Poll of the Day > Somebody please tell me why I should stop drinking Diet Coke

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FatalAccident
09/15/19 1:07:44 AM
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Theres no way something with zero calories, zero sugar, zero nutritional value whatsoever can taste that good with no consequences whatsoever. I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week, I refuse to believe its having absolutely no effect whatsoever man
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Mead
09/15/19 1:13:17 AM
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There is some evidence that artificial sweeteners may have adverse effects on your bodys ability to produce insulin. Basically the theory is that you taste something sweet and your brain gets a signal to start making insulin but you arent consuming any actual calories so it eventually leads to a sort of crying wolf effect and your body stops producing as much insulin as it should.

A lot more research needs to be done on the subject though.

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Bulbasaur
09/15/19 1:14:36 AM
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diet coke?

diet coke fuckin' sucks and tastes like flat regular coke

drink coke zero, it's the exact same, but tastes good.
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Masamune_DS
09/15/19 1:20:27 AM
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FatalAccident posted...
Theres no way something with zero calories, zero sugar, zero nutritional value whatsoever can taste that good with no consequences whatsoever. I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week, I refuse to believe its having absolutely no effect whatsoever man


I don't know the whole story about Diet Coke, but I can tell you is that there is no such thing as zero calories.
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LinkPizza
09/15/19 1:24:34 AM
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Because diet is not tasty, but regular is...
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Mead
09/15/19 1:41:32 AM
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Masamune_DS posted...
I don't know the whole story about Diet Coke, but I can tell you is that there is no such thing as zero calories.


lol what

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miki_sauvester
09/15/19 1:51:11 AM
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If you're gonna replace it with another sugary drink, then that'll only be worse.
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wwinterj25
09/15/19 1:57:31 AM
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Pepsi Max thanks.
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Bulbasaur
09/15/19 1:59:07 AM
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Masamune_DS posted...
FatalAccident posted...
Theres no way something with zero calories, zero sugar, zero nutritional value whatsoever can taste that good with no consequences whatsoever. I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week, I refuse to believe its having absolutely no effect whatsoever man


I don't know the whole story about Diet Coke, but I can tell you is that there is no such thing as zero calories.

there's tons of things out there that are zero calories.

like most fucking vegetables.
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Masamune_DS
09/15/19 2:07:58 AM
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Bulbasaur posted...
Masamune_DS posted...
FatalAccident posted...
Theres no way something with zero calories, zero sugar, zero nutritional value whatsoever can taste that good with no consequences whatsoever. I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week, I refuse to believe its having absolutely no effect whatsoever man


I don't know the whole story about Diet Coke, but I can tell you is that there is no such thing as zero calories.

there's tons of things out there that are zero calories.

like most fucking vegetables.


Vegetables have calories. "Zero calories" is just a marketing phrase typically used to indicate what is perceived as an insignificant amount of calories. Calories is the energy content of of physical matter, and as far as I am aware all physical matter has inherent energy.
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Jen0125
09/15/19 2:10:45 AM
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Most vegetables are not zero calorie. Lmao

Zero calorie items like diet coke are able to be labeled zero calorie because they 5 cals or less per serving.

I drink a ton of diet coke. If you don't have an issue with the sweetener, one thing that can be an issue is the carbination and coloring possibly affecting your teeth.
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Sahuagin
09/15/19 2:22:30 AM
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artificial sweeteners and phosphoric acid are both things you can do without. definitely probably better to go with sparkling water drinks.
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Aaantlion
09/15/19 2:50:45 AM
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FatalAccident posted...
I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week,


The president drinks 12 Diet Cokes a day. You need to up your game.
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wolfy42
09/15/19 7:39:48 AM
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gloBal enemy
09/15/19 8:07:41 AM
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Other than it's not actually that much healthier/better for you than regular Coke? And the artificial sweeteners which are a sugar substitute have yet to be proven as not having long term health implications?

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adjl
09/15/19 10:53:58 AM
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Mead posted...
There is some evidence that artificial sweeteners may have adverse effects on your bodys ability to produce insulin. Basically the theory is that you taste something sweet and your brain gets a signal to start making insulin but you arent consuming any actual calories so it eventually leads to a sort of crying wolf effect and your body stops producing as much insulin as it should.

A lot more research needs to be done on the subject though.


To my knowledge, that's mostly just sucralose (Splenda), which is chemically very similar to sugar and triggers receptors in the intestine that tell your body to expect sugar soon. It's fairly common for people to actually gain weight when using a lot of sucralose because it makes them feel hypoglycemic enough to eat until they get the actual sugars their bodies are expecting.

There are a couple other artificial sweeteners for which this is a concern, but I don't believe aspartame (which, last I checked, is what's used in diet sodas) is one of them. There's some literature suggesting that aspartame has its own health problems (including being carcinogenic), and there's some other literature suggesting that it's perfectly fine. The consensus on aspartame flip-flops every few years or so.
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Nichtcrawler X
09/15/19 11:12:49 AM
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Masamune_DS posted...

Vegetables have calories. "Zero calories" is just a marketing phrase typically used to indicate what is perceived as an insignificant amount of calories. Calories is the energy content of of physical matter, and as far as I am aware all physical matter has inherent energy.


