• It is a puzzlement

    From Joy Beeson@jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid to rec.arts.sf.fandom on Sun Jul 6 13:50:59 2025
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    Why does every last weight-gain drink on the shelves contain
    zero-calorie sweeteners?
    --
    Joy Beeson
    joy beeson at centurylink dot net
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  • From Steve Coltrin@spcoltri@omcl.org to rec.arts.sf.fandom on Mon Jul 7 08:39:57 2025
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    Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> writes:

    Why does every last weight-gain drink on the shelves contain
    zero-calorie sweeteners?

    First guess: without them, they'd taste like shit. Probably so badly so
    that it's not possible to overcome with sugar alone.
    --
    Steve Coltrin spcoltri@omcl.org
    "A group known as the League of Human Dignity helped arrange for Deuel
    to be driven to a local livestock scale, where he could be weighed."
    - Associated Press
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