Is Diet Coke actually that bad for you?

I drink this shit like water, 24/7.  I thought I was being healthy by drinking diet instead of regular but everyone says it gives you cancer and all this other crap- I don't really buy it.  Would I be alot healthier if i just drank water, is there anything that bad in diet coke? 

Well calorie vise diet coke will not hurt you as it do not have calories in it.

It has an articial sweetener called aspartam. Some suggest that might cause tumors and poison your body but the established medical society claims it will not hurt you unless you get massive dosises of it into your body.

If you ask me if water is better than diet coke, then the answer is yes. Your body needs water, Water is important when you liver detoxes your system for toxins.

In my opinion it will not hurt you to drink diet or zero coke several times per week, but problably not the best that it is what you drink exclusively.

the aspartame is supposedly bad.  i always have diet coke in my fridge, but i don't think it's the best for me.  i drink it when i need something carbonated (when i don't want a beer.)  i choose diet coke because i notice that the aspartame is a lot stronger than regular sugar, or maybe that's my own reaction to the sugar substitute.  ---but drink water.

 I seriously think health wise these heavy pop drinkers are far worse off than big beer drinkers.

 

Gimme a break - i know a hell of a lot of older beer drinkers than 60 or 70 year olds that have pounded down mountain dews and that other shit their entire lifes

Joey, you are correct.

Even though it is diet, it can confuse your body and may result in a change in your metabolism. Every body is different. Just my two cents.

drink water, one diet coke a day isnt that bad but drinking it like water is not good for you..

number 1 if your drinking pop daily who gives a shit if its diet or not your drinking pop daily, number 2  diet and coke zero taste like shit compared to regular

drink beer instead of pop its healthier 

I agree, and I'd wager that there are less crazy chemicals in a decent beer than a diet coke.

Hey MichFan, do you drink the diet coke for it's said to be high caffeine content? If so , perhaps just look for some energy boosting items......

When I was driving a lot, those 5 hour energy things were pretty good IMO. Wasn't nearly the jolt I was looking for, so its a starbucks iced coffee grande sized with 3 shots espresso, not daily, but it gets me were I need to be when I need it everytime.

I drink regular coke everyday for the last 10 years and I'm fuckin healthy as a horse.  As a matter of fact, I drink like 3 cans of coke a day.  Fuck the stuff about how bad COKE is....It's all a myth.  lol

aspartame is just a different sweetener, too much isnt good for you....but that can be said for just about anything....a can of coke has almost 50 grams of sugar!! water water water

haha rockdog you must be one of the lucky ones some people can get away with that shit some cant

I never touch any soda......I think it makes you lethargic after prolonged use...

So does pot !

You should probably be ok unless you drink lkie 20 cans a day and/or if your family has high probabilities of getting cancer.  I have read several lab reports on this stuff.

 

The lab reports basically asy that it causes a build up of methane gasses in your intestinal track and sometimes the kidneys.  Methane is naturally occuring as a by product of digestion blah blah blah.  The only people who got cancer while drinking diet sodas were part of a group who were already genetically predisposed. 

Also the amount of toxins created was negligible unless some one drank like 20-30 cans a day for several months. 

Also there was talk that the politicians who owned sugar interests made up all of this cancer bull just to keep there stocks high.

So all that considered NO.

I never beleived in the Aspartime is bad for you, but I have personally proven too myself it is very bad.

I'm diabetic so I have drank diet soda for about 20 years. I also like sugar free popcicles vs eating alot of crap before going to bed. Both have Aspartime.

I thought I was having a severe bout of neouropothy because of the diabetes and although new in the last 4 months the pain was TERRIBLE in my feet.

I had an EMG (electric shock crap) on my legs to see if the diabetes was really causing issues and the tests came out fine so my pain was not Neuropothy.

Wife convinced me to try eliminating aspartime, so...........I switched to Diet Rite Tangerine (0 cal and No Aspartime) also is very good with my vodka binges............eliminated the popcisles and within 2 weeks and then for 3 straight months the pain in my feet were 100% gone.

I litterally just started eating the popcicles a week ago and within 2 days the pain was terrible and back.........NOW off and NOW gone again.

Just my 2 cents, but I know for sure it's the "wood alchohol" in aspartime that is bad for me anyway.

Aspartame is bad for you.  Having too much can cause neurological problems.  Once in a while won't kill you.

If diet coke or coke are so bad for you,  then you wouldn't see them on the supermarket shelves.  Just like cigarettes and alcohol, you don't see them on the supermarket shelves do you?  There is an obvious reason why.  Coke is fine. All it takes is a few paranoid people to propagate false info about coke and you the public running scared.

Sugar is bad for you.

True, but then again...

I drink a lot of Coke and, trust me, if I go a few days without drinking any, my gums, teeth, and stomach notice the difference. Like anything else, moderation is the key.

everything in sensible moderation

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aspartane elevates your insulin levels .

I heard the artificial sugar makes you crave more food (therefore increasing your food consumption).