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Carbonation can wreak havoc on your stomach, especially if you're predisposed to GERD or something similar.
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I've been drinking 1 liter of diet cream soda per day
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Carbonation can wreak havoc on your stomach, especially if you're predisposed to GERD or something similar.
creationtheory
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Still no youarealreadydead.jpg? Won't it wreck your metabolism?
Mr. Giggles
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Yup. I never got the whole "its diet soda, so its good for me"
wingedarcher7
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You should probably maintain this a little bit better. Like others said, maybe even try switching to drinking more water instead of anything else. It's better for you and I find i much more refreshing than soda anyways. But even too much water is bad, just try to cut back some.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Dude stop, I developed heart problems from doing EXACTLY that. After a mere 6 or so months of doing it.
Since I've been working out they've gone away pretty much though.
Stop fucking drinking this shit. You are already addicted. Diabetes is no joke and also:
Cons for drinking diet cream soda (or soda at all!):
- wastes more money
- you kill your body
- you addict yourself to it (even if you don't realize it)
- diabetes
- your teeth will rot if you lost the genetic lottery
- different sugar can make you feel depressed, it changes brain receptors
Soda should be forbidden completely.
Water is a life elexir! The more you drink it, the more you will realize that water has a taste (and yes water tastes different).
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Also @ Energydrink drinkers
Yes, you will die sooner than other people (way sooner) because you hearts get stressed and damaged. This no joke and you can land in the hospital quicker than you know. One friend of mine needs an operation soon, because his heart is a wreck from all this shit.
Cons for drinking diet cream soda (or soda at all!):
- wastes more money
- you kill your body
- you addict yourself to it (even if you don't realize it)
- diabetes
- your teeth will rot if you lost the genetic lottery
- different sugar can make you feel depressed, it changes brain receptors
Soda should be forbidden completely.
Water is a life elexir! The more you drink it, the more you will realize that water has a taste (and yes water tastes different).
Edit:
Also @ Energydrink drinkers
Yes, you will die sooner than other people (way sooner) because you hearts get stressed and damaged. This no joke and you can land in the hospital quicker than you know. One friend of mine needs an operation soon, because his heart is a wreck from all this shit.
Skellig Gra
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Diet cream soda? You fucking savage. How dare you ruin something as amazing as cream soda.
Because that's how it's marketed.
Maintenance
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It is hard as fuck, but after I cut almost everything that fucked up my health I ended up feeling a lot better. Had to go through a terrible phase of withdrawal though.
Sometimes people here think I'm a freak because I don't drink Coke.
Sometimes people here think I'm a freak because I don't drink Coke.
tiredheadcrab
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I cut soda from my diet about 2 months ago and it feels pretty good. I mostly drink water, orange juice, apple juice. Soda just isnt good for you. Energy drinks arent either. Key is moderation. So make sure you balance your diet out and drink some water more than you do the soda.
Barack Lesnar
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A quick google search of aspartame and insulin sensitivity as you guys suggested has me a little shook. I'll try to lower it down to one 2 liter bottle a week but i don't think i could ween myself off it completely.
Mr. Giggles
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Touche marketing... touche
That's fine. You'll be fine. The fact that you rinse your mouth after soda gives a pretty clear picture that you take care of yourself.
We all gotta die someday.
I swear I don't read such strange stuff in non-US forums. Nearly everyone is drinking carbonated water here in Germany and also in other parts of Europe. Carbonation isn't bad for you. Yes, when you're predisposed to GERD you might get some minor problems which go away when you stop drinking carbonated water. But how many people are predisposed to GERD? It's like saying "nuts are bad for you because some people are predisposed to allergic reactions!!!!". Please just stop this misinformation. Thanks.
Carbonation and sodium. It seems like you can scare the shit out of some US citizens with those two words...
Yeah, because your taste buds are addicted to the taste. ;-) Just stop it completely and be surprised how much better you will feel after one week.
Not only that, but once you stop carpet-bombing your tongue with sweetness, you'll find that other foods taste so much better. You've completely altered your sense of taste and you've lost the ability to appreciate anything that isn't as sickeningly sweet as soda is.
You drink soda every day and are worried about if a chemical in it will kill you... Both the unhealthy lifestyle you're clearly living and the chemicals in diet soda will catch up with you sooner, rather than later.
I really don't understand how people can drink soda all day. Probably one of the worst liquids you could put in you body on a daily basis.
I really don't understand how people can drink soda all day. Probably one of the worst liquids you could put in you body on a daily basis.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Egads. This is why I only drink 1 can of soda a month. Usually less.
Yeah they drink soda all day because they are addicted to the taste. My mum drank almost exlusive cola and coffee for more than 20 years (except for when she was pregnant with me). She is 45 now and is not allowed to drink cola or other sodas anymore, because she killed her gut with it and he taste buds cannot taste certain things anymore. That's also the reason that I am so angry if people do not take that serious.
It is okay to have a coke here and there, but it should be something special which you really don't drink often.
Concrete Charlie
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I'm just picturing Brock Lesnar chugging diet cream soda out a big plastic bottle with the refrigerator door open and about 20 cats milling around his feet.
No it hasn't, not in humans anyway. The study with mice involved an extreme amount of Aspartame, when adjusted by mass it was way more than what a human could ingest in a day.
That doesn't justify your obsessive drinking of it.
TouchMyBox
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Why not just not take the chance and don't drink something that tastes disgusting?
I can understand taking risks by putting absolute garbage into your body if it's awesome, but come on.
