How bad is diet soda? Will it interact with supplements?

[waimoku]

I try to drink plenty of filtered/bottled water (> 1 gal) a day. However sometimes I want something a little bit sweet and have a diet coke. I understand the increased sodium in such a drink but are there other reason not to have it?

Also, will it undermine any supplements?
Possibly effect an Anabolic Pump?

Right now I am taking AP and DCP (very strict about following the timing rules).

Thank you.

[rampage jackson]

Bump on this....Im curious as well. I drink between 1-3 diet sodas on average per day. Lately though, I've been on a minute maid light lemonade kick...

[CRUNCH]

Diet soda's not the best thing in the world to drink, but I can't imagine one or two per day is going to hurt anything, supplement wise or other.

[Grant]

Dont stress it, most of the HUGE bb's drink diet soda if they drink soda

[warnerve]

I was just wondering the same thing the other day. Hopefully Alan aragon or bobo see this.

[jjohn]

Diet coke is really bad, puts stress on your liver, causes water retention, etc... Aspartame is really one of your worst enemies. I drink diet Crush as there is sucralose, and is supposed to be better...We don't really know yet..

[live4fitness]

Any artificial sweeteners that are in "diet products" on the main market are REALLY bad for you. They are now starting to link things like lupus, ms and other disease to them. Think about it they are all chemicals made in a lab . we use stevia or xylital all made from nature. As far as effecting supps don't know. I hope this helps

[kwyckemynd00]

Diet coke is really bad, puts stress on your liver, causes water retention, etc... Aspartame is really one of your worst enemies. I drink diet Crush as there is sucralose, and is supposed to be better...We don't really know yet..

A dose of aspartame contains less methanol than an apple. The aspartame being dangerous is a lie unless you plan on eating it by the cubic meter on a daily basis, lol.

[kwyckemynd00]

Any artificial sweeteners that are in "diet products" on the main market are REALLY bad for you. They are now starting to link things like lupus, ms and other disease to them. Think about it they are all chemicals made in a lab . we use stevia or xylital all made from nature. As far as effecting supps don't know. I hope this helps

Many chemicals "made in labs" save and prolong lives on a daily basis.

This whole "natural is good" idea is really bothersome to me.

If you all want to eat natural plants and their derivatives, go eat some Toxicodendron diversilobum. Its natural.

Hell, natural things are linked to disease all of the time. Ever hear about saturated fats and their impact on cardiovascular disease? (Excuse the obvious sarcasm. I'm unable to communicate like a reasonable person when I'm hungry.)

[live4fitness]

Many chemicals "made in labs" save and prolong lives on a daily basis.

This whole "natural is good" idea is really bothersome to me.

If you all want to eat natural plants and their derivatives, go eat some Toxicodendron diversilobum. Its natural.

Hell, natural things are linked to disease all of the time. Ever hear about saturated fats and their impact on cardiovascular disease? (Excuse the obvious sarcasm. I'm unable to communicate like a reasonable person when I'm hungry.)

Yes but some saturated fat like coconut oil is very good for you

[kwyckemynd00]

Yes, that's my point. Just because something is traditionally thought of to be "bad for you" doesn't mean it is.

[live4fitness]

Yes, that's my point. Just because something is traditionally thought of to be "bad for you" doesn't mean it is.

Just know people who have been affected by them thats all

[kwyckemynd00]

Just know people who have been affected by them thats all

Understood, and no disrespect intended. Just a big pet peeve of mine. Almost like nails on a chalk board.

[live4fitness]

Understood, and no disrespect intended. Just a big pet peeve of mine. Almost like nails on a chalk board.

HAHAHA

[djremix]

Just know people who have been affected by them thats all

i have actually had first hand experience with a friend of mine. she developed rashes, headaches etc
nothing MAJOR, but at the time no explanation was there.

i came across info on the mercola site about how aspartame and sucralose are freaky bad.
so before doing much more research i asked her to stop the diet soda's for a few days.
4 days later and all her symtoms disaapeared.
and havent returned since she stopped the soda's.

so thats saying something i guess....do your own research and make up your own mind.

the studies done on splenda are a real eye opener...as if you dont hate the FDA already.

[wrestler119]

Most of the negative publicity that artificial sweetners get is nothing more than hysteria. Kinda the same thing that happens with steroids. There isnt much evidence to support claims that artificial sweetners are bad for you. Also, considering it is FDA regulated, why would it still be used in food products if it were so dangerous?

[bpmartyr]

Diet soda is as big of a threat as mans effect on global warming.

Denying is tantamount to holocaust denial.

[CRUNCH]

i have actually had first hand experience with a friend of mine. she developed rashes, headaches etc
nothing MAJOR, but at the time no explanation was there.

i came across info on the mercola site about how aspartame and sucralose are freaky bad.
so before doing much more research i asked her to stop the diet soda's for a few days.
4 days later and all her symtoms disaapeared.
and havent returned since she stopped the soda's.

so thats saying something i guess....do your own research and make up your own mind.

the studies done on splenda are a real eye opener...as if you dont hate the FDA already.

Sounds like some kind of allergic reaction. That does not equate to artificial sweeteners being bad for everybody.

[CRUNCH]

Also, considering it is FDA regulated, why would it still be used in food products if it were so dangerous?

You don't really believe that do you?? That because the FDA says it's ok, it must be true??

I've got some ocean front propery in Neveda you should check out...

[djremix]

it is ofcourse, bu considering how low a dosage, i wonder what would have happened if she dran 3 or 4 cans a day!

also the longest study ON humans lasted only 8 weeks. all studies were funded by them.
and the aspartame story is worse!