Another reason I don't drink soda

[Eli]

A coke does not contain 100% RDV for carbs. :laugh:

 

[0roo0roo]

f*cking hell.
if you give up soda you'll live forever.
its true!

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282
Do you want to be healthy? Drinking soda is bad for your health in so many ways; science can't even state all the consequences. Here's what happens in your body when you assault it with a Coke:

Within the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. This is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake, and the only reason you don't vomit as a result of the overwhelming sweetness is because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.

Within 20 minutes, your blood sugar spikes, and your liver responds to the resulting insulin burst by turning massive amounts of sugar into fat.

Within 40 minutes, caffeine absorption is complete; your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream.

Around 45 minutes, your body increases dopamine production, which stimulates the pleasure centers of your brain, a physically identical response to that of heroin, by the way.

After 60 minutes, you'll start to have a sugar crash.

Sources:
Nutrition Research Center October 24, 2007

How many sodas have you had today? How about your kids? As of 2005, white bread was dethroned as the number one source of calories in the American diet, being replaced by soft drinks.

The average American drinks more than 60 gallons of soft drinks each year, but before you grab that next can of soda, consider this: one can of soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine, and is loaded with artificial food colors and sulphites. Not to mention the fact that it?s also your largest source of dangerous high-fructose modified corn syrup.

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how about diet soda?

You know the CDC believes that one of the largest contributors to Gulf War Syndrome was the massive amount of soda consumed by soldiers there?

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks
When the show how its made was showing how aluminum cans are made, and they showed the step where the cans inside were sprayed with varnish, to prevent the cola from dissolving the aluminum.
That was enough to tell me , I shouldn't drink this stuff.

Yeah, because stomach acid isn't like pH 2ish or anything :roll:

I'm sure your teeth appreciate it.

Do you eat citrus fruit on occasion?

Sure, but saying citric acid and phosphoric acid are the same ?
lol

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
f*cking hell.
if you give up soda you'll live forever.
its true!

why did I let the OP convince me and make me go down to the vending machine to get this 20oz bottle of Coke. While it was delicious, I don't think it was worth taking away my chance at eternal life! Dammit, now I'm screwed.

 

[Eeezee]

"Another reason I don't drink soda." That was your title. Your entire post was a list of reasons that everyone has seen 100x. Did you have some new reason?

I have had three glasses of juice today. I generally don't drink soda, it's cheaper and tastier to just drink water (or milk, I can't get enough of the 1%)

 

[MovingTarget]

I'm quite addicted to sodas/cokes. My teeth have paid a heavy price over the years.

 

[yosuke188]

Heroin-like stimulation without the side-effects?
Sign me up!

BTW I try to avoid soda because it is bad for athletes.

 

[Chaotic42]

I like the bite of sodas. Acidic, sweet, carbonated, it goes very well with oily foods. I've cut *way* down on the number of sodas that I drink, down to about two per week, but there's no way that I'd eat Italian or Chinese food without a soft drink.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks
When the show how its made was showing how aluminum cans are made, and they showed the step where the cans inside were sprayed with varnish, to prevent the cola from dissolving the aluminum.
That was enough to tell me , I shouldn't drink this stuff.

Yeah, because stomach acid isn't like pH 2ish or anything :roll:

Closer to 0, I thought

In it's pure form yeah, but it gets slightly diluted once in the stomach proper.

Nah, pure HCl has a pH much lower than 0, probably -5 or so. In the stomach it's only around .1M :-D

 

[uclaLabrat]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks
When the show how its made was showing how aluminum cans are made, and they showed the step where the cans inside were sprayed with varnish, to prevent the cola from dissolving the aluminum.
That was enough to tell me , I shouldn't drink this stuff.

Yeah, because stomach acid isn't like pH 2ish or anything :roll:

I'm sure your teeth appreciate it.

Do you eat citrus fruit on occasion?

Sure, but saying citric acid and phosphoric acid are the same ?
lol

Not the same, but they're damn close. Neither are strong acids.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Soda good. This thread bad.

 

[cyclohexane]

Haven't had soda in 5+ years.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks
When the show how its made was showing how aluminum cans are made, and they showed the step where the cans inside were sprayed with varnish, to prevent the cola from dissolving the aluminum.
That was enough to tell me , I shouldn't drink this stuff.

Yeah, because stomach acid isn't like pH 2ish or anything :roll:

I'm sure your teeth appreciate it.

Do you eat citrus fruit on occasion?

Sure, but saying citric acid and phosphoric acid are the same ?
lol

Not the same, but they're damn close. Neither are strong acids.

Phosphoric acid, used in many soft drinks (primarily cola), has been linked to lower bone density in epidemiological studies

Phosphoric acid is used in dentistry and orthodontics as an etching solution, to clean and roughen the surfaces of teeth where dental appliances or fillings will be placed

Phosphoric acid may be used by direct application to rusted iron, steel tools, or surfaces to convert iron(III) oxide (rust) to a water-soluble phosphate compound

Yeah I can see lemons and orange juice doing all the above.

 

[ChaoZ]

Meh, meh and meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh! Soda is like crack, you just can't stop.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks
When the show how its made was showing how aluminum cans are made, and they showed the step where the cans inside were sprayed with varnish, to prevent the cola from dissolving the aluminum.
That was enough to tell me , I shouldn't drink this stuff.

