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Big Beef City: Aug 15, 2013

It's quite literally almost indistinguishable and less 'bad' for you than the bizarre mix of chemicals the diet/zero versions need.

Also "Ugh, AMERICA, hfcs! Real sugar so great!" Is frankly just some kind of weird nationalism bent tbh

# ? Jul 17, 2021 13:28

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pnumoman: Sep 26, 2008; I never get the last word, and it makes me very sad.

People who go nuts about hfcs vs sugar are pretty dumb, hth

# ? Jul 17, 2021 13:37

LordArgh: Mar 17, 2009; Nap Ghost

interwhat posted:

Wasn't there a lady who basically was told if she doesn't stop drinking 3-5 diet Pepsi a day she will die of MS? Then she quit and very quickly got better. I think I read that here.

no there wasn't you gullible moron

# ? Jul 17, 2021 14:06

Welsh Rarebitch: Jun 5, 2011

Lurking Haro posted:

In Germany, even regular Pepsi uses sweeteners now. Every alternate variation of Coco-Cola soft drink is also sugar free. This includes cherry coke, Vanilla and every Fanta flavor that isn't orange. There's even two versions of Dr. Pepper with identical designs, but one uses sweeteners.

And they all taste like poo poo.

Yeah, it's the poo poo. This is the best public health initiative in the recent past. Soda drinkers just tend to be fat greasy slobs who don't know any better. You gotta force them to reduce their calorie intake. Diet soda consumer = fatty is just correlation not causation.
And it's an acquired taste, you can just get used to it and not have a hissy fit.

# ? Jul 17, 2021 14:15

Computer viking: May 30, 2011; Now with less breakage.

Big Beef City posted:

It's quite literally almost indistinguishable and less 'bad' for you than the bizarre mix of chemicals the diet/zero versions need.

Also "Ugh, AMERICA, hfcs! Real sugar so great!" Is frankly just some kind of weird nationalism bent tbh

Sugar is so much worse for you it's not remotely a contest, you brainwashed weirdo.

# ? Jul 17, 2021 14:23

Colonel Cancer: Sep 26, 2015; Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon

Cane sugars tasty :yum:

# ? Jul 17, 2021 14:30

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syntaxfunction posted:

My favourite soft drink is soda water. Or diet tonic water.

I have an old fashioned soda siphon that uses co2 cartridges. Every night my wife and I sit and drink soda water infused with fresh limes, lychees, mangos, you name it.

Sometimes, when I'm feeling particularly degenerate I also drink a fresh new coke zero. It's got that flavor you crave!

# ? Jul 17, 2021 16:12

The Bloop: Jul 5, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

oh no not chemicals!

Next you'll tell me diet soda has atoms in it

# ? Jul 17, 2021 16:27

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

central dogma posted:

Diet Dr. Pepper is the epitome of calorie free soda beverages

its my go-to for sure. pair it with a tasty sandwich for lunch? yes please. :yum:

# ? Jul 17, 2021 16:40

Colonel Cancer: Sep 26, 2015; Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon

Diet a&W root beer

# ? Jul 17, 2021 16:41

EL BROMANCE: Jun 10, 2006; COWABUNGA DUDES!
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Snowy posted:

Maybe they should just put a little sugar in there, as a treat

Coke 69

There was a variant in the UK that was exactly this, called Coke Life. I thought it tasted garbage and I think it disappeared not long after it launched because nobody could understand why it existed.

E: ah seems it was everywhere and nobody in any country liked it.

# ? Jul 17, 2021 17:27

Icept: Jul 11, 2001

Big Beef City posted:

In the US, sodas with hfcs ARE the 'sugar' variety.
More explicitly, they have more CALORIES than the diet or 'zero' (or whatever) varieties.

Historically they'd have been made with real sugar and thus still referred to by calling the diet/zero versions 'sugar free' as a mostly coloqial way of differentiating them.

No one actually says 'yes I'd like a sugar free coke'.
They say 'i want a diet coke', for example.

I bang on the loving register and demand high fructose corn sirup free soda. The distinction is important for everyone involved.

# ? Jul 17, 2021 17:55

a dmc delorean: Jul 2, 2006; Live the dream

EL BROMANCE posted:

There was a variant in the UK that was exactly this, called Coke Life. I thought it tasted garbage and I think it disappeared not long after it launched because nobody could understand why it existed.

E: ah seems it was everywhere and nobody in any country liked it.

Eh, it was alright I guess. It was better than normal coke but not as good as coke zero.

And it was made with STEVIA

# ? Jul 17, 2021 20:36

Bula Vinaka: Oct 21, 2020; beach side

Monster Zero uses Erythritol.

(Truvia is like 90% Erythritol and 10% Reb.A molecule from Stevia.)

Monster Zero also has a lot less caffeine than the other "mainstream" type energy drinks like Red Bull, Rockstar, etc.

It's good. I like orange (ultra sunset) and grape (ultra violet).

# ? Jul 17, 2021 20:57