• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    At least you don’t have my “sky-high cholesterol no matter what you eat” gene.

    Also artificial sweeteners have an unpleasant chemical aftertaste that lingers for a long time. Apparently that’s generic too…

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      6 months ago

      TIL about the artificial sweetener thing, this explains a lot. I have never been able to understand people enjoying diet soda.

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        6 months ago

        Dude, same, and this is the first time I’ve heard of it. I thought the Diet Dr. Pepper commercials were just being cheeky when trying to compare it to dessert.

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      6 months ago

      I find that most sweeteners have the aftertaste, like Canderel and Sweetex, but Hermesetas taste fine. It might be worth trying a few brands and seeing if any work for you

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      6 months ago

      Look at Triglyceride to HDL ratio from the basic test, cholesterol is mostly about statins these days (sugar/carbs in the past), which only help mortality in ppl who’ve had heart attacks. Look into it.