Drinks: Diet or Regular?

[Levian]

I'm a big fan of water, and not really a fan of carbonated beverages in general, except the occasional coke. So yeah, I'd sooner go for a glass of water than anything diet or any other regular soda which isn't coke. I guess that means I prefer regular over diet!

Diet soda makes me feel like there's an empty hole in my stomach. It makes me hungry.

[Yar]

If you're drinking a sludge-colored sludge, it is no healthier for you if it's diet or regular. You may as well go for broke and drink regular, or just drink water instead.

People on the internet keep saying this because they are delusional and it comforts them because they drink regular 24/7 and don't want to acknowledge that it's the cause of their acne and obesity. Not that I'm accusing you of this, of course.

I suppose diet soda isn't "healthier" per se, because neither of them are by any means healthy for you, but it's certainly no where near as bad for you as that high fructose corn syrupy water with food coloring is.

They both have their own side effects. Of course, everything in moderation. If you're switching out the milk for your Lucky Charms with Mr Pibb, then you're in for health problems.

Let's face it. Drinking a bubbling brown substance can't be healthy for you.



I haven't bought pop for my house in over 2 years. The only time I ever have it is if I'm at a restaurant, and I'm feeling like treating myself. I thought I would miss the taste more than I actually have. Once you get rid of it, it's quite easy to forget.

[Rantz]

If anyone is interested in a healthy sugar substitute without the incredibly harmful side effects of something like aspartame or sucralose, look into Stevia. It's natural and have been used in various countries for years and years but is only just getting to the US because of all sort of political reasons.

My uncle owns a Stevia company! Stevia is pretty cool because it has like 250x the sweetness concentration of sugar.

[Fujiko]

I rarely drink soda, but omg never diet. Ew, no. D;

I don't really drink much soda but regular if I do.

On a second note, NEVER replace Heinz Ketchup with another brand.

Heinz? You should try FELIX ketchup (Swedish brand); it is the best. THE BEST.

[Clo]

I only drink soda on special occasions, like when I'm eating at a nice place. Or with my Jack Daniels. Other than that, no.

[rubah]

My uncle owns a Stevia company! Stevia is pretty cool because it has like 250x the sweetness concentration of sugar.

But it's very lame because they always combine it with maltodextrin to sell it because old ladies who bake stuff obviously can't do the math to figure out how many 1/250th teaspoons of stevia you need. The only sweetener I can think of offhand that sold something approaching non-expanded was Equal's aspartame tablets.

[Jessweeee♪]

It depends on what you're used to really. My grandfather is diabetic, so whenever we visited for the summer we'd only drink diet when we had sodas. It would taste funny at first, but by the time we went back home regular soda would be the funny tasting one.

[Jiro]

No diet for me bitches, I'm too skinny

[Cuchulainn]

Pshhh Regular of course. Diet drinks are for pussies and fat girls who're fooling no one but themselves.

[Rianoa]

I have always drink diet drinks im not too keen on the sugar in regular drinks I may as well eat sugar for the same effect.

I drink regular drinks if there is no Diet coke in the fridge and if there's no caffeine drinks at all then there will be carnage is upon the house. (Caffeine Addict :\)

[The Last Illoran]

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[CommanderShepard]

I've been loving diet drinks lately. Mainly because I decided to drink one. I don't know when was the last time I drank one but whatevers, both will eventually kill you if you over do it

[Awrini]

I could never get past the aftertaste I always find in diet drinks.

[Mirage]

I have always drink diet drinks im not too keen on the sugar in regular drinks I may as well eat sugar for the same effect.

Not really, sugar doesn't taste like soda.

Anyway, I dislike the taste of most diet drinks. It is probably the taste of aspartame that does it. I am however open to drinks that use other artificial sweeteners.

I try to avoid acidic drinks all together though, for the sake of my teeth.

[Awrini]

You know, aspartame actually makes me quite ill. So I have to avoid it.