Diet Soda: ADDICTED!

Posted by Dino on July 15, 2008 at 4:09pm in General

OK so I'm sipping on a diet soda right now, which is rare for me. I gave up the daily habit late last year in favor of mineral water. I still have a Diet Pepsi every now and again when I feel like it, but for the most part, I try to avoid it. I've heard stories about possible long term effects....

When I was diagnosed, I was encouraged to drink as much diet soda as I wanted. Doctor said, "This is the only thing you can drink that's sweet and won't affect your blood sugar." Since then I've had at least one diet soda every day for over fifteen years. Usually more..I could easily finish a 2-liter bottle in one evening if I wanted.

I was totally addicted until the day I said enough is enough. This stuff can't be good for me.

So is anyone else out there a current or recovering dietsodaholic? Does anyone else believe that they put sugarfree crack in this stuff?

Tags: addcted, addicting, diet, soda

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Permalink Reply by debb on July 16, 2008 at 7:06pm: why waste a perfectly good soda, diet or otherwise, on a toilet. what did that can of soda do to you? lol !!!!! call the soda police, hurry!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by debb on July 16, 2008 at 7:07pm: now, how many of you are going to try that??????; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dino on July 16, 2008 at 7:04pm: Hello again my name is Dino and I am a dietsodaholic. It's been 30 minutes since my last drink.

OK any here are a couple links that have completely opposite representations of what the "truth" is.

Safe - http://www.aspartametruth.net/

Unsafe - http://www.scribd.com/doc/3111258/Aspartame-Truth

I also remember that Hawaii was trying to BAN aspartame with a Senate bill earlier this year:

http://www.inteldaily.com/?c=144&a=5014

I dunno my fellow addicts. I think there is enough evidence presented for us to at least take another look at that shiny silver can. I like to look at both sides of the story, and I'm not gonna dismiss the possibility of real dangers quite yet.

Sure...denial is easy and ignorance is bliss...but despite all the joking about being "addicted", I really do want to know the truth about what this stuff could potentially do!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nancy on July 19, 2008 at 12:39am: Safe or not, I'm not crazy about the taste of splenda in my coke. :( Oh....let me introduce myself......

Hello, I'm Nancy, and I'm a dietsodaholic too. A can when I hop out of bed....a large from Sonic on the way to work, and at least one more in the afternoon, sometimes two....and one more before bed. I force myself to drink water or peach tea crystal light the rest of the time..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by sohair on July 17, 2008 at 6:47am: soft drinks are full of phosphate which will stimulate parathroid hormone,and osteomalacia will result. when I lived in UK I found children who never tasted water but offered juice when thirsty,all fructose in this stuff can not be handled by body.

I support going back to nature,drink mostly water but my problem is coffee!!!1; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by saundra barragan on July 17, 2008 at 10:58pm: Osteomalacia is most commonly caused by a definite defieciency in vitamin D Also caused by flouride such is in toothpaste and used for treating teeth and in drinking water and by the aluminum in deodorants. When phosphates leech from bones and cells making bones you get a severe case of rickets.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by K.Coops on July 17, 2008 at 6:51am: I was also addicted to diet soda, particularly diet coke. But I took the addiction to the next level, I was having way too many cans a day and knew that I had to ween myself off the stuff! When I read the label, I have no idea what the heck is in it, I don't understand it at all but I do know it's not natural. So now, I have a can here and there, mostly if I'm at a social event so I don't like the boring one who's not drinking alcohol or pop! But I also have accustomed to like the mineral water. With a lime or lemon, it's kind of nice in summer.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Leah on July 18, 2008 at 12:43pm: Heads up for fellow Diet Coke addicts the cost of Coke is going up! Start saving your pennies now or start falling in love with other diet sodas! Or water? hmmmmm....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25716621/; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jonathan on July 18, 2008 at 1:08pm: I think the diet soda is still cheaper, by the ounce, than the designer waters. And, at least the aluminum cans can be recycled far more efficiently than the plastic bottles.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dino on July 18, 2008 at 1:21pm: Hello my name is Dino and I am a dietsodaholic. It has been 20 minutes since my last drink.

So far this morning I've had one fountain Diet Pepsi, a fountain Diet Pepper, and a coffee. It sure does feel like a good morning.

I'm going cold turkey again on Monday.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lane jaeckle santos on July 18, 2008 at 3:01pm: I cannot fathom why..

The link you posted about the cons of aspartame is entirely based on one article that was recently published saying that long term exposure throughout the life of a rat leads to more leukemia/lymphoma. But there are many many problems with this study, and I am frankly surprised it was published at all- the media jumped all over it- but it boiled down to the rats who ate huge quantities of aspartame actually lived longer than the control rats- and then died (but not all) of lymphomas/leukemias. But, in rats that live that long, the incidence of lymphoma/leukemia is essentially the same as the aspartame rats.

their conclusions were flawed and their data actually supports the theory that aspartame has no negative effects.
For a more scientific critique, try this:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dino on July 18, 2008 at 5:24pm: I think that there is a ton of evidence that suggests the dangers of aspartame. Whether or not you feel that these sources hold any scientific merit is up to you, but I would rather throw a little caution to the wind. I don't think so many sources would bother to make such an effort against this chemical as a food additive without some level of justification.

Aspartame Contraversy

I don't know Lane...just a gut feeling I guess. I've read so many things and I just watched Sweet Misery, and I have too many unanswered questions that I still need to research. It's not any particular ailment (ie lymphoma, cancer, leukemia) that I'm afraid of, but simply more clarity that I need before I feel comfortable putting that chemical back into my body. Even if aspartame has a mild or unnoticeable effect on my personal well being, I'd rather do without.

But I still love ya Lane :) !!!; ▶ Reply to This

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