So given a choice, between Diet Soda vs. Normal Soda, what would be worse for your overall health?
I imagine even with increased glucose intolerance, you're still better off choosing Diet?
I imagine even with increased glucose intolerance, you're still better off choosing Diet?
And the point where you've reduced your choices to regular soda vs. diet soda, you've already failed.
Put another way, if you want to avoid sugar (which is much less healthy than aspartame), besides water, there's tea, coffee, flavoring mixes like Crystal Light, and various prepared sugar free soft drinks. Many prefer variety over water. There's little scientific basis to believe drinking any of these things are bad. Drinking a mix of these is quite a bit healthier for an adult than chugging juice or sugared drinks - unless you're explicilty trying to carb-load. Milk is a healthy alternative but debatable due to its effects on some.
Sometimes people want to eat and drink things because they taste good. There's nothing wrong with that, and we should be supportive of making marginal improvements rather than dismissing anything other than radical change.
Sugar, in liquid form, on the other hand - not so much.
Had you mentioned a good lager, you'd have a contender, but there's another slew of health issues there.
In the end, living is slowly killing me. Let's just focus on the slow part and not fret about small risks.