I must say I am kinda skeptical about the way the word addiction gets tossed around in these low carb circles... Maybe that's because I never felt I was addicted to carbs, it wasn't that hard to do without them, though I do occaisionally I do crave a bananna or some melon or an apple,--- oh god, my kingdom for an apple right now --- er, uh, sorry, anyway...

BUT, I do know that most sodas (that's the term us new yorkers use for "pop") have caffeine, and that IS addictive, as sure as cigarettes and heroin are.

And I haven't changed my 4-5 cups of coffee per day habit since I started Atkins just over 2 months ago, and it hasn't been a problem, that I know of anyway. So I think the occassional glass of "pop" probably won't cause a problem to someone either. Just make sure you get all that water through your system in the form of water, not pop!