Coca cola issues lately.

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Originally Posted By: andrewg
You do realize that you WILL eventually die...right? And....many folks that do NOTHING to take care of themselves WILL outlive you, right?

You seem to spend an awfully good portion of your posts condemning what others consume....while boasting about your own supposed virtues. 70 years old and you still can't just kick back and allow people to do what they choose?

Just my observation...may you live to be 100.


I think this is the second time you've done a post like this and I LOL'd just like I did the first time!
 
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
What a great example of marketing. Corn syrup, brown water and fizz. On top of that people pay for it and actually drink it. Amazing. At least it appears that this stuff mixes okay with food and water. If there are side effects they are not so immediate that they interfere with the cash flow. Again, great marketing because people are following instructions.



Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
What a great example of marketing. Corn syrup, brown water and fizz. On top of that people pay for it and actually drink it.

Certainly, but soda has been around a very long time. The real sucker markets are for the energy drinks and bottled water.


I agree with the both of you. This is something that always amazed me. But it is a reality that is here to stay, and a lot of people are profiting from it.
 
Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
Given all of the health issues associated with soda (or pop), I'm baffled why anyone would ever consume it. From the odd fat deposits on the liver of soda drinkers, abnormally high obesity and diabetes rates, and the chemical soup that soda is made up of, it's safe to say that soda has no place in our home whatsoever.

Originally Posted By: dave1251


I drink plenty of soda, still have all my teeth, no cavities, minimal decay, healthy pink soft gums.

Poor genetics can not be fixed.


Genetics have nothing to do with it. Dentists have a nickname for what soda does to teeth, it's called "mountain dew mouth".

And by the way-I drink no soda whatsoever and never have. And I have no tooth decay, even at 70 years old.


Genetics are heavily involved in tooth decay. Diet/hygiene is a limiter or catalyst. The dentists I know who also do research at Boston universities say both involved.....
 
I like to have a can of Dr. Pepper with my lunch. I used to drink far more soda but I really tried to reduce my caffeine intake so I try to keep it to one a day or so. I have no problem with people who drink lots of it. If they enjoy it and want to then go right ahead!
 
Originally Posted By: CourierDriver
http://rt.com/usa/soda-sugar-danger-research-singh-559/

Note: In another time, cigarettes were said not to have caused cancers and some makers of cigarettes lied about the health hazards to humans. Now here we are on a great conquest to question the health issues of colas. At least drinking a cola does not make you smell like smoke...


That is a rather poor comparison....but probably one that the media and health "officials" will make.
Here is a link that sheds a bit more light on the subject and the 'study'.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20130319/sugary-drinks-tied-to-25000-us-deaths-a-year

The lead researcher, Gitanjali Singh, does however seem to think that due to this 'research'...we need governments help.

Here are some of her statements:

"She said her findings, presented Tuesday at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans, point to a need for policies that curb people's sugary drink intake".

"Singh said that's not the only type of measure officials could take. Others could include taxing sugar-added drinks, or limiting advertising of the beverages to children".

Some other interesting points of this study:

These latest findings do not prove that sugary drinks kill people. They only show a correlation between high consumption and deaths from heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers.

"This type of study cannot prove cause-and-effect," said Lona Sandon, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

"Sugary beverage consumption is often paired with other unhealthy food choices or behaviors," said Sandon, who was not involved in the study. "Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, are the result of many factors, not just excess sugar intake."
 
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Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
What a great example of marketing. Corn syrup, brown water and fizz. On top of that people pay for it and actually drink it.

Certainly, but soda has been around a very long time. The real sucker markets are for the energy drinks and bottled water.


The marketing works. People follow instructions. They buy nothing and are happy. Politicians do the same thing and people follow instructions. Substance is not required to succeed if one has the right marketing plan.
 
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
What a great example of marketing. Corn syrup, brown water and fizz. On top of that people pay for it and actually drink it.

Certainly, but soda has been around a very long time. The real sucker markets are for the energy drinks and bottled water.


The marketing works. People follow instructions. They buy nothing and are happy. Politicians do the same thing and people follow instructions. Substance is not required to succeed if one has the right marketing plan.

I don't think an analogy exists when I decide to buy a Coke at lunch.....compared to when I head to the voting booth. I'm intelligent enough to know that drinking too many sugary soft drinks isn't healthy. I also know that having a few a week isn't causing any health issues either. As a consumer I KNOW what I am paying for in a soft drink. Substance? I don't look for vitamins and minerals in a Coke. But on a hot day...and when I'm thirsty...sometimes nothing beats an ice cold soft drink.....substance be [censored].

In retrospect...I think a Coke has more substance than those in congress. And I don't think many folks in this country are happy at all with who they have elected. I guess that's why I've almost entirely ceased voting anymore. It's corrupt.
At least I know for sure what I am getting with a soda pop.
 
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
What a great example of marketing. Corn syrup, brown water and fizz. On top of that people pay for it and actually drink it.

Certainly, but soda has been around a very long time. The real sucker markets are for the energy drinks and bottled water.


