. My G.P told me that although there have been articles concerning Aspartme and its affects on the body there is no medical evidence that drinking this amount of 'diet coke' would cause any adverse medical problems. Aspartme would have to be taken in massive doses to cause problems.

However, remember that 'diet coke' does contain caffeine , which is addictive(but so do tea, coffee and several other drinks) and the gassiness can cause bloating and excess stomach acid. Otherwise I would not be too concerned, but if you feel that you are drinking too much try replacing a can with a drink of water, which is the healthiest thing to drink afterall... P.S 'Diet Coke' does NOT contain sugar!!!! (as another answer suggested)

Answer 10

On checking it would seem that the views on drinking diet coke are not highly thought of. I typed in to google "is diet coke bad for me" and the answer seems to be yes.

However I like to drink diet pepsi as any diet drink is zero points when it comes to weight watchers but on reflection it is full of sweetners which on the whole are bad for use. Try limit how much you drink.

Also my aunty has been drinking a lot of regular coke i.e. large bottles of, and she has ended up with kidney problems, apparently our bodies just cant process large amounts of it.

The thing with food and drink is that there is always something, "dont eat this its bad for you" and then the next week they find that the thing they told you not to eat is now OK to eat!!!!!!!