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Diamond_Dog

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9. I can give you an anecdote.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 11:29 PM

Feb 28

My late cousin drank a 12-pack of Diet Coke (in cans) A DAY. He was really messed up health-wise. High blood sugar, high blood pressure, bad heart, very obese, and his mind wasn’t all there towards the end.

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The Dark Truth About Diet Coke [View all] Diamond_Dog Feb 28 OP

If diet coke gives you dementia, I've got problems in my future. dem4decades Feb 28 #1

That stuff tastes so nasty I have no idea how people drink it alittlelark Feb 28 #2

Trump guzzles it regularly. So that's good news. live love laugh Feb 28 #3

He needs to drink more. Diamond_Dog Feb 28 #11

I have known for decades that all soft drinks PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 28 #4

I can give you an anecdote. Diamond_Dog Feb 28 #9

It's anecdotal, but informative. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 28 #13

I find diet coke Linda ladeewolf Feb 28 #5

I have an excellent alternative Kilgore Feb 28 #6

Ya know, that actually sounds really good..... Diamond_Dog Feb 28 #7

I'm inclined to stick to gin & tonic, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 28 #8

I love a good gin and tonic too Diamond_Dog Feb 28 #10

Or neat EverHopeful Feb 28 #12

Where can I send him a sixpack? marble falls Mar 1 #14

I finally managed to get my mom off Diet Coke, Crunchy Frog Mar 1 #15

diet coke popularity alina87 Mar 4 #16

Interesting "hot topic" Lulu KC Mar 4 #17

Spammer JoseBalow Mar 4 #18