I can understand taking risks by putting absolute garbage into your body if it's awesome, but come on.
keltickennedy
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1 liter a day!? If you don't have the willpower to stop now, the kidney stones will end up being the deciding factor later.
Camp1nCarl
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I'll rectify this issue:
But in all seriousness, cut out the soda man, even "diet" soda is terrible for you. I cut out all soda years ago and I have zero regrets.
But in all seriousness, cut out the soda man, even "diet" soda is terrible for you. I cut out all soda years ago and I have zero regrets.
bennywhatever
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That stuff is delicious, so I can't blame you. I doubt the aspertame will do too much to you.
The acid, however, will rip through your stomach. Expect to have GERD or some other Acid Reflux type symptoms pop up soon.
Maybe cut down to 1 liter a week?
I can't even fathom just drinking water or tea... that's so incredibly bland. I need some taste.
The acid, however, will rip through your stomach. Expect to have GERD or some other Acid Reflux type symptoms pop up soon.
Maybe cut down to 1 liter a week?
I can't even fathom just drinking water or tea... that's so incredibly bland. I need some taste.
Agent Gibbs
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Walt be a dear and get your mother another cream soda
hobblygobbly
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If you don't drink copious amounts of water along that you will definitely start getting kidney stones at some point at the very least.
That amount of soda, diet or not, is not good for you. Try cutting it back down to just one 2l a week or one 1l a week. The amount you're drinking sounds like an addiction.
You don't want kidney stones nor damaged stomach lining. You don't need to go cold turkey, just start gradually cutting down. Hell, if you cut down heavily to what I and others have suggested then you don't even need the diet soda (unless you're diabetic).
That amount of soda, diet or not, is not good for you. Try cutting it back down to just one 2l a week or one 1l a week. The amount you're drinking sounds like an addiction.
You don't want kidney stones nor damaged stomach lining. You don't need to go cold turkey, just start gradually cutting down. Hell, if you cut down heavily to what I and others have suggested then you don't even need the diet soda (unless you're diabetic).
Never drank diet, but I used to have over a liter of mt. dew per day. Finally quit, for good I hope. Even after just a week I already felt better and lost some weight. I doubt you'll lose weight if you quit diet (since it has 0 calories), but I'm sure you'll feel better. You should give it a shot instead of hoping it won't give you cancer. My theory is that we know that water is good for you and aspartame might be bad so why not just go with water, juices in smaller amounts WITH fiber, tea, milk? If you need caffeine, drink coffee straight with no sugar and maybe a little milk and its not the end of the world.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Yeah, stop drinking them already and just drink water. Nothing but water.
triplestation
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Part of it honestly depends on how much water you're drinking in addition to that cream soda nonsense. I probably drink this much Diet Coke on a daily basis, unfortunately, but I also am really careful to drink at least 3 or 4 liters of water a day as well, which I've been told helps flush it out of my system. Plus, almost everybody in this thread should probably drink more water anyways. It's incredibly what drinking a lot of water can do for your system.
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Deleted member 47027
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Honestly, you have nothing to worry about unless you're drinking like a rat would. You're fine, Heavy. Keep on keeping on.
Lol, I'm drinking one 1.85l bottle of Diet Cherry Coke every day.
To the OP: don't worry about it. If you enjoy it then keep drinking it. Life is too short, you might end up giving it up, making yourself miserable and then get run over by a bus the next day.
I've been diabetic since I was five and have regularly been drinking it since I was a kid. I'm now 44 years old so have been drinking it for nearly 40 years.
SkeptiMism
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Yeah I'd definitely like to see some sources for that claim. Please.
Also the claim that aspartame has been well documented to give you cancer is interesting, since others are saying the opposite here.
Ol No Bones
Banned
Just drink water. You wont regret it.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Lol you drink that much fucking garbage per week and you are only concerned with aspartame
RumblingRosco
Member
Please provide evidence that aspartame will give you cancer. Also, please make sure that whatever you're linking has shown that aspartame causes cancer given a reasonable/feasible amount of aspartame is consumed.
If you could link some studies explaining how a low-fat bagel can off-balance the proliferation of cancer cells in the human body, I'd really enjoy reading up on it.
LookAtMeGo
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I used to eat bowls of sugar. I drink probably 3 or 4 cans a pop a day. I switch to ginger ale when my tummy hurts.
Ohhhh diet.. yup. You are already dead.
Ohhhh diet.. yup. You are already dead.
Did deeper and you'll see a lot of criticisms. Many studies have checked for insulin responses, and the majority have not found any. The gut bacteria study is also heavily scrutinized for lumping all sweeteners together, aspartame was not the sweetener used in that study.
The vast vast majority of studies show no negative health effects with aspartame. If one out of 10,000 studies show that there is no global warming, you're not gonna suddenly believe that one study and ignore the other 9,999.
There was a year, maybe a year and half, where I drank Monster every morning at work (sometimes twice, and once three times in a day, which was really rough) and definitely noticed some weird tugs and aches around my heart after a while. I've dropped them completely and had a stress echo of my heart (for unrelated reasons) and that came back with a clean bill of health, but that shit will definitely fuck you up.
Also gave me these lower back aches too, for some reason.
Also gave me these lower back aches too, for some reason.
UnemployedVillain
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Why do people always say shit like this? It's incredibly dangerous thinking. Yes, if you eat less calories than you BMR you'll lose weight, but you're going to fuck up your health if you do so with shitty food, and you'll only be a less heavy fat fuck if you started off as a fat fuck (not saying you did)
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