1. Posted by Kelly W on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 7:31 am PST

Diet sodas do not make people fat, being uneducated when it come to nutrition makes you fat.

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2. Posted by desirebystarlight on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 8:03 am PST

I don't drink diet sodas. I think they taste like crap. I still am equally mystified by those who can drink alcohol and eat something sweet with it just as the soda drinker sits down with a bag of oreo cookies and drinks a diet coke and has no problem consuming them together. What is with that? Doesn't either party have any taste buds left? Craving or no craving, how do you not at least eat something salty with a sweet drink? Eat more sweet things later if you must when you've changed out your drink to plain water or something else neutral. That's just nasty.

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3. Posted by Heather on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:33 pm PST

This was the biggest "DUH" I have ever read. I'm pretty sure no one thinks "Oh, I'm having a calorie free soda, I can add hundreds of calories to my fast food selection" then.

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4. Posted by Bill B on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:34 pm PST

Making a correlation is not the same as identifying a causal connection. Misleading people this way is irresponsible.

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5. Posted by Snowygirl55 on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:34 pm PST

Whoa! No wonder I gained so much weight over the summer!!!

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6. Posted by Scott H on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:34 pm PST

Totally ridiculous!!! Diet sodas dont cause obesity. Also most people that drink diet sodas drink diet for the fact they watch what they eat. This artice makes no sense!!!

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7. Posted by Benjamin G on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:35 pm PST

Please! These people actually get paid to say that. Ridiculous!

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8. Posted by Big Willy style on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:35 pm PST

IS DIET SODA SAFE JUST BECAUSE IT IS CALORIE FREE? BY WILL LOWER (FITNESS EXPERT) GENESIS HEALTH AND FITNESS Its summer time the temperature is rising and you just got done mowing the lawn. As you walk into the house to get a drink, you open up the refrigerator door, and there you have, Diet Soda, Soda, and Gatorade. Which one should you drink? Diet Soda and Soda are loaded with sodium, which will make you even thirstier. So you will have to drink more to quench your thirst. Soda and Diet soda also contain phosphoric acid. Phosphoric acid enhances the absorption of carbon dioxide, reducing the pressure required and allowing the mixture to be bottled or canned. Phosphoric acid has a sour taste. To combat the sour taste, a lot of sugar is added, or sugar substitute. The phosphoric acid strips the body of calcium and eats away the enamel on your teeth. So when your parent use to tell you that candy (liquid candy) rots your teeth they were right. In some U.S. States, the police carry around 2 gallons of Soda with them. They use Soda to clean blood off the road after deadly car accidents. Why? The Phosphoric acid in the Soda is safe to the touch, but will eat way the blood over a 2-3 day period. Another good use of Soda is it can clean the corrosion form a car battery. Thirsty yet!!! So you tell me you Drink Diet Soda because it is better, or calorie free. Diet soda does have fewer calories, but it still contains sodium, and sodium helps your body to hold on to water. Any easy way to drop a few pounds is to stop drinking diet Soda. The reduction of sodium will help get rid of a few unwanted water weight pounds. Now, drinking Diet Soda may just be worst then the real thing. More Diet Drinks, More Weight Gain For regular soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese is: 26% for up to 1/2 can each day 30.4% for 1/2 to one can each day 32.8% for 1 to 2 cans each day 47.2% for more than 2 cans each day. For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was: 36.5% for up to 1/2 can each day 37.5% for 1/2 to one can each day 54.5% for 1 to 2 cans each day 57.1% for more than 2 cans each day. The reasons behind, the higher percentages, is with Soda you are getting calories that are satisfying a craving. With Diet Soda you are having something that is sweet but without the calories. Your body is still looking for those calories, so you will still feel the need to full fill the craving (eating food). The Diet in Diet Soda, The word "diet" means what constitutes the usual food and drink of a person. The most important part of that sentence is "usual" - not "diet." To sustain a healthy weight and a healthy body, you need to support your body's natural balance. Chemicals and caffeine don't do this, no matter what the soda manufacturers tell you. "Gatorade- is it in you", says the ads on TV. On doing research for this article I found nothing that will tell you that Gatorade is bad for you. I will tell you that Gatorade is not great for you. If I ran 10 miles a day or bike 30 miles a day Gatorade is good for you. You need to replace all that was lost during the time of extreme exercising. Gatorade is an easy way to do that. On the other hand if I'm a couch potato Gatorade is the devil, all those extra calories you're putting into your body that you don't need. If you're watching what you eat, and trying to follow a healthy meal plan Gatorade will not be in there simply because of the extra calories. Giving your children Gatorade while watching TV will only help to increase there waist line. Am I saying n

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9. Posted by Andrea on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:35 pm PST

The thing to be concerned about when it comes to diet sodas is not their calorie content, but the fact that they contain artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin and aspartame which may cause cancer and other health problems.

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10. Posted by Barry S on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:35 pm PST

Also remember the aspertame in the soda can cause many problem with people having pre-existing conditions with overweight. Aspertame is the sweetner they use, an example being splenda. While this is mostly shugar free it can still have side-effects. Just like shugar turns into calories.

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11. Posted by ldycougarlj on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:35 pm PST

Its all an excuse; if you fat its YOUR fault !!!!!!!!!!!!

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12. Posted by teal_town_usa on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:35 pm PST

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13. Posted by David W on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:36 pm PST

I wonder how much of the taxpayers $$$ was spent on this highly informative research... Yah...people really might trick themselves into thinking... hmmm...six Big Macs and a diet coke...I am good...

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14. Posted by r00seea on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:36 pm PST

You can't supersize a meal at McDonalds anymore, not for the last couple of years anyway.

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15. Posted by Terri R on Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 1:36 pm PST

this is stupid. overweight people drink diet sodas because they don't want the calories of regular sodas. thin people drink regular sodas because they don't have to worry about the calories... Duh. so YES, diet soda drinkers have a propensity for being overweight but not because of the soda.

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