Diet coke

movingtables · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:39

So today i've switched to diet coke.
I think its gonna take some getting used to lol.

it says on the tin 1 calorie. were as full coke is 145 calories.
also it says 0% fat an sugar.

but im dubious. does it contain alternative sweeteners that are worse for you?

PS- anyone else not sure about the taste at first ?

mattheman · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:42

movingtables said:
So today i've switched to diet coke.
I think its gonna take some getting used to lol.

it says on the tin 1 calorie. were as full coke is 145 calories.
also it says 0% fat an sugar.

but im dubious. does it contain alternative sweeteners that are worse for you?

PS- anyone else not sure about the taste at first ?

Really you should stay away from any carbonated drinks.

neil3k · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:42

yes it does

brummie · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:43

it contains aspartame which is very bad for you

InvaderGIR · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:44

If you are that bothered, don't drink carbonated drinks as mattheman says.

I much prefer diet and zero to regular coke. Regular feels like it's eating my teeth when I drink it and I have weak teeth as it is.

mattheman · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:44

why dont you drink water, after a while you'll start to dislike the taste of those types of drinks.

soundb0y · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:46

I can't stand diet or coke zero. I only drink coke occasionally but when I do it has to be the original.

Jolteh · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:47

InvaderGIR said:
I much prefer diet and zero to regular coke. Regular feels like it's eating my teeth when I drink it and I have weak teeth as it is.

You should probably avoid diet and coke zero then. They both still contain a fair whack of phosphoric acid, which wrecks your teeth aswell.

InvaderGIR · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:48

mattheman said:
why dont you drink water, after a while you'll start to dislike the taste of those types of drinks.

Jolteh said:
You should probably avoid diet and coke zero then. They both still contain a fair whack of phosphoric acid, which wrecks your teeth aswell.

This is what I normally do that or squash, depends where I am though. At home it's squash, at work it's water, when out for the day it depends what I'm doing and what is available and I have carbonated as a treat more than anything.

Kaladan · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:48

I know it cotains the artificial sweetener aspartame which there has always been controversy about. Aspartame is based off of Phenylalanine, which some people cannot genetically metabolise but apart from that I don't think there is any solid evidence that it's dangerous.

Skull · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:50

Personally Coke Zero tastes more like coke than Diet Coke, so I would try that.

Also bear in mind that orange juice has a lower pH (is more acidic) than Coke.

Bassmansam · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:51

Isn't orange juice just as bad as coke?

oli collett · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:52

brummie said:
it contains aspartame which is very bad for you

Really? Sauce?

http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17828671

I'd avoid fizzy drinks anyway

JBuk · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:55

mattheman said:
Really you should stay away from any carbonated drinks.

Why?

"andy" · 26 Jul 2009 at 11:56

Bassmansam said:
Isn't orange juice just as bad as coke?

probably as many calories and nearly as much sugar but its got less of the nasty chemicals . and tastes much nicer imo

brummie · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:02

oli collett said:
Really? Sauce?

hp or heinz :rolleyes:

Cosimo · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:02

I don’t like fizzy drinks and prefer to have fruit juice or water.

Zerolimitz · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:02

stick with water thats all i have been drinking for a year now and now when i go back to coke i really see nothing special

TheCenturion · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:13

If you want to lose weight, water is the way forward as others have said. Also, for the last couple of weeks I've cut out all junk from my diet, I feel much better, and look much better.

Kobrakai · 26 Jul 2009 at 12:17

Diet coke takes awful.