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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
update: i've cut myself down to a single can or bottle of diet cola a day and replaced all that fluid with water. quite honestly, while i'm sitting here on my computer i'd rather have a diet coke in my hand, but i tend to have more energy throughout the day and have noticed my skin tone is more even.
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'Rate,
I think you've got the right idea. I'd heard the Nutrasweet arguments, and finally switched to Splenda. The package says dextrose, maltodextrin, and sucralose. It's been too long since organic chem, so I don't know where the chlorine free radical comes from that was mentioned earlier.
It's true that carbonation is detrimental to your teeth. I've also read that sodas (not necessarily diet ones) decrease bone density, but I
think that's due to the phosphoric acid in them.
My solution was to "permit" myself to drink as much Propel fitness water as I wanted. I'll list the best flavors if you want.
Being cheap, I buy it by the case when it's on sale.
This has gotten me into the mindset of drinking the occasional soda (Dr. Pepper in my case) as a "treat," and I don't really want one more than a couple of times a week.
For what it's worth.