We are of a similar age, so I remember those Tab days as well, but for her evidently it became an obsession:
In college, my dormitory's pop machines turned me into a Diet Pepsi girl. When I tried the Atkins diet, which banned aspartame and saccharin, I switched to the Splenda-filled Diet Rite. At grad school, I flirted with clear Diet 7UP before deciding on Diet Coke. By age 30, 12 daily glasses with ice helped me concentrate on work but affected my sleep. So by noon I'd switch to Diet Coke Caffeine Free, consuming so many cans during the classes I taught that students who wanted extra help left ribbon-tied six-packs with my doorman as bribes. Restaurants didn't serve the noncaffeinated version, so I'd sneak 12-ounce bottles in big purses, as if smuggling vodka.
My theory? Anything in excess is bad for you...
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