Water v Coke

[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.

[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.