Diet Coke addict guzzles 42 litres a week
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A man in Stockport, Greater Manchester in the UK, has told how a lifelong addiction to Diet Coke has come to dominate his life.
Darren Jones, 38, can't go a day without downing 18 cans of the soft drink - the equivalent of 42 litres a week, costing him around £3,000 (RM14, 824) a year.
Over the past decade his habit has gradually worsened and now he can't leave the house without a bottle of Coca Cola.Astonishingly the father of two, from Stockport, Greater Manchester insists his huge intake - which amounts to 65,700 cans over the past ten years - hasn't caused him any medical or dental problems.
But he did say that if he doesn't get his daily fix he can get moody and irritable.
Darren Jones has been downing 18 cans a day for the past ten years
He said: "I don't really drink anything else. When I don't have it my family says I'm a nightmare to be around."
Although he has bottles stored in his kitchen he doesn't let his children Abbie, seven, and James, six, drink the sugar-free soft drink.
Despite Jones insisting that his addiction hasn't affected his health, health experts have warned otherwise.
Dr Vicci Owen-Smith, National Health Service Stockport's deputy director of public health, said: "Diet Coke has artificial sweetener and contains caffeine. Too much of either of these may cause harm."
In June, U.S. researchers confirmed artificial sweeteners and diet drinks cause weight gain, possibly by boosting a craving for sugary foods.
Darren Jones says he can get moody and irritable without his daily fix of Diet Coke
Diet Coke was first introduced in the US on August 9, 1982, becoming the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark.
It was sweetened with aspartame, to save money, after the sweetener became available in the U.S. the following year.A Coca-Cola spokesperson commented: 'Our packaging clearly shows caffeine, calorie and sugar content in relation to recommended daily guidelines.'
Mother-of-two Claire Ayton was also revealed to be a Diet Coke addict earlier this year. She said she felt constantly tired, thirsty and found it impossible to lose weight as a consequence.
Artificially sweetened diet drinks may actually cause you to pile on the pounds, say scientists.
A study review by Professor Qing Yang at Yale University found aspartame and saccharin both increased the desire to eat more.
The June 2010 paper found that artificial sweeteners can activate food reward brain centres without fully satisfying the resulting cravings.
So while the drinks themselves contain hardly any calories they may encourage consumers to reach for another treat afterwards.
Source: Daily Mail, UK
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Lucky it's diet coke and not the regular one.
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i used to be addicted to coke, almost every for 1L, bt now i quit finally
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omg!
diet coke and he is already obese.
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buy pepsi max...cheaper tha same bottle amount of mineral water.
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cok pepsi afraid cant quench taste easily but its good if u need to keep awake to work!!coffe wont work fast enough as pepsi max or coke.
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i have an addiction.
it belongs to a muti-million and even billion industry.
the effects of not having it espically in the morning can inculde vomiting, fatigue, fainting.
it can also cause death if you eat too much or you eat none.
its called....:...........:............................
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FOOD
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
omg!
diet coke and he is already obese.
That's why I said he is lucky.
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His body, then his his head, where's his neck.
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~ double post ~
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Diet Coke != Diet
Then again... ... ... Somewhere in US...
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diet coke dun have sugar meh? his teeth can tahan sugar, that causes tooth to decay?
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Originally posted by Rooney_07:
diet coke dun have sugar meh? his teeth can tahan sugar, that causes tooth to decay?
diet coke no sugar, won't cause damage to teeth... -
Originally posted by DailyFreeGames.com:
diet coke no sugar, won't cause damage to teeth...The artificial sweetener will damage your other things.
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could it be obsession compulsion disorder?
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Originally posted by charlize:
The artificial sweetener will damage your other things.
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Originally posted by mancha:
Thank goodness I stick to eating char kway teow, roti prata, indian rojak, fried oysters, fried carrot cake, nasi lemak and mutton curry only.
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the coke company should recruit him to be the spokesperson
