A little known fact about artificial sweetners is the body does not recognize them as artificial, hence they are as "fattening" as regular sugar. Sugar is harmful, but at least it is a natural product, no chemicals

 Aspartame, the most prominent chemical sweetner has been proven to cause brain damage. If I gain weight, at least that's reversible with a good diet. Brain damage is permanent.

I started drinking diet beverages for about 4 years, until I read about aspartame and realized my short term memory isn't what it used to be. I will never have another mouthful of that poison again.

 I don't think so and dont like diet products. If you want to loose weight, then do exercise, never put milk or sugar in your tea or coffee! Never eat too much!

 Even if the regular drinks may have more sugar, you don't know how much, and what of, is being put in to the drink instead of the sugar. Your health is better off with the original drink with sugar.

 None of them is healthy. By saying one more healthy the fact that none of them is healthier gets ignored(A LITTLE BIT). Go for natural drinks to remain healthy(yes! I know that is very difficult)

 Disagree totally

 I say the regular drinks are safer, they have less artificial ingredients

 They are both harmful, but the one that is not diet is better for you. Diet drinks contain fake sugar (I think it is called aspartane) which can cause cancer and nobody wants cancer!

 'cept for the cancer part.

 I feel far safer with sugar. Aspertane tastes NASTY anyway. A significant % of people find nutra-sweet icky.

 Just because it is "diet" doesn't mean it is good. It's a false conception...it's better just to drink water

 Wrong. Actually they are both harmful to your health. Soft drinks are not sweetened with cane sugar any more. The soda companies switched to a cheaper sweatner, (around the 60's?) and now it is in everything! High Fructose Corn Syrup! It causes a copper deficiency in the body that breaks down collegian (conective tissue) in the entire body. So, basiclly it slowly is making your whole body, organs and all disintegrate. Just another FAKE food!

 Both are just as bad! Most sodas contain phosphoric acid, which could lead to deterioration of your bones! If you wish to diet, stop drinking so much soda and drink a glass of water instead. And none of that flavoured water, either. Just plain old H2O.

 In my opinion both are equally harmful

 It doesn't matter if it is identified as diet. It still contains the materials to make a person unhealthly. There have been in some cases where diet is worse than a regular beverage.

 Neither is healthy.