Medicinal Soft Drinks and Coca-Cola Fiends: The Toxic History of Soda Pop (2014)

Post by subcosmos » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 4:21 PM UTC

milesvp wrote: post #7

subcosmos wrote: post #4

To this day, almost all aluminum cans carrying soda are lined with a resin that inhibits the insulin signaling pathway, and is associated with Type 2 diabetes. Most of the manufacturers make claims that it's harmless. https://www.coca-colacompany.com/contact-us/faqs Despite what they say, the scientific consensus is opposite, really, with the vast majority of academic papers suggesting quite harmful effects : https:/…

I was under the impression it's all aluminium cans that need a chemical buffer to prevent aluminium from leeching into the fluids. Long term Aluminium poisoning is probably worse than diabetes since it tends to eat away at your brain. Either way I'm not particularly fond of the flavor that aluminium cans seem to impart on drinks, and have been starting to avoid them more as I get older.

Post by elboru » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 4:47 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #8

I switched to OpenCola[0]. It tastes pretty close, given that it's based on a reverse-engineered/prototype of the Coca-Cola recipe. I like knowing what goes into it. Plus I put about half the sugar into it that the recipe calls for. There's a UK vendor that sells the concentrate of oils premade. I keep about a liter of the syrup (concentrate + water + sugar) in my fridge and add a tablespoon of so to 8oz of seltzer/m…

Post by DoreenMichele » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 5:30 PM UTC

monocasa wrote: post #14

DoreenMichele wrote: post #10

While the dosages were small, they were certainly habit-forming, and soda fountains stood to profit from such consistent customers. People typically eat breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. You might even say habitually. Around that time, it became obvious to the medical profession that there weren’t any health benefits to carbonated water on its own, so people started selling it as a treat With my first pregnancy, I t…

>> While the dosages were small, they were certainly habit-forming, and soda fountains stood to profit from such consistent customers. > People typically eat breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. You might even say habitually. They're talking about straight up cocaine and opiates. A glass of Coca-cola contained about 1/4 of a line of coke in it originally.

Post by Raphmedia » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 5:40 PM UTC

subcosmos wrote: post #4

To this day, almost all aluminum cans carrying soda are lined with a resin that inhibits the insulin signaling pathway, and is associated with Type 2 diabetes. Most of the manufacturers make claims that it's harmless. https://www.coca-colacompany.com/contact-us/faqs Despite what they say, the scientific consensus is opposite, really, with the vast majority of academic papers suggesting quite harmful effects : https:/…

Post by brightball » Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 5:54 PM UTC

DoreenMichele wrote: post #10

While the dosages were small, they were certainly habit-forming, and soda fountains stood to profit from such consistent customers. People typically eat breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. You might even say habitually. Around that time, it became obvious to the medical profession that there weren’t any health benefits to carbonated water on its own, so people started selling it as a treat With my first pregnancy, I t…