Diet Coke is quite factually... absolutely fine to drink. Unless you're having a case a day.
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The artificial sweeteners' role in them is factually not fine to consume.
Artificial sweeteners in diet soda do not make it 'just fine' for you. That's what it means.
Diet Soda Health Risks | From the Heart | Arkansas Heart Hospital
Learn more about diet soda health risks and how the artificial sweetners used in diet soda can negatively impact your health.
www.arheart.com
Artificial sweeteners in diet soda do not make it 'just fine' for you. That's what it means.
Diet Soda Health Risks | From the Heart | Arkansas Heart Hospital
Learn more about diet soda health risks and how the artificial sweetners used in diet soda can negatively impact your health.
That is a pretty bad amount of non-science content for a couple hospital sites. The studies don't really show what those sites claim.
Can you post the real studies then?
Are they confirming that diet soda is healthy due to artificial sweeteners?
Fine to drink. Certainly better than regular soda.
Coffee, tea, and water all better though
That link is making a lot of claims without citing anything (at least I couldn't find a link to any citations). There are definitely observational studies that show a relationship between artificial sweeteners and some poor health outcomes but that doesn't prove anything. I know there are some potential changes in the gut microbiome but we don't know enough yet in that space to say if it is good or bad (also everything we consume is changing our microbiome). Look I'm not advocating people go drink a gallon of diet soda everyday but is absolutely safe in moderation and as part of an overall healthy diet.Artificial sweeteners in diet soda do not make it 'just fine' for you. That's what it means.
Diet Soda Health Risks | From the Heart | Arkansas Heart Hospital
Learn more about diet soda health risks and how the artificial sweetners used in diet soda can negatively impact your health.
Aspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food
High-intensity sweeteners are used as sugar substitutes because they are many times sweeter than sugar but contribute only a few to no calories.
What do you mean by healthy? Is it providing a bunch of really great nutrients to the body? No. Can it cut out calories for people who like soda or can it be something that provides people enjoyment in there life? Yes.
Narrowing in on one thing like diet soda without taking into account the rest of the person's diet and lifestyle just isn't really helpful.
That link is making a lot of claims without citing anything (at least I couldn't find a link to any citations). There are definitely observational studies that show a relationship between artificial sweeteners and some poor health outcomes but that doesn't prove anything. I know there are some potential changes in the gut microbiome but we don't know enough yet in that space to say if it is good or bad (also everything we consume is changing our microbiome). Look I'm not advocating people go drink a gallon of diet soda everyday but is absolutely safe in moderation and as part of an overall healthy diet.
Aspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food
High-intensity sweeteners are used as sugar substitutes because they are many times sweeter than sugar but contribute only a few to no calories.www.fda.gov
So there's observational studies making a connection...I'm gonna stick to it not being just fine.
Lower calorie beer with alcohol is still beer with alcohol.
A "connection" can be correlation where causation does not exist. "aspartame can be correlated with diabetes/obesity" can simply be a result of those with diabetes/obesity often taking that as a first avenue to reduce sugar/calorie intake.
Good podcast by two actual, board certified medical doctors (sorry Dr Mike) one of whom actually practices, on the current trend for TRT.
Stab in the dark here. A friend of mine started on Zepbound about a month or so ago. Low dose. A week or so later he started having some hearing issues, ear pressure, feeling muffled and some ringing. Waiting to get in to the doc. On reddit some have had some issues. Anybody here ever heard of that? Tia.
I just look at the consumer. The day I find a healthily looking person routinely drinking Diet Coke will be the first time. People love to justify it by comparing to some other drink that is also terrible for you.
lol you’ve never seen a healthy looking person drinking a Diet Coke?
I drink like 4 a day (Coke Zero) and I guarantee you would call me skinny. It is my caffeine of choice.
LOL. Yeah, I regret to inform ya that - many, many, MANY healthy people drink Diet Coke and even... (GASP!)... zero calorie energy drinks. As in, very regularly.
I bet he's gonna tell ya (somehow, magically, without knowing you) that you're not healthy then though!
Yeah that's gotta be one of the wilder things I've read here lately, and that is saying something.
