Can you be addicted to Diet Soda?!


Question: Can you be addicted to Diet Soda.?
I drink about 12 cans of Diet Soda a day and can't stop. My mouth gets so dry and water doesn't help. I can't drink anything else without carbonation. I am 23 years old and never drink water. The only reason I drink Diet is because I drink so much soda that I figured Diet would be the best option. I can't even have a cigarette without drinking a can of Diet Soda with it!Health Question & Answer


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Heather is right...
Diet soda is bad for you. The sweet taste of the sugar substitutes are triggering release of seretonin, the "feel-good" hormone. Seretonin is excreted every time you have a cigarette, have sex, get sleepy, etc. And because sugar substitutes are so saccharine, you've become rather fond of diet soda. This doesn't happen to everyone because everyone's taste buds are different such that not everyone tastes foods the same.

My suggestion is to make your own diet soda. Buy carbonated water, powdered fruit concentrate from a health food store and white stevia powder also found at health food stores or Whole Foods grocery stores. Stevia tastes like sugar substitutes, but is actually completely natural. One teaspoon is the equivalent of 4 packs of white sugar and only 1 calorie. I make Limeade with it and I love it.Health Question & Answer

You likely do not have a physical addiction to Diet Soda, but I would guess you have a mental addiction.

Diet soda is not good for you. In fact, it is terrible for your liver and has loads of terrible ingredients. Have you considered carbonated water as a substitute.? You can flavor it with a few drops of aromatic bitters or some juice. It's a much more sensible substitute. I fear that with consuming 12 cans of Diet soda a day may result in some serious health problems for you later on in life.

Every time you pick up a can, just think of that.Health Question & Answer

Yes diet soda can be addicting, it is really bad for you too, it has alot of chemicals in it, and your right,if your drinking that much of it you drink diet so you don't get the calories but the chemicals in the diet soda are much worse than the calories. Google it, you won't believe what you find.Health Question & Answer

yes, you can get addicted to anything
diet soda, or any soda for that matter, is really bad for you especially if you drink that much a dayHealth Question & Answer

Yes you can be addicted and in your case you clearly are, but you have to make an effort because drinking 12 cans of Diet Soda is going to have a bad influence on your health. Health Question & Answer

im no doctor but think u may have an addictive personality. cigs will dry ur mouth as will any carbonated drink so u will have to try to change.A chat with ur GP would be advisable Health Question & Answer

like everyone else says...diet is really bad for you health....if you think it might take you a while to get over this addiction...then at least switch to regular soda...Health Question & Answer

I am addicted to diet dr.pepper. Although it is not healthy for you it has no calories so that is good to me.Health Question & Answer



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