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Because, to the best of my knowledge, there's no good that comes from it. It may not be as harmful as smoking, but it's still linked to a number of health issue

by latch 12y ago

Because, to the best of my knowledge, there's no good that comes from it. It may not be as harmful as smoking, but it's still linked to a number of health issues. 4 seems excessive. update - references added: Kidney issues http://www.kidney.org/news/KidneyCare/spring10/DietSoda.cfm http://www.kidney.org/news/KidneyCare/spring10/DietSoda.cfm Dental issues http://www.wda.org/your-oral-health/sip-all-day http://www.wda.org/your-oral-health/sip-all-day Vascular issues: http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/study_finds_possible_link_between_diet_soda_and_vascular_risks/ http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/study_finds_pos...

XorNot 12y ago
Health issues such as? It's Diet Cola, and the brain cancer link was thoroughly debunked.
- evanlivingston 12y ago
  Artificial sweeteners are not free of negative impacts; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/
judk 12y ago
Yes, everything enjoyable is bad your health. Choose your poison, or live as a eunuch monk.
rmrfrmrf 12y ago
kidney.org: a bastion of peer reviewed study.
sliverstorm 12y ago
There's no good that comes from just about any drink, aside from water. Too much milk can give you kidney stones. Too much fruit juice gives you cavities. Too much coffee stains your teeth and gives you, what was it, high blood pressure? On and on.
- jzwinck 12y ago
  Drinking too much water kills: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication Of course, too much coffee or tea will kill you the same way.
  - XorNot 12y ago
    Actually not so much - water is all about osmotic pressure. Coffee and tea are full of soluble compounds and even salts and the like already, so they won't be as bad. If anything you're more likely to get messed up from the diuretic effects.
was_hellbanned 12y ago
to the best of my knowledge, there's no good that comes from it I'm drinking my second Diet Coke (with Splenda®) of the day right now. I find it to be a nice way to get a continual, low-dose of caffeine. More importantly, the flavor and fizz is very refreshing and has good mouth-feel. Not everything "good" is measured by some objective health metric. And the "bad" about Diet Coke likely pales in comparison to the countless other "bad" factors in people's lives.

by latch 12y ago

XorNot 12y ago

Health issues such as? It's Diet Cola, and the brain cancer link was thoroughly debunked.

evanlivingston 12y ago
Artificial sweeteners are not free of negative impacts; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/

judk 12y ago

Yes, everything enjoyable is bad your health. Choose your poison, or live as a eunuch monk.

rmrfrmrf 12y ago

kidney.org: a bastion of peer reviewed study.

sliverstorm 12y ago

There's no good that comes from just about any drink, aside from water. Too much milk can give you kidney stones. Too much fruit juice gives you cavities. Too much coffee stains your teeth and gives you, what was it, high blood pressure? On and on.

jzwinck 12y ago
Drinking too much water kills: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication Of course, too much coffee or tea will kill you the same way.
- XorNot 12y ago
  Actually not so much - water is all about osmotic pressure. Coffee and tea are full of soluble compounds and even salts and the like already, so they won't be as bad. If anything you're more likely to get messed up from the diuretic effects.

was_hellbanned 12y ago

to the best of my knowledge, there's no good that comes from it I'm drinking my second Diet Coke (with Splenda®) of the day right now. I find it to be a nice way to get a continual, low-dose of caffeine. More importantly, the flavor and fizz is very refreshing and has good mouth-feel. Not everything "good" is measured by some objective health metric. And the "bad" about Diet Coke likely pales in comparison to the countless other "bad" factors in people's lives.