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I was hooked on Pepsi Max in the early 2000s. A high pressure tech support role at an antivirus vendor was the perfect environment for me to blast through a 2 l
by petecooper 5y ago
I was hooked on Pepsi Max in the early 2000s. A high pressure tech support role at an antivirus vendor was the perfect environment for me to blast through a 2 litre bottle on a typical work day. That habit almost broke me physically, ended up binging and had a mini nervous breakdown within 2 years. Not recommended.
- falcor84 5y agoI would assume that the "high pressure tech support role" also had a lot to do with it
- subsubzero 5y agoyeah, stress can do terrible things to your body, affect nervous system function, cognitive impairment, major stomach issues, affect the heart and its function, and on and on..
- layer8 5y agoJust n = 1 as well, but I’ve been drinking around 3 litres of diet coke per day for the past 15-20 years and haven’t had any adverse physical effects.
- kyleee 5y agoJesus, any plans to donate your body to science at some point to study the effects of such high consumption?
- sneak 5y agoI ingest twice that amount of sucralose every day and I'm fine, too.
- vorpalhex 5y agoDo you consume other caffeinated beverages like coffee or tea?
- layer8 5y agoI don’t, or only very rarely. I like cold beverages, and I like the coke taste, to the point that I even drink caffeine-free coke in the evening.
- lloydgrossman 5y ago50/50 shot that you aren't aware of the adverse effects it is having.
- layer8 5y agoWell, studies so far seem to be inconclusive overall, so I’m hoping for the best. :)
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoIf they aren't aware, is it even that adverse?
- judge2020 5y agoMany potential side-effects might be invisible until it's already gotten to the point of causing damage. Think lung cancer in smokers that don't destroy the body for decades[0], or the amount of people with prediabetes that won't know until their blood glucose level qualifies them for a type 2 diagnoses. 0: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141009154007.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141009154007.h...
- wcunning 5y ago1.5 liters of Diet Coke a day here, plus quite a bit of coffee and I'm also doing ok. No real signs of moderate or severe dehydration either, maybe mild, but very mild if so.
- chucksta 5y agoI'm not sure if your point is you would be dehydrated from the caffeine, but that not true; https://time.com/5192272/coffee-tea-dehydrating/ https://time.com/5192272/coffee-tea-dehydrating/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/caffeinated-drinks/faq-20057965 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h...
- Apocryphon 5y agoAh, classic https://www.theonion.com/man-who-drinks-5-diet-cokes-per-day-hoping-doctors-work-1819575868 https://www.theonion.com/man-who-drinks-5-diet-cokes-per-day...
- DantesKite 5y agoThe only thing that worries me about diet coke is what it may do to the gut microbiome and how it lowers Vitamin D levels in the body. Other than that, far, far better than regular coke, which should be banned for people under the age of 21.
- rootusrootus 5y agoThat's impressive. I thought I needed an intervention because the other day I managed to drink an entire six pack of Pepsi Zero Sugar in one day. Maybe I shouldn't worry so much...
- bradlys 5y agoSame. I'm on caffeine free now but I haven't kicked the entire habit yet. That said - it's much easier to drink just water now. No caffeine headaches and such. Can't actually drink the caffeinated diet coke anymore - get sick from it. Super weird.