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Diet Coke Plus (diet coke fortified w/ vitamins!) - John Stone Fitness Forums
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_Coke_Plus
Anyone tried this stuff?
Apparently it's only available in certain areas right now..
but for those of us who enjoy a diet coke maybe this stuff would be better..
I mean at least it has vitamins!
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Actually had it for the first time today -- it was free with any other bottle of Diet Coke.
Tastes just like Diet Coke, and while the added vitamins/minerals are nice, I don't see the point.
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I am a HUGE diet coke drinker and the Diet Coke Plus is GROSS!
Those of you who love your diet coke will definetly know the difference.
I bought one 12 pack and would of returned it if I could.
I don't think it will last on the market long.
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Ugh! I read somewhere that Pepsi was going to start doing this as well.
Their reason was not to make Americans healthier, rather it was to make their wallets fatter as sales of soda across the board are declining.
I personally think that is a good thing, but I don't have stock in either company and I'm not employeed by them either.
I'm a huge George Carlin fan and this reminds me of a skit he did years ago.
He talks about how people will buy anything in this country.
I forget the specific example he used, but the point was that if a company puts two things together that are not considered "normal" people will buy it.
Soda and vitamins?
Who knew. As if somehow there would be enough vitamins and minerals in it to make up for the carbonation that is said to contribute to bone loss.
Evil corporate America at it's finest.
I would say it's lowest, but something tells me they haven't gotten there yet.
Note: This post was not to attack anybody that drinks the "New & Improved" Coke.
It was just an observation of how disgusting these companies really are.
Anything to make a fast buck...
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Quote: : As if somehow there would be enough vitamins and minerals in it to make up for the carbonation that is said to contribute to bone loss.
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Just so you know it is not the carbonation that causes bone loss.
It is the excessive drinking of phosphoric acid (phosphorus major component in bone) that stimulates osteoclastic (bone breakdown) activity.
If this makes anyone feel any better, you have to drink quite a bit to see any effects.
Also, the link with bone loss and soda also has to do with the fact that soda drinkers are more than likely to drink less calcium containing beverages.
I hope this helped in some way, shape, or form for something.
Oh yea, about that Diet Coke with vitamins all I have to say is :
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Call me when "Diet Coke...
With Whey!" finally hits the shelves.
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I don't see why people are so opposed to this.
I don't see it as a big deal, but companies are there to make money.
If thowing some vitamins into a beverage causes people to be more likely to buy it vs other similar beverages, what's the harm?
How is this evil?
Maybe I shouldn't go there.
We're not supposed to get political.
*shrug*
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I had one the other day and it tasted quite good.
It had less of that diet after taste.
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Quote: : I don't see why people are so opposed to this.
I don't see it as a big deal, but companies are there to make money.
If thowing some vitamins into a beverage causes people to be more likely to buy it vs other similar beverages, what's the harm?
How is this evil?
Maybe I shouldn't go there.
We're not supposed to get political.
*shrug* It's just a personal peeve.
If they want to make a healthy drink, fine.
Taking junk and smoothering with healthy agenda is bogus IMO.
This is nothing new of course.
Look at the majority of protein bars that are out there.
A topic that has been discussed to death and I'm too tired to count the other oodles of other companies that have jumped on the same band wagon.
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Diet coke and alot of the other 'diet' drinks are full of artificial sweetners and other junk.
I'm not trying to have a go at anybody who drinks them...
But its definatly not something im going to put into my body.
Imo 'Diet Coke Plus' is just another distraction from what you are really consuming...
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Quote: : diet coke and alot of the other 'diet' drinks are full of artificial sweetners and other junk.
I'm not trying to have a go at anybody who drinks them...
But its definatly not something im going to put into my body.
Imo 'Diet Coke Plus' is just another distraction from what you are really consuming...
My sentiments exactly.
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All of the vitamins are synthetic, aka just more chemicals with no value.
Still contains Aspartame, Acesufame potassium, and phosphoric acid.
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Zilla, H177 and Mayhem's posts are pretty much what I'd have said had people not already said it in this thread.
