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by jerlam 245 days ago
Olipop might have pretty high distribution, I see them in normal supermarkets and places like Target and Costco now. I don't live in either of the places you mention.

However, Olipop has sugar alcohols as a sweetener, which give me gastrointestinal distress after only two cans. Soiling yourself is a good disincentive for drinking a lot of soda.

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why are you drinking 2+ cans of soda a day? it's like eating 2+ slices of cheesecake on the regular.

shitting yourself cuz of drinking too much soda is a you problem mon ami

You apparently missed a lot of context here:

- these specialty sodas have less than a third of the calories as a normal soda and are touted as a healthy alternative

- fast food meals often include a large soda which is more than two cans worth

- people often drink even more soda in a day, especially diet soda

- the GI issues are specifically for these new specialty sodas, not normal ones