I am a huge diet coke drinker. I have an addiction to it, I am not sure why or when it became a need of mine, but I have to have at least 2 day. I consider myself a healthy person, concerned with harmful chemicals and my daily calorie intake. That is why I love Diet Coke, it tastes refreshing and has zero calories! but people often tell me to stop drinking it, but they never seem to know why they are advising this. Does that happen to you?
So, I have done some research for all of us diet coke lovers… to find out why the delicious zero calorie beverage is harmful.
Let’s start with the obvious, the artificial sweetener, aspartame. If you have ever googled this word, you will find it is linked to everything that could possibly be wrong with anyone! From Gulf War Syndrome to memory loss to not running a mile under 10 minutes. This is seriously annoying to me. So here is what I have concluded from all of this non-sense. Aspartame decomposes into formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, formic acid, diketopiperazine and other toxins which can cause horrible things to happen to you, anything from headaches and anxiety to seizures and death. For more checkout http://www.aspartamekills.com/
Great, I am still going to drink it, moving on. Bone Weakness
Soda contains a type of acid which is known as phosphoric acid and it can prevent the absorption of calcium. Soft drinks contain caffeine as well and caffeine has been proven to increase the risk of osteoporosis. this is true for all soda’s not just Mr. Diet Coke. Alright, that is a good reason not to over indulge on DC and maybe take a few more calcium pills.
Next, my favorite topic, fat. Can diet coke make you fat? Even though it’s zero calories?
Rumor has it that drinks with artificial sweeteners trick your body into thinking it has the real thing and causes it to store more energy, which we know means calories. That does scare me.
So I am now thinking about cutting back a few cans a week to see if I feel any healthier. Any tips out there? I would love to hear your take on diet coke.
