Is Diet Soda Bad For You? Is Diet Coke Better Than Coke?
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So what is diet soda?
Depending on where you live you might call it diet soda, diet coke, or my personal favorite – diet pop.
In the context of this video, we’re taking about carbonated beverages that are artificially sweetened to mimic the flavor of a regular soda, coke, or pop.
These diet sodas are usually the “lite” versions of a more popular drink.
The appeal is that they sort of kind of taste like the real version, but have no calories and won’t make you fat.
Let’s put that claim to the test and look at what the science has to say about is diet soda bad for you…
First, diet soda is associated with weight gain
In a study of 3,682 people in San Antonio, Texas found that consuming diet soda doubled one’s risk of being overweight or obese.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18535548
In other studies, we see that replacing diet soda with regular soda doesn’t lead to anymore weight loss.
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/95/3/555.long
So at least in observational studies, drinking diet soda does not help you lose weight.
But health obviously isn’t just about weight loss.
Here are some other health problems diet soda is associated with…
A 34% increased risk in metabolic syndrome.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/117/6/754
A 36%-121% increased risk in developing type II diabetes
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/4/688.short
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/01/30/ajcn.112.050997.abstract
A 30% increased risk in developing depression, likely from the drinks effect on the microbiome.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108162135.htm
A 38%-78% increased risk of having a preterm delivery (aka having your baby too soon).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20592133
And finally, diet sodas are linked to poor dental health including an increased risk of developing cavities and a yellowing of one’s teeth.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21922984
While these are observational studies so not nearly as conclusive as say a meta-analysis, they are still studies we should pay close attention to.
We also have seen some evidence that diet sodas can alter the gut flora in our microbiome.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/pdf/nature13793.pdf
This could be the most damaging effect of diet soda as your gut contains 80% of your immune system and controls the uptake of the nutrients you eat.
An out of balanced gut will make it
• Hard to lose weight
• Easy to get sick
• Drain your energy
• And make getting healthy a very uphill battle
Eating a low calorie low taste salad and not absorbing any of its nutrients is a pretty depressing thought.
So let’s answer a few common questions about diet soda.
Is diet coke better than coke?
Not really. As stated before, the main reason to drink diet soda is to reduce overall calorie intake and thus reducing weight, but the studies show it does not have that effect.
Is diet soda good for you?
No… were you watching this presentation???
It certainly can’t be described as good for you and there are no know health benefits.
How bad is diet coke?
Pretty bad.
From all the evidence we have – It seems to be one of the most damaging substances you can consume.
Does diet soda make you fat?
Maybe.
More research is needed, but from what the evidence says so far it’s certainly not going to help the weight loss process.
So, health nerd, is diet soda bad for you?
Yes.
Specifically, because there are no upsides to drinking diet coke only a ton potential downsides. It’s for that reason that diet soda is bad for your health and something you should NOT be consuming.
What should I consume instead?
Water, black coffee, apple cider vinegar, unsweetened teas, and the occasional carbonated water are the best drinks you can have,
So trade in that diet soda for for one of these and enjoy some better health.
Shoutout to gurs1kh for suggesting this topic on the last video and getting the most upvotes in the comment section.
Cheers!
Sources:
Shoutout to my brain and
https://authoritynutrition.com/why-is-diet-soda-bad-for-you/
https://examine.com/nutrition/is-diet-soda-bad-for-you/
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/health/diet-soda-may-do-more-harm-than-good/
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