Full soft drinks or diet soft drinks?

Foxhound38

So if you're in a shop parched and you need a can or bottle of coke or sparkling orange or whatever, do you go for the sugary stuff or is it the suger free diet version for you?

I'm a diet man myself - find the sugary stuff too syrupy and dislike the sticky feel it leaves on my teeth afterwards. So it's diet coke for me!

frozenfrozen

Anyone else noticed that coke tastes different now?

Mr Freeze

Aqua pour moi.

hoodwinked

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Anyone else noticed that coke tastes different now?

yes thank you i thought i was going mad.

it also now leaves this awful after taste that i can't stand.

hoodwinked

also haven't they proved that diet drinks have more sugar in them than the non diet version?


edit nope its the artificial sweeteners are worse for you than the regular soft drinks, i knew it was something along the 'don't drink diet drinks they are bad for you' line

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/diet-version-of-soft-drinks-linked-to-diabetes-increase-583997.html

Mr Simpson

hoodwinked wrote: »

also haven't they proved that diet drinks have more sugar in them than the non diet version?

No. Because they don't

Dravokivich

I've started drinking Sprite more because of the mess coke is now. But if I've the option avail, I'd go Dr. Pepper every time.

Banjo String

Coke zero tastes ten times better than regular coke.

No sticky teeth either.

GarIT

The sugar substitutes in diet soft drinks cause you to crave more food, your body thinks its getting sugar, doesn't get sugar, as its prepared for sugar it then craves it. The same substitutes appear to have a very mild link with cancer. I would never drink a diet drink under any circumstances. If you're really on a diet drink water.

Prodigious

Water's the job.

SV

hoodwinked wrote: »

also haven't they proved that diet drinks have more sugar in them than the non diet version?

That would make absolutely no sense.


I despise sugary drinks now and will always go for the diet version. Not a big fan of the aspartame but I figure it's better than the rotten taste of sugar and syrup..ughhhhh

Seanachai

Went through a phase of drinking diet coke when I was younger and was eliminating foods and drinks to trace chronic illness and stopping it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. The artifical sweetners on a regular basis are worse than drinking regular sugar drinks occasionally. I still like a full sugar coke in the cinema if I'm hungover .

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

Xavi6

Proper Coke, none of your diet or zero nonsense.

Caliden

SamHall wrote: »

Coke zero tastes ten times better than regular coke.

No sticky teeth either.

I challenge anyone to be able tell the difference between regular coke and coke zero after an hour in the fridge.

GarIT

hoodwinked wrote: »

also haven't they proved that diet drinks have more sugar in them than the non diet version?

No, they make you subconciously consume more sugar.

Foxhound38

GarIT wrote: »

The sugar substitutes in diet soft drinks cause you to crave more food, your body thinks its getting sugar, doesn't get sugar, as its prepared for sugar it then craves it. The same substitutes appear to have a very mild link with cancer. I would never drink a diet drink under any circumstances. If you're really on a diet drink water.

Does taste an aweful lot better all the same, and actually quenches thirst as opposed to dehydrating you further

swimming in a sea

I like those sugar cane cola's like Jones, I think. I'm trying to ween myself soda drinks.

clappyhappy

You should have an option for neither. Never drink any fizzy drinks. Water the best drink with so many benefits.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Mostly water. Not big on soft drinks.

Coke zero if I'm mixing with vodka.
Dr Pepper if I'm feeling bold.
7Up if I'm feeling bold and there's no dr pepper.

the groutch

Caliden wrote: »

I challenge anyone to be able tell the difference between regular coke and coke zero after an hour in the fridge.

apparently nobody can :rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8k_Hugjvg

Zebra3

H2Wooh! all the way.

Whatsernamex33

Diet Coke/anything, usually.
Full Coke/anything when I'm feeling hungover and need sugar.

chosen1

Caliden wrote: »

I challenge anyone to be able tell the difference between regular coke and coke zero after an hour in the fridge.

I think anyone with a sense of taste would easily distinguish between regular and diet versions.

Will pick up on that horrible false sweet aspartine anytime.

hoodwinked

SV wrote: »

That would make absolutely no sense.

yes i realise that edited there now, i knew there was something sugar related with diet drinks that made them bad!


i do love my (old skool) coca cola, lucozade, sprite, red bull...etc

but 9 times out of 10 ill drink water, nothing more refreshing than an ice cold water...

MurdyWurdy

I'm a bit of a diet coke fiend - it's my worst habit. I have switched to caffeine free and I try and restrict myself though. I don't like fat coke (too syrupy) or any other fizzy drinks (I wouldn't drink fanta or sprite or any of those)

My pet hate is when you go to a restaurant to eat and they only have pepsi max, no diet coke. The waiter always says "we have pepsi, is that ok?" Eh no, Pepsi is muck!

hfallada

Whats worse for you. Something that may cause cancer or something will you diabetes and dozens of other problems because you are overweight. I diet soft drinks are the lesser of two evils. Excessive sugar can cause diabetes and **** your liver etc

hoodwinked

hfallada wrote: »

Whats worse for you. Something that may cause cancer or something will you diabetes and dozens of other problems because you are overweight. I diet soft drinks are the lesser of two evils. Excessive sugar can cause diabetes and **** your liver etc

yeah but this sugar replacement stuff is proving to be more deadly than natural sugar,


and i love people who pull this sugar makes you obese argument, im the perfect anti-statement to that,


heavy sugar diet size 8-10 bitches! :P :pac:

PizzamanIRL

If you want a sugary drink go the full whack.

jester77

Can't drink any coca cola products after tasting the local colas here. The local colas are great, fritz kola is my favourite, and coca cola now feels like drinking a bag of sugar.

