For anyone who has experienced feeling a bit sluggish and had the thought that a cold soda might just hit the spot... Enter TikTok videos about “fridge cigarettes” which are gaining thousands of likes ...

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.

The “fridge cigarette” craze of Generation Z alarms health experts, because it is based on taking a diet coke as if it were ...

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

Enter: the ‘ fridge cigarette’, the latest Gen Z hack circulating on social media, which allows people to enjoy a brief ( ...

What is a "fridge cigarette"? The term, which refers to a Diet Coke as the modern-day smoke break, has taken off online, particularly on TikTok, this month.

A chilled can from the fridge may seem like an innocent midday pick-me-up. But for many Gen Zs, it’s becoming nothing short ...

The so-called “Fridge Cigarette” is nothing more than a health risk wrapped in a trendy name. While it may satisfy a psychological craving, it carries harmful effects—much like cigarettes ...

The popularity of the term “fridge cigarette” — used in many cases to describe a Diet Coke specifically, though not exclusively — seemingly traces back to a TikTok user named Rachel Reno, who posted a ...

In a follow-up video, Ms. Reno took the fridge cigarette analogy further. Cans of Diet Coke, she said, are like Parliament cigarettes, whereas regular Coke gives off Marlboro Red energy.

While the term “fridge cigarette” is new to the internet’s lexicon, the idea of treating oneself to a Diet Coke break is not.