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> I also like that they lead with an image of Coke Zero, which has no sugar nor calories This is sweetened with sucralose. In a recent study, fruit flies fed s

> I also like that they lead with an image of Coke Zero, which has no sugar nor calories This is sweetened with sucralose. In a recent study, fruit flies fed sucralose consumed more total calories than those fed sugar: http://abc.net.au/news/2016-07-13/research-shows-artificial-sweeteners-encourage-a-sweet-tooth/7622720 http://abc.net.au/news/2016-07-13/research-shows-artificial-... Fruit juices have vitamins and minerals that soda does not. With that said, there's also a huge difference between the old herbal beverages (Cocaine & kola nut flavorings, "root beer", 21 natural plant flavors, etc), and modern artificially-colored and artificially-flavored concoctions.

jakebasile 10y ago
> This is sweetened with sucralose. I have a can in front of me, it is sweetened with Acesulfame Potassium and Aspartame. > In a recent study, fruit flies fed sucralose consumed more total calories than those fed sugar. I'm not a fruit fly, and everything is a trade off. If this has been widely proven in human trials it'd be one thing. > Fruit juices have vitamins and minerals that soda does not. Vitamins and minerals are available in more than just fruit. > artificially-colored and artificially-flavored The Coke Zero in front of me has no artificial flavors listed, but is "caramel colored", so maybe that's artificial. Artificial doesn't inherently mean "bad for you".
douche 10y ago
You have to be a little careful with fruit juices; some are loaded with an equivalent or greater amount of sugar than CocaCola.
- truth_sentinell 10y ago
  I seriously doubt that. Source?
  - douche 10y ago
    Walk down the grocery store aisle and read the labels? But here's a handful from the first page of Google search results: http://time.com/103898/5-juices-with-more-sugar-than-soda/ http://time.com/103898/5-juices-with-more-sugar-than-soda/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/11/children-juice-drinks-sugar-coca-cola https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/11/childre... http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/06/09/319230765/fruit-juice-vs-soda-both-beverages-pack-in-sugar-and-health-risk http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/06/09/319230765/fru...
  - Boxbot 10y ago
    I remember checking out of bottle of "Naked" juice and being astounded by the amount of sugar in a serving; 30-50g depending on the product. But don't worry, they've got "NO SUGAR ADDED" printed right there on the label. Fruits tend to have a lot of sugar and when you juice / concentrate them it only makes things worse on that front.

jakebasile 10y ago

> This is sweetened with sucralose. I have a can in front of me, it is sweetened with Acesulfame Potassium and Aspartame. > In a recent study, fruit flies fed sucralose consumed more total calories than those fed sugar. I'm not a fruit fly, and everything is a trade off. If this has been widely proven in human trials it'd be one thing. > Fruit juices have vitamins and minerals that soda does not. Vitamins and minerals are available in more than just fruit. > artificially-colored and artificially-flavored The Coke Zero in front of me has no artificial flavors listed, but is "caramel colored", so maybe that's artificial. Artificial doesn't inherently mean "bad for you".

douche 10y ago

You have to be a little careful with fruit juices; some are loaded with an equivalent or greater amount of sugar than CocaCola.

truth_sentinell 10y ago
I seriously doubt that. Source?
- douche 10y ago
  Walk down the grocery store aisle and read the labels? But here's a handful from the first page of Google search results: http://time.com/103898/5-juices-with-more-sugar-than-soda/ http://time.com/103898/5-juices-with-more-sugar-than-soda/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/11/children-juice-drinks-sugar-coca-cola https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/11/childre... http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/06/09/319230765/fruit-juice-vs-soda-both-beverages-pack-in-sugar-and-health-risk http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/06/09/319230765/fru...
- Boxbot 10y ago
  I remember checking out of bottle of "Naked" juice and being astounded by the amount of sugar in a serving; 30-50g depending on the product. But don't worry, they've got "NO SUGAR ADDED" printed right there on the label. Fruits tend to have a lot of sugar and when you juice / concentrate them it only makes things worse on that front.