Paul Turner was stunned by the results
"I'm not accepting that Diet Coke is in any way bad for you and if I want to go back to it at any point, even if I have to abandon this experiment, then I will."
People had been going on at me for years that I drank too much Diet Coke. My response would be that it's zero calories, zero sugar, and that there's no conclusive evidence it's any worse for you than any other processed drink or food. I pointed out I didn't drink tea or coffee, my alcohol intake was usually just two drinks on each of a Friday and Saturday night, and, being a pescatarian, I didn't eat any meat.
Until I was. It wasn't at first a conscious decision, I just naturally decided to have a glass of water on occasion rather than open a can of Coke. I thought, I can do this, so I did it some more. Then, with my journalist's head on, I thought I could try an experiment in giving it up completely and then write about it for WalesOnline - hey presto!
While day one saw no dramatic physical effects from my sudden change in liquid refreshment, and I found drinking water ok, I did crave sweetness a little. But I did have an epiphany of sorts. I realised that my glass of coke with a meal was not just for liquid refreshment - I was drinking it because my body had got used to, either by design or desire, having a mouthful of something sweet after every bite of savoury.
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