Diet drinks
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A lot of people I work with will get through 2-3 bottles in a shift even - tho I've never drunk it that excessively. Its been marketed like a normal soft drink for a very long time.
So no real evidence then, just an anecdote of what is probably a placebo effect.
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Wonderful thoughtless, unresearched, scaremongering garbage.
I shall drink Diet Coke and Coke Zero every day till I die. And when I die, it shall not be from a sodding soft drink.
Its hardly ancedotal or placebo... it took me 3 years of experimenting to narrow down what was causing the problems - its only since christmas that I've been 100% sure it comes and goes with my consumption of aspartame.
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You underestimate the power of the placebo.
There's nothing like a bit of exaggeration to hammer your point homeFunny you should say that, just today I was discussing with a friend how droll such statements are.
He said he would rather masturbate with a handful of razor blades than sleep with a certain woman. I merely pointed out he really wouldn't. Just like you would rather drink urine, sorry, diet coke, than be beaten to death.
'Diet' drinks as they are today...
ie Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi would probably be what Coke Zero & Pepsi Max are if they were invented today. The whole reason they came out with Coke Zero & Pepsi Max is that they taste a lot more like their sugary namesakes. Where as the original Diet drinks were pretty much what they could do at the time, however, a lot of people like the Diet flavors. Not to mention, in the case of Coca-Cola, Diet has always been marketed at women, while with Zero they have aimed it more at men.
I think we had a discussion on this before and the interesting thing is how even full fat Coca-Cola has changed over the years. It, itself has become a lot healthier than it was many years ago, as a lot of the nastier chemicals have been removed. Its debatable though whether these more original cokes were the best flavor.
ie Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi would probably be what Coke Zero & Pepsi Max are if they were invented today. The whole reason they came out with Coke Zero & Pepsi Max is that they taste a lot more like their sugary namesakes. Where as the original Diet drinks were pretty much what they could do at the time, however, a lot of people like the Diet flavors. Not to mention, in the case of Coca-Cola, Diet has always been marketed at women, while with Zero they have aimed it more at men.
I think we had a discussion on this before and the interesting thing is how even full fat Coca-Cola has changed over the years. It, itself has become a lot healthier than it was many years ago, as a lot of the nastier chemicals have been removed. Its debatable though whether these more original cokes were the best flavor.
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Indeed, sir!There's nothing like a bit of exaggeration to hammer your point home
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Have a listen to this: http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/my-placebo-programme-on-bbc-radio-4/
The placebo effect is amazingly powerful.
I'm quite well aware - when I was working in a lab dealing with placebo effects was part of the job.
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How about because the diet versions taste like chemical sweetener? They are disgusting.
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Then you should know that you are just as susceptible as anyone and that you subjective test probably isn't a valid one.
And you assume I haven't taken that into account? no need to be so condescending we aren't all idiots.