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Kamal Gautam
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 # Posted: 21 Aug 2006 21:17


One other bad thing about diet (or any kind of) soft drinks: they are about as acidic as vinegar, which wreaks havoc on your body's pH balance. Naturally, I have no scientific evidence to back this up, it's pure heresay.
Chris Lewis
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 # Posted: 21 Aug 2006 22:35


Again, Snopes to the rescue.

Choice quotes:

"Coca-Cola contains less citric acid than orange juice does, and the concentration of phosphoric acid in Coke is far too small (a mere 11 to 13 grams per gallon of syrup, or about 0.20 to 0.30 per cent of the total formula) to dissolve a steak, a tooth, or a nail overnight."

"Besides, the gastric acid in your stomach is much stronger than any of the acids in Coca-Cola, so the Coca-Cola is harmless. "

This is on the full fat of course, but I doubt there is a difference with the diet.

I love Snopes, especially because they reference their research, so you know it's verifiable.
Ron Bell
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 # Posted: 28 Aug 2006 04:47


Snopes may be right, Chris, but back in high school, when we were working on our homecoming float, one of my fellow students spilled non-water soluble paint on the gymnasium floor. By the time we noticed, the paint had dried, and there was nary a solvent in sight. One wag suggested that we spill diet coke on the paint to see if the acid in it the beverage would dissolve the paint and allow us to mop up.

It did.
Chris Palmer
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 # Posted: 28 Aug 2006 06:37


Justin, You're making the right choice. Water is most def. the way to go.

I've found a happy medium when i want water but want to avoid soda.

Propel Fitness Water from gatorade. It contains Sucralose (Splenda), but also contains a small amount of sugar as to lessen the dependency on un-natural sweetener. it's a lovely balance. Only 30CAL in the 700ml/24Ounce bottle. Not a drink I'd live off, but a great sub for soda... and only $1 a bottle at wal-mart.
Steve W.
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 # Posted: 28 Aug 2006 06:44


Eventually we'll learn everything we eat can kill us and if that doesn't a meteor will. I'm not giong to obsess about it. I like....no, make that love soda. I do make myself drink 96oz of water each day before I can have a soda, except on weekends. It's not the chemicals I'm worried about; it's the empty calories. I add Crystal Light to my water and that will probably kill me too. I got $100 that says I die a non-food related death....unless I choke on a chicken bone.
James Denham
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 # Posted: 28 Aug 2006 07:08


lmao good one steve. Yeah crystal light is what im trying to cut out of my diet I am really trying to stick to water. It is hard!
Tatiana J
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 # Posted: 1 Sep 2006 07:50


another case against diet soda (soda in general i suppose) : its murder on your teeth. I have literally used it to clean corrosion off my car battery (have to use diet or the sugary version gets to sticky) I've cut soda completely
Nick Richards
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 # Posted: 5 Sep 2006 16:21


Soda or diet soda is less acidic than fruit juice. Don't sweat it.
Todd Maynard
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 # Posted: 10 Sep 2006 02:47


I used to drink a lot of regular soda.

I switched to diet soda to get away from all the sugar.

Now to get away from all the chemicals/carbonation in diet soda, I am drinking more plain water and also making big batches of iced tea which I store in single serv bottles.

Each batch of tea I make, I try to use a little less sugar with the intent of getting my taste buds to prefer straight tea. I've goten to the point where regular soda tastes too sweet for me. Now I just have to eliminate diet soda from my diet.
Nikki F
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 # Posted: 10 Sep 2006 03:47


Here are a couple good articles:

Diet Soda Drinkers Gain Weight
Overweight Risk Soars 41 Percent With Each Daily Can Of Diet Soda
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/13/health/w ebmd/main701408_page3.shtml

Artificial Sweeteners May Damage Diet Efforts
Sugar Substitutes May Distort the Body's Natural Calorie Counter
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/89/100381.htm

I can not stand the taste of soda now- I quit drinking the stuff about 8 years ago. There are no benifits involving soda. Tea, water, and real veggie and fruit juices are great. Oh, and the occasional glass of wine is okay.
Nikki F
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 # Posted: 10 Sep 2006 03:53


Oh, here is another that has some info on carbonation in drinks and the effects on your body:
http://www.mindconnection.com/library/health/softd rinks.htm
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