On Thursday, September 18, 2014 2:31:31 PM UTC-5, Je�us wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:45:37 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
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> >On 9/17/2014 5:52 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
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> >> On Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:13:24 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
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> >>> On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 4:03:21 PM UTC-5, Pico Rico wrote:
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> >>>> I think it is because diet sodas taste chalky and make you thirsty.
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> >>> Those of us who enjoy them are more likely to feel that it is because
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> >>> diet soft drinks taste good and feel good going down. I find them
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> >>> thirst quenching.
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> >> I always thought that kind of stuff was for children. Wait a moment, I
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> >> still think that.
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> >Parents should not give artificial sweeteners to children, unless they
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> >have a medical reason, their bodies are still forming. If adults want to
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> >drink them, that is their choice.
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Do you have a child under 18 right now? I didn't think so. Certainly, it
would be ideal to have kids drink more water, rather than sweet beverages,
but you have to pick your battles. Hey, I'm the parent that strictly
enforced wearing helmets when bicycling and skating, something I've
lightened up on a bit now that Johnny is almost 13, but I feel that diet
soda is preferable to sugar soda, and he doesn't drink a lot of it.
Sugary drinks wire him, and Diet Dr. Pepper doesn't.

Myself excepted, both our nuclear and extended families are not overweight,
and the only reason that I've struggled with weight is because I'm so damned
hedonistic, and I adore food.

Johnny gets more than enough sugar from breakfast cereals, which I also let
him have.
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> Agreed. Why encourage them to develop bad dietary habits ASAP?
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Being happy is a good habit. Joylessness is not. Again, I pick my battles.

--Bryan