How do diet drinks compare to water when on a diet?
James Smithsonian asked:
How do drinks like diet iced tea or the slenderize versions of Fuze compare to water when watching what you eat? These drinks have 0g of Fat, 0-5 Calories, no sugar, and no high fructose corn syrup. They seem like they would be just fine to drink as long as you drink plenty of water in addition to them. What do you say?
Per user request the carb count:
Fuze Slenderize: 1g
Diet Iced Tea: 0g
How do drinks like diet iced tea or the slenderize versions of Fuze compare to water when watching what you eat? These drinks have 0g of Fat, 0-5 Calories, no sugar, and no high fructose corn syrup. They seem like they would be just fine to drink as long as you drink plenty of water in addition to them. What do you say?
Per user request the carb count:
Fuze Slenderize: 1g
Diet Iced Tea: 0g
Tags: Calories, Diet Tea, Fructose Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Iced Tea
May 8th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Sheila
Do they have Carbs?
Anyway, sounds like a good alternative. But if you’re really serious about dieting, drink just water.
May 9th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Kelly
Diet drinks with artificial sweetners send the wrong message to your brain about sugar intake. In other words, they are bad for your diet because they make you crave real sugars. Stick with plain water or water flavored with natural stuff and no sugar. A good option is to just squeeze some lemon or lime juice into your water. Maybe get one of those cute little plastic squeeze bottles of lemon or lime juice to carry with you.
May 12th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Leon
Its good to have these once in a while i have had fuze, gatorade , poweradre …but the thing is the additives in them actually decrease the absorption of water coz of the concentrayion of sodium and potassium ions…..but water is water …no subtitue ..u can also try protein shakes but it really depends on your goal..obviously though no coke or pepsi
May 13th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Derrick
it’s pretty much like drinking water. however, diet soda, etc., is bad for your teeth…though, diet wise, it’s just the same as water.
May 14th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Jeffery
Your body doesn’t require soda, diet or other, it doesn’t require added flavors, sugars, non-sugars, fruit juice, or other crap.
Your body NEEDS Water!!!
May 17th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Lloyd
Nothing hydrates you as well as water. Different molecules in the drink (like tea, or coffee) get bound to the water molecules, so your body can’t absorb the water as efficiently.
So you would have to drink more diet drink than water to get the same level of hydration.
The more diet drinks with artificial sweeteners you drink, the more you will crave real sugar.
It’s ok to drink a diet drink once in a while, but water is much better for you.
May 18th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Chester
In relation to water and these drinks, you may get a bit of caffeine in there (which is perfectly healthy and needed) and well frankly some flavor.
Honestly, with the miniscule amount of… well anything in those drinks, you have nothing to worry about. No diet should ever see those drinks in the banned list, and I personally think you would be better off with some variety in your drinks, not just water. Good luck on your diet, just remember to not sweat the big stuff, but try to sweat a little bit! (on the treadmill anyways) ^-^
May 20th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Johnny
They have artificial sweeteners and sodium in them where water has neither. Sodium raises blood pressure and I am allergic to artificial sweeteners. With water my blood pressure stays down and I don’t have to put up with side effects from the artificial sweeteners. Water also has zero calories.
May 23rd, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Geraldine
There fine but myself i’d just only drink the water,but they won’t make you put on any more weight,if you use them . have a good day.