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[Rael]

They taste like crap and are probably worse for you than having real sugar.

 

[triplestation]

Poison, just like real sugar.

Sugar is poison????????

 

[Ryck]

Raw honey or nothing!


( I actually don't mind the artificial sweeteners taste wise. I just don't like what they do inside your body)

Sugar is poison????????

Refined sugar kinda is to some people. YMMV

 

[RM8]

They might not have a "natural" taste, but you're hardly looking for something natural while drinking Coke.

Also, is there any real science behind all these negative effects of artificial sweeteners? Sugar is widely known to be way worse.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Pretty sure diet soda comes with the artificial sweeteners pre installed.

No, I mean the artificial sweeteners (usually aspartame) that are already in them taste okay.

Oh right. I was going to say!

 

[killdatninja]

Terrible for you, at least most artificial sugars are. Your body doesn't know what to do with them so just stores them away (belly fat). Especially if your name starts with "nutra" and ends with "sweet". Look up aspartame effects.

 

[awm8604]

They're poison, linked to more health problems than I could list.

For alternative sweeteners without the glycemic impact of sugar, there are good options:

Stevia (pure, unprocessed. Not truvia or similar junk)
Erythritol
Xylitol
Raw honey

 

[RM8]

Uh. How can your body create "belly fat" out of a substance with zero energy?

BTW real sugar is nothing short of poison either.

 

[Ryck]

Uh. How can your body create "belly fat" out of a substance with zero energy?

I might be wrong but my understanding of it is that it can't break it down so it stores it and once your body gets used to that it starts to do that with regular sugur/carbs etc.

 

[140.85]

Truvia's the shit.

 

[VALIS]

They're poison, linked to more health problems than I could list.

For alternative sweeteners without the glycemic impact of sugar, there are good options:

Stevia (pure, unprocessed. Not truvia or similar junk)
Erythritol
Xylitol
Raw honey

If you're a dog owner, people should be aware that Xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs (and perhaps other animals). Even the small amounts found in chewing gum.

 

[massoluk]

Uh. How can your body create "belly fat" out of a substance with zero energy?

BTW real sugar is nothing short of poison either.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...ial-sweeteners-blood-sugar-metabolic-syndrome

Recent scientific studies are finding that consuming artificial sweeteners may actually pad on pounds and contribute to metabolic syndrome, an unhealthy combination of excess belly fat, high blood pressure and insulin resistance, which is epidemic in this country.

Most Americans know that consuming too much sugar leads to health problems, specifically diabetes and obesity. That's because dietary sugar — and that includes table sugar, raw sugar, corn syrup, honey, agave syrup and the like — turns to glucose quickly in the blood. If that energy source isn't burned right away, it gets stored in the cells as fat.

Sugar in the blood — which comes from eating not just sugar but also starches — stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin. Because many Americans consume way more of these foods than their bodies are designed to handle, many have developed insulin resistance.

As a result, metabolic syndrome — which leads to heart disease, diabetes and obesity — is at an all-time high in America.

In theory, fake sugar would seem like a great way to beat the system. After all, artificial sweeteners don't raise blood sugar, so they do help those with diabetes.

But Mother Nature isn't fooled.

"The problem with non-nutritive, noncaloric sweeteners is that the body senses them through the same mechanisms used to sense sugar," said Tim Osborne, professor of diabetes and obesity research at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in Lake Nona.

 

[jchap]

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...ial-sweeteners-blood-sugar-metabolic-syndrome

So its not as good as water if the rest of your diet is shit. If you drink it with a healthy diet no big deal.

 

[140.85]

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...ial-sweeteners-blood-sugar-metabolic-syndrome

It's a stretch. It needs more study. Basically, don't eat more just because you're drinking diet soda. It's misleading nonsense to say that the sweeteners themselves directly add belly fat or anything like that.

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

They're fine, and a much healthier alternative to sugar. There's no real evidence to show any negative side effects of the stuff, while we know for a fact that sugar is shit for you.

The taste is off, but most of the time its not a big deal.

 

[Malvolio]

No need for them for me. I eat sugar rarely enough that having the real thing is never a concern.

 

[RM8]

There's no real evidence to show any negative side effects of the stuff, while we know for a fact that sugar is shit for you.

This is my logic too. I rarely drink soda anyway, but when I do I'd rather have diet soda over OMG SUGAR SUGAR soda. They're both uber-sweet bubbly beverages in the end.

 

[blame space]

hmm, I too am inclined to trust the doctor on this issue.

 

[a secret-boss]

Love em especially during fasting

 

[beato_angelico]

I tried a coca cola zero once, a few weeks ago, didn't notice the difference. I wasn't that concentrated on taste I have to say, I was really thirsty. Never tried on coffee, maybe I should...

 

[Bigfoot]

Have no problem with them. I actually prefer Diet pop to regular pop now.

 

[SapientWolf]

They're fine, and a much healthier alternative to sugar. There's no real evidence to show any negative side effects of the stuff, while we know for a fact that sugar is shit for you.

The taste is off, but most of the time its not a big deal.

Rat studies show some weirdness, and I've experienced the headaches first hand. I'm not touching any artificial sugar.

 

[big_z]

I use Splenda, it tastes like icing sugar compared to real sugar but you adjust to the taste after a while and IMO its the best of the fake sweeteners. The biggest problem I have with it is you can't sprinkle it on warm food like sugar because it turns into a glue like paste. There's also a strong after taste that seems to seep out of your mouth for hours after if you eat too much.

I tried a coca cola zero once, a few weeks ago, didn't notice the difference. I wasn't that concentrated on taste I have to say, I was really thirsty. Never tried on coffee, maybe I should...

I can drink coke zero now but before changing to artificial sugar I couldn't. That said the taste is still very different and not even close to being as good as the real thing. Coca cola uses different recipes for diet/zero varients its not just the sugar they change. Really wish they would use the original and simply substitute the sugar with Splenda.

 

[way more]

I like splenda more than sugar in my coffee. It's milder. Stevia is too bitter for me, it's awful.

The issue artificial sweetners was probably the first time my contrarian bone was tickled and after decades of paying attention to studies and what-not, it's as safe as any other mineral we eat. They are just something that sounds bad (like MSG or fluoride) with out any actual proof they are bad. Not that people who avoid nutrasweet are paranoid, they are just a little overzealous.

 

[Chuckl3s]

I love Sweet'N Low in my tea.

 

[RM8]

Rat studies show some weirdness, and I've experienced the headaches first hand. I'm not touching any artificial sugar.

IIRC those rats were given HUGE amounts of it. In which case sugar is even worse, lol. No one I know gets Splenda-branded headaches to be honest.

 

[Violet_0]

you get used to the taste in no time + it's not killing you slowly, so that's something

 

[morch]

flavour, just not right, close but not right... you can eat a perfectly balanced diet with refined sugar goods, maybe not loads but you can still enjoy the natural goodness of sugar

 

[SpecX]

I use Splenda or Sweet'n Low and I find myself using much less of it to sweeten my drinks than if I used Sugar.

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

Rat studies show some weirdness, and I've experienced the headaches first hand. I'm not touching any artificial sugar.

What you're essentially balancing is a series of poorly designed studies that show a marginally higher rate of cancer among aspartame-fed rats to the vast amounts of evidence linking sugar intake with all sorts of metabolic diseases.

Ideally you avoid both, but if I want a sugary drink I'll opt for aspartame.