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What would be the something else? There are occasional studies that may indicate health risks associated with diet soda, but as best as I can tell they are not

What would be the something else? There are occasional studies that may indicate health risks associated with diet soda, but as best as I can tell they are not really conclusive. The health issues with consuming large amounts of refined sugar on the other hand are concrete and very well documented. Dental caries, increased likelihood of developing diabetes mellitus, etc.

rr888 4y ago
The real solution is you should be drinking water or tea instead of Sode. Diet soda sounds equally healthy but keeps your palette wanting sweet.
culi 4y ago
It's true that refined sugar has been very clearly proven to be associated with terrible consequences to your health. But most of the sugar substitutes used in "diet" products simply don't have those warnings because they're just newer and less studied. But there's been a lot of recent research showing just how bad these artificial sweeteners can be even in small amounts. Some studies have even shown long-lasting and intergenerational effects on the gut microbiome[0] and increased cancer risks.[1] The impacts on the gut microbiome[2] are particularly worrying to me. Many of these sweeteners love to sit in your gut for a while and can lead to really weird microbiome makeups and possibly even be a risk factor for diabetes and/or metabolic syndromes [0] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.795848/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.79584... [1] https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003950 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo... [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25231862/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25231862/ More reading: - https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/artificial-sweeteners-sugar-free-but-at-what-cost-201207165030 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/artificial-sweeteners-su... - https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003950 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo...
- popcube 4y ago
  what is wrong here? your citation looks ok and new... get down vote

rr888 4y ago

The real solution is you should be drinking water or tea instead of Sode. Diet soda sounds equally healthy but keeps your palette wanting sweet.

culi 4y ago

It's true that refined sugar has been very clearly proven to be associated with terrible consequences to your health. But most of the sugar substitutes used in "diet" products simply don't have those warnings because they're just newer and less studied. But there's been a lot of recent research showing just how bad these artificial sweeteners can be even in small amounts. Some studies have even shown long-lasting and intergenerational effects on the gut microbiome[0] and increased cancer risks.[1] The impacts on the gut microbiome[2] are particularly worrying to me. Many of these sweeteners love to sit in your gut for a while and can lead to really weird microbiome makeups and possibly even be a risk factor for diabetes and/or metabolic syndromes [0] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.795848/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.79584... [1] https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003950 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo... [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25231862/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25231862/ More reading: - https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/artificial-sweeteners-sugar-free-but-at-what-cost-201207165030 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/artificial-sweeteners-su... - https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003950 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo...

popcube 4y ago
what is wrong here? your citation looks ok and new... get down vote