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Fix The Stupid

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11. Anecdotal opinion...

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 12:32 PM

Feb 2012

But... I used to drink a shit-ton of soft drinks, diet and the like...

I quit them cold-turkey - it's been about a year now...

All I can say is that I...

- Sleep better. A lot better, more sound and easier to fall asleep at night
- more energy
- lost weight

plus I just feel better all around....

Once you realize the high amount of sugar in these things...wow...

Wish I would have quit years ago.

Poison that stuff is.

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Diet Soda Linked to Heart Disease 43% greater Risk [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 OP

Not that I drank a whole lot of soda to begin with... Javaman Feb 2012 #1

You are also more likely to have a heart attack MattBaggins Feb 2012 #2

+100 Taverner Feb 2012 #6

Perhaps... but both "sugared" and artificially sweetened soft drinks pose enough other health risks hlthe2b Feb 2012 #3

thanks for posting this. We went from soda to all water 6 years ago.... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 #4

huge amounts of caffeine Schema Thing Feb 2012 #5

Yea, 40+ year junkie here, maybe i try to change a little. nolabels Feb 2012 #8

I love carbonated drinks, but I long ago switched from diet drinks to Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #7

I might have a soda warrior1 Feb 2012 #9

Strange laundry_queen Feb 2012 #10

Anecdotal opinion... Fix The Stupid Feb 2012 #11