does drinking a lot of diet coke really cause hair loss?

July 18, 2009 Dr. Mike 20 comments

i know it has aspartame, but would you not have to drink like gallons a day for it to take affect? also, ive smoked for two years and have experienced no hair loss. surely the poison in cigarettes are stronger?

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Written by Charly about 3 years ago.

I’ve never had hair loss from diet coke… How scarey would that be!
Written by kt about 3 years ago.

i’m not sure, but i don’t think so
Written by Hypnotyzd about 3 years ago.

Yes.
Written by JR about 3 years ago.

i dont think so
Written by AlexP about 3 years ago.

that’s a very interesting question but i don’t know
Written by Bridey about 3 years ago.

Never heard that one. I would think that anything could be bad for you if consumed in excessive quantities.
Written by prettigyrl78 about 3 years ago.

never heard that one!!! interesting. I do know in some people it causes headaches and intestinal damage.
DO WATER BABY!!!!!
Written by Jasy about 3 years ago.

i have never heard that dietcoke would cause hair loss…
Written by moomooismypuppy about 3 years ago.

drinking alot of diet anything can cause a lot of things. You should not drink diet anything it is very bad for you. If the nutrasweet gets hot enough in your body it turns into formaldehyde. It can cause you to not be able to walk and all sorts of things.
Written by fullofwonder37 about 3 years ago.

I know a girl who drinks 2 liters a DAY and she still has all her hair. Shes been doing it for years. She does have stomach problems and her skin is very dry but she still has all her hair.
Cigarettes have different chemicals and a different effect. It might not cause you the same things apartame does but it can do just as much damage. I hope you quit some day, you will feel very energetic.
Written by strawberryice_lb about 3 years ago.

I have never heard of that.
I always thought that losing your hair was a hereditary thing, like it depends on if your mother’s father lost his hair. If he did then most likely you will too, if you are guy that is
Written by que otro hay about 3 years ago.

drinking any sort of ‘coke’ is quite detrimental to humans. especially on a chronical basis. it leaches calcium from bone matter as well as raises acidity in the ph. it is well known the effects on a nail and other similar objects. the hair roots become weaker and lose mass as well, sometimes resulting in cases of hairloss as well as dehydration which can make hair follicles ‘shrink’ into themselves essentially shriveling in. each human individual has different tolerance rates, but all in all, it really is a life changing substance. used frequently and long term increase the risks and possibilities for further health impacts. p.s. the combination of coke & cigarettes just multiplies further…
Written by the_villa about 3 years ago.

I wouldn’t say so
Written by jamesey about 3 years ago.

KiLL CoKE
Written by sensoryinputfailure00 about 3 years ago.

Person (a) drinks 15 cans of diet coke a day, still has a full head of hair at 35. Person (b) drinks 15 cans of diet coke a day, completely bald at 35. The one difference – Genetics.
Lots of women are mad on diet coke, yet I dont see many of them balding.
Written by sweet tooth about 3 years ago.

not from aspartame but maybe from malnutrition
try to eat more healthy food and less of the junk food
diet drinks esp cola drinks help increase the risk of obesity
hair loss is not known to be caused by drinking cola or ingesting food/drinks with aspartame but other causes may be anemia, hormonal imbalance or genetic causes
see a dr for your hair loss and try to drink more water and less carbonated beverages
Written by Carimel about 3 years ago.

no, diet coke alone will not cause hair loss. malnutrition will.
Written by Mark S about 3 years ago.

No way… this is total rubbish if you believe this you will believe anything
Written by Adam W about 3 years ago.

Doubt it, there would b e warnings other wise
Written by danb9990 about 3 years ago.

im as bald as an egg and i dont drink diet coke