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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by hedora on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:04AM (#20001598)
Diet soda is much worse than regular. It causes more weight gain than sugar, has crazy drug interactions, and some people have adverse health reactions to some of the sweeteners (which are not always prominently labeled).
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by scarface74 on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:05AM (#20002272)
This has been debunked. It’s not that diet soda “causes” weight gain, the studies show that people eat more because they think drinking diet soda gives them a license to do so.

The old I am going to order a double quarter pounder with cheese, large fries, and a Diet Coke.

https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/2014/06/do-diet-sodas-cau...

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/diet-soda-weight-gain-metab...

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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by SketchySeaBeast on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:26AM (#20001854)
> has crazy drug interactions, and some people have adverse health reactions to some of the sweeteners (which are not always prominently labeled).

I haven't heard anything about this. Do you have a source? The second item strikes me as the same health reactions non-celiac "gluten sensitives" get.

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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by NikkiA on Friday May 24, 2019 @06:54PM (#20005999)
I have an adverse reaction to sorbitol that causes me quite nasty upset stomachs. It's a fairly well known effect from that particular sweetener and is fairly easy to avoid, though.

and for some evidence: https://www.drugs.com/sfx/sorbitol-side-effects.html

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