How Many of You Drink Diet Soda ?

I've been meaning to do this, but had forgotten about it (imagine that!). I had a friend whose wife had MS symptoms and none of her physicians could diagnose her. It turned out that aspartame, a sweetner that is often added to diet drinks, was responsible for her symptoms ! Aspartame apparently has been banned in Europe in children's products.

Anyhow, so here's my new poll question :

How many people here are drinking DIET sodas ?

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html
http://www.sweetpoison.com/articles/0706/aspartame_symptoms_submit.html --- Aspartame Symptoms Submitted to the FDA

I'm not sure now which diet drinks are still using aspartame, but if you drink diet soda... I would seriously start checking.

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26%

 (4) 

I drink diet soda

53%

 (8) 

I never drink diet sodas

20%

 (3) 

I rarely drink diet sodas

15 Members voted

[Kenderyl]

I can't drink the stuff....to me, diet sodas taste sour and have a chemical flavor that makes me sick to my stomach... aspartame perhaps? I really try to not drink any sodas these days unless when I eat out (rarely) or am at a celebration of some kind.

[VaBreeze]

I stopped drinking any type of carbonated drinks.  I may have one once in a blue moon.  They tend to make me bloat and cause indigestion.  Same with orange juice.

[RobinHood70]

Yeah, what VaBreeze said. :)

[patsy10]

I stopped because I think the sweeteners are poison.

[kiddthekatt]

Same here, what Breeze said. I drink a lot of water and coffee is my poison......:)

[luckydzack1]

I may have one pop a year, I really don't like them. I have to be very thirsty & have no other options before I drink a pop, diet or other.

[VaBreeze]

Coffee is mine also :-)

[PlateletGal]

I also like coffee. And believe it or not, I'll choose Dunkin Donuts Coffee over Starbucks any day !

[Phtartist]

No Diet sodas, lite yogurts, lite ice cream, sugar free desserts, or low calorie products. All have artificial sweetners.

[FurballsMom]

I have found that I can't even think of any soda, whether they are regular or diet.  They all make me feel lousy.  Diet sodas are worse.  And, they taste like chemicals, too.  They're not good for people anyway.  I don't drink much of anything, other than water.

Did you hear that the FDA has approved yet another fake sugar based on stevia?  True, stevia in a powder form has already been on the market, but now the FDA is approving of it being added to things like diet sodas and other diet "foods".  Everything that I've already learned about stevia in its natural state says that this is a huge mistake that's going to backfire, just like all the other chemical sweeteners.  Did you know that stevia in its natural state can still lead to health problems?  I think stevia on its own already tastes like chemicals.  It irritates my GERD, too.  I don't like it and won't use it either.

All sugar replacements are worse for us than real sugar is.  Since I don't tolerate real sugar or the natural sugars, like honey, I simply don't use ANY sweeteners in my food or drink.  I have found that I can drink rooibos tea OCCASIONALLY, and it tastes fine without any sweeteners in it.  Rooibos with vanilla tastes a lot better than plain rooibos.

[Phtartist]

I really like those Japanese  Teaposy teas.  They are extremely low caffiene fine white tea leaf teas with florals added.  They bloom when hot water is added. www.teaposy.com
They have homeopathic benefits too.

Enjoy!

I use Agave sweetner by the way, from cactus. It is recommended for diabetics because it doesn't cause the sudden rise and fall of glucose. Plus the taste is a cross between sugar and honey. Mild.