Diet Coke has been a favorite for decades, in spite of those who say it's not nearly as healthy as the term "diet" suggests. That raises the question: how much do those who drink it really know about this diet soda? Here's the scoop on Diet Coke's history and popularity.
Coca-Cola took its sweet time entering the diet soda market, with a company history of the product revealing the idea for a sugar-free version of Coke had been in the works for two decades.
During the 1970s, health-conscious consumers began turning away from sugar. While this hurt sales of traditional soda, it was simultaneously creating a whole new market for sodas that could offer all the flavor and none of the sugar. Coca-Cola planning manager Jack Carew, who was tapped to develop a sugar-free version of Coke, explained:
"We needed a big idea to come out of one of the toughest decades we'd ever seen."
While the development of Diet Coke was a key priority for Coca-Cola, very few people within the company actually knew about the top-secret endeavor. Carew's colleague Jerry Bell added,
"It was an entrepreneurial cloak-and-dagger operation in the purest sense."
Market forces drove the development of Diet Coke as the company attempted to reach a "core demographic" identified as baby boomers who, as they became older and heavier, were ready to try a Coke alternative that wouldn't contribute as much to their expanding waistlines.
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Vs. Coke Zero Sugar | 1:22
Sink or swim? | 2:18
Will the formula change? | 3:20
Capital or lowercase D? | 4:18
Bad for tooth enamel | 5:23
Slumping sales, new flavors | 6:35
Weight gain | 7:40
Why it increases cravings | 8:40
Fries with that? | 9:44
A controversial chemical | 10:40
Mixers | 11:40
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Do you prefer Diet Coke or regular Coke?
Diet
Neither.. I'm a Pepsi girl😂 but I rarely drink soda now
Coke classic. But would prefer Pepsi. But really prefer Root beer.
Sugar free is a death trap for diabetes
Woka-Cola.
My sister is totally addicted to Diet Soda. Now she weighs almost 250 pounds.
The crowded cloudy multivariably obtain because circle emotionally turn atop a spectacular karen. sick, dependent transport
I liked the ginger lime.. I forgot about that soda
This is all nonsense. I have been drinking diet coke for 50yrs and have had no side effects. BS
😂 I know this is a content farm. But the main difference between Coke Zero and Diet Coke is NOT the preservative. It's the sweetener. Most Zero sodas have Acesulfame potassium. Most Diets have aspartame.
I am highly allergic to all artifical sweetners. The side effects are really bad.
@Mumsy711 At least it's not Pentyl pentanoate, right? Oh wait, that's the chemical that gives apples their flavor.
Both poisonous not real food
I say, flip the bird to this diet caramel colored poison
Before Diet Coke was Tab
When I found out I had diabetes around five years ago, I switched to diet sodas and lost fifty pounds. Lately I'm grabbing Diet Rite (the original diet soda) because they seem to be the last ones still using sucralose. If only the others would use that or erythritol like the Monster drinks. If only we had caffeine-free White Monster, heh heh.
You did change it .l became to love diet cherry coke now since COVID I can’t get it any more. I know you came out with other flavors so it can’t be the lack of cans . I am a diabetic and need my diet cherry coke . Let us take a vote . Please thank you .
Order online try amazon
I will never drink any diet soda it’s so much worse for you than regular soda and I always get sick from it, I once saw a woman give it to her son a Diet Coke at baseball game , I would never give a kid that I’d give him the real thing as a treat from time to time
i drink diet coke like it is Walter
Diet Coke is the favorite drink 🥤 of President Trump.
It still puzzles me when I see someone order fast food and then get a diet coke. 🤔
Me too
Lol it's over-carbonated and is just like jager Meister
What they don't tell you: 1) Diet drinks also make you put on weight. 2) All sodas reduce lifespan.
I love it and will not stop drinking it!
Zero calories, zero problems. Calories in, calories out. Sorry you have suck genetics
Based Sideways Obama is correct. Glad to see so many other people in the comments with a brain too lol
They need to remove Sodium/Potassium Benzoate from all products in the US. Several Countries have outlawed the chemical, so why is it ok for the US? On its own, it is “dreamed safe”, but in a lot of products with other chemicals it is a dangerous chemical.
Diet Coke still has sugar so its not diet :P
If I had to drink Diet cola I would stop drinking it all together. Worse than drinking Odoles.
I like Coke Zero. It's pretty good actually
Diet Coke is gross. In fact all diet drinks are. If you must drink soft drinks reduce the number you drink
ANY coke products are terrible. If I want a diet soda, Fresca is my choice.
and I don't give a shit what you think. Cola IS NOT FRESCA. So whomp whomp
The Coca Cola company manufactures many different types of soft drinks.
And I don’t give a shit what you drink
@Alex Coppola thanks for the info bub. COKE SUCKS!!!! and I call coke products coke, diet coke, flavored coke, flavored diet coke. I don't drink bottled water so that scratches that product. THE ONLY product I drink by them and it is rarely is Fresca. I am not a soda drinker. Just water, black tea and pineapple juice. When people say coke, they most likely are referring to coca cola. Fresca is not a cola.
When you say “Coke products” it means products of the Coca Cola company. 🖕cola is a type of soda
If soft drink companies really "cared" about the consumer, they'd replace the aspartame with monk fruit.
cant find diet bargs root beer?
I’ve had it many times it definitely exists but maybe it isn’t available everywhere.
It's either calories or chemicals. I choose the chemicals. They are in everything else anyway 🤷♂️ I also opt for Coke Zero
My mom said that putting diet coke on her face makes her skin better. I don't believe her, at least not scientifically, but her skin does look like baby skin.
probably cuz of the acid. a lot of face skin care products have mild acids as well. kind of like the guy putting mayo in his hair
Diet sodas of any kind are poisonous. Period! In fact, anything with Artificial Sweeteners are poisonous. I drank Diet Coke & Coke Zero (my favorite) for decades... Finally, decided to quit after reading about aspartame... I was ill for more than 2 weeks ... No doubt a detox of sorts. My body rebelled; it wanted it's poison. No different than a heroin addict, my body grew accustomed to the poison quite quickly and fought to give it up. Furthermore, aspartame actually results in weight gain not weight loss (I encourage all to research through WebMD or, better Mayo(sp?) Clinic). Free of aspartame for 2+ years, I feel so much better. I just do not indulge, on purpose, in anything with artificial sweeteners. PERIOD!
Coke Zero is so much better.