The marketing works. People follow instructions. They buy nothing and are happy. Politicians do the same thing and people follow instructions. Substance is not required to succeed if one has the right marketing plan.

I don't think an analogy exists when I decide to buy a Coke at lunch.....compared to when I head to the voting booth. I'm intelligent enough to know that drinking too many sugary soft drinks isn't healthy. I also know that having a few a week isn't causing any health issues either. As a consumer I KNOW what I am paying for in a soft drink. Substance? I don't look for vitamins and minerals in a Coke. But on a hot day...and when I'm thirsty...sometimes nothing beats an ice cold soft drink.....substance be [censored].

In retrospect...I think a Coke has more substance than those in congress. And I don't think many folks in this country are happy at all with who they have elected. I guess that's why I've almost entirely ceased voting anymore. It's corrupt.
At least I know for sure what I am getting with a soda pop.


Amen, andrewg
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Coke is DELICIOUS with some Jack Daniels!! Or better put,Jack Daniels is DELICIOUS with a tiny bit of Coke :^)
 
Tobacco ,alcohol and sodas should be a treat for special occasions, not consumed in a way that would be considered gluttony.
 
Originally Posted By: CourierDriver
An oldie but goodie, but still so true today.

85 cents each was a lot in the 90s


Have not watched that movie. The guy is a price controller with patriotic fervor.
 
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: CourierDriver
http://rt.com/usa/soda-sugar-danger-research-singh-559/

Note: In another time, cigarettes were said not to have caused cancers and some makers of cigarettes lied about the health hazards to humans. Now here we are on a great conquest to question the health issues of colas. At least drinking a cola does not make you smell like smoke...


That is a rather poor comparison....but probably one that the media and health "officials" will make.
Here is a link that sheds a bit more light on the subject and the 'study'.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20130319/sugary-drinks-tied-to-25000-us-deaths-a-year

The lead researcher, Gitanjali Singh, does however seem to think that due to this 'research'...we need governments help.

Here are some of her statements:

"She said her findings, presented Tuesday at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans, point to a need for policies that curb people's sugary drink intake".

"Singh said that's not the only type of measure officials could take. Others could include taxing sugar-added drinks, or limiting advertising of the beverages to children".

Some other interesting points of this study:

These latest findings do not prove that sugary drinks kill people. They only show a correlation between high consumption and deaths from heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers.

"This type of study cannot prove cause-and-effect," said Lona Sandon, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

"Sugary beverage consumption is often paired with other unhealthy food choices or behaviors," said Sandon, who was not involved in the study. "Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, are the result of many factors, not just excess sugar intake."



This has absolutely nothing to do with health. This is the old Socialist "control peoples behavior by taxation" business. Its about the money and how they can get it. "Its for the children" you know.
This Singh character is a thug, a scoundrel a genuine control merchant who in earlier times would be tar and feathered before being run out of town on a rail.
I volunteer to pour the hot tar. LOL
 
Originally Posted By: Trav
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: CourierDriver
http://rt.com/usa/soda-sugar-danger-research-singh-559/

Note: In another time, cigarettes were said not to have caused cancers and some makers of cigarettes lied about the health hazards to humans. Now here we are on a great conquest to question the health issues of colas. At least drinking a cola does not make you smell like smoke...


That is a rather poor comparison....but probably one that the media and health "officials" will make.
Here is a link that sheds a bit more light on the subject and the 'study'.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20130319/sugary-drinks-tied-to-25000-us-deaths-a-year

The lead researcher, Gitanjali Singh, does however seem to think that due to this 'research'...we need governments help.

Here are some of her statements:

"She said her findings, presented Tuesday at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans, point to a need for policies that curb people's sugary drink intake".

"Singh said that's not the only type of measure officials could take. Others could include taxing sugar-added drinks, or limiting advertising of the beverages to children".

Some other interesting points of this study:

These latest findings do not prove that sugary drinks kill people. They only show a correlation between high consumption and deaths from heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers.

"This type of study cannot prove cause-and-effect," said Lona Sandon, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

"Sugary beverage consumption is often paired with other unhealthy food choices or behaviors," said Sandon, who was not involved in the study. "Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, are the result of many factors, not just excess sugar intake."



This has absolutely nothing to do with health. This is the old Socialist "control peoples behavior by taxation" business. Its about the money and how they can get it. "Its for the children" you know.
This Singh character is a thug, a scoundrel a genuine control merchant who in earlier times would be tar and feathered before being run out of town on a rail.
I volunteer to pour the hot tar. LOL



Trav, i have to respectfully contradict you:

it's even worst, it's called "5 minutes of fame" and "I have this on my resume".
 
Contradict away. So what you are saying is this is a two faced scoundrel.
Not just one with an agenda but one for personal gain and fame also. LOL
 
Originally Posted By: Trav
Contradict away. So what you are saying is this is a two faced scoundrel.
Not just one with an agenda but one for personal gain and fame also. LOL

BINGO!
 
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