Yeah, because stomach acid isn't like pH 2ish or anything :roll:

I'm sure your teeth appreciate it.

Do you eat citrus fruit on occasion?

Sure, but saying citric acid and phosphoric acid are the same ?
lol

Not the same, but they're damn close. Neither are strong acids.

Phosphoric acid, used in many soft drinks (primarily cola), has been linked to lower bone density in epidemiological studies

Phosphoric acid is used in dentistry and orthodontics as an etching solution, to clean and roughen the surfaces of teeth where dental appliances or fillings will be placed

Phosphoric acid may be used by direct application to rusted iron, steel tools, or surfaces to convert iron(III) oxide (rust) to a water-soluble phosphate compound

Yeah I can see lemons and orange juice doing all the above.

You fail at understanding chemistry. A concentrated H3PO4 solution will do that. I'm sure glacial acetic acid will do that as well. The pKa's of the two acids are pretty similar. Indilute solution, the acids aren't nearly as strong. Like in soda.

 

[Dacalo]

Not a big soda fan, just never was. I maybe drink 2 cans a year if at that.

 

[IronWing]

I drink 4-6 litters of diet soda puur day and so fare I donlt think I have any twomors.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Jeez whats with all the hate on me? I'm just posting some useful information for those interested in improving their health. I could give a shit less if you don't take your health seriously.

 

[rh71]

NHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin drinks Coke on the bench during a game

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
ATOT is not your personal chain letter spam-dump

Indeed.


Well gee, it seems that it's exactly the same for energy drinks. Imagine that.

Most instances I encountered of this same set of statements linked back to Healthbolt.com - a blog. A lot of the other places listing these things are also blogs.

Another site.

The main problem is sugar. It?s an evil that the processed food industry and sugar growers don?t want people to know about. Even dietitians, financially supported by sugar growers and sugary product manufacturers, are loathe to tell us the truth.

Yes, sugar, that evil substance also found in high quantities in fruit. It's a real shame that it's so damned toxic to our systems.

You don't immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.

Really now? According to Coca-Cola's site (PDF file):
8oz of Coca-Cola classic contains 27 grams of carbohydrates.
Kool-Aid: It contains NO phosphoric acid. 2 quarts contain 225 grams of sugar, or 3.515625 grams per ounce. So, in one 8oz glass, that's 28.125 grams. Yes, kids just love Kool-Aid, simply because of the wonderful vomit-aftertaste.
Chocolate Milk (Nesquik): 13g + 11g in the milk, for 24g of sugars in 8oz. Again, no phosphoric acid, and again, no profuse vomiting.

(PDF) Might as well go after fruit juice, too. 8oz of apple juice - 28 grams of that "evil" substance that they "don't want people to know about."

 

[amicold]

Theres many other things that cause dopamine production, comparing it to heroin isn't a valid comparison.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: ja1484

Originally posted by: Modelworks
When the show how its made was showing how aluminum cans are made, and they showed the step where the cans inside were sprayed with varnish, to prevent the cola from dissolving the aluminum.
That was enough to tell me , I shouldn't drink this stuff.

Yeah, because stomach acid isn't like pH 2ish or anything :roll:

Closer to 0, I thought

In it's pure form yeah, but it gets slightly diluted once in the stomach proper.

Nah, pure HCl has a pH much lower than 0, probably -5 or so. In the stomach it's only around .1M :-D

I'm not talking about pure HCl, I'm talking about pure gastric acid, which is *mostly* HCl (with some other stuff) and weighs in around pH .8 immediately at secretion. After a few seconds in the stomach, it mixes with a bunch of other stuff and ends up somewhere between pH 1 and 2.

God dammit.


But I still <3 you for this:

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat

Originally posted by: Modelworks

Phosphoric acid, used in many soft drinks (primarily cola), has been linked to lower bone density in epidemiological studies

Phosphoric acid is used in dentistry and orthodontics as an etching solution, to clean and roughen the surfaces of teeth where dental appliances or fillings will be placed

Phosphoric acid may be used by direct application to rusted iron, steel tools, or surfaces to convert iron(III) oxide (rust) to a water-soluble phosphate compound

Yeah I can see lemons and orange juice doing all the above.

You fail at understanding chemistry. A concentrated H3PO4 solution will do that. I'm sure glacial acetic acid will do that as well. The pKa's of the two acids are pretty similar. Indilute solution, the acids aren't nearly as strong. Like in soda.

Because it's pretty much exactly what I would've said.

 

[JasonCoder]

Horseshit. Maybe if you slam down an entire soda instantly. Must be off my meds cuz I only sip mine slowly.

You mean my taxes actually paid someone to produce this shit?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: JasonCoder
Horseshit. Maybe if you slam down an entire soda instantly. Must be off my meds cuz I only sip mine slowly.

You mean my taxes actually paid someone to produce this shit?

It seems that it was originally written by Wade Meredith of Healthbolt.net.

Wade Meredith's background:

I've attended 3 colleges and studied in the areas of Automotive Technology, Video Production, Sound Design and Communications. (I have no degree) I've managed restaurants, been a cameraman for a live television show (Good Morning Four States), and managed the parts department at an independently owned auto shop.
I'm currently in 2 different professional improvisational comedy troupes. Amongst other things, I?ve worked in construction (administrative stuff, no labor). I've done landscaping. I've been a counselor at a summer camp for gifted kids. I currently have an 8-5 desk job.

Definitely qualified to be writing medical studies.