Especially in the US. Also "sugar free", which Tic Tacs officially are allowed to be called in the US, despite being more than 90% sugar...
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Krow_Incarnate
09/15/19 11:25:13 AM
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Look at all these infidels denying the sweet succulence of delicious diet coke
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Lokarin
09/15/19 11:32:34 AM
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Masamune_DS posted...
zero calories.


how many calories in water?
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LinkPizza
09/15/19 11:52:04 AM
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If you want zero-calorie water, try Diet Water Zero Lite. It has only 60 calories...
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Masamune_DS
09/15/19 1:19:35 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Masamune_DS posted...
zero calories.


how many calories in water?


Depends on its temperature. If you are referring to calories relevant to consumption, then I believe it has none.
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OhhhJa
09/15/19 1:38:35 PM
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Krow_Incarnate posted...
Look at all these infidels denying the sweet succulence of delicious diet coke
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SunWuKung420
09/15/19 1:48:02 PM
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Because it's disgusting and bad for you.
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Bugmeat
09/15/19 1:56:18 PM
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4-6 a week? You're fine. Nothing to worry about at that level of consumption.


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Smiffwilm
09/15/19 2:16:03 PM
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Aspartame supposedly can give you cancer. Of course, that's true of pretty much everything though...
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Tluhdatsi
09/15/19 2:40:31 PM
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It's true that most vegetables are not zero-calorie. Low-calorie, yes, but usually not zero.

They're especially low-calorie if you eat them raw. This makes you burn extra calories just digesting them (because their fibers are tougher and the sugars in them aren't caramelized), and in some cases, such as celery, you'll actually end up burning more calories digesting them than you get back from them, making them effectively negative-calorie foods.

But most vegetables will provide some calories.
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SinisterSlay
09/15/19 3:48:10 PM
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Most veggies have comparably a lot of calories by weight. They also have a lot of good stuff in them too.
Calories is a bit of a silly measurement. Your body doesn't actually function like that.
If your dieting, your just avoiding simple sugars and carbohydrates because they make you hungry, causing you to over eat. Go ahead an eat 5 apples if you feel like it. Just be near a toilet if you do.

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GastroFan
09/15/19 3:50:52 PM
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Try that you're going to be tempted to drink twice as much soda as you would if it wasn't sugar free. I can't name the link but there was a study done that showed people who drank diet sodas ended up drinking twice as much soda as those who didn't. I guess the knowledge that the regular soda wasn't sugar free encouraged people to limit their soda intake whereas drinking diet soda lulls people into a false sense of security due to its supposed 'healthiness'.
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Collat
09/15/19 4:14:01 PM
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Because if you are going to drink something bad for you, it better taste good at least.
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Jen0125
09/15/19 6:57:49 PM
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SinisterSlay posted...
Calories is a bit of a silly measurement. Your body doesn't actually function like that.


Lol!
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Yellow
09/15/19 7:23:03 PM
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Diet soda zero? Why wouldn't you just drink juice at that point? It's going to taste a lot better.

Good juice >>> shitty gimped soda

That's like going vegan and only eating soy impersonations of meat based foods.

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Mead
09/15/19 7:28:36 PM
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Yellow posted...
Diet soda zero? Why wouldn't you just drink juice at that point? It's going to taste a lot better.

Good juice >>> shitty gimped soda

That's like going vegan and only eating soy impersonations of meat based foods.


Maybe because juice is chock full of sugar?

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LinkPizza
09/15/19 7:34:05 PM
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Mead posted...
Yellow posted...
Diet soda zero? Why wouldn't you just drink juice at that point? It's going to taste a lot better.

Good juice >>> shitty gimped soda

That's like going vegan and only eating soy impersonations of meat based foods.


Maybe because juice is chock full of sugar?

But it still taste better than shitty gimped soda...
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Mead
09/15/19 7:36:08 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
But it still taste better than shitty gimped soda...


But if someone doesnt want to drink something with sugar, theyre not gonna drink juice

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HylianFox
09/16/19 1:48:27 AM
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Aaantlion posted...
FatalAccident posted...
I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week,


The president drinks 12 Diet Cokes a day. You need to up your game.


He also eats like 6 Big Macs a day
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Joshs Name
09/16/19 1:57:33 AM
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zero cals zero problems
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zebatov
09/16/19 1:58:17 AM
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Sugar replacement is terrible for you. You should stop drinking pop altogether.
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Mead
09/16/19 2:07:43 AM
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zebatov posted...
Sugar replacement is terrible for you. You should stop drinking pop altogether.


You should only eat bananas

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TheWitchMorgana
09/16/19 2:23:55 AM
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HylianFox posted...
Aaantlion posted...
FatalAccident posted...
I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week,


The president drinks 12 Diet Cokes a day. You need to up your game.

He also eats like 6 Big Macs a day

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Kyuubi4269
09/16/19 2:25:32 AM
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Masamune_DS posted...
FatalAccident posted...
Theres no way something with zero calories, zero sugar, zero nutritional value whatsoever can taste that good with no consequences whatsoever. I probably go through about 4-6 Diet Cokes a week, I refuse to believe its having absolutely no effect whatsoever man


I don't know the whole story about Diet Coke, but I can tell you is that there is no such thing as zero calories.

A food is zero calorie when the body hasn't got the means to release any calories. We know what we can or cannot break down for energy.
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