Mr Simpson

hoodwinked wrote: »

heavy sugar diet size 8-10 bitches! :P :pac:

You dont have to be fat to get Diabetes

hoodwinked

Mr Simpson wrote: »

You dont have to be fat to get Diabetes

i know, but my grandmother is 74 size 8-10, no diabetes, eats more sugar/fat/salt than i do (my mother is the same and she's worse than me too i at least try healthy eating sometimes)


we are an anomaly of a family, no physical health issues, other than 1 genetic unrelated to diet condition!

YbFocus

I like pepsi.....

ger vallely

Sparkling water does it for me when in need of a fizzy drink. Preferably Galway water.is the fact that it's carbonated really bad for a person or is it way better than any of the other fizzys?

McG

Pepsi Max is my choice.

Still waiting on a good diet Orange drink though (Fanta, Finches and Club Orange are all miles ahead of diet alternatives)

SEPT 23 1989

Diet Coke tastes like p1ss

Water if thirsty.
Diet coke with vodka
Pepsi Max in the cinema
Lucozade citrus clear or orange juice or mi wadi if I'm hungover.

Water is the bestest.

keithclancy

Seanachai wrote: »

Went through a phase of drinking diet coke when I was younger and was eliminating foods and drinks to trace chronic illness and stopping it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. The artifical sweetners on a regular basis are worse than drinking regular sugar drinks occasionally. I still like a full sugar coke in the cinema if I'm hungover .

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

That website is bullcrap

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

There are 7 spoons of sugar in a can of coke. Tis yucky.

hoodwinked

keithclancy wrote: »

That website is bullcrap

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

i don't think its mis information but more sugar has been around longer therefore its effects are better known,


aspartame hasn't been around that long so they are still discovering possible health risks, they will probably continue to find and disprove theories for decades yet.

Plumpynutt

Vanilla Coke over everything else tbh

GLaDOS

Pepsi Max is my drink of choice usually

The Backwards Man

An orange is more thirstquenching than any drink.

hoodwinked

The Backwards Man wrote: »

An orange is more thirstquenching than any drink.

ooo you win, i take my ice cold water back nothing nicer than freshly squeezed Oj.

PandaX9

Has to be full fat coke but only very occasionally, trip to cinema, one weekend a month maybe. All other times, Sprite Zero.

There's something awfully unfizzy and unpleasantly after-tasting about Coke Zero and Pepsi Max. Sprite Zero and Fanta Zero, however, are perfectly fine.

A lot of people buying into the aspartame is poison conspiracy theory I see.

I try to stick to diet drinks and water normally, Pepsi max being my favourite diet drink but when hungover I need sugar so is Lilt, normal coke or lucozade all the way.

Seanachai

keithclancy wrote: »

That website is bullcrap

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp[/QUOTE]

Still wouldn't convince me tbh and I don't trust the FDA but knock yourself out , it's your body.

Akrasia

Fact 1: Soft drinks are popular
Fact 2. Traditionally, soft drinks are very high in sugar
Fact 3. The vast majority of people in the West do not need any sugar in their diet beyond what they consume at mealtimes
Fact 4. There is a significant problem with Diabetes and Obesity
Fact 5. There are a lot of people out there who have poor willpower and will consume too much junk food regardless of the consequences.
Fact 6. Diet soft drinks contain a tiny fraction of the sugar content of regular soft drinks and taste very similar (in some cases, almost identical)
Fact 7. While there has been a lot of internet hysteria about the negative health impacts of artificial sweeteners like Aspartame, there is no evidence to support these claims. the most dramatic of these claims appear to have been simply made up by the likes of Naturalnews.com and other websites that make their money from selling 'natural' products and objecting to all things scientific.
Fact 8. While there very little evidence of harm from consuming artificial sweetners, there is incontrovertible evidence that over consumption of sugar can significantly shorten your life and negatively affect your health/quality of life.

If someone is worried about their weight or recognises that they don't need extra calories above their regular meals but doesn't feel like they want to live their lives in constant self denial, then using diet soft drinks is a perfectly sensible option as far as I'm concerned

If an alien species beamed down to earth and said they had this amazing technology that allows people to eat their favourite foods all the time with no significant negative effects, we would marvel at their ingenuity, but we have already invented amazing technologies to simulate sugar without the negative effects and instead of celebrating, we have half the populating whinging about a very slight taste difference, and the other half making up bullsh1t about how the new technology is all a conspiracy to poison us all...

We're a mad bunch of creatures us humans are.

Neither really...but I crave coke the odd time! And not the diet stuff. I have a few friends who drink about 4 or 5 bottles of diet coke a day and think it's grand...yuck!

Diet club orange is the only diet drink I ever thought tasted pretty much the same as the original..

saintsaltynuts

Vodka and Coke.

I've never liked the full sugar stuff, I find it too sweet and cloying
Much prefer diet versions

kilkenny12

hoodwinked wrote: »

i know, but my grandmother is 74 size 8-10, no diabetes, eats more sugar/fat/salt than i do (my mother is the same and she's worse than me too i at least try healthy eating sometimes)


we are an anomaly of a family, no physical health issues, other than 1 genetic unrelated to diet condition!

lol.

Water all the way, but occasionally if i was to have one, anything would do cause they're all bad for ya in some way so it doesn't really matter:cool: