soda vs diet soda (equal or splenda)

Question
is regular soda better for you than diet soda? is Splenda better than Equal in the soda?  

Answer
Hello Diana!

  Thank you for your great nutrition question!  Just avoid them both! If you drink regular soda you are loading your body up with sugar and all sorts of nutritionally void calories.

If you drink diet soda, you are loading your body with a lot of chemicals made in a lab - things that are not found in nature. Besides, some of those said chemicals will actually tell your brain that you are hungry/or at least not full, when you actually are...

Drink green tea instead!  It is full of antioxidants that your body needs to fight free radicals that damage are cells.

For more answers to your nutrition questions check out "Ask the Nutritionists: Answers to Your Nutrition Questions" by George Rapitis. It is available at www.authorhouse.com, online, or at your favorite bookstore!

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