There are some
advantages as well as disadvantages to consuming “diet” drinks.
Diet soda has become fairly popular with dieters wishing to watch
their calories. Diet sodas are sweetened with an artificial sweetener
that contains few or no calories. It can be positive to eliminate the
calories from soda but at the same time, soda is still talking the
place of water in the diet.
Frequent soda
consumption comes with many problems, and a lot of the problems seem
to not be present when the individual drinking them chooses the diet
version. Some health issues associated with frequent soda consumption
include type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and bone fracture, dental
caries, and increased blood pressure.
The biggest downfall
with diet soda consumption is it can cause obesity to be more
prevalent. Often times, when people drink a “diet” beverage, they
believe that they are making such an excellent choice and they tend
to splurge elsewhere in their diet. Perhaps they feel they have
earned junk food in exchange for the diet drinks. This is just not
the case.
I rarely consume
soda, but when I do, it's regular Dr. Pepper. It is very difficult
for me to determine a recommendation for soda because there are so
many factors to consider. If you rarely drink soda, the regular
version should be an OK choice. If you drink sodas regularly, you may
want to consider the diet version, but I must add that I recommend
consuming more water and trying to kick the soda habit!
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