Topic: Diet or Original Coke?

[Compwhiz128]

I like diet, becuase I can drink a ton of it and not gain weight and not have to deal with the higher accidity(sp?)

[Lil Loco]

i like the regular coke.  it just tastez better to me.

[Rocko]

I like non diet, diet tastes nasty, and aspartame gives you brain tumors.

[LE]

Original. Because I'm awesome. Or something.

*Psssst* Aspartame causes cancer.

[abney317]

regular tastes better(a lot better)

[spongebobnet]

go with original plus i love ice tea. :biggrin:  

[Daniel]

I don't drink soda. I hate the stuff.

[SizzlinSean]

Hmm... Cancer or diabetes? I choose neither. :-)

[maxmyles]

Original, diet doesn't have much flavor, it just don't chill.

[super_sayian_spongebob]

I like Original Coke, it's the best and it will always will be.

[Elizabeth Rose]

Hmm... Cancer or diabetes? I choose neither. :-)

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Same here, but when I drink sodas they have to be regular.  I cannot have Splenda, and ever since my reaction to Splenda, aspartame has been bothering me a little bit too.

[Dragon Of Grief]

Diet is very bad for you. It has Formilahyde (SP?) in it which is a preservative used to preserve dead bodies.

[Scilla]

Reglaaarrr.

[super_sayian_spongebob]

I've heard that there is a link between Diet Coke and Mental Retardation.

[Compwhiz128]

I like non diet, diet tastes nasty, and aspartame gives you brain tumors.

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If I remember Wikipedia right.  Aspartame is bad for you if your body cant metabolize the phenyalanine crud.  My body is able to metabolize the crud so I can drink it  :tongue:

:edit: I tasted original coke and it diddnt taste much different from coke zero x_X

Here is also the Wiki entry for aspartame

Aspartame is the name for the artificial, non-carbohydrate sweetener, ''Aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester''; i.e. the methyl ester of the dipeptide of the amino acids aspartic acid and phenylalanine.

It is 160 times sweeter than sugar (sucrose or saccharose), and is marketed under a number of trademarked names, such as "NutraSweet", "Equal", and "Canderel". In the United States aspartame is often found in restaurants in blue packets. In the European Union it is also known under the E number (additive code) E951. It is a common sweetener in prepared foods, particularly soft drinks.  Aspartame is one of the sugar substitutes used by diabetics. Products containing aspartame usually have a warning label that they contain phenylalanine, in compliance with U.S. FDA guidelines. Phenylalanine, a natural amino acid found in many foods, is deleterious only to sufferers of the genetic disorder phenylketonuria. Aspartame, being a peptide, breaks down into its constituent amino acids when heated in the presence of water and acids.  Therefore, it is unsuitable for use in baking.  However, it is commonly used in diet soft drinks such as Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi, or to sweeten coffee and tea.  Aspartame has virtually zero nutritional value, which makes it a good substitute for people trying to avoid calories from sugar intake.

Some find the taste of Aspartame very unpleasant. It is thought that this taste response is genetic in nature, but so far no studies have been done.