Hey Dan, I don't think it's inapplicable at all The amount of coke that many people drink (not necissarily us low-carbers, as we are a very well informed group but the general populace) is astronomical. There IS a reason diet sodas stall many people.

Soda should be a special treat--water is what we need. I just don't understand how some people can't stand the taste of water....I mean, it's water, it doesn't taste like anything! I find it really comical when people say that. But people will chug down a can of chemicals with no problem.....

Thank God for LC, my taste buds are normal again! Food with a chemistry set's worth of ingredients taste weird and gross to me now......