Every day I'd eat between 3,000 and 4,000 calories, with a daily liter of regular Coke and lots of junk food.

The formula is the same as regular Coke but with added lime flavor.

(For the record, it's meant to taste more like regular Coke than Diet Coke does.)

The results of the taste tests were strong - the sweeter mixture overwhelmingly beat both regular Coke and Pepsi.

He merrily fielded questions about his diet while washing down See's chocolates with regular Coke ("I hate diet anything").

And so the tricky question was asked: "Michael, do you prefer New Coke or regular Coke?"

The reformulated, sweeter Coke consistently beat regular Coke in blind taste tests, but was vigorously rejected by consumers who said they felt a deep loyalty to original Coke.

It boasts a taste that's virtually indistinguishable from that of regular Coke.

Delorme put a loonie in the Coke machine and hit the Diet Coke button, only to have the machine deliver regular Coke.

If someone wants a regular Coke or Pepsi they will have to descend 30-plus floors to the street to find one.