Are Diet Sodas Good For Your Diet?

Diet sodas have no calories at all, much like water. And we all know how important it is to get in the required minimum 8 glasses of water each day. So, does this mean that it is safe to chug down diet soda? Can it be considered a healthy, fat-fighting drink, it having no calories and sugars at all?

 

Not really. Through studies conducted through the years, it has been found out that people who drink beverages with artificial sweeteners like aspartame may actually eat more food than those who drink the regular sodas. Drinks with empty sugars are pretty much nutritionally useless. Most diet colas are carbonated and may cause intestinal problems when taken too much. Most of them also contain caffeine, and this can lead to eating more since caffeine lowers your blood sugars. It can also make you thirst more because of increased urine output.

 

In my opinion, diet sodas can lead to to weight gain because since you still get to taste that sweet taste, you are setting yourself up for indulgence. Your body doesn’t feel like it is on a diet, it lets its guard down. You get tempted easily and you make poor dietary decisions. It is pretty much why when you are on a diet you surround yourself with healthy stuff, to remind your mind and your body to be always on guard, to make the right decisions.

 

If you must have a diet soda, limit it to once a day, a couple of times a week. It’s definitely not the same as water and it definitely does not have the same benefits that water has.