Diet Soda - Time to Cut it From Our Diets for Good?

by Mary Kearl (Subscribe to Mary Kearl's posts)
Sep 17th 2009 2:00PM

Keep track of the latest in diet and fitness Twitter trends and opinions with this weekly post. Not only will AOL Health's Twitter alias Healthpop and That's_Fit ask fitness-related questions and share the best reponses with you, we'll scour the Twittersphere for the latest buzz on everything from good eats to exercise routines gone bad.

At That's Fit, we have long been joining the conversation about diet soda, weighing in on whether it helps you shed weight, or if it is actually a cause of extra pounds. This week we went to Twitter to see what the trending topics were around calorie-free soda. Here's what these tweeps had to say:

renagerie

renagerie There are studies showing that people eat more when the drink diet soda. Not true for me, though.

derekzarn

derekzarn I only see fat people drink diet soda, thus I have come 2 the conclusion that diet soda makes one fat. MYSTERY SOLVED! Dont drink diet soda!

Diet_Diva

Diet_Diva Cut out all soda asap! Death in a can. Seriously, water is the best, next tea. No diet soda either; will make you fatter!!

DavidGirton

DavidGirton Diet Soda has NO nutritional value...so, is it really helping your fitness goals?

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Gwen 9-17-2009 @ 3:14PM

I don't know any thin diet soda drinkers. The worst is the person that never drinks water, just a diet soda starting at 10. Another at Noon, 4pm and so on. He has a huge gut and can't walk from the handicapped parking spot to his desk without being out of breath.

Jen 9-17-2009 @ 10:02PM

I am a thin diet soda drinker (5' 11" and 155 lbs). Is it healthy? Not in the least, but I don't like drinking water all the time, and the sugar content of regular sodas makes me nauseous.

Phil 9-17-2009 @ 11:36PM

I've lost close to 20 lbs since switching from sugar soda to diet soda. I realize diet soda isn't the best for me and plan to cut it out as well.

6', 194lbs.

Pat Drost 9-18-2009 @ 7:08AM

I have been a diet coke addict FOR YEARS!!! I drank my last one on March 9, 2009 - I have lost 45 pounds since I quit - been very heavy for years and all the while drinking Diet!!! Read an article about the asperthame in diet products and decided to start getting healthy!! Been a good move!!