Like Sherasi said, there is nothing good in them. But honestly, not really anything bad, either, except caffeine and a touch of sodium.
The fact is, when you are counting calories, your choices are water and...water. Water is boring. And caffeine free. If you are like me adn have two small kids and LOTS of things to get done each day, you need caffeine.
I say go ahead and drink diet soda. I would just recommend not having more than 3 cans a day, or one 24 ounce bottle. Too much caffeine can leach the calcium from your bones and cause sleeplessness, which means you'll be wide awake to see yourself get osteoporosis
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About 10 million tons of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) are produced in the United States each year. Most of the acid (about 80%) is used in the production of agricultural fertilizers, with the remainder being used for detergent additives (about 10%), cleaners, insecticide production, and cattle feed additives. The commercial method of preparation is the addition of sulfuric acid to phosphate rock. (http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/H3po4/H3PO4.html)
Think on that the next time you open a can of coke.
Aspartame is rumored to cause all manner of evil things (Nutra Sweet) However, like saccharine, they over dosed the lab rats with mega doses (that is how saccharine was determined to cause cancer in laboratory rats).
caffeine is a big culprit, it is a legal drug, but still a drug. We Americans are caffeine addicts, who can go with out their coke or their coffee of their tea?
Most Americans are always dehydrated and a lot of them misinterpret the thirst for hunger. caffeine and all of those chemicals found in sodas will add to the problem.
How many people do you know who, when thirsty grab a soda? Its the worse possible thing one can do for thirst, soda only makes one more thirsty.
Is that enough bad news for ya?
LOL
David
(PS: Did you know that many bottled waters have caffine added to them? They do it so you will drink more.)
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(PS: Did you know that many bottled waters have caffine added to them? They do it so you will drink more.)
I have run across one brand of bottled water in my travels, that is labeled having caffine added to it. My question would be, are the bottlers required by law to specify the caffine is added??? Or is it possible to buy a bottle with noway of knowing caffine has been added???
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I was surprised to know that bottled water had caffeine in it. I've been reading bottle labels/ingredients every since David posted it. I haven't found any yet that listed caffeine. So I am wondering the same thing Lighteningrodd....are the bottlers required to list caffeine. It should be against regulations not to specify it.
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I just got this email---tell me it's not true---I am an avid diet pop drinker:
This is really an eye opener.... Water or Coke? We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down like this before. WATER 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
And now for the properties of COKE:
1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
For Your Info:
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!
Now the question is, would you like a coke or a glass of water?
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