My son wants to drink diet soda daily

[ancientlight]

Hi all.

So my son(14) , says that a dail diet soda is perfectlly fine to drink , that there's no long-term health consequences.
I'm not sure I agree. I've tried to keep his soda consumption to a minimum (except when it's Ollipop) .

So is it okay to drink a can of diet soda a day?
Are there any trustworthy sources that say it's fine etc?

Thanks!

[Freija]

I'm sure someone will be along shortly to say all soda is poison, especially diet soda.

Diet soda with sweetened with Aspertame isn't great and there is plenty of info out there for doing your own research. My personal opinion, based on absolutely nothing is that Zero Sugar soda sweetened with sucralose is somewhat better and I prefer the taste.

I drink a Coke Zero Sugar almost every day or every other day.

Sucralose vs. Aspartame: Comparing Artificial Sweeteners

What’s the Difference Between Sucralose and Aspartame?

Sucralose vs. Aspartame: Are Artificial Sweeteners Bad for You?

[Kenzo1]

Seem like diet sodas are unhealthy , here`s few links


Is Diet Soda Bad for You? Here’s What It Does to Your Body

Just one can of diet soda can increases this health risk, new study shows

Diet Sodas: Dangers and Health Issues



Even raised the risk of diabetes....

[imitator]

Hi all.

So my son(14) , says that a dail diet soda is perfectlly fine to drink...

At least he's not trying to convince you a daily beer is perfectly fine to drink.  

[David64]

Hi all.

So my son(14) , says that a dail diet soda is perfectlly fine to drink , that there's no long-term health consequences.
I'm not sure I agree. I've tried to keep his soda consumption to a minimum (except when it's Ollipop) .

So is it okay to drink a can of diet soda a day?
Are there any trustworthy sources that say it's fine etc?

Thanks!

I think some people over react to this kind of thing. If they are worried about harmful chemicals, they should just stop eating food because according to California, everything we eat is poison in some way. Ollipop has 2 -5 grams of sugar. Diet soda has none and according to this study, he'd have to drink 21 cans per day to get enough Aspartame to hurt him.

https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise...ad-for-you


 We're talking one a day, not a 6 pack. If you really want to worry about something, worry about what is in his school lunch.