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AIBU?

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AIBU to want to be free to choose to drink sugary shite if I want to?

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HodorHodorHodor · 17/03/2018 19:34

Was in Subway earlier (yup IAdefU for that) and went over to get the drinks out of the fridge cabinet. Only choices were Pepsi max, diet Pepsi, club zero, 7up free. I had a bottle of water in the end, as I can't stand artificial sweeteners. Called over to my OH the choices (classy) and the guy behind the till said it wasn't Subway but Pepsi's fault and this was how it was going to be from now on. WTF? I get it's cheaper with the sugar tax etc but it seems to be more and more how this is going. I'd rather drink sugar than the chemicals pumped into the sugar free versions. Just feels like the element of choice is stealthily being removed. Tried a quick Google but couldn't see anything about this. I was still in the process of forgiving Subway for ditching Coke! I'm not about to combust with rage about it but just wondered what you all thought.

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makingmiracles · 21/03/2018 12:19

Another one here who is going to take my own when I eat out, can’t stand diet drinks, rather have a full sugar version once in a while. It’s complete nonsense especially in fast food type places that are inherently not healthy anyway.

Clevs · 21/03/2018 12:24

@opionated - I was in Subway two weeks ago and there was no full-sugar Pepsi available from the machine or in bottles. I asked for it and was told they don't sell it anymore and the person behind me in the queue also asked and got told the same and it was because of the sugar tax.

MrsJoshDun · 21/03/2018 12:35

My local marstons pub has done the same. They say its due to sugar tax.

madeyemoodysmum · 21/03/2018 12:51

I'm just hoping that in a year or so they will realise that they have lost money and will either offer us full fat for more money or some companies will see the gap in the market and step in providing us with choices.

It's so frustrating how this has happened without any consultation to the consumer and we are just treated like idiots.

I'm trying to teach my children not to choose drinks with sweeteners but they think I'm mad but I am convinced this is a health issue waiting to happen and I want to protect them as much as I can until they make there own choices hopefully I have taught them enough so they make the right choice.

DairyisClosed · 21/03/2018 12:53

Well it depends. Would you take responsibility for your poor choices or would you expect the NHS to pick up the tablets for your inevitable health problems?

opionated · 21/03/2018 12:59

I was in Subway two weeks ago and there was no full-sugar Pepsi available from the machine or in bottles. I asked for it and was told they don't sell it anymore and the person behind me in the queue also asked and got told the same and it was because of the sugar tax. hmm i must admit i have not been in subway for about a month

ButterflyOfFreedom · 21/03/2018 13:13

DairyisClosed

Well it depends. Would you take responsibility for your poor choices or would you expect the NHS to pick up the tablets for your inevitable health problems?

Totally agree with this.

Fizzy drinks massively contribute to health problems - why is it a bad thing to reduce their intake?

Of course the same can be said of products full of saturated fat and/or salt.

expatinscotland · 21/03/2018 13:14

'Would you take responsibility for your poor choices or would you expect the NHS to pick up the tablets for your inevitable health problems?'

Not everyone who drinks sweetener free soft drinks will develop health problems. It is not inevitable.

FineSally · 21/03/2018 13:15

I'm another who can't tolerate artificial sweeteners.

My biggest gripe is that in many pubs/restaurants where they have fizzy drinks on tap, the staff don't know whether they contain AS or not (obvs not talking about things clearly labelled as such, like Pepsi Max). So many brands are sneaking in AS without labelling as "Diet" or whatever, that you just can't be sure any more. I have sometimes resorted to asking them to pass me a bottle of something so I can read the label before I decide whether I can drink it or not.

Fevertree tonic is now my usual drink.

expatinscotland · 21/03/2018 13:16

'Fizzy drinks massively contribute to health problems - why is it a bad thing to reduce their intake?'

But that's not what's happening, instead they are being pumped full of artificial sweetener.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 21/03/2018 13:17

"Not everyone who drinks sweetener free soft drinks will develop health problems. It is not inevitable."

Not inevitable but more likely.

If you can make yourself healthier and potentially live a longer life, why wouldn't you?

ButterflyOfFreedom · 21/03/2018 13:19

"But that's not what's happening, instead they are being pumped full of artificial sweetener"

I guess we don't know the effect sweetners have on health but we do know sugar is bad for us.

By the looks of it, switching to sweetners in drinks is working in helping people reduce their fizzy drink consumption as posters on here have already alluded to swapping to water / tea / coffee...

expatinscotland · 21/03/2018 13:23

'If you can make yourself healthier and potentially live a longer life, why wouldn't you?'

Lots of reasons for many people. They may be beset with hardships and tragedy, have a history of dementia in their families or don't want to increase the risk of developing dementia, they may be facing increasing poverty in old age, they may wish to be reunited with deceased loved ones, all sorts of reasons.

Aside from which, others prefer to enjoy life to the max, since no matter how healthy one is, one is not impervious to disease, hardship or dementia, so indulge in foods, drink and activities they find pleasurable as part of that.

expatinscotland · 21/03/2018 13:25

'I guess we don't know the effect sweetners have on health but we do know sugar is bad for us.'

Sugar is not bad for us, lack of moderation is bad for people.

KatyMac · 21/03/2018 13:33

To be honest when cigarettes, alcohol, trans fats and plam oil are all banned you can start to worry about sugar

What am I to do? the NHS tells me not to have sweetners - but shops won't sell me drinks with sugar?

BuggerOffAndGoodDayToYou · 21/03/2018 15:05

Fizzy drinks massively contribute to health problems - why is it a bad thing to reduce their intake?

The only fizzy drink I usually have is tonic water BUT we aren’t only talking about fizzy drinks here. We are talking about squash, cordial, flavoured water.......

We don’t all want to drink plain water only all the time. I drink a lot of it but do want something else sometimes!

BuggerOffAndGoodDayToYou · 21/03/2018 15:06

Sugar is not bad for us, lack of moderation is bad for people.

this

Idontdowindows · 21/03/2018 15:07

Well it depends. Would you take responsibility for your poor choices or would you expect the NHS to pick up the tablets for your inevitable health problems?

Yeah, that 2 cans of full sugar coke I drink a month are going to kill me.

Katedotness1963 · 21/03/2018 15:13

I had a glass of Coke Zero last week, it's one of the sweetest tasting things I've ever tasted. I went back to the kitchen to check what I was drinking.

soulrider · 21/03/2018 15:28

If I sampled the people I know who drink diet coke versus those who drink coke, it would be the diet coke drinkers who were the overweight ones.

opionated · 21/03/2018 15:34

they might as well have cheese tax as that is much more unhealthy

opionated · 21/03/2018 15:36

am i right in thinking the sugar tax has not been impossed yet

kubex · 21/03/2018 15:47

Easy solution - stop drinking fizzy, sugary crap and drink water.

Your body will thank you for it!

Whatshallidonowpeople · 21/03/2018 15:47

Just as you have the right to drink them, shops and restaurants have the right to decide whether they sell them

Scarlet1234 · 21/03/2018 15:51

It's all because of the government bringing in the sugar tax. Allegedly aimed at addressing rising obesity. I think it's ridiculous. First of all people should be able to exercise enough self control not to go over the top with sugary foods/drinks. Second, the sugar tax does nothing to address the fact that eating well is so expensive!! And third, as others have said, all this will do is push people to drink sweetened drinks which in time will probably cause an even bigger health crisis. I'm also annoyed that those with health conditions such as diabietes type 1 who need sudden bursts of energy are effectively being penalised by this tax.

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