As some lovely young ladies on a TLC show informed me,
“Diet soda cancels out the sugars [of the foods you eat].”
Like they literally believed it would just erase any sugars you had consumed that day from your body, like a miracle potion. You can find the clip by searching I’m sure. The American South is a wild place.
Hemagoblin t1_ixv43bc wrote
Reply to ELI5 How is drinking a diet soda different than drinking plain water when it comes to your health? by LucyLegBeard
As some lovely young ladies on a TLC show informed me,
“Diet soda cancels out the sugars [of the foods you eat].”
Like they literally believed it would just erase any sugars you had consumed that day from your body, like a miracle potion. You can find the clip by searching I’m sure. The American South is a wild place.