Shifting to H20

[Jonluw]

Is anyone else getting annoyed by the thread title? Its H2O not H20!!

I honestly didn't notice.
Also;
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[Just_A_Glitch]

I haven't had soda since the new year started, and I gotta say, I haven't missed it at all. And I'm a guy who really loved his Pepsi. My advice is buy some water bottles and flavoring packets. It gives you diverse flavor options so you don't get tired of drinking the same thing all the time. It's been working wonders for me these past weeks.

 

[Vivi22]

I already know the biology of it...
What I'm saying is that I've never met anyone who becomes physically "hyper" (and "chrashing" following that) after drinking any amount of soda. Except for small children, that is. At best, I would describe the resulting state 'energized' when adults or teenagers are concerned.

I'm not sure where you got the idea that he said he was hyper? The OP said he had energy from it for about half an hour then crashed. Which is literally what happens because your blood sugar crashes rapidly afterwards, and is why I mistook your confusion for not understanding the biological functions at play. In fact, I'm still not sure where your confusion lies because I've never met anyone who doesn't crash an hour or two after eating sugar and end up having dramatically reduced energy.

 

[trollnystan]

I've sworn off soda and alcohol since I had a bout of gastric catarrh two years ago. I have a sip of soda now and again - I think I've had 5 glasses these past 2 years - but otherwise I don't miss it at all.[footnote]I think I've had one glass of alcohol since then too; don't miss that either, but then I was never really a drinker.[/footnote]

Then again, I get most of my sugar intake from chocolate milk. Oh Chocolate milk, holies of holies...

 

[Jonluw]

I'm not sure where you got the idea that he said he was hyper? The OP said he had energy from it for about half an hour then crashed. Which is literally what happens because your blood sugar crashes rapidly afterwards, and is why I mistook your confusion for not understanding the biological functions at play. In fact, I'm still not sure where your confusion lies because I've never met anyone who doesn't crash an hour or two after eating sugar and end up having dramatically reduced energy.

Because the way he presents it - "After having another crash, I decided to restrict my soda consumption" - makes it seem like a rather dramatic event.
After reading the OP I was picturing Redlin as lying on his couch in some sort of sorry state. I took this to mean that he would've been of equally great energy before the crash.
Personally, I've never met anyone who has "dramatically reduced energy" half an hour after drinking soda. Sure they, and I, may have less energy than they had half an hour ago, but nothing that seems to be outside the normal fluctuations in energy during the course of a day.
I do experience a more dramatic effect with caffeine though.

Is anyone else getting annoyed by the thread title? Its H2O not H20!!

I honestly didn't notice.
Also;
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Well ExcuuuuuuUUUuuuuse me princess

Hey, we all have different things that draw our attention.

 

[Techno Squidgy]

Is anyone else getting annoyed by the thread title? Its H2O not H20!!

I honestly didn't notice.
Also;
H[sub]2[/sub]O

Well ExcuuuuuuUUUuuuuse me princess

THIS IS SCIENCE. SCIENCE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. NOMENCLATURE MUST BE EXACT.

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Also, thank you Jonluw for showing me how to subscript on forums!

OT:
I've always seen fizzy drinks as something of a small indulgence as and when I feel like it. Pop down the shops for a bottle of Irn Bru or Tizer (cheap and tasty) then back to gaming and drinking tea by the gallon.

Some of my friends got really hooked on energy drinks though. It was weird, they had worse withdrawal symptoms than smokers. Massive mood swings, really lethargic, really irritable. They were drinking 2 or 3 litres a day at least. Then one of them had a series of panic attacks and they all stopped.

 

[WWmelb]

Water and coffee. About all i drink. The occasional naturally sweetened ice tea, and pure apple juice. Soft drinks mostly just if i get burgers or pizza.

Too much coffee though, about 4 espressos before work and 6 instants at work. Waaaay too much.

 

[Vivi22]

Sure they, and I, may have less energy than they had half an hour ago, but nothing that seems to be outside the normal fluctuations in energy during the course of a day.

