Persuasive: Final Draft

I feel that diet coke is not very healthy for people. My old foster mom loved her diet coke so much that she would have it with every meal and through out the day. The reason I feel this way is because it’s not a very healthy drink, it’s expensive and it defeats its whole purpose.

Diet coke is not a very healthy drink for people to drink on regular basis. One reason why is because it has artificial sweetener in it. They have said that artificial sweetener has some chemicals in it that can cause cancer. Also because it’s soda it’s not as healthy for you as lets say water can be.

It is also a very expensive drink. Over a period of time you can spend a lot on diet coke. One of the main reasons why is because it doesn’t have a generic brand so you end up paying 2 dollars a bottle. Also because it has caffeine in it, it can get addictive. So that makes it even more expensive because of the fact that you’ll want it all the time instead of just every once in a while.

My last reason for diet coke is so bad for you is that it defeats its purpose. When you drink soda you’re drinking it mostly for the enjoyment of having something good to drink. Well when you drink diet coke you’re not drinking real sugar your drinking artificial sweeteners. Another way it is defecting its purpose is because it’s low in calories many people drink it so that they can lose weight, but by depriving yourself of those sugars then you’re really doing the opposite and will end up gaining weight.

In conclusion I say that if you are drinking diet coke you should stop buying it. You should switch from diet coke to some other form of soda that isn’t so expensive, and isn’t nearly as bad for you as diet coke. Or you could just stop drinking soda all together and just start drinking water it would save you money and is a lot better for you. Over all I guess if you want to drink it then it’s your body but I personally will choose a different drink.

Brianna