Is coke zero good for you?

Question

Coke Zero has zero calories. And very little sugar. Gatorade has 8 to 10 times the calories and has way more sugar. Why is coke zero unhealthy?

Answer 1

its bad for your health but good for dieting! =]

Answer 2

i just switched to diet coke today actually and have been cruising the net looking for some info about it and i'm amazed at the stupid reponses alot of people come up with for legitimate questions.  i read something once and i totally think it's true...if you say something unfounded, invalid, and outright dumb, you don't deserve the respect of someone not cutting into you.  of course not in a hurtful way though....so hear i go.

i'm 32, male, 5'9'' weigh 160, was in the Marines, blah, blah.  i've always been in good shape and low bodyfat.  but i drink alot pop so all that sugar i'm putting into my body i know isn't good.  so with each painful sip i'll hopefully learn to like diet coke.

DV, i think a better question would have been, "is coke zero bad for you?"  i dont think anyone would say pop is GOOD for you, regardless of the type, which is why i'm so annoyed at these responses saying "drink water."  no s**t water is better for you, but that's not the question. so here are some real answers that i hope help you out since we both can't seem to find legitimate responses, other than misinformed, baseless opinions.

Jen-ee-fur: you can nitpick the chemicals in any food or drink and find some dangerous things.  that doesn't mean they exist in any sort of level that will harm you.  you show me one "chemical" in coke products that exists in a large enough amount to hurt you or whatever you're claiming they do.

TX2step: i don't know where the heck you're getting your ridiculous opinions from.  the hydrochloric acid in your stomach is so concentrated that a single drop would burn through wood. the sulfuric acid in us would melt your skin if you touched it.  and worst of all , the nitric acid in us could melt gold.  so your analogy of phosphoric acid and what it does to stomach lining is c**p.

and your view of aspartame (which you spelled wrong) is a well known crappy *** conspiracy theory.  i would have to drink more than 16 cans a day consistently to even stand a chance at it becoming harmful.  i liked your use of the word "linked" too.  i can name a billion things that can be "linked" to a billion medical problems, it doesn't mean they caused it.  show me 1 piece of solid medical evidence that aspartame in moderation is dangerous.

and to knock this guy's argument about gatorade and say it isn't healthy.....you obviously don't exercise and know nothing about carbs and electrolytes.  you don't have 1 valid argument in your comment to justify knocking someone elses.

ok, enough of my babble and ranting.  gatorade is DEFINITELY good for you, but with a catch.  it's high in sodium and sugar because after excercise simple carbs and electrolytes need to/should be quickly replenished.  so to say it's not healthy, i'm sorry, is just dumb.  the catch is that it's more aimed at people who need to replenish what was lost instead of just casually drinking it.  

and finally, coke zero, or any other coke product is not "unhealthy."  naturally, that's where moderation comes in.  the only thing with coke zero that could someday cause problems is teeth decay from the phosphoric acid.  and that depends on how much you drink and/or how jacked up your grill is.

wow, this turned out to be pretty long

hope this helps!!

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Answer 3

coke is healthy

Answer 4

yes it is!

Answer 5

What are they replacing the sugar with?  If it's artificial sweetener, especially asparatame, then it it's very unhealthy!  Asparatame has links to cancer ......Also, more than 2 carbonated beverages a day aren't healthy.  ... Did you know that cola is considered an excellent toilet bowl cleaner?  The acid in it will dissolve lime deposits.  Just think what that's doing to your stomach lining! .........(btw:  Gatorade isn't healthy either - not a good argument for you)

Answer 6

check out all the chemicals on the label, and did you see the sodium content?

sure its got zero calories and little sugar, but what else is in it?

Answer 7

You asked 2 questions..

OK. 1 question. YES IT IS BAD!

Because like in every coke bottle (cherry, zero, regular) it has corn syrup. (not the waffles..lol the one for the coke)

The only one that doesn't have it is Diet Coke. You can drink that but zero coke is not best recommended.