That’s how I describe water. Unless I’m really thirsty, water is just … nothing. Diet Coke has crisp, light flavor. And the aspartame only tasted weird way way back when I switched from sugar soda.

On just taste alone I prefer Diet Coke to the regular kind and to Coke Zero.

I probably should reduce or eliminate it, but it’s just so good.

I don't know why this is. Seltzer doesn't do it. I assumed it had something to do with sodium, but, then, the lemon works too.

This is not something that exists unless you talking about a marketing term for hair conditioner.

When I'm stuck with tap water, I just "chug" a few large glasses (600ml) every few hours. Makes it easier.

> I get it ... I need numbers, not anecdotes, but it sure is curious.

No, it is not curious. The IARC finding found limited evidence linking aspartame to liver cancer alone[0], no other types. You have a 1/28 (male) or 1/91 (female) chance of developing bladder cancer in your lifetime[1].

Please do not post comments that sound like Tucker Carlson rhetoric.

0: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/aspa... 1: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/bladder-cancer/about/key...

Please do not be so fragile. It is curious to me, so what?

There are many, many things we've been told are ok for us and it turned out they weren't the most striking example for me recently has been PFOAs. In our area, firefighters used to spray down kids with "harmless fire retardant foam" and choppers would dump it into the forest by the ton. Now rivers near us are completely forbidden to go near because of the contamination.

I dislike TC as much as anyone else, but he is successful because some of these "conspiracies" can turn out to be true or partially true. Sorry but it is just a fact.

diet coke is highly caffeinated, this comes with pretty obvious physiological effects.