diet coke or not

**Therocksbiggestfan** · 09-13-2005, 01:29 PM

is drinking diet soda bad for bodybuilding....will it affect your body, say 1-2 a day

**Dave321** · 09-13-2005, 01:30 PM

I drink it all the time... I don't think it is bad at all aside from aspertame, but there is still no concrete evidence on that as a harmful substance... do not sub for water though.

***Giantz11*** · 09-13-2005, 01:41 PM

Not sure I Could survive without diet sodas.

**stayinstacked** · 09-13-2005, 02:20 PM

everybody tells you that its not the best thing because of the citric acid and aspartame in it, but I drink 1 or 2 a day and it hasnt ever ****ed w/ me.

**Dave321** · 09-13-2005, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by stayinstacked

everybody tells you that its not the best thing because of the citric acid and aspartame in it, but I drink 1 or 2 a day and it hasnt ever ****ed w/ me.

I drink 5-6... and I feel GREAT!!!

**MatrixGuy** · 09-13-2005, 02:39 PM

Diet soda is fine. I would drink it but it plays havoc with my stomach!

**Phyll** · 09-13-2005, 02:44 PM

citric acid causes the pH of most bottled drinks to be around 3-2, which is pretty acidic and may cause some problems on your teeth overtime if you're sensitive to it.

A good alternative is green tea, which is not as acidic, or drinking some H2O right after soda to help restore the pH.

I too drink diet soda sometimes, but I think moderation is the key. They are really helpful when on a diet!

**SwoleCat** · 09-13-2005, 03:02 PM

I love diet soda.

What I love more is sugar free grape and cherry kool aid!!!!!

Dayum!

~SC~

**bigdogc** · 09-13-2005, 04:24 PM

0 calories in them, but its bad for your teeth. its hard to not drink a diet coke, or one of those knew zero cokes or diet cherry vanilla dr pepper. they all taste really good to tel lyou the truth.