Can you be addicted to soft drinks?

I drink a lot of soda. About 6-8 12oz cans of it a day. My preferred brands are diet Mountain Dew and diet Coke. I am getting worried that I drink too much, but can't seem to, or want to, stop. I am also afraid that my teeth are starting to show signs of my constant soda drinking. They are yellower than they used to be. I had an uncle once ( he's since been divorced from my dad's sister ) who had rotted all his teeth out on drinking soda all the time and now wears full dentures. I don't want my teeth to go the same route. Its bad enough that I grind them at night and often forget to wear my night guard.

Can I be addicted? If so, what can I do?

I think you can be addicted to soft drink, and its really not good for you. Coke and similar drinks often contain caffeine, which can be addictive. Most contain lots of sugar which can give a sugar high a buzz. Even diet coke is not good.
Try to wean yourself off these drinks cutting down a little every day.

Yes, in a sense. The caffeine in it is known to be addictive, but so is aspartame. If you try to quit drinking the diet soda cold-turkey, you'll get withdrawal symptoms from both the caffeine and aspartame. You'll have to wean yourself off them slowly and start to replace each soda with something like a cup of tea, and then switch to herbal tea or water once the aspartame withdrawals are over with.

Even though there's no sugar in diet drinks, the phosphorous in the drink will erode your teeth. If you haven't done so lately, arrange an appointment with a dental hygienist to make sure your teeth don't have any immediate needs.

Because of today's lifestyle many people are get addicted to fast food and soft drink. Soft drink is also contains the addictive feature like caffeine which makes the people addicted to such drinks which are harmful for the health.

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Excessive consumption of soft drinks has been linked to obesity, tooth decay, weak bones and caffeine addiction so better you avoid consumption of soft drinks...

A person can become addicted to anything. It is not so much what your addicted too, but what it symbolizes. Even smoking for example is often about giving oneself permission to take a break, remove themselves from an area and indulge in self comfort. Once a person can find something more healthy to replace that addiction, it is a success.
So maybe ask yourself what Soda does for you. Do you have a routine that goes with drinking it? Explore the feelings and thoughts that you have before, during and after you have a soda. A journal can help with this. See if you can pick out any patterns.
Let us know how you are doing ok?
Take care
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The sugar and caffeine is usually the main cause for the addiction. I bet if Emerge energy drink didn't contain these two substances I wouldn't be addicted to it.

Yes Soda is an addiction . I have this same issues . I been in recovery for almst a year .
Will be one full year January 1rst.
the first year which I am finding out to be realy rough . When I first started the first month I thought to myelf Wow I can do this . well..............
was I ever so wrong thinking that way . not as simple and or easy as I thought .
believe me trying to do this alone is very hard . My stuborn gets in my way .
also wanting and needing to ask for help has been my weaknesses through thids whole proccess.
I will be honest I had a few times this year I almost broke but tg I had my friends supporting me .
they hsave been my strong hold also I will also said through a lot of anger and bitter tears I have made the whole year.
been in recovery for almost a year now . Im sure there are more bumps in the road .
one big step is admitting we have a problem an addiction and the next big step is doing something about it .
Now Im not perfect Im way far from from it .
now this may make some people mad , upset and or angry but I have not been to a meeting .
please let me explain.
I dont drive and where the meeting are the bus company I ride doesnt go out of county .
there is also a medical transport company that has cars and van that takes people to medical apointments that are at medical paces .
now here is the problem with that .
the meetings are all in non medical type places this company will not take me there because they are not medical related type of place . so I cant get to them .
its not that I dont want to go . I do want to and really need to go but I dont have any way to get to the meetings.
Im in New jersey and I am trying to find someone or peoiple close by to maybe get a ride with .
I know now adays it is hard I know and realize that .
I am trying to work on a few things to be able to get to some f them but havent found anything yet but I will figure it out .
now back to the topic
soda addiction is one of the top food additions out there .
once I realized and descovered and excepted that I had this problem . I wanted to do something about it . I hope to one day wheh Im strong enough to be able to help others with this also .
Thanks for letting me share
Deb

How does not drinking soda sound to you?

Many soda drinks have caffeine in them, which is addictive. If you're drinking soda with caffeine, then the answer to your question is yes! If you are worried about this, check the ingredients on the bottle / can. If caffeine is in the drink, the company must list it as an ingredient.