Comment on How do I drink more water?

• Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think if you look at in isolation, sure, much like beer in a survival situation. Sugar free soda is still linked with things like higher blood pressure, diabetes — which, to me, sounds like you’re just better off drinking water.

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  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    source? Because all i’ve ever seen is that sugar free soda is almost identical to water

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    • Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I can find sources but for one thing, aspartame has been looked at for years as a carcinogen, 4-MEI (caramel coloring) is also a carcinogen, articles like this one point to sucralose being quite bad for you in many different ways.

      If your sugar free soda contains caffeine then it can actually contribute to hydration loss, this is because caffeine is a dieuretic (something that increases urine production and removes extra salt and water from the body).

      Plus the simple logic is: sugar free soda cannot be almost identical to plain water because of the sheer amount of additives. You will always be better off health-wise drinking clean water.

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