<p>"Are you talking to me or in general? "</p>
<p>naw, i’m not targeting you, just talking in general</p>
<p>I’m surprised she didn’t tell you to drink V8…that stuff has tones of sodium.</p>
<p>haha im kind of picky with food and stuff so i dont think i’d be able to drink v8. the only things i drink are water, snapple lemonade (i told her i’d start drinking a lot more of that), coke (1-2x a month), and OJ in the mornings before school only.</p>
<p>The vege V8 is pretty gross. It’s like drinking pure tomato soup…eh. The fruit V8s are actually really good, though.</p>
<p>Here is a good article about the dangers of diet soda…</p>
<p>Agreeing that sugar-filled soda isn’t good for you, numerous individuals turn to diet soft drinks in order to stave off weight gain. But do these beverages really do the job?</p>
<p>According to a handful of experts, many people dont realize that regulating intake of diet soda is important to overall health and fitness. In some cases, it is just as vital as regulating your intake of sweets and junk food, Patricia Lopez, a registered dietitian at Zepol Dietary Clinic in Edinburg, told The Monitor. </p>
<p>The issue at stake is when the amount of diet soda a person ingests outweighs the amount of healthier beverages he/she have during the day. Individuals need about eight cups of water a day - if those servings are being replaced with soda, even of the diet variety, there could be a problem.</p>
<p>Aside from concerns about aspartame and potential weight gain implications, Lopez said many diet sodas are diuretics. They dehydrate the body. Even if a soda is caffeine-free, this can still be a problem. </p>
<p>Moreover, diet sodas contain varying levels of caffeine. Too much can lead to moodiness and hyperactivity, Lopez said. Some people are also under the misguided notion that the darker the soda, the more caffeine it contains, but that isnt always valid.</p>
<p>According to David Schardt, senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, young girls who drink too much diet soda also put themselves at risk for weak bones, if they drink more of this beverage than milk.</p>
<p>If teenage girls arent getting enough calcium, thats the critical time for developing bones, he said. Bones are as strong as they can be by 25 or 30 years of age. They need to build up bone during that time, but many are not getting enough calcium and are drinking more soda." </p>
<p>But, wait, there are more potential problems! Drinking excessive amounts of diet soft drinks can lead to dental difficulties, said Sharon P. Fowler, a researcher at the University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio. </p>
<p>Fowler and a team of researchers recently looked at the impact of soft drinks on overall health as part of a heart study. The acids in diet soda (as well as regular) slowly dissolve tooth enamel, which can lead to cavities.</p>
<p>Diet sodas are truly bad for the teeth, just not as bad as the regular versions, bottle for bottle, she said. If, however, an individual were to drink more cans or bottles of diet soda than her or she would have drunk of the regular version, because of a sense of being in a consequence-free environment, than the damage to the enamel from the diet sodas would increase more steeply.</p>
<p>The overall message is clear: diet soda can still be dangerous. Too many people are under the impression that they can freely consume these drinks as often as they’d like to, but moderation is always key. </p>
<ul>
<li>Lee Bauer
<a href=“http://www.carbs.com/articles/the-dangers-of-diet-soda.html[/url]”>http://www.carbs.com/articles/the-dangers-of-diet-soda.html</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Here is another article…</p>
<p>Drink More Diet Soda, Gain More Weight?</p>
<p>Overweight Risk Soars 41% With Each Daily Can of Diet Soft Drink
By Daniel DeNoon</p>
<p>WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Charlotte Mathis, MD
on Monday, June 13, 2005 </p>
<p>June 13, 2005 – People who drink diet soft drinks don’t lose weight. In fact, they gain weight, a new study shows. </p>
<p>The findings come from eight years of data collected by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH, and colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Fowler reported the data at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego. </p>
