Diet Soda?

[StackIt]

I have a diet soda habit... Usually 1-2 everyday. Is this something that will have a bad effect on a cutting diet? Bad effect on a bulking diet? No effect on anything? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Mr.X]

I have a diet soda habit... Usually 1-2 everyday. Is this something that will have a bad effect on a cutting diet? Bad effect on a bulking diet? No effect on anything? Thanks in advance for any help.

Read a bit about aspartame - the staple of diet soda:


http://www.rense.com/health3/dcoke.htm
"The poison in Diet Coke is aspartame..."



http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/aspartame.html
Aspartame itself doesn’t have any calories, but basically, one of its ingredients, the amino acid phenylalanine, blocks production of serotonin, a nerve chemical that, among other activities, controls food cravings. As you might well imagine, a shortage of serotonin will make your brain and body scream for the foods that create more of this brain chemical—and those are the high-calorie, carbohydrate-rich snacks that can sabotage a dieter. Obviously, the more aspartame one ingests, the more heightened the effects. Simply put, aspartame appears to muddle the brain chemistry.


Diet soda, diet products are about the worst thing you can eat on a diet! They are packed with chemicals making you addicted to food. I don't recommend any "DIET" products anymore due to the new studies and information coming out over the last 2 years.

 

[Mr.X]

http://joi.ito.com/archives/2002/10/26/is_diet_coke_bad_for_you.html
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Here are some highlights from the page:

 

[StackIt]

Wow, thats crazy... Would Diet Coke flavored with Splenda be better?

 

[Mr.X]

Wow, thats crazy... Would Diet Coke flavored with Splenda be better?

Splenda is just a spin on the problem, IMO.

 

[pong21]

Fill your diet coke can with water, and pretend it is diet coke.

 

[dr_skier]

Wow i never knew that either... Thank you Mr.X, though, it is better (diet wise) than drinking regular coke. If you're cutting that is.

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

I have a diet soda habit... Usually 1-2 everyday. Is this something that will have a bad effect on a cutting diet? Bad effect on a bulking diet? No effect on anything? Thanks in advance for any help.

I had diet soda a few years back while also having a stomach bug. Doesn't taste good AT ALL coming back up and that broke me (at once!) of my diet soda addition.

If I'm really craving soda these days, a sip or two of the regular stuff usually does the trick. About 4 ozs and I'm done.

 

[36drew]

I find diet sodas and all artificial sweeteners increase my apetite, so I consume them freely when bulking, not while cutting though.

I guess what Mr.X wrote just confirms that though.

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

I find diet sodas and all artificial sweeteners increase my apetite, so I consume them freely when bulking, not while cutting though.

I guess what Mr.X wrote just confirms that though.

Consumed alone, yes... but if you need it, try combining something sweet (natural or artificial) with protein. usually eliminates that increase or stimulation of your appetite.