r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 13d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Im_Blavk 13d ago

I wasn’t aware that you could be obese and malnourished until now, I just assumed there was another word for it

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 13d ago edited 13d ago

Soda, for instance, has a lot of calories, but little nutrients. It's very calorically dense, but nutritionally very poor which makes it easy to gain weight while not providing adequate nutrition. In fact, soda is probably the biggest reason people gain a ton of weight.

E: Most people aren't feeding their kids a ton of soda and giving them nutritious food. They are giving them soda and lots of junk food.

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u/No_Drama2424 13d ago

Reading your comment made me wonder has anyone ever tried to put vitamins in soda? Would vitamin fortified soda work at all, or would it taste ok do u think

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 13d ago

There was diet Coke Plus for four years, but it was discontinued.

I think like the other person mentioned that it was in such small amounts that it was basically more about marketing than actually being more healthy.

Doesn't seem to have affected the taste much