<p>“What didn’t surprise us was that total soft drink use was linked to overweight and obesity,” Fowler tells WebMD. “What was surprising was when we looked at people only drinking diet soft drinks, their risk of obesity was even higher.” </p>
<p>In fact, when the researchers took a closer look at their data, they found that nearly all the obesity risk from soft drinks came from diet sodas. </p>
<p>“There was a 41% increase in risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soft drink a person consumes each day,” Fowler says. </p>
<p>More Diet Drinks, More Weight Gain </p>
<p>Fowler’s team looked at seven to eight years of data on 1,550 Mexican-American and non-Hispanic white Americans aged 25 to 64. Of the 622 study participants who were of normal weight at the beginning of the study, about a third became overweight or obese. </p>
<p>For regular soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was: </p>
<ul>
<li>26% for up to 1/2 can each day </li>
<li>30.4% for 1/2 to one can each day </li>
<li>32.8% for 1 to 2 cans each day </li>
<li>47.2% for more than 2 cans each day. </li>
</ul>
<p>For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was: </p>
<ul>
<li>36.5% for up to 1/2 can each day </li>
<li>37.5% for 1/2 to one can each day </li>
<li>54.5% for 1 to 2 cans each day </li>
<li>57.1% for more than 2 cans each day. </li>
</ul>
<p>For each can of diet soft drink consumed each day, a person’s risk of obesity went up 41%. </p>
<p>the complete article is at
<a href=“Weight Loss & Diet Plans - Find healthy diet plans and helpful weight loss tools”>Weight Loss & Diet Plans - Find healthy diet plans and helpful weight loss tools;
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whatever man V8 juice is the shi t.</p>
<p>Using Mexican-Americans to prove a point in a weight-gain experiment is just cheating.</p>
<p>It’s pretty good with crackers, but (by itself) it’s kinda weird.</p>
<p>i’m sure the reason why diet coke drinkers gain more weight is because they’re fat to begin with - why else would they be drinking diet and also that they think they can eat more because they’re drinking diet.</p>
<p>It took me 2 years to lose 20 lbs (without much trying though… i think mostly due to changed diet (i moved) and STRESS. MAJOR STRESS) I don’t wanna gain back 15 lbs… dammit. I’m 128 @tm.</p>
<p>I drink diet bcuz i really like coke to start out with… but i’m that fat… O_O But then again obesity or cancer. hm hard to choose eh?</p>
<p>Why do people drink diet coke or regular coke for that matter? It doesn’t even taste good.</p>
<p>corr - i disagree</p>
<p>there really is nothing more refreshing than a cold coka cola on a hot day.</p>
<p>Water, Tea, Sobe, or Poweraid is <em>much</em> better after being in the hot Texas sun…at least for me, anyway.</p>
<p>Yeah, a cold bottle of Gatorade really hits the spot on a hot day, though I tend to down those very quickly. A tall glass of freshly brewed iced tea (with lemon and sugar) is great too for when I want to take my time with the drink. Sodas don’t really refresh me as much, and I prefer orange and lemon-lime to cola.</p>
<p>sodas actually makes you thirstier</p>
<p>If you consume more calories than you burn, you will gain weight.</p>
<p>10 easy rules. They worked for me.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Lift 6 days a week. Little bit of cardio before unless you are bulking. Substitue cardio for lifting a few days if you are cutting.</p></li>
<li><p>Never drink soda. Water is free.</p></li>
<li><p>Cafeteria offers dessert every day. Don’t eat it.</p></li>
<li><p>Eat breakfast. Porridge/Oatmeal, hard-boiled egg whites, fruit. No poptarts</p></li>
<li><p>Good snacks include: protein bars, cans of tuna, peanuts.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t eat pizza.</p></li>
<li><p>No white bread. Only whole wheat.</p></li>
<li><p>Keep pasta to a minimum. Go for the rice or potatoes (no gravy).</p></li>
<li><p>In salads, eat the spinach/romaine lettuce not iceberg. No dressing.</p></li>
<li><p>Chicken breast, vegetables and rice. Simple dinner to cook for $5</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Everybody likes different things and some people like colas… o_O Some people like water some people like juice etc…</p>
<p>Except colas make you fat and rot your teeth.</p>
<p>What scares me about diet soda aside from its taste: If it has no calories, then what the hell is in it?</p>
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<p>That’s stupid. Water doesn’t have any calories in it. OMG! IT HAS THINGIES IN IT!!</p>