[M. Thatcher]

It's likely a double translation (from English to another language and back to English) from a piece by Abby Ellin originally in The New York Times, Aug. 11:

I Was Powerless Over Diet Coke "After almost 40 years as a diet-soda addict, my body suddenly started to reject my favorite feel-good companion."

[M. Thatcher]

It's likely a double translation (from English to another language and back to English) from a piece by Abby Ellin originally in The New York Times, Aug. 11

OR the website used some kind of algorithm to change the text in a lame attempt to avoid copyright issues, since they didn't credit or link to the original.

That wouldn't help, if the NYT wanted to bother making an issue of it.