Diet Soda: Pros and Cons.

Blog Post #3

Diet Soda: Pros and Cons.


People who are addicted to diet sodas, they constantly reporting that they are suffering from dizziness, headaches, hair loss, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss after drinking diet sodas. There are no scientific evidences that those symptoms are caused by consuming aspartame but all the claims of health problems are enough evidence to agree that diet soda may be the cause.

The pro of diet soda is that diet sodas supposedly have less sugar than regular sodas or no sugar at all. Despite the cons, as yet, there's no definitive evidence that the ingredients in diet sodas are harmful, provided you don't drink more than 80 cans (yes, 80) a day.

The cons, the side I am on, is that diet soda still has acid that attacks the enamel on your teeth and a recent study released recently found that they cause health problems and increased the risk factors of some diseases for diabetics. The artificial sweeteners in diet soda metabolized as carbs, and can cause long term health problems. Diet soda increases your risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Three big studies have found that people who drink even one diet soda a day have a greater chance of developing metabolic syndrome, which is a precursor to diabetes and heart disease. Also it doesn't truly quenches thirst, loaded with artificial flavorings and colorings, actually is more likely to make you hungrier than say drinking water. Moreover, some of the health issues that have been related to artificial sweeteners in scientific studies as well as observations are:
* some have been linked to potential cancer risks
* negative effects on the liver, kidneys, and other organs
* stimulating cravings
* gastrointestinal problems
* developmental problems in children and fetuses
* headaches

I agree to the cons side because I used to drink diet coke as a way to make me feel full and satisfied while treating myself to good taste. Diet soda companies are saying that diet sodas are 99% water, so I preferred drinking diet sodas than water. During this time, I started to have headaches, sometimes panic attack and became lethargic. After quit drinking diet soda and drinking only water, I felt much better, become active again and my headache or anxiety attacks gradually disappeared.