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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by jdavis703 on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:49AM (#20002110)
I drink soda only two or three times a year. The few times I’ve accidentally had diet soda it was personally unappetizing: it had a strong metallic after-taste... I’m told people get used to it. But why spend the time getting used to it when I can enjoy a Mexican Coca Cola with real sugar?
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by ozmodiar on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:38AM (#20002665)
I suddenly got type 1 diabetes and did indeed find that diet cola started tasting a lot more “normal” pretty quickly, while I had hated it before. Still, if you don’t have the same health issues, I’m not sure if there’s a reason to switch. It seems either one should be had in moderation.
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by nightski on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:45AM (#20002718)
Real sugar? Do you mean Cane Sugar? It's chemically identical to beet sugar. You have been duped. I know this because I work with sugar companies.
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by ggreer on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:59AM (#20002861)
Coke in the US is made with high fructose corn syrup. That’s why Mexican coke is often imported: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Coke
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by nightski on Saturday May 25, 2019 @09:05PM (#20012502)
Which is still fructose and glucose. In the article you linked Mexican Coke has similar levels of both of those so it's chemically nearly identical...
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by ggreer on Sunday May 26, 2019 @01:34AM (#20013324)
People can tell the difference in blind taste tests: https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/09/the-food-lab-drinks-e... (though in this case, most of the Americans preferred American coke)
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