"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" > wrote in message
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> 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"

No. I also drink unsweetened tea.