Water v Coke

[Cataholic]

False....

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

[sweetpatata6]

False....

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

But coke DOES disolve teeth in ike two days. ((My friend's even done it before))

But some of those didn't seem too right...

[Catty1]

Water is a winner, though!

I started a nutrition program about 4 years ago. Part of it was to up my water intake.

And yes, as a North American I was so used to not having enough water that I didn't feel thirsty any more...but it's funny how a lot of munchies disappeared when I upped my intake!

It sure detoxed the morphine/anesthetic headache when I was in hosp.

I agree with 1, 2, and 5, even though this is mentioned on Snopes. The percentages for less cancer and other illnesses, though, I would like to see documented.

However - 6 to 8 glasses a day sure can't hurt.

[Cataholic]

For the record, I am a huge water drinker. I aim for 2 litres a day, and totally feel the difference when I am hydrated. I had heard the thing about thirst differently, like once you notice the thirst, you are already dehydrated. Don't know if it is true or not.

Gotta run! Bathroom break. Water does that, you know.

[elizabethann]

Good thing there's Pepsi.

[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.

[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.

[wombat2u2004]

Yes, true, all things in moderation is the go. But even then, some things are ok to consume, and others are not.
Am I to assume that Coca cola is not one of the products that is responsible for obesity and related problems in the USA ?????
Wom

[Lady's Human]

Coke, McDonalds, BK, KFC are in no way responsible for obesity in the US.

The responsibility lies (as far as food goes, there are exceptions who have no control over their metabolism) with those who have no self control and pay no attention to what they are eating. If you eat 4000 calories a day and sit on your butt, guess what? You're going to be overweight!

[wombat2u2004]

Coke, McDonalds, BK, KFC are in no way responsible for obesity in the US.

The responsibility lies (as far as food goes, there are exceptions who have no control over their metabolism) with those who have no self control and pay no attention to what they are eating. If you eat 4000 calories a day and sit on your butt, guess what? You're going to be overweight!

Well....I think differently mate. I don't let my kids eat or drink certain things, as I believe some things are harmful to them, particularly when they were young.
Wom

[Lady's Human]

Exactly my point.

If you know something isn't good for you, WHY EAT IT? Occasionally is okay, but there are people who eat fast food 3 meals a day.

There are other choices out there. No one is holding a gun to anyone's head forcing them to buy Coke, McD's, ad nauseum.

It's not the corporations' fault. It's the person's fault.

[Edwina's Secretary]

My grandfather, who disliked cola products, warned me about the evils when I was a child. Clean nails, tenderize meat, etc. He died in 1967. So those stories have been around quite a while....

The logic escaped me back then as it does now...a product that will dissolve nails...if billions of people drink it on a regular basis...wouldn't bunches and bunches of them DIE??? Even as ineffectual as most governments are...would people keep drinking an ACID that ate the stomach???

Didn't a woman in California (of course!) DIE recently from drinking too much water?

Never made any sense to me.

But then...any doctor who suggested to me that one practice was "more healthier" than another...well...I would go to a "more smarter" doctor right away!