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I know the headline sounds funny, but remember that could kill a diabetic.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My favorite zero calorie drink is water.

I feel bad for people's whose stomachs get upset when drinking water, they have to turn to solutions like sugar-free drinks whether they like it or not.

As @[email protected] astutely points out, it's a big deal for a lot of people with dietary issues, diabetics being the most prominent.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I have a hard time believing someone can be sick from water but artificial sweetener in water doesn't cause that. Has to be psychosomatic.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

No, water is really bad if you have unmedicated GERD. I am fairly certain that if I miss a day of meds, the swift intense heartburn is not psychosomatic. I don't know why, but anything with carbonation is much less intense.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it is psychosomatic, but can still be debilitating. i knew a Navy veteran who could not drink straight water at all because while in the Navy, he had to drink several gallons of the stuff every day. as soon as he was discharged (honorably), he found he couldn't have water without anything added to it simply because he had so much of it in the service. of course, he still has to drink water, so he carries around a bottle of flavoring

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Several gallons of water a day would kill you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Straight water doesn't make me sick, but unless I'm already pretty thirsty (working hard/exercising outside in summer) and it's full of ice, I find drinking water unpleasant.

I'll drink water when I have to, but I'll drink flavored/calorie free drinks because I enjoy them, thus staying far more hydrated.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Like the broccoli woman?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Same, but Coca-Cola releases way more dopamine in my starving brain