Soda companies like to take away products in order to bring them back. In some cases, that happens seasonally. You know, certain flavors make their way to shelves in the summer or for the holiday season and then go away.
The 1980s were a golden age of soda. Coca-Cola introduced Cherry Coke, the fruity twist on its classic cola in 1985 and it skyrocketed to popularity. A year later, the brand introduced its low-calorie version, Diet Cherry Coke.
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“The main difference between Diet Coke and Coke Zero is that Coke Zero uses a sweetener called acesulfame potassium,” he explains. “This is on top of the sweetener that both of them use, which is aspartame.”
Diet Coke’s reputation for promoting productivity predates the US president, of course. Financier Bob Diamond, the former CEO of Barclays, was said to have dedicated fridges of Diet Coke in his office. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once said: “I think if I stopped drinking it I’d have a little bit of withdrawal.”
Aspartame has long been marketed as a guilt-free alternative to sugar in popular food products, ranging from zero-calorie Diet Coke to sugar-free Jell-O. It's also had a pretty bad rap, and the artificial sweetener has now been linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and stroke in mice.
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