Current Events > Do you judge people who get no-sugar coke with their fast food meals

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The meal is still unhealthy but you save some calories at least

I don't judge...in that specific scenario, at least.

It's none of my business.

Judging diabetics.

Of course you don't do it to "save calories", you do it to avoid diabetes.

I used to, not anymore for years now.

i prefer no sugar coke it taste better to me and also it has more caffeine i think

oh nevermind im thinking of pepsi max that one has more caffeine than regular pepsi

not at all, diet coke is the best soda. way better than coke

also hundreds and hundreds fewer calories

I judge people that drink any soda. With or without sugar.

I prefer to avoid drinking as many calories as I can, so I can eat more. So I'm almost always getting diet sodas to go along shitty fast food meals. It's all about strategy, TC.

SkittyOnWailord posted...

I judge people that drink any soda. With or without sugar.

i drink a liter a day. what do u judge of me

Who cares

How sad are you to even think about this

Rika_Furude posted...

The meal is still unhealthy but you save some calories at least

dude an XL soda at a fast food place can have more calories than a burger or pizza slice. Theyre halving their calories

You realize that a lot of people just like the taste of diet, right?

no

No.
At least they're conscious on their body, and made a worthless attempt, rather than ignoring it altogether.

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Cool. Coca-Cola is syrupy and gross. Coke Zero is great.

Zero sugar and diet drinks and just as likely to give you insulin resistance

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if you need the caffeine but are wary of sweeteners go for an unsweet tea...

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yea i call bull tbh

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How wouldnt something with less calories give you less weight than something with more calories. Its just pure math, no study can change how math works

Dungeater posted...

yea i call bull tbh

It's true, but it didn't mention that if artificial sweeteners are taken with other foods with calories it would negate the craving since it's already covered by the food's calories.

voldothegr8 posted...

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This post brought to you by willful ignorance and science denial

Not at all, you save a ton of calories by not getting a sugary soda and it's the worst part of the meal.

I'll usually get unsweetened tea if a drink is required for the combo

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Look up any meta analysis on this instead of picking and choosing individual studies. Many of the things you said here appear to be incorrect.

People who do judge are awful, whether it comes from orthorexia or some classist crunchy-ism.
It fosters a bad relationship with food to start calling things good or bad. They're calories - sometimes people need them fast and want something energy-dense, sometimes they don't have the time to be making something and or they're on the road, and sometimes people just want something that makes them happy and gives them some sense of comfort or nostalgia. If you're already judging a person for eating fast food, why would you shame them even further for choosing to save a few hundred calories -- literally? A 12 oz. soda is roughly between 130-150ish kcal -- and lots of those larges at fast food places are 32 oz.+.
The main "threat" of artificial sweeteners is them fooling your body into thinking it's getting glucose and wanting more glucose -- so if you're aware of sugar cravings that can result from artificial sweeteners and you're able to keep them in check then that's fine. The risks of brain cancer, etc. were based on studies conducted on mice - and you'd need to drink an obscene amount of artificial sweeteners for the risk to be significant.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Look up any meta analysis on this instead of picking and choosing individual studies. Many of the things you said here appear to be incorrect.

I literally work in a dietetics field. Most of my coworkers are becoming or currently are dietitians. I follow multiple well-known dietitians on social media that debunk food myths.
The vast majority are in support of diet sodas. The people who generally attack artificial sweeteners are either science-bros who fall for hacks like Carnivore MD or people who try way, way too hard to be crunchy.

bobbaaay posted...

The people who generally attack artificial sweeteners are either science-bros who fall for hacks like Carnivore MD or people who try way, way too hard to be crunchy.

Also, paid for by big sugar.

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no who cares

I don't judge people for what they eat or drink.

If I do, it would be out of actual concern for their health and not to feel smugly superior or to make them feel bad.

Torgo posted...

I don't judge people for what they eat or drink.

If I do, it would be out of actual concern for their health and not to feel smugly superior or to make them feel bad.

What if they only ate baby animals just because?

I never understood why people got so judgemental about that. Yes the meal is still unhealthy, but that doesn't change the fact that a regular coke adds a ton of calories. A large coke is over 300 extra calories. When I was calorie counting, having a diet coke every now and then was the perfect way to enjoy a soda without sending my daily intake into the negatives.