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One would think so- after all, if you do everything else the same, you'd imagine that you'd be consuming a couple hundred calories a day fewer, which should lead to weight loss. Unfortunately, studies in which regular-soda drinkers were randomly switched to diet showed no difference in weight loss. It appears that the Diet Soda drinkers compensated for the lack of calories by consuming more of other foods. Some researchers speculate that the sweetness of the soda might encourage people to consume more. So if all other things are held equal, switching to diet should help a person lose weight. But in the real world, you don't hold everything else constant, and switching to diet doesn't seem to encourage weight loss. Probably a better choice altogether is to simply give up soda and instead drink water or unsugared tea.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoNeither diet nor regular pops have any beneficial vitamins or minerals that your body needs. Milk and 100% juices offer proteins and vitamins needed to keep your body running smoothly. Water replenishes your cells.
When it comes to diet pop versus regular pop, diet pop has no sugar, and therefore has no calories. It may have artificial sweeteners like Aspartame, which in high doses has been found to be cancer causing. (REALLY high doses). If you really like the taste of pop, diet pop is a better option when it comes to maintaining weight. However, any time you can substitute that pop for water, milk or 100% juice, try to do it. You'll get more nutrients with the same calories (if not less)
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∙ 13y agoIt depends on how much you consume. Soda has sugar in it, and if you do not burn more calories than you are taking in, you will gain weight. Diet soda has no sugar or calories, so you will not gain weight solely from drinking it.
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∙ 10y agoArtificial sweeteners can be a health hazard. Try drinking water, with a little bit of lemon juice added for flavor. Fruit juice can be fattening, but you can dilute it.
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∙ 13y agoYes, it is bad for you. It contains sodium, and even though there isn't any calories or caffeine, there are no nutritional benefits from it either.
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Is diet DrPepper good for you?
It is better than normal Dr. Pepper but pop isn't good for you.
Is there more carbonic acid in diet pop than regular pop?
No there is less in Diet
What fizzes longer diet or regular pop?
diet pop fizzes longer than regular pop(proved by experiment)
Is Diet Coke better than orange pop?
yes: coke is better. my daughter did a science fair project that found orange pop not only stained your teeth more, but also had higher amounts of ingredients then coke did.
Is pop better than water?
Assuming "pop" means soda, water is healthier for you than pop, but pop tastes better to most people.
Is rock n roll better than pop?
Pop is better i dont care about your worthless opinions.
How is diet pop different from regular pop?
Diet pop contains "aspartame", it is the "diet" part of the drink that takes the calories, fats and sugars out of regular pop.
What will cause more weight gain diet pop or regular?
Regular pop is sweetened with sucrose and / or high fructose corn syrup and so will have more calories than diet pop. However, the sweeteners in diet pop still give you a taste for sweet things so you may end up eating just as many calories in the rest of your diet.
Is a sun umrella better than a pop up canopy?
Because they are typically sturdier in construction, the sun umbrella is better than the pop up canopy.
Does diet pop have sugar?
There are many brands of diet pop; they have little or no sugar.
Does diet pop have more carbonation than regular?
i think it does because it is reaplaced by carbonation and regular pop is filled with suger.
What is the genre of two is better than one?
Power Pop
