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That people exist who drink decaf diet sodas boggles the mind. Why not drink carbonated water at that point? Or just water, you know. Or drink real soda in mo

That people exist who drink decaf diet sodas boggles the mind. Why not drink carbonated water at that point? Or just water, you know. Or drink real soda in moderation.

sp3000 10y ago
I'm one of those who prefer decaf diet sodas. I have sleep issues so I don't like taking any amount of caffeine after a certain time, and once you get used to diet sodas, regular ones don't taste as good (on top of the ridiculous amounts of sugar that each one has).
- tptacek 10y ago
  Same. Also, real soda is poison.
kinkrtyavimoodh 10y ago
A general drink typically has— a) a certain taste b) a certain mouthfeel (due to the CO2 in case of sodas) c) caffeine and / or other substances People might want some or all of the above. For eg. I sometimes drink decaf Starbucks blended drinks at night because I don't want to mess with my sleep cycle but I like their taste.
- tchaffee 10y ago
  Decaf still has caffeine. Maybe not enough to affect you personally, but pay closer attention and maybe it does.
  - kinkrtyavimoodh 10y ago
    It is low enough to not have bothered me personally. And I can attest to that because the level of caffeine in a regular coffee would definitely be noticeable (to me).
  - ClassyJacket 10y ago
    Yeah, switching to decaf coffee still set off my addiction, just not as strongly as full strength. It still has something like 10% as much as normal coffee. I can still detect the slight high.
celticninja 10y ago
I agree, one of the reasons I drink coke is for the sugar and caffeine hit that it provides. Take that away and I may as well be drinking fizzy water. Coke was an energy drink for me before red bull ever existed. For the record however I don't drink energy drinks, I used to mix my vodka with redbull when I was clubbing but the stomach cramps it gave me got old quick.
sp332 10y ago
Of course it's carbonated water, with some artificial sweetener and usually a little acid bite. That's what people like and that's why they drink it.
mjcl 10y ago
Caffeine triggers seizures for me, so un-caffeinated is a must. But yeah, mostly what I drink is just fizzy water from a sodastream.
ClassyJacket 10y ago
I don't understand your point in the slightest. I don't (usually) drink cola for the caffeine, as far as I'm concerned that's just there as a legal way of getting customers chemically addicted to their product. I didn't think many people (consciously) bought it specifically for the caffeine at all. As for diet - I also don't drink it because I want to ingest sugar. I have plenty of food energy available to me as a first world person living in 2017 and if anything, too much of it. The sugar is there purely to make the drink taste good. I didn't think anyone else really drank it for the purposes of ingesting sugar either. In some drinks (No for Dr. Pepper, but yes for Pepsi), I find the artificial sweetener tastes perfectly acceptable. I drink cola because it tastes good and satisfies thirst. Not because I want caffeine or sugar. Those two things are bad for me. Since I don't want the caffeine, and I'm satisfied with the taste of artificial sweetener, I drink caffeine-free diet cola. It still satisfies the goal of quenching thirst and tasting good. What's your argument?
themodelplumber 10y ago
It can be a really handy diet tool, depending on your situation. I lost 35% of my bodyweight and part of my reward system was a diet soda. Mostly caffeinated, but when I've had too much caffeine, like maybe I took a Jetalert or something, it's nice to have the no caffeine decaf option. Zero calories + sweet is very nice on the system when you're aiming to get the most out of the calories you are eating.
adrianmonk 10y ago
You could say the same thing about decaf coffee. If the caffeine delivery is the only reason to drink it, that is. But then if that's the case, you can also ask why everyone doesn't just drink water and take a caffeine pill.

That people exist who drink decaf diet sodas boggles the mind. Why not drink carbonated water at that point? Or just water, you know. Or drink real soda in moderation.

sp3000 10y ago

I'm one of those who prefer decaf diet sodas. I have sleep issues so I don't like taking any amount of caffeine after a certain time, and once you get used to diet sodas, regular ones don't taste as good (on top of the ridiculous amounts of sugar that each one has).

tptacek 10y ago
Same. Also, real soda is poison.

kinkrtyavimoodh 10y ago

A general drink typically has— a) a certain taste b) a certain mouthfeel (due to the CO2 in case of sodas) c) caffeine and / or other substances People might want some or all of the above. For eg. I sometimes drink decaf Starbucks blended drinks at night because I don't want to mess with my sleep cycle but I like their taste.

tchaffee 10y ago
Decaf still has caffeine. Maybe not enough to affect you personally, but pay closer attention and maybe it does.
- kinkrtyavimoodh 10y ago
  It is low enough to not have bothered me personally. And I can attest to that because the level of caffeine in a regular coffee would definitely be noticeable (to me).
- ClassyJacket 10y ago
  Yeah, switching to decaf coffee still set off my addiction, just not as strongly as full strength. It still has something like 10% as much as normal coffee. I can still detect the slight high.

celticninja 10y ago

I agree, one of the reasons I drink coke is for the sugar and caffeine hit that it provides. Take that away and I may as well be drinking fizzy water. Coke was an energy drink for me before red bull ever existed. For the record however I don't drink energy drinks, I used to mix my vodka with redbull when I was clubbing but the stomach cramps it gave me got old quick.

sp332 10y ago

Of course it's carbonated water, with some artificial sweetener and usually a little acid bite. That's what people like and that's why they drink it.

mjcl 10y ago

Caffeine triggers seizures for me, so un-caffeinated is a must. But yeah, mostly what I drink is just fizzy water from a sodastream.

ClassyJacket 10y ago

I don't understand your point in the slightest. I don't (usually) drink cola for the caffeine, as far as I'm concerned that's just there as a legal way of getting customers chemically addicted to their product. I didn't think many people (consciously) bought it specifically for the caffeine at all. As for diet - I also don't drink it because I want to ingest sugar. I have plenty of food energy available to me as a first world person living in 2017 and if anything, too much of it. The sugar is there purely to make the drink taste good. I didn't think anyone else really drank it for the purposes of ingesting sugar either. In some drinks (No for Dr. Pepper, but yes for Pepsi), I find the artificial sweetener tastes perfectly acceptable. I drink cola because it tastes good and satisfies thirst. Not because I want caffeine or sugar. Those two things are bad for me. Since I don't want the caffeine, and I'm satisfied with the taste of artificial sweetener, I drink caffeine-free diet cola. It still satisfies the goal of quenching thirst and tasting good. What's your argument?

themodelplumber 10y ago

It can be a really handy diet tool, depending on your situation. I lost 35% of my bodyweight and part of my reward system was a diet soda. Mostly caffeinated, but when I've had too much caffeine, like maybe I took a Jetalert or something, it's nice to have the no caffeine decaf option. Zero calories + sweet is very nice on the system when you're aiming to get the most out of the calories you are eating.

adrianmonk 10y ago

You could say the same thing about decaf coffee. If the caffeine delivery is the only reason to drink it, that is. But then if that's the case, you can also ask why everyone doesn't just drink water and take a caffeine pill.