Speaking as someone who doesn't eat or drink a lot of sugar anymore, and by extension don't suffer from wild swings in blood sugar that go with it, I can safely say that the sort of fluctuations in energy level that you're referring to as normal here are really anything but. When you cut out the food and drinks high in sugar, energy levels stay pretty constant throughout the day. Which is one of the nicer benefits of cutting out sugar actually.

Well, that and not getting diabetes, but I digress.

 

[Mischlings]

Water and coffee. About all i drink. The occasional naturally sweetened ice tea, and pure apple juice. Soft drinks mostly just if i get burgers or pizza.

Too much coffee though, about 4 espressos before work and 6 instants at work. Waaaay too much.

Reminds me of people I knew who, when I was drinking 2-3 cans of energy drinks a day, told me that was unhealthy.

Because the drinks had too much caffeine.

While that person was drinking a large coffee (32 oz. or just under 1 liter).

Infuriated me to no end. At least tell me it's unhealthy for the sugar or something else that doesn't make you look like a hypocrite.

 

[-Torchedini-]

Well I did replace my coke with water for a week but couldn't be bothered to refill the bottle with water.
Yes, I live in the netherlands and the water you get from the tap is as good as the water you buy in a supermarket.
Also if Im not drinking soda I need to eat more which is also annoying when you don't want to make food. (while I type this I feel slightly stupid for being so lazy )

 

[The Funslinger]

I'm cutting back on sugar because I figure I've got a couple more years of growth yet, and I have a bet with my dad that I'll overtop him.

Excesses of sugar produces an amount of insulin that throws certain hormones out of whack. One of these is HGH, Human Growth Hormone.

Edit: Also, since cutting back, I've been eating more in general. More red meat than I used to. That's helping further my developmental goals both in terms of height and muscle mass.

 

[Jonluw]

Is anyone else getting annoyed by the thread title? Its H2O not H20!!

I honestly didn't notice.
Also;
H[sub]2[/sub]O

Well ExcuuuuuuUUUuuuuse me princess

THIS IS SCIENCE. SCIENCE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. NOMENCLATURE MUST BE EXACT.

Verily.

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Also, thank you Jonluw for showing me how to subscript on forums!

My pleasure.
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[Woodsey]

I tend to drink diet soda, only getting the full blooded stuff if I'm at a restaurant or otherwise out of the house. Then again, I also drink plenty of water, tending to keep the sodas confined to meals...

The diet shit is just as bad for you, unless you ONLY care about sugar intake.

OT: I drink water, orange juice, and smoothies. (Unless I'm drinking drinking, obviously.)

If gaming is an interest and a hobby then you can't afford to eat and drink complete shit.

 

[rutger5000]

Is it American to drink a lot of soda?
Anyway the tap water in the Netherlands is of high quality. I mostly drink water. If I drink something else it's either juice, coffie, or alcohol.

 

[WWmelb]

Water and coffee. About all i drink. The occasional naturally sweetened ice tea, and pure apple juice. Soft drinks mostly just if i get burgers or pizza.

Too much coffee though, about 4 espressos before work and 6 instants at work. Waaaay too much.

Reminds me of people I knew who, when I was drinking 2-3 cans of energy drinks a day, told me that was unhealthy.

Because the drinks had too much caffeine.

While that person was drinking a large coffee (32 oz. or just under 1 liter).

Infuriated me to no end. At least tell me it's unhealthy for the sugar or something else that doesn't make you look like a hypocrite.

Caffeine.. overall, not that bad for you. Not great by any stretch of the imagination but it does have some overall redeeming qualities. Caffeine, the stimulant that it is, causes stimulation to the areas of your brain condusive to concentration, and keeps it nice and excercised. Read a few articles that claim that this kind of stimulation (also triggered by nicotine) can greatly lower the risk of degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimers. I don't know if there has been follow up studies to prove or disprove these claims though.

Not great for your heart though. Either of them lol