Which is the Absolute Worst: Coke or Diet Coke?

[cafetimes1991]

http://daharochickenhouse.com/home/imagefiles/coke.jpg

vs.

http://misspinkslip.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/diet-coke.jpg

(Of course they're both awful for health, but I am just curious to get your perspective. A sort of high fructose corn syrup vs aspartame.)

Thanks

[mountain]

Both taste like shi*te to be honest... but I gotta go with aspartame.

[size_of_light]

I don't know which is which but I'd say the difference it would make to your health would be about the same as the difference between drinking diesel or petrol.

[baxter]

Diet Coke, if anyone is in any doubt research aspartame k / nutrasweet / sucralose. Sure high fructose corn syrup causes obesity but compared to intense artificial sweeteners its tame.

[coco]

I don't like either. Diet Coke tasted awful when it first came out and still tastes awful and I can't tolerate the regular Coke aftertaste.

[cafetimes1991]

Diet Coke, if anyone is in any doubt research aspartame k / nutrasweet / sucralose. Sure high fructose corn syrup causes obesity but compared to intense artificial sweeteners its tame.

Thanks, everyone, but this is the best post so far. Thank you, baxter. :)

[exclamatio]

if you are going to drink carbonated drinks then the "diet" versions are best left alone

[baxter]

Thanks, everyone, but this is the best post so far. Thank you, baxter. :)

No problem cafetimes1991, glad to help out :)

If anyone fancies looking into the matter further there is an excellent documentary on this called Sweet Remedy http://www.bbc5.tv/eyeplayer/articles/sweet-remedy

In fact the health and depopulation section at http://www.bbc5.tv and the site as a whole I would strongly recommend.

Peace.

[biba]

Diet Coke tastes like metallic vomit.
Original Coke is bearable.
I'd rather has a stack of sugar, than those pesky chemicals.

[kingmonkey]

Diet Coke. For the artificial sweeteners. Do they still put that high fructose corn shit on their regular coke?

[enga]

http://daharochickenhouse.com/home/imagefiles/coke.jpg

vs.

http://misspinkslip.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/diet-coke.jpg

(Of course they're both awful for health, but am just curious to get your perspective. High fructose corn syrup vs aspartame sort of.)

Thanks

Diet coke definitely worst. All fizzy drinks are appalling. When I do poison myself occasionally I drink pepsi or dr pepper.

[baxter]

Diet Coke. For the artificial sweeteners. Do they still put that high fructose corn shit on their regular coke?

As far as I know its only present in the 'pump' versions found in pubs/cinemas and fast food restaurants. As they buy the syrup wholesale, then dilute it with water. Although that doesn't mean regular coke is any good when you look at the preservatives and the acids contained in it.

[paolo]

They're both liquid shit, but you shouldn't go near anything Diet or sugar free
Some firms hoping to avoid the lawsuits over the poison aspartame are substituting sucralose, but that's an analogue chemical to weedkillers

[dawnismygoddess]

Diet coke = aspartame

[i_am]

Diet Coke because aspartame is pure poison.

Too much sugar is not good either but ingesting poison is nothing short of ridiculous.

[dawnismygoddess]

Might as well add that this holds true for ALL so-called "diet" drinks.....


If it says "diet" on the label, do not drink it. Sweet misery indeed.

[biblegirl]

diet drinks with aspartame/sucralose/splenda are much worse than their regular counterparts

also imo diet drinks cause weight gain in the long run, and are designed that way

[i_am]

diet drinks with aspartame/sucralose/splenda are much worse than their regular counterparts

also imo diet drinks cause weight gain in the long run, and are designed that way


Yes, and they are addictive, as they are designed to be :)

[rosix]

depending on the country some full-fat and sugar drinks are actually not THAT terrible, like if you compared your average Sprite in your average European country to an average glass of orange juice FROM CONCENTRATE I wouldn't be surprised if they're about the same :(

[torus]

AVOID BOTH!!! Should consumption occur contact a physician IMMEDIATELY.INDUCE VOMITING in patient.

[curtaincat]

Diet Coke is the worst. Only fat people drink diet coke from what i have noticed, with a big bag of chips / fries etc and huge supersize burgers. It is the diet coke that makes them eat junk food because it makes them eat carbohydrates... it stimulates the need for fatty foods, it is really too bad!!!

i only drink coke if it has whisky in it, ( a waste of good whisky, i am told, but i am not a connosoire ( cant spell french) , otherwise i am not a big fan of soft drinks/fizzy drinks/ pop/ etc.

Diet drinks ( full of aspartame, which is embalming fluid at a certain temperature) will make you fat and stuff up your appetite and make you eat crappy foods!!!

interesting post, cafetimes! hope more people answer!

[horseface]

Wouldn't touch either of them.

[gaias child]

I wouldn't touch either of them but aspartame a neurotoxin toxic waste is definitely worse than sugar

[chattanova]

Isn't it just Coca Cola Zero that have aspartame in it?

Diet Coke at least used to use sukralose as a sweetner-substitute.

Anyway I do drink normal coca cola several times a week, it works for me, actually I haven't been sick in any way for at least the last 7-8 years.

[paolo]

Original coke leads to more Coke because of the phosphoric acid in it
If you have to do Coke steer well away from the brand and do Whole Earth
cola occasionally. The only brand to do a satifactory substitute. And it's organic

[unusual_suspect]

Diet Coke is the worst. Only fat people drink diet coke from what i have noticed, with a big bag of chips / fries etc and huge supersize burgers. It is the diet coke that makes them eat junk food because it makes them eat carbohydrates... it stimulates the need for fatty foods, it is really too bad!!!

i only drink coke if it has whisky in it, ( a waste of good whisky, i am told, but i am not a connosoire ( cant spell french) , otherwise i am not a big fan of soft drinks/fizzy drinks/ pop/ etc.

Diet drinks ( full of aspartame, which is embalming fluid at a certain temperature) will make you fat and stuff up your appetite and make you eat crappy foods!!!

interesting post, cafetimes! hope more people answer!

People keep saying about diet coke making you fat, but I used to be overly concerned about such things and drank it all the time, and chewed sugar free gum, at the time I was not overweight, and I am not overweight now either.

I never found that apartame made me want to eat more, it did give me migraines though, and after knocking it on the head completely for over a year I hardly ever get them. I had some aspartame a while back and got a migraine.

Aspartame is vile though however you look at it. Also, the amount of sugar and acid in regular coke is very harmfull to you. The human body does not require fizzy drinks :D

I only drink water and strong filter coffee!

[kingmonkey]

I would say it was more a case of drinking diet coke makes no difference to your weight if you're already way too fat...The chances are people who drink diet coke also eat loads of shit food and fool themselves into thinking diet soft drinks actually make any kind of difference.

If you drink loads of sugary stuff your taste buds are probably fucked anyway, and need to eat junk food as it's the only thing you can taste. Which also works the other way around.

[pureheart]

Diet drinks fool your body into thinking that it is going to get lots of calories, then when it doesn't it makes you crave food in order to feel satisfied, so you eat more.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1578260/Diet-drinks-may-make-you-gain-weight.html

[dude111]

Diet CokeI agree 100000000000%!!

[hawk]

You know what I find funny? the fact that you see folks ordering stuff from the McDonald's menu and then they wash it all down with their Dt Coke! LOL. It's hypocritical! Like they're hiding anything,lmao! ;)