Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by n-e-w » Fri, May 20, 2022, 2:13 AM UTC

Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?
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Re: Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by n-e-w » Fri, May 20, 2022, 2:14 AM UTC

This thread is pretty interesting.

I’ve had a non-trivial “addiction” to Diet Coke in various times of my life. MDs and Neuroscientists please weigh in! When I put my Bayesian hat on, I think this claim falls over (lots of people in general drink Diet Coke so the background numbers are high and people are likely to self-select as being “more intelligent” etc etc)

Re: Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by thghtihadanacct » Fri, May 20, 2022, 2:18 AM UTC

Im thinking correlation vs causation. Fad diets are common among eccentrics otherwise. I drink diet coke occasionally and here I am. Plus, aspartame has only been around since the 50's or so. Over achievers arent new. Right place, right time, right parents.

Re: Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by reducesuffering » Fri, May 20, 2022, 2:54 AM UTC

Might as well ask why do top achievers drink coffee and know sugar is very unhealthy…

Re: Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by n-e-w » Fri, May 20, 2022, 3:11 AM UTC

reducesuffering wrote: post #4

Might as well ask why do top achievers drink coffee and know sugar is very unhealthy…

There's an interesting comment in the tweets that links to an article claiming high levels of uric acid in the blood of high achievers. The article is about the consequent prevalence of gout in that demographic.

Less well known is uric acid's effect on hypertension -- which would also perhaps (anecdotally) explain likely elevated levels of heart attack and stroke in that same demographic.

All terribly confounded, though. Hard to unravel chickens from eggs, lifestyle factors etc.

Re: Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by hjkl0 » Fri, May 20, 2022, 6:10 AM UTC

First off, they don’t.

Secondly, there just aren’t enough top achievers around to make any statistically significant observations about them.

Re: Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by mbrodersen » Fri, May 20, 2022, 9:41 AM UTC

If you believe that copying what “top achievers” do will also make you a “top achiever” then I have some bad news for you.

Re: Why do top achievers drink Diet Coke?

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Post by netizen-936824 » Fri, May 20, 2022, 10:33 AM UTC

reducesuffering wrote: post #4

Might as well ask why do top achievers drink coffee and know sugar is very unhealthy…

I didn't realize black coffee naturally had sugar in it. How interesting!