Pretty sure your taste changed too. I used to have a small glass of Coca Cola or something similar as a treat when hanging with friends.  When I decided to cut sugar to lose weight, I no longer could stand the sweetness. The friends would say it was still the same stuff.  It's bizarre how much sugar simple food items have.  Even bread has more sugar than needed for the yeast to work.  It's like eating spongecake if you're unlucky.