If your goal is not to put on weight then switch to water.

Soft drinks that contain artificial sweeteners have been found to actually make you put on weight if you consistently use them over a period of years. The chemicals make you feel hungrier and crave food therefore you will end up eating more which will often in turn end up with you putting on weight. They can also cause headaches and dizziness. These chemicals can have toxic affects on your body causing things like rashes & diarrhea (I'm sure you've seen the fine print on the sugarfree gum).

As for the sugared kind. Drinking 3 glasses of it a day can cause tooth decay (due to the acidic nature of soft drink). They contain no nutritional value and only add up your calorie intake, mostly refined sugars, therefore can over time make you gain weight.

All that caffeine is no good, particularly when TTC or pg.



I know I sound pretty anti soft drink but I used to drink heaps of diet cola in my younger years (hoping not to put on weight, but I did). I stopped drinking it when I read some pretty nasty facts on it. I switched to regular cola afterwards and didn't stack on the weight so I think in me they have about the same effect.

I now don't drink any cola (due to the m/c risk with the caffeine) and I drink only occasional regular soft drink. I will not touch anything at all that has artificial sweetener in it. I think we get enough chemicals in our daily life without drinking them purposely.

In our household we have switched to drinking water & watered down cordial - the kind that has no artificial flavours or colours. I only have to watch my 4yo step daughter after she has ingested a glass of raspberry soft drink and see how crazy she goes to notice what a bad effect it has on her.... yes her father is silly enough to give it to her on special occasions.