Quote (Neptunus @ 24 May 2016 12:17)
Is this legit or just urban legends with little evidence to back it up? That's what i'm mostly after here. I personally didn't notice any kind of increase in cravings after switching to sugar free coke, but then again i don't drink that much of it in the end and my personal anecdote doesn't really weigh much :p
You should do a blind test. The only problem is that sugar leaves a slightly sticky mouthfeel so it might give it out. I think your response sheds some light on why you may not like it: you're not sparing words when decribing it as "chemical waste", which makes me think you already have prejudices towards artificially sweetened soda. Then you'll tend to pay attention at all the nuances in taste and have a strong bias in interpreting the flavor negatively. I noticed i might be doing the same when drinking Coke Zero, but if i'm being honest, it doesn't taste bad at all so for all practical purposes it tastes like normal Coke to me.
I'm sorry but you're wrong.
All soda is chemical waste, Zero just actually tastes like it.