I've been avoiding this kind of thing simply because I figure artificial sweeteners etc. can't be good to consume regularly but sometimes I just really get a craving for a sweet taste. My missus drinks a lot of this flavoured water and I was just wondering what people think?
It's 8kcal, barely anything in it at all, all <0% etc.
Only thing I can't shake is the thought that sweeteners = bad.
Same goes for a can of diet coke. Diet Coke has like 0-2kcal per can and barely any nutrients to concern yourself with, but its sweet tasting. What's peoples thoughts?
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05-04-2017, 04:27 PM #1
Low cal (8kcal) flavoured sparking water with sweeteners
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05-04-2017, 04:38 PM #2
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artificial sweeteners are good for the body and anyone who says they are bad is clueless to how studies on humans work over long time, as there WILL BE NONE. its a myth they cause cancer, or autism, or whatever. ignore people who say they are bad.
There is always someone less fortunate, with real hunger, with real adversity, who made something of themselves. What is your excuse?
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05-04-2017, 04:50 PM #4
So they're perfectly fine to have? Does this mean I can have Diet Coke whenever I want? I've always thought they're bad, not as bad as just pure sugar sure, but still not good. If I'm able to have Diet Coke / Sweetened Sparkling Waters all day, every day this is going to change my whole life!
Really? I'm just worried that they have some unknown link to weight gain or some other kinda bad thing. All the time people are saying that they're only good in moderation etc.
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05-04-2017, 11:38 PM #8
I have never been 400lbs in my life haha, nor do I ever plan to be, I'm not sure where you got that number from XD.
As for the Diet Cola abuse, I was kidding around, inflating the change it would make, sparkling water or soda is not going to 'change my life'.
I've just been completely avoiding anything sweetened because I figured it was bad, I'd read that drinks like this can actually make you put on weight because of some change the chemicals made to your body / metabolism despite not containing any calories themselves.
Thanks for all the replies though!
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05-05-2017, 04:38 AM #9
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I was thinking about this today coincidentally.
I personally don't have any issues with atificial sweeteners, I can live with and without them. If i fancy a "treat" I will have some Pepsi Max, or I'll pop a sweetener or two in my tea/coffee, but other than that, I'm an 8 l of water a day type of guy.
What had me thinking though, was the thought of "are artificial sweeteners bad for you?", "do they cause cancer", "long term effects" etc etc
My thinking is basically that pretty much everything "causes cancer" nowadays, but only one thing will make you gain fat, and that is excessive calories. Therefore, if I can substitute my sugar-based calories to a sugar-free/calorie-free option, I will do.
I may get cancer (just as I may by going in the sun, inhaling fumes and road pollution, using a microwave, using mobile phones etc), but I won't put on weight :-)"Through Calorie-counting all things are possible" : Phil 19:26
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05-05-2017, 05:07 AM #10
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I drink a few cans of diet soda every single day. The ONLY reason people think it's bad for you is because of some widely discredited journal from the 1990's which people link and regurgitate ad nauseum on social media. It comes down to whether it helps you or not - some people drink something sweet and then seemingly start to crave sweet foods, for me, it helps me stick to my cuts.
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05-07-2017, 11:03 PM #19
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You need controlled studies in labs isolating people for their entire lives. Literally.
If someone gets cancer, they cant just look at the dude and say "oh this is because he had coke zero, duh". The same with dumb vegan activists who try to claim any meat to cancer. It was definitely the meat.There is always someone less fortunate, with real hunger, with real adversity, who made something of themselves. What is your excuse?
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