Diet Soda?

I have to agree that it is not good for you compared to drinking plain water or tea. The darkly colored sodas are known to leach calcium out of bones, which is not a good thing- especially for women. And there is just so much junk in diet sodas. I much prefer just drinking something hydrating and tasty, like an herbal tea.

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I was like you I thought it was good for you , but it is NOT , i watch a health programme on TV and they say it is empty calories and not good for you , I now have my son of his low cal juices and on to water so we will wait and see what happens xx

The best thing is if you live without soda lol. Yes it's bad for teeth and surely gives you big stomach. I always prefer to go with water, the safe thing to drink:).

I used to drink a lot of diet sodas but I've switched to hot and iced tea. You can get bloated from carbonated drinks but it is a temporary thing. I refuse to drink regular soda; way too much sugar in it and it's just wasted calories. Even when I have a cheat day from my diet, I still drink diet soda or tea with Splenda or Sweet-N-Low in it. All sodas can be bad for your teeth if you don't brush them but there are gums that you can chew like Dentyne White to help keep cavities away until you can brush.

I only drink Diet DrPepper, but I heard that it is bad for you and doesn't really matter so I switched to regular DrPepper for about a month and I gained weight!!! So I had to switch back and lost the 5 pounds I had gained!!

it won't make you lose weight anyway its will definately make you healthy either just give you a feelingn of full and teeth will definately get effected it will go yellowish

It is NOT good for you. they try to promote it as the healthier alternative, but it really isn´t. it is actually alot of strange substanses in diet stuff that makes you gain weight instead of loosing it =)

Soda of any kind is empty calories. If you want to lose weight, lay off the soda. Carbs give you a tummy - soda is full of carbs. So Yes, it gives you a stomach.