How bad is an occasional diet soda?

[First6]

I know all diets aside that it is bad for you in general... but that is not what I am talking about at the moment.
How bad is an occasional diet soda When you are on a cutting diet?
I used to drink one about every 2 or 3 days or so... but don't know if that is okay or a bad thing.

[mg1228]

dont worry about it---just make sure u still get all ur water in

[redz]

Yeah they are fine other than a bit of bloat they can cause.

[First6]

Sounds good. Sometimes ya just gotta get that burn that only a soda can provide. I sometimes used it as "a safe cheat". It doesn't nutritionally affect the diet but it sure feels like your doing something bad! lol

[redz]

Yeah I drink alot of them when I`m not cutting, I avoid it at the point I`m trying to get the best definition I can near the end of a cycle.

[Narkissos]

I drink 'em year-round.

The only time I cut 'em is 2 weeks prior to a contest when I'm about to start manipulating water and sodium levels.

[GOONBAH]

I drink 'em year-round.

The only time I cut 'em is 2 weeks prior to a contest when I'm about to start manipulating water and sodium levels.

this!

[Choppers]

Have you thought about Coke Zero? It has absolutely no sugar/calories and tastes way better than the diet versions in my opinion anyway.

[BEER WHORE]

DOnt be a homo drink what u want

[gonzo6183]

Pepsi Max, 1.5 cal, no sugar, no anything....

[sellersis]

DOnt be a homo drink what u want

Thats funny!

And Coke Zero is great! I was a Diet Dr. Pepper nut, tried Coke Zero and was converted! Although, I still like a DDP every now and then!

[Narkissos]

Have you thought about Coke Zero? It has absolutely no sugar/calories and tastes way better than the diet versions in my opinion anyway.

Last I checked, Coke Zero was a diet soda.

[Narkissos]

Related discussion: Is diet soda a problem?

[JJ78]

That shit is poison!

[taiboxa]

That shit is poison!

melodramatic much?

[JJ78]

Just sayin. All those chemicals cant be good. Aspartane and sucrolose are poison.

[JJ78]

When aspartame was first approved in the 1970s under the name "NutraSweet", studies were submitted as supposed proof that the artificial chemical was safe. The FDA initially approved the chemical in 1974 for use in a limited number of foods based upon the studies submitted by G.D. Searle Co., the company that invented aspartame.

Following a discovery made shortly thereafter by a research psychiatrist who found that aspartic acid, a primary ingredient in aspartame, caused holes to form in the brains of mice, the FDA decided to form its own internal task force to investigate the initial claims made by the Searle Co.

What the agency discovered was a series of falsified claims, compromised study results, and missing information. The claims made in favor of aspartame were so dubious and the evidence so faulty that the FDA decreed that a grand jury should investigate Searle Co.'s claims. Unfortunately, the case failed to move forward when U.S. Attorney Thomas Sullivan and Assistant U.S. Attorney William Conlon failed to initiate any legal action. Conlon was later hired by the law firm that represented Searle Co.

Investigation revealed that aspartame had caused tumors, seizures, brain holes, and death in many of the studies. All negative findings had been altered or scrubbed from the final reports delivered to the FDA when aspartame was first reviewed.

Time and time again the question over whether aspartame is safe has led to investigations that never go anywhere. Studies are continually released in support of the chemical's safety even though they fail to address the results of other studies that show it to be harmful.

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