First rule of Fight Club: Don't talk about Fight Club Page 55

Started by Alex June 20th, 2012 11:08 AM
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I know people say that diet soda is bad for you but tbh it's hard for me to believe until I see a real study that was performed the way a study should be performed, which is really near impossible. And then I see things like "how do you gain weight from diet soda? Find out at 11!" and it's always something dumb like "diet soda makes you want to each refined sugars more!". I don't eat refined sugars, so diet soda doesn't make me gain weight.

I think doctors hate diet soda but they don't have any really good studies backing them up so they just think of everything possible to make people not drink it. :/
I used to drink soda every day (diet one mostly but sometimes regular) and cut it out cold turkey and completely. I had soonafter lost 20 lbs and my face was less red and less prone to breakouts.

:/ Dunno about doctor stuff but.. speaking from personal experience the truth is I felt much better after..

I think if you're gonna drink soda, you should also drink the equivalent of water too. Caffeine is a diuretic after all.


That being said, I do have pop occassionally. Today I had a jones soda.. which is sweetened with organic cane sugar. But I do have coke or sprite once in a while too.
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Yeah, sodas are pretty full of chemicals in general. I started drinking cans when they went on sale about a week ago and that's really cut down my drinking, since I'm drinking out of small cans instead of a huge cup so I noticed when I drink more haha.

Plus I'm addicted to caffeine and I don't like coffee and tea so >_o

Edit: Kura one experience does not a study make :P I just really...can't stand how boring water is and I don't want to load it with sugar just to make it something I'll want to drink more than a glass of a day. XD; Considering I've been like this for my entire life and haven't yet dropped dead from dehydration I figure I'm doing fine, haha.


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I used to drink a lot of soda. I am trying to cut it out and since I have done that I have lost a lot of weight, although I changed my diet aswell, which also impacted.

Soda for me made me very bad at sleeping. I mean I'm pretty bad now I don't sleep till around 6/7am anyway, I definitely got addicted to the caffeine and was noticeable when I stopped drinking so much of it.

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They say one of the first things you should do when you try and lose weight is to cut out all soda, because it just has heaps of sugar and it doesn't really fill you up anymore than water does. I really wish all the food and drink companies would just reduce the amount of sugar they use in everything, because a lot of the time, it isn't needed.

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Some things shock me that they use sugar. My mom makes this fairly healthy "3 bean salad" that's like green beans and chick peas and some other bean in oils and such, but the original recipe calls for a lot of sugar. It really doesn't make sense and it tastes fine without it, hahah.


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That's the reason why I like to cook my own food, it's like when my dad used to make me vegetables, he'd always cook them in oil in the frypan. I just put down some baking paper before I cook them, they taste cleaner, they're healthier, and I don't even need to wash up afterwards.

Also the amount of sugar my sister has on her cereal...

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All I really drink anymore is beer, lots of water, and coffee. I'll have the occasional Pepsi... or Dr. Pepper, but it has to be the stuff with cane sugar. I don't know if I can tell a difference or not, but it makes me feel better about it. Or something.

I actually don't like sweet things all that much, which is weird I guess. I guess that's why I've gained such a liking of beer.
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In science you can't just follow "common sense" because often common sense isn't true, haha.
Common sense is a good place to start when making a hypothesis to test though. So is logical reasoning of course. The two can go hand in hand anyway.

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I only drink water and tea, no sugar

I haven't soft drinks for so long. I remember once I had to drink it at a party and I actually hated the taste. Which I guess is a good thing, because now I'm never tempted to drink anything but water

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I only drink water and tea, no sugar

I haven't soft drinks for so long. I remember once I had to drink it at a party and I actually hated the taste. Which I guess is a good thing, because now I'm never tempted to drink anything but water
Yay Impo! That's all I drink too! I look pathetic at parties when I am having a cup of tea and others are drinking alcohol and soda, but meh.

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I don't think I'll ever indulge in alcohol - it's just empty calories

but today I indulged in like 10 of those choc chip cookies AND NOW I FEEL FAT AND LETHARGIC but I went for a run before so maybe that balances

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Don't they put sugar in for example salads like Toujours said because it is addictive and makes you want to eat more or something?

Also, people are against alcohol because yeah in moderation it won't really get you drunk but it still kills your braincells and it's bad for your liver lol.

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It's probably awful that I haven't had an alcoholic drink for a while and I reallllly feel like I want one, lol. I'm well aware that I drink way more than I really should although I'm not like way above what I should have.

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I know people say that diet soda is bad for you but tbh it's hard for me to believe until I see a real study that was performed the way a study should be performed, which is really near impossible. And then I see things like "how do you gain weight from diet soda? Find out at 11!" and it's always something dumb like "diet soda makes you want to each refined sugars more!". I don't eat refined sugars, so diet soda doesn't make me gain weight.

I think doctors hate diet soda but they don't have any really good studies backing them up so they just think of everything possible to make people not drink it. :/
Diet soda is actually incredibly bad for you in terms of your dental health. It has a lot of phosphoric acid (which is found in pretty much all soft drinks) which can lead to enamel erosion (the stuff that protects your teeth), so drinking excessive amounts can be very unhealthy (though that can be said for a lot of things). It can also mess up the level of calcium in your bones. I know what you mean though. It does annoy me that people make out like if you drink one can you'll die a slow and painful death.

In terms of alcohol, I only drink it when I'm out at the pub or clubbing with friends. I don't get the point in just drinking it casually at home. Especially beer and lager. That stuff is horrible to drink on its own unless you're eating curry or you've already been drinking.

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Everything is linked to cancer. :(


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Well, some things more than others.

That reminds me that I find it so annoying when you say something is bad for your health, and every time you get the response that EVERYTHING IS BAD EVERYTHING GIVES YOU CANCER SO MIGHT AS WELL SCREW MYSELF UP ANYWAY ETC, it's not true, some things are worse than others and there are healthy alternatives, but people just don't want to admit that they're living unhealthy and stuff so they get all defensive >->

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Everything is linked to cancer. :(
Trying to find a way to disagree with this... struggling... sun, no... water, no...

...PC?

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I imagine eventually, LCD screens or wifi signals will be linked to cancer (if they aren't already--I know there was a big fuss somewhat recently in Ontario high schools about whether or not to allow wifi because it could be a health risk). So yeah, PC would be sort of linked to cancer.

Also lots of people visit it on their mobile phones and people have been going on and on about those causing cancer for a decade. (Although I think this one was refuted at some point?)


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