Is diet caffeine-free soda dangerous?

[weEvil]

Water's the best. Not bottled water - it's weird and it wastes resources - but tap water, preferably filtered. And keep away from that "vitamin water" stuff. It's bad for you. If plain water is boring, try some tea - non caffeinated! Or hot cocoa in the winter, but not too much since milk and cocoa have sugar.

That's true. Think about it, you are making the bottles out of all this plastic, you have to filter the water using god-knows what. Chemicals, filters... etc. You have to transport it to the destination (usually done by trucks, sometimes rail and trucks), and on top of that all that cheap plastic leaks chemicals into the water.

Ever heard of xenoestrogens? They're a artificial chemical that mimicks the hormone estrogen (by accident). Its used to soften plastic. And its very, very bad for you.

Better off buying a nice, quality water filter and a quality, durable water bottle. Or you can drink tea, juices... etc.

[Idontwantspam]

Actually, though many people have been extolling the virtues of juice, the fact is that it's just as high in sugar as many sodas. True, it doesn't have artificial crap in it, but it's still mostly sugar. Just a thought....

[weEvil]

Actually, though many people have been extolling the virtues of juice, the fact is that it's just as high in sugar as many sodas. True, it doesn't have artificial crap in it, but it's still mostly sugar. Just a thought....

Juice, real fruit juice. Not from concentrate, so it still has all the useful enzymes that usually get destroyed in 'concentration', also known as boiling. And no extra sweeteners (sugar or artificial).

That's a whole lot better for you, even with the 'sugar' (its in natural form).

Edited December 5, 2007 by brucevangeorge

[Idontwantspam]

Well, yes, but water is even better.

Even real juice still has sugars in it. It's not bad for you per se, but water's even better.

[weEvil]

Well, yes, but water is even better.

Even real juice still has sugars in it. It's not bad for you per se, but water's even better.

Correction 'natural sugars', not just concentrated glucose. Its much different from the artificial, and extracted kind (like from Sugar cane).

But yeah, water (filtered water, or from a clean tap, not bottled) is much better if you're consuming 2L/day.