I’m drinking a Diet Mountain Dew right now. One doesn’t seem like that big of a deal.
"What is the source of confusion?
The real problem is that people tend to under-estimate caloric intake. By thinking about the zero calories in the soda, they end up eating an excess of calories, thus increasing fat storage[5]. This makes the well known correlation (relationship) between diet soda and obesity; one does not cause the other, but they tend to co-exist. Drinking diet soda does not make one fat, but people with obesity tend to drink diet soda.
In regards to insulin, diet soda can potentially increase insulin secretion by both an anticipatory response and the artificial sweetener aspartame can (through the amino acid, phenylalanine). However, both of these insulin spikes are too small to matter practically, and the latter mechanism doesn’t seem to occur at all with many commonly ingested dosages."
I forget why but my wrestling coach in high school always said if you are going to drink a soda drink a regular one. The diets are just as bad for you.
I drink regular coke and Dr Pepper but I only have one a day. Not one of each. Just one or the other
Diet soda is one of few things that helped me keep my weight down when I was actually a healthier weight for once. I would rather minimize the health risks tied to weight that run in my family, personally.
After accounting for a variety of things that could influence their health, such as age, physical activity, and waist size, the researchers found that diet soda drinkers nearly tripled their odds of stroke and dementia, compared with those who drank no diet soda.
But it then goes on to say that we shouldn’t be alarmed.
I used to drink diet soda but I haven’t done so in over a year since that research came out.
I find diet coke tastes too sweet, I like the slightly bitter taste in comparison of non diet coke. I just can’t drink it 24/7 then I should be fine me hopes. To each their own