I wouldn't touch the stuff with a ten foot pole, let alone consume it as some kind of oxymoronic "health drink".
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The "health drink" aspect being ridiculous I can appreciate.
If it makes them money, fine, but let's not think anyone's beeing fooled here.
That said, some of you need to seriously relax.
You act like Diet Soda might as well be poison.
Wow, it has some chemicals.
Get over it people, you're not going to drop dead from drinking some diet soda.
Nearly all food products out there have "death causing" chemicals.
Sometimes, I really wonder how some of you cross the street...
You just might get hit by a car.
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Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola
Nothing changes.
Coke started out being a health drink Then they took out the cocaine
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Quote: : The "health drink" aspect being ridiculous I can appreciate.
If it makes them money, fine, but let's not think anyone's beeing fooled here.
That said, some of you need to seriously relax.
You act like Diet Soda might as well be poison.
Wow, it has some chemicals.
Get over it people, you're not going to drop dead from drinking some diet soda.
Nearly all food products out there have "death causing" chemicals.
Sometimes, I really wonder how some of you cross the street...
You just might get hit by a car.
Everybody makes their own choices.
If you don't like the idea of diet soda and the chemicals, avoid them.
I just think in the scheme of things, there is much worse stuff that people need to worry about getting in order in what they consume compared to if they drink diet soft drinks or not.
I keep coming back to the idea that adding some small health benefits to a drink to make a profit is somehow unscrupulous and I shake my head.
When did profit become evil in the world?
It's not like they force anybody to buy or drink the stuff.
It's the consumer's choice.
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Quote: : Good retort...
Sad part is, I was dead on.
I guess when there's not a good counter argument, the smiley rolling his eyes is the next best thing.
It's fine if you disagree, but it's an observation I made that I'm entitled to.
You're allowed to your opinions, but don't try leading others to believe that by drinking some diet soda (or even eating a protein bar -- but we won't get into that again here), they're doing themself a great disservice.
If you're going to avoid diet soda for all its harms, why stop there?
Throw out your cell phone.
Never stand within range of a microwave.
Don't drive in a car.
Don't stand anywhere within inhalation distance of a smoker.
Etc. Etc.
If we're talking about legitimate things that are known to kill you, I'm with you.
I don't condone smoking, drugs, excessive alcohol, etc.
But to get soooo crazy over diet soda...
My god. Some posts in this thread came off as if the OP suggested we all start shooting up heroin.
Yet, all that was discussed was a new diet soda with some vitamins.
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Quote: : Just so you know it is not the carbonation that causes bone loss.
It is the excessive drinking of phosphoric acid (phosphorus major component in bone) that stimulates osteoclastic (bone breakdown) activity.
If this makes anyone feel any better, you have to drink quite a bit to see any effects.
Also, the link with bone loss and soda also has to do with the fact that soda drinkers are more than likely to drink less calcium containing beverages.
I hope this helped in some way, shape, or form for something.
Oh yea, about that Diet Coke with vitamins all I have to say is : From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospho...n_bone_calcium
Quote: : However, a well-controlled clinical study by Heaney and Rafferty using calcium-balance methods found no impact of carbonated soft drinks containing phoshporic acid on calcium excretion.
[4] The study compared the impact of water, milk and various soft drinks (two with caffeine and two without;
Two with phosphoric acid and two with citric acid)on the calcium balance of 20- to 40-year-old women who customarily consumed ~3 or more cups (680 ml) of a carbonated soft drink per day.
They found that, relative to water, only milk and the two caffeine-containing soft drinks increased urinary calcium, and that the calcium loss associated with the caffeinated soft drink consumption was about equal to that previously found for caffeine alone.
Phosphoric acid without caffeine had no impact on urine calcium, nor did it augment the urinary calcium loss related to caffeine.
Because studies have shown that the effect of caffeine is compensated for by reduced calcium losses later in the day [5] , Heaney and Rafferty concluded that the net effect of carbonated beverages including those with caffeine and phosphoric acid -- is negligible and that the skeletal effects of carbonated soft drink consumption are likely due primarily to milk displacement.
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