In article >, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:


> >> >>> 38 years of diet soft drink has not given me the desire to eat or
> >> >>> drink
> >> >>> more.
> >> >>
> >> >> How do you know?
> >> >
> >> > Because I "undereat" and meals/snacks are at regular intervals -
> >> > little and often (and perfectly satisfied). Been that way for a long
> >> > time. I'd know if I craved more food or more often, wouldn't you?
> >>
> >> I'm with you. Because of the gastroparesis I rarely feel any hunger.
> >> And
> >> rarer still want any sweets. The diet soda I drink does not taste sweet.
> >> Diet Pepsi tastes sweet to me. So for that reason I dislike it. I never
> >> was much of a drinker but when I did drink the drinks had to be extra
> >> brut,
> >> dry, bitter or sour. Otherwise I didn't like them.
> >
> > Irregardless of it tasting or not tasting sweet, it contains an artificial
> > sweetener. If the sweetness didn't matter you wouldn't drink it...you'd
> > drink
> > water
>
> No. Water either has no flavor, tastes of minerals or chemicals. I like
> flavor and bubbles.

in this case flavor is just another word for "sweetness"