A TikTok trend called “fridge cigarette”—where Gen Z sips Diet Coke to relax is going viral. But experts warn that relying on artificial sweeteners may harm your gut, brain, and mood.

In the TikTok "fridge cigarette" trend, members of Gen Z are trading smoke breaks for drinking chilled Diet Coke, forming a sensory ritual experts describe as an emotional stand-in.

Gen Z is adopting a TikTok trend called 'fridge cigarette,' which involves Diet Coke, but experts warn it is not risk-free. Gen Z is starting to adopt a bizarre new habit on TikTok called ...

The "fridge cigarette" trend features Gen Z members using Diet Coke as a stress-relief ritual, with experts noting that artificial sweeteners impact brain chemistry.

A psychotherapist has explained just why Gen Z are having to a whip out a ‘fridge cigarette’ in the afternoon. If you’re not ...

Earlier this week, TikTok user @reallyrachelreno posted: “Overheard someone call Diet Coke a ‘fridge cigarette’ and nothing’s been more true to me since.” The video, which has since been ...

You’re knee-deep in emails, eyes glazed from back-to-back Zoom calls. Your brain’s screaming for a break. You stroll to the ...

“Time for my 2 p.m. fridge cigarette,” one TikTok user wrote in an on-screen message, in a video which showed him reaching for a Diet Coke. “Just a little something to take the edge off.” ...

“Time for my 2 p.m. fridge cigarette,” one TikTok user wrote in an on-screen message, in a video which showed him reaching for a Diet Coke. “Just a little something to take the edge off.” ...

The mid-afternoon cigarette break has taken a new form for Gen Z with a sweet, bubbly twist. Videos about "fridge cigarettes" have garnered hundreds of thousands of likes on TikTok this summer as ...