Coke Life

monquixote

KarlosSantos said:

Whilst I'm also unconvinced that aspartame is carcinogenic etc - research has shown that it can increase glucose levels as much as sugar does and contrary to popular belief diet drinks are just as bad for diabetics as full sugar drinks other than them obviously being less fatty which is a pre-cursor to late onset diabetes. 

Of this I am totally convinced.

Can you point me at this research as I can't seem to find it. 

I know there was a French study that suggested that people who drink a lot of diet fizzy get diabetes, but I think that was of the same type that can be used to prove foie gras is the ultimate health food.

holnrew

I was getting through a 2 lite bottle of Pepsi Max a day, it was rotting my stomach and the cafffeine was no good for my anxiety. I'm on day two of withdrawal, it's unpleasant.

jonnyburgo

Whatever is in it it's going to be shite for you.

Bellycaster

monquixote said:

Bellycaster said:

When I first read the post I though it said "Half Sugar Coke with Steve Vai"

I believe Steve Vai coke is Fire Garden Sweet. 

I'll get my coat.

You get your coat, I'll get me Coke

Only with J.D or Vodka in though.

;-)

johnnyurq

As an IBS sufferer Asparteme and some other artificial sweetener do cause problems (not convinced about them being carcinogenic) with sorbitol being the worst. They do in fact irritate and inflame tummy and GI tract issues.

When I stopped smoking I had a thing for the extra mints with sorbitol and boy I had issues but never knew until later when I stoppped the mints.

So I avoid sweeteners at all costs but will say stevia seems to be OK so far, stopped drinking coke other than an odd slurp in a libation now and then a long time ago. Haven't drunk a whole can in years.

I did think at first this was about some new columbian marching powder, imagine my disappointment.

monquixote

Sorbitol is a laxative. 

I had a mate who gave up smoking by having a Polo everytime he wanted a cig. His teeth started to go brown so he switched to sugar free and ended up going to the doctor thinking he had some chronic digestive illness. 

Lactulose which is sold as a laxative is very similar. Tastes sweet, but no calories and isn't absorbed by the body (hence giving you the runs)

EricTheWeary

Someone I work with has arthritis and is now trying an aspartame free diet as, apparently, it is linked with aggravating her condition. This is someone who used to start each day with a six pack of diet coke on her desk. I generally don't like things with any artificial sweeteners because of the after taste.

johnnyurq

That will explain it then, although the runs wasn't what afflicted me so much but more the abdominal pains and bloating.

Some unfortunes did indeed get shall we say "leakage" from some sweeteners, not pleasant.

Glad I worked it out in the end though it made life much more bearable. Docs were sceptical until it became clear that it was a real effect.

Phil_aka_Pip

Who is Stevia? Does anyone have her phone number?

monquixote

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Who is Stevia? Does anyone have her phone number?

The backing singer in Hawkwind I think. 

johnnyurq

Yes it is Stevia Knickers Coke fiend extraordinaire call 01000 BLOW CHARLIE UP MY BUM, being a US number of course.

holnrew

I had some of those foreign herby sweets (Ricol?) and they made me shit hard. And some Swedish/Danish licorice flavoured sweets that had the same stuff in. Didn't stop me from munching through them.

ThePrettyDamned

Stevia makes me fart, but I like the taste. 

You can make some fucking wicked brownies with stevia. 

breakstuff

/\ you like the taste of your farts?