One last thread for the day, this boards thoughts on diet/zero sodas.

Is it nutritious? No. Is it giving you cancer and killing you? No substantial evidence has proven that to be the case.

Awful for your teeth, but ..

I have a Diet Coke each day. Sometimes 2. The average person cannot eliminate every single "bad" thing from their life entirely. Diet soda is just not a concern of mine. It holds me over when I'm hungry, and it tastes so good with certain foods.

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One last thread for the day, this boards thoughts on diet/zero sodas.

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Your main question should be - does this drink cause an insulin reaction? I don't know which sweeteners they use, as some artificial sweeteners do cause insulin spikes and others don't. For the ones that don't, if you love it that much, then have one a day or something and enjoy yourself.

point less!!

What LL said.

I have a coke zero with lunch every day and often have a monster ultra zero in the morning, or as a preworkout.

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What I learned about the diet soda connection is once I drank a soda...the rest of the day I craved candy, sweets, etc.....

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While this entirely does happen to some people, you cannot blanket it like that. I freaking despise sweets, and my daily Diet Coke doesn't magically make me want them.

I believe this stems from the majority of the type of people that drink diet soda. Stereotypes stem from truths, and the whole meme about obese people ordering jumbo Big Mac meals with a Diet Coke is definitely a thing. BUT. Just because diet soda is commonly consumed by people with unhealthy habits/relationships with food doesn't mean every single person who drinks one has that issue.

If you have good self control, diet soda is fine. Artificial sweeteners affect people in many different ways.

Coke Zero and sometimes Sprite Zero are the only ones I can really tolerate, and not by themselves. I've never been a big soft drink drinker anyway though. I could go months without one, diet/fitness aside

Sweet tea is my weakness

I used to drink a soda a lot more often. I switched to flavored seltzer water to help stop the urge to drink soda.

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I love my cherry coke zero and diet mountain dew, how about you guys?

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try the La Croix brand of carbonated sparkling waters if you havent already. They have fruity flavors that make help you fill that void if you are trying to ween of soda.

no calories
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non-gmo

Diet Dew and Zero Energy Drinks. I work out so I can enjoy the foods I like. Just have to eat and drink in moderation.