Is Diet Soda better than Regular Soda?
The answer is no. It’s not. It does have fewer calories, but that doesn’t make it better. Recently CNN posted this item about the link between [regular] soda pop and obesity, which should come as no surprise to anyone. However, in my opinion, the author of the article did readers a disservice by ignoring the dangers of diet soda, and by this omission misleads people into believing that diet soda pop is somehow better for you. The truth is that diet soda is just as bad as regular soda, and in some ways is actually worse.
The key lies in an old cliche - “all things in moderation”. One can of soda pop a day, whether it’s diet or regular, won’t kill you, but if you’re in the habit of downing several every day, or stopping at the local gas mart for that 64-oz. gynormous Big Gulp of soda, then you need to be aware of what you’re really doing to yourself. Read the rest of this entry »
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