Water v Coke

[Muddy4paws]

Good thing there's Pepsi.

This made me laugh.. ! I have a ice cold fizzy can of drink everyday with lunch, normally is coke zero or diet coke. I also drink ALOT of water I have a 2 litre bottle that I aim to drink by the end of the day.

[Lady's Human]

There's more to acid than just saying something contains acid. There's the Ph, (Per Hydrogen, IIRC) which is PART of the equation to figure out how strong the acid content in question. The other part of the question is how much acid there is in solution, or molality. Coke (and most cola beverages) contain so little phosphoric acid that the Ph is very low, but the acid is a weak solution. It can be countered by a very small amount of a base solution.

Coke doesn't have enough acid in it to remove rust, dissolve teeth, or any of the other scary claims made in the statement.

[Karen]

Ahem - to clarify Lady's Human's points - or at least give weight to them, he used to work for a soda company. Our older brother is the Plastics Engineer there (in charge of making the bottles), and Lady's Human worked Quality Control there for a time.

[moosmom]

I dink water all the time. I have a Diet Coke once in a while but nothing like I used to. Since I've been drinking water, my skin is clearer, I haven't had a UTI in years.

Water gets my vote.

[Lady's Human]

I should have clarified.

Quality Control in a beverage plant is the lab which makes sure there's the proper amount of acid, preservatives, sugar, and so on in the soda which makes it to the shelf. I worked in the lab for 2 years prior to being shanghaied into maintenance, supervision, and safety.

[Sirrahsim]

I used to drink Coca Cola like it was going out of style... I cut back a lot when I got pregnant with both of my boys and am trying not to return to my old ways now that I'm breastfeeding. Coke is my comfort item. If I am having a crappy day I can drink a coke and feel a lot better. If I allowed myself to drink a coke everytime I wanted one it would be all I would ever drink!!

It's good to know that all of those claims are bunk but honestly I think it would take a lot more than that to get me to stop drinking it

[wombat2u2004]

Well, I think the message intended by whoever the author of that read, is that water is more healthier than coke. And well, if you are in doubt of that, and your doctor tells you that it's more beneficial to drink coke than water for some unusual medical condition, then go for it !!!!! I for one wouldn't go back to a doctor who told me that....LOL.
I for one am not a coke drinker, knowing that IS bad for you.
Wom

[wombat2u2004]

And...........it goes on and on..............
http://www.organicconsumers.org/scho...cola021605.cfm
http://cspinet.org/new/200303041.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2536421&page=1

And Coca Cola even have set up their own HEALTH SITE....wow !!!!!
http://www.beverageinstitute.org/

Unbelievable....simply unbelievable.
Wom

[Marigold2]

That's why I drink Cosmo.

[Kalei]

Water for me please

[Lady's Human]

CSPI has had it's "science" ripped apart so many times it's not even worth looking at.

[wombat2u2004]

CSPI has had it's "science" ripped apart so many times it's not even worth looking at.

Yes....I suppose so !!!!! But I think it's worth looking at.
And who is one to believe ????? An institute that most probably has very inadequate funding ?? Or a multi national corporation, who fills the internet with webpages and webpages of their so called HEALTH BENEFITS from drinking coke.
Hahahahaa.....I only have to ask my local doctor about the benefits of coca cola, and I know exactly what he would say to me.
I see report after report, newspaper article after newspaper article of the obesity and other problems faced by your very own country....reams and reams of professional paperwork, whilst at the same time you get coca cola and McDonalds shoving down our throat how beneficial their products are for the public.
Tell me why LH.......why is it that your country is plagued with massive health problems connected to junk food ????
Wom

[wombat2u2004]

And further on the topic............
Ok....lets disregard CPSI......lets now have a look at the ABC link.
Funny.....I searched and I searched.........I could find no link on that study at all by coca cola or its so called health site set ups.
Odd do you think ???? Not really....when you think about Coca cola's side of the fence........gee.......where talking big bucks here....worldwide to !!!!!
Why on earth would coca cola comment on osteoarthritis in senior women ???
It just may affect their profit margin....do you think ?????
Wom

[wombat2u2004]

False....

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

Well....you give your youngin whatever you want him to drink.....and I'll do the same for mine....k ????

[Lady's Human]

Wom, if you drink too much water it can poison you and kill you.

If you drink too much coke it can be bad for you.

The same goes for damned near anything.

There is an LD 50 (dosage at which 50% of the test population will die from acute effects) that has been lab tested for Corn Syrup, sugar and a few other innocuous foods. I could write up an article on them in such a manner that you'd be afraid to eat anything in your fridge.

The point is, as the old saying goes, all things in moderation.