Coke Zero..is it really?

[Deez]

What do you people think about Coke Zero? do you drink it, if so, would you drink it while on a cut? is it really 0 calories? if it is, why not drink it?

5.0KJ

1.1Cal

0.2 protein

0.4 carbs

39mg sodium

Discuss/thoughts/rants

[M.T]

Love that shit! Mainly for the taste don't really care about the cals though always did think it was better than the rest?

Good Q though hope your right.

[severe]

That shit aint natty.

Artificial sweetners have a terrible after taste. And I found gave a chronic dry mouth.

If you are cutting, why not water? Keep the chemicals out?

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-sweeteners.html

http://www.rense.com/general33/legal.htm

Conspiracy? maybe, but that stuff is worse than sugar and diabetes. Anyways, I would drink straight coke before diet, and that's saying something.

[decade]

I drink it everyday along with sprite zero, pepsi max and 7up lite. My only treat while cutting lol

[Diab0lic]

That shit aint natty.

Artificial sweetners have a terrible after taste. And I found gave a chronic dry mouth.

If you are cutting, why not water? Keep the chemicals out?

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-sweeteners.html

http://www.rense.com/general33/legal.htm

Conspiracy? maybe, but that stuff is worse than sugar and diabetes. Anyways, I would drink straight coke before diet, and that's saying something.

It's fine in normal doses and there is no substantial pool of evidence to show the sweeteners used today are dangerous at all. In fact systematic reviews of the literature have shown they aren't. It is not "worse than sugar and diabetes" in any way.

Sure you may not like the taste but the dry mouth is probably due to the acidity of the carbonated water and maybe the caffeine.

Anway, I often buy soda water (or diet tonic) and mix it with fresh citrus and some ice. Soda water has no additives at all and is very refreshing with lime and ice. I chuck some vodka or Bacardi in now and then too

[soundsgood]

If the worst thing you consume while cutting is Phenylaline or Aspartme then you're doing pretty good. There are a few journals that 'link' them to cancer. Sugar has been proven to cause cancer.

Go ahead and enjoy a coke zero every now and again. If you're competing drop them out in the last couple of weeks.

[hhhh1]

sugarfree V

[vracula]

The sugar lobby is extremely powerful , even taking on the WHO several times trying to stem the tide of sweetners, beleive what u want, i beleive sweetners are safer than the sugar option.I have bits of both in moderation.Plus they are in whey protein so cant really avoid them.

[Gym rat]

I drink coke zero every now and then which would be when I am having Bk or having Nandos when I am in Wellys or Aucks including xmass day as well

[r.norvegicus]

Conspiracy? maybe, but that stuff is worse than sugar and diabetes. Anyways, I would drink straight coke before diet, and that's saying something.

I been watching the Dr OZ show (my wife tapes it on mysky) :shifty: and that dude is always baging artificial sweetners and the bodies inability to process the stuff. Tastes alright with some Jack Daniels though :pfft:

[icecream]

Dr Oz also tries to tell his audience that meat is bad for you, the guys a fucking retard.

I am a coke zero addict.. Tried to quit several times, coca cola need a quit line :cry:

One day..

As for the question, I'd probably cut it out. But when I'm trying to cut, I generally go hard. :x

[Shutupandsquat]

Let's be honest here. Although it's not 0 calories per-say, whatever calories it does contain, is trace amounts, meaning f*ck all.

It's not like you're going to put on half a kg the next day because of one coke zero.

I had them in my diet last year, I got shredded (although ended up filling out in the last week because of ridiculous exercise I was forced to do). If you're dieting properly, then it's not gonna affect you. If you find yourself blaming all the coke zeroes during your diet, then you're an idiot and need to diet harder.

[GreekAdonis]

Check out some of the ingredients.

Colour (150d) - aka "Sulphite Ammonia Caramel"

Food acid 338 - aka "Phosphoric Acid" (Used for rust removal.)

