Diet drinks

"Dave" wrote in message
...

Half of a can of diet whatever will have me down with a headache you
could not imagine..

Patient: "It hurts when I bang on my head with a hammer." Doctor: "Stop
banging on your head with the hammer. That'll be $50 please."

So if it is a problem for you, don't do it. It isn't a problem for me
except it moderately elevates my blood pressure for an hour or two. Go cold
turkey for a couple of days before your flight physical and you will be back
down to your normal. My last one (at age 62) last year was 75/120.


This is a bigger problen than many think..

No, it is a bigger problem that YOU think.


This stuff converts to Methanol in your body...


Bullfeathers. Write the chemical equation please.

Jim

One time I was given a sample of a "health drink." A few minutes later,
while walking around the store, It felt like my tongue was coated with a
taste deadener. I went back to the sample stand and found out that the
stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.- Hide quoted text -

What's funny is that after you've consumed diet pop for a few years,
it's impossible to drink the sugared stuff. It's like drinking a
liquid Jolly Roger -- your teeth feel like they're rotting, and your
tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth.

The sugar rush is kinda fun, though...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:12:28 -0700, "RST Engineering"
wrote:

So if it is a problem for you, don't do it.

It is MY problem, so I don't drink it..

Already stated...


Write the chemical equation please.

Nope, can't.... I am not a chemist, and I find no need..

I trust the judgement of others whom I believe capable... and
knowledgeable.

It isn't a problem for me
except it moderately elevates my blood pressure for an hour or two

Yikes!

I will pass this on to a friend who HAS high blood pressure already!


No, it is a bigger problem that YOU think.


Hmmmm... verified..Thanks for your post. I was not aware of the blood
pressure issue at all..

Dave







"Dave" wrote in message
.. .

Half of a can of diet whatever will have me down with a headache you
could not imagine..

Patient: "It hurts when I bang on my head with a hammer." Doctor: "Stop
banging on your head with the hammer. That'll be $50 please."

. Go cold
turkey for a couple of days before your flight physical and you will be back
down to your normal. My last one (at age 62) last year was 75/120.


This is a bigger problen than many think..




This stuff converts to Methanol in your body...


Bullfeathers.

Jim

Jay Honeck wrote:
One time I was given a sample of a "health drink." A few minutes later,
while walking around the store, It felt like my tongue was coated with a
taste deadener. I went back to the sample stand and found out that the
stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.- Hide quoted text -

What's funny is that after you've consumed diet pop for a few years,
it's impossible to drink the sugared stuff. It's like drinking a
liquid Jolly Roger -- your teeth feel like they're rotting, and your
tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth.

The sugar rush is kinda fun, though...

The same holds true with water as compared to diet soda! :-)

Matt

RST Engineering wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...

Half of a can of diet whatever will have me down with a headache you
could not imagine..

Patient: "It hurts when I bang on my head with a hammer." Doctor: "Stop
banging on your head with the hammer. That'll be $50 please."

So if it is a problem for you, don't do it. It isn't a problem for me
except it moderately elevates my blood pressure for an hour or two. Go cold
turkey for a couple of days before your flight physical and you will be back
down to your normal. My last one (at age 62) last year was 75/120.

Get to your doctor quickly as 75/120 is BAD news! :-)

Now if you really meant 120/75...

Matt

Bob Moore wrote:
Jeff wrote
Several years ago, I received a letter from the FAA (as did everyone
on their list) warning pilots to be careful when drinking diet drinks
prior to flying.

A lot of BS......

I spent 25 years in the cockpit of jetliners, 6-10 hours per day.
The first thing that I would do was grab a 6-pack of Diet 7-UP from
the catering truck to last the day. Never a problem, I missed only
one day of work in my working lifetime and that from a sprained ankle.
Once one learns all about the potable water systems found on jetliners,
you don't drink the water anymore.

In retirement, I drink nothing but Crystal Light Lemonade at home or
Diet Pepsi in fast food places....at least 65 oz per day. I do a lot
of bicycle riding and celebrate each birthday by riding one mile for
each year. This past June, it was 72 miles, not too fast, it took me
7 hours including stops for food and diet drinks.

Now....if one said that diet drinks may cause prostrate cancer, I just
might believe that!

Actually, it affects the mind most. I makes people do crazy things like
ride a mile per year of age every year. :-)

It made Jay go into the hotel business.

Do you need any more examples?

Matt

The same holds true with water as compared to diet soda! :-)

Actually, my main drink at home (aside from Sprecher Amber) is
refrigerated filtered water.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
The same holds true with water as compared to diet soda! :-)

Actually, my main drink at home (aside from Sprecher Amber) is
refrigerated filtered water.

Whatareya, a camel?

stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.

I have an idea that the folks who make such drinks use way too much
sweetener. Certainly Diet Coke with Splenda was oversweet - and soon
disappeared from the shelves (where I live, anyway). I use Splenda
almost exclusively, and find that, used sparingly, I can't tell the
difference between it and sugar.

No doubt individual reactions will vary - but I can detect no adverse
effect from consuming Splenda.

David Johnson

Dave writes:
It was most unfunny when a Contenental Air pilot had a mild seisure
years ago traced to artifical sweeteners in the served hot chocolate......

Could you give a cite (such as an NTSB report) for that incident?