[mandalinn82]

Based on some preliminary research...

http://www.antell-md.com/Allure.html

http://www.journal-a-day.com/Health_...cellulite.html

http://www.cellulitehelp.net/cellulite-myths.html

And this paragraph in particular from the article linked below:

You may have heard that drinking too many carbonated beverages or eating lots of bread may cause cellulite, that hubbies or yeast can actually create that cottage cheese. Not so, explains Janet Helm, MS, RD, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "Because cellulite is nothing more than regular fat, no foods cause it particularly, or can help reduce it," she says. "Fizzy drinks don't cause it. Excess calories in general are the cause--and some people are more prone to cellulite than others."

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m..._3/ai_98592792

"Widely known" doesn't always mean accurate...lots of things are "Widely known" in the diet world that don't make a whit of difference to lots of people...like not eating after a certain hour, which isn't necessarily a pre-requisite for weight loss as many of the site's biggest losers prove.

Bottom line, I think, is that we are all individuals when it comes to whether we are affected by diet sodas. If they affect you negatively, don't drink them. Being unaffected, though, I'll stick with my moderate consumption.

[TakingBkTheTrumpCard]

from my cold dead hands.......you can take my Diet Pepsi!!!

[cassieroll]

LOL

I hate the taste of artificial sweeteners and I just don't drink soda, diet or otherwise. About once a year I get a craving for a real Coca-Cola and I'll go to the fountain and get one. The last time I did that, (a few months ago), it tasted all chemically to me too and I honestly don't know if I'll ever want a soda again. Yay! LOL

I can't eat yogurts or anything that is artificially sweetened. I can't stand the chemical after taste. If I want to sweeten my iced tea I just use real sugar and allot for the 15 calories or whatever it is. I also use real sugar in my coffee every morning. My main drink is plain old water and I feel lucky that is what i like best because I watch my friends struggle to get in their water and try and ditch their sodas.

[vertigoskyy]

Originally Posted by peachcake

I know artificial sweeteners and such are bad for you, but these days BREATHING is bad for you.

No kidding!!! EVERYTHING is bad for you these days. Most things are going to "give you cancer". That's what they keep telling us.