Diet coke

uk_unbeliever · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:25

I really like the taste of diet coke, but to me it has a worse aftertaste than normal coke. Having said that, it doesn't give the 'fury teeth' feel as bad as normal coke

Gaygle · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:27

That coke zero stuff just turns to fizz as soon as you drink it.

Tute · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:28

Not having a go but don't any of you brush your teeth and/or use mouthwash?

I don't see the problem with carbonated drinks on your teeth as long as you keep good regular dental hygiene.

JAMAL · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:29

LordSplodge said:
It would seem tat according to some posters here on OCUK fizzy drinks give you AIDS (the bad kind) or cancer or the ****s or all three.

Drink water and eat lettuce and you'll live to 110.

I thought fizzy drinks have been linked to gullet cancer?

uk_unbeliever · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:30

Gaygle said:
That coke zero stuff just turns to fizz as soon as you drink it.

They do have nice ladies on their TV ads though

Mr-White · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:30

Balddog said:
Just as bad for you? Care to back that up?

It contains aspartme

MW

wannabedamned · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:31

Tute said:
Eh? I'm sure they're the same product, just in different bottles and as such, marketed differently.

They are different, There's a different taste to them. Apparently Zero is supposed to be closer to the original taste of coke. But I think none of the 3 taste alike personally

theleg · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:33

Tute said:
Not having a go but don't any of you brush your teeth and/or use mouthwash?

I don't see the problem with carbonated drinks on your teeth as long as you keep good regular dental hygiene.

I think most people brush in the morning and at night rather than after every swig of coke.

Tute · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:35

Balddog said:
I think most people brush in the morning and at night rather than after every swig of coke.

Well obviously you don't have to brush several times a day.

I just think that if you brush regularly then I doubt carbonated drinks would do any harm to teeth.

eXor · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:38

Eurgh.

Coke, diet or otherwise, is nasty. As are its carbonated brethren.

Pure orange juice for the win!

theleg · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:39

Mr-White said:
It contains aspartme

MW

Ok? a hugely biased source there but ok..

Its been found safe for consumption as a sweetener by the US FDA, the EU and the WHO. You would have to drink 20+ cans a day to get above the daily recommended allowance.

You may well believe it to be unhealthy and id agree...but as unhealthy as sugar? I dont think so.

whitecrook · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:39

Hxc said:
Ribena contains no artificial sweetners? At least in concentrate. It has a phenominal amount of calories due to it's massive sugar content, though.

Special R contain sweeteners. Special R tastes like crap. Regluar Ribena doesn't have any added sugar, it's natural fructose and stuff from the fruit that's used to make it. I have no concern over calorie counts. It's expensive enough that I only buy it when it's on offer which is every few months.

Balddog said:
I think most people brush in the morning and at night rather than after every swig of coke.

Brushing after a swig of Coke is one of the worst times someone could brush. Coke is essentially acid. (carbonated anything, is acid) So what someone would be doing is brushing and rubbing acid into their teeth. The best time to drink carbonated drinks if one must, is to do it at meal times, the bodies natural saliva etc helps to protect the mouth.

"andy" · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:40

anyway... Pepsi Max >*

theleg · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:40

Interesting article.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990167,00.html

JBuk · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:41

mattheman said:
Really you should stay away from any carbonated drinks.

"andy" said:
anyway... Pepsi Max >*

Yes!

I have a load chilling in the fridge!

I'm sure some people would have me believe I will catch cancer and bad aids if I drink too many though

Mr-White · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:51

Balddog said:
Ok? a hugely biased source there but ok..

Its been found safe for consumption as a sweetener by the US FDA, the EU and the WHO. You would have to drink 20+ cans a day to get above the daily recommended allowance.

You may well believe it to be unhealthy and id agree...but as unhealthy as sugar? I dont think so.

They were selling detox so probably was a bit biased lol but googling aspartame does show up various health issues despite being approved by the government and various food agencies.

If you're happy drinking normal coke I suppose worrying about the contents of diet coke is of little interest. I don't drink carbonated drinks so it's not real issue for me.

MW

Buffman · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:52

Feek said:
Don't you have any taste buds? Diet coke and coke zero taste very different.

I drink them very infrequently and never tried them against each other, tend to have coke zero over diet coke though.

theleg · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:56

Mr-White said:
They were selling detox so probably was a bit biased lol but googling aspartame does show up various health issues despite being approved by the government and various food agencies.

If you're happy drinking normal coke I suppose worrying about the contents of diet coke is of little interest. I don't drink carbonated drinks so it's not real issue for me.

MW

I dont drink any kind of carbonated drink either..trying to lose weight

you will find that aspartame also shows up on snopes

along with a ton of other sites that debunk the endless internet scaremongering about it.

theleg · 26 Jul 2009 at 13:57

but coke light tastes much nicer than diet coke and coke zero is just nasty...

monkentage · 26 Jul 2009 at 14:06

whitecrook said:
Regluar Ribena doesn't have any added sugar, it's natural fructose and stuff from the fruit that's used to make it.

lol! you might want to check the label next time it's on offer