Food acid 331 - aka "Sodium Citrates" (Used in photography and as an anticoagulant of blood stored for transfusion!)

Flavour

Sweetener 951 - aka "Asapartame"

Everything in moderation.

[Diab0lic]

Check out some of the ingredients.

Colour (150d) - aka "Sulphite Ammonia Caramel"

Food acid 338 - aka "Phosphoric Acid" (Used for rust removal.)

Food acid 331 - aka "Sodium Citrates" (Used in photography and as an anticoagulant of blood stored for transfusion!)

Flavour

Sweetener 951 - aka "Asapartame"

Everything in moderation.

And none of those are toxic lol

Your post reminds me of dhmo.org but not as funny or clever

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

[DANIEL8]

The coke zero vanilla is unreal! yum

[Bruce L]

I heard somewhere that diet soda increases your chance of a stroke. Anyone else hear that?

Anyway, Dr Oz says if you play table tennis 2-3 times a week,it reduces your chance of having a stroke by 20%.

[Deez]

Some good responses/thoughts. Water wins every battle, I agree. I had 2 cans last week, just the small can. My weight dropped 1kg so that's fine. I use the mirror to track my progress and do this every 7 days, on the same day, same time in the morning. So it seems anyway that's it's ok for me to have it in so I'll keep it there. As I get down in weight more, I'll most likely cut it right out.

I'm also a leangains advocate and swear by it!! f*ck yeah...see, told you.

[GreekAdonis]

Your post reminds me of dhmo.org but not as funny or clever

Wasn't trying to be funny or clever.

[Diab0lic]

Your post reminds me of dhmo.org but not as funny or clever

Wasn't trying to be funny or clever.

You're the one hating son. On some brown fizzy water...

[genetic freek]

it has zero cals and tastes good. It is beter for you than water.

Bet someone could pull some water from Auckland tap and tell you all the bad shit in it.

If it is cheaper than milk it must be good right?

[Luigi]

i quite often will enjoy one with a large Big Mac double deal. zero calories FTW !!

[severe]

Phosphoric acid is used primarily in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents, and pharmaceuticals. In the steel industry, it is used to clean and rust-proof the product. It is also used as a flavoring agent in carbonated beverages (read the ingredients list on a can of Coca-Cola), beer, jams, jellies and cheeses. In foods, phosphoric acid provides a tart, acidic flavor.

A recent study reported in the journal Epidemiology (Vol 18, pp 501–506, July 2007), found that drinking two or more cola beverages per day doubled the risk of chronic kidney disease. Cola beverages have been associated with kidney changes that promote kidney stones, which may be a result of the phosphoric acid in colas.

Non-toxic, but not health beneficial.

It all comes down to consumption, and common sense (surprisingly not so common).

[Disturbed99]

Everything in moderation I say, I usually have a glass or two of some diet drink every weekend, tastes good and has 1 cal so why not? :grin:

[greemah]

It's only 1 calorie or whatever so won't affect body composition one bit, so provided your not having 10 cans a day it will be fine for you. If you're going overboard though who knows, the chemicals in it etc might end up affecting you negatively

[Deez]

I put it like this...if I am losing weight (fat weight) week to week whilst having 2 cans in that week. I'm doing ok. All the while, I weight training 5 days a week and cardio maybe twice a week. I feel strong in my workouts, I run freely, fast and explosive. That tells me im doing fine, body is good. My water intake is very high every day and I eat clean, good food Mon through to Sat. Sunday I plan a cheat meal. I guess its more to do with the guilt. Most of us are strict as phuck when it comes to cutting, 99% of the time. That 1% to cheat is normally planned on a specific day. thats how I cut anyway. I don't randomly eat cheat foods or meals so when I decide to grab a can of coke zero, it will be randomly so therein lies the decision and thoughts on is coke zero gonna ruin my plans. I guess I kinda answered my own question however, the topic was worth discussing since we got to share each others thoughts on it. choice one bros.