What a Can of Coke does to your Body in 1 Hour

[JackRabbitSlims]

Disturbing

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11489154

and again with a Can of Diet Coke: -

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11492186

what a fantastic reaction to recent criticism......Soft drink giant Coca-Cola is backing a new solution to obesity: Get more exercise and don't worry so much about cutting calories.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11495025

 

[jmdirt]

Disturbing

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11489154

and again with a Can of Diet Coke: -

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11492186

what a fantastic reaction to recent criticism......Soft drink giant Coca-Cola is backing a new solution to obesity: Get more exercise and don't worry so much about cutting calories.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11495025

I haven't had a "soda" in 10+ years. Not because I'm trying to be healthy, but because its just not my gig. I wonder what the 60 minute analysis looks like for other common beverages? Everyone has a vice. I have several: riding my mountain bike, riding my motorcycle, coffee, Patron, beer...

 

[Pricey_sky]

Growing up into a teenager I drank loads of fizzy drinks and rubbish like Red Bull. The last few years I haven't touched them after becoming increasingly aware of the negative health effects.

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

when i was growing up

none of those energy drinks were even on the market

showing my age

i think mountain dew was the most extreme one out there

we drank plenty of coke and my old man always had a few litres of it in the beer fridge in the garage
he was a big consumer
but not a big overweight man at all

i can't remember the last time i had a soft drink fizzy drink soda pop - what ever you call it these days

the world wide obesity epidemic
the highly visible
easily accessible
cheaply made
food sources that are loaded with salt sugar preservatives etc etc is a concern
too many calorie dense highly refined highly processed cheap food sources on the market

each to their own
there is an absolute abundance of information out there now on what to eat and what not
can be confusing sometimes

8 tablespoons of sugar in one can of coke is enough to persuade me

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Re:

when i was growing up

none of those energy drinks were even on the market

showing my age

i think mountain dew was the most extreme one out there

we drank plenty of coke and my old man always had a few litres of it in the beer fridge in the garage
he was a big consumer
but not a big overweight man at all

i can't remember the last time i had a soft drink fizzy drink soda pop - what ever you call it these days

the world wide obesity epidemic
the highly visible
easily accessible
cheaply made
food sources that are loaded with salt sugar preservatives etc etc is a concern
too many calorie dense highly refined highly processed cheap food sources on the market

each to their own
there is an absolute abundance of information out there now on what to eat and what not
can be confusing sometimes

8 tablespoons of sugar in one can of coke is enough to persuade me

There is no sugar in coke.

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

coca cola

 

[ray j willings]

I do drink quite a lot of diet coke, maybe its time for a rethink.

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Re:

coca cola

No sugar in that either!

Well not in the USA. Not sure where you live.

sugar itself is bad but its when a company that has millions hooked change from sugar and go to HFC but never once tell the customer. That to me is worse than contaminating a food source.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Re: Re:

when i was growing up

none of those energy drinks were even on the market

showing my age

i think mountain dew was the most extreme one out there

we drank plenty of coke and my old man always had a few litres of it in the beer fridge in the garage
he was a big consumer
but not a big overweight man at all

i can't remember the last time i had a soft drink fizzy drink soda pop - what ever you call it these days

the world wide obesity epidemic
the highly visible
easily accessible
cheaply made
food sources that are loaded with salt sugar preservatives etc etc is a concern
too many calorie dense highly refined highly processed cheap food sources on the market

each to their own
there is an absolute abundance of information out there now on what to eat and what not
can be confusing sometimes

8 tablespoons of sugar in one can of coke is enough to persuade me

There is no sugar in coke.

Any sugar in brown sugar?

 

[wendybnt]

Im a resident if the UK and at the moment there is a focus on sugar consumption, and in particular fizzy drinks. The Brits think they have an obesity epidemic (which I suppose they do) but I can tell you that they are much better off than my and my husbands home countries (NZ and Aus). Not sure about Aus but I know that almost 1 in 3 New Zealanders are obese. Not just fat but obese.

We left NZ in 1990, and didn't go back for almost 15 years, but I couldn't believe how things had changed in that time for the worse.

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

Re:

Im a resident if the UK and at the moment there is a focus on sugar consumption, and in particular fizzy drinks. The Brits think they have an obesity epidemic (which I suppose they do) but I can tell you that they are much better off than my and my husbands home countries (NZ and Aus). Not sure about Aus but I know that almost 1 in 3 New Zealanders are obese. Not just fat but obese.

We left NZ in 1990, and didn't go back for almost 15 years, but I couldn't believe how things had changed in that time for the worse.

yep
a lot of really fat people in nz these days

alarming figures in the maori and pacific island populations

i've been traveling these past 4 years and really noticed the difference on returning earlier this year

the acceptance of it as the norm is troubling as well

anyways, heres an interesting article from my local rag about a guy in ny who made lollipops out of all the sugar or hfcs in all sort of drinks

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11495924

 

[ray j willings]

I remember in the 90's I was in Florida on holiday and for the first time I saw people that were huge and was shocked.
Now I can walk down the high St in London and see plenty of people that are just as fat but now I don't even blink a eye.
its bonkers, people are losing control and eating so much crap food and being fat is the norm.
There was a TV show and French people are really slim even though they eat high fat meals and drink wine. They just don't eat snacks like crisps chocolate bars etc. it was really noticeable how slim the French are compared to other countries.

 

[JackRabbitSlims]

yes
i remember my folks taking us to disney land in la when my sister and i were around 12 - 13 - my mum kept telling us off for staring at all the very large people

we had never seen humans that big

the french have an enviable attitude toward food and drink
the japanese seem to have a good approach also

michael pollan has a great mantra on food
eat real food, not too much, mainly plants
google him - he gives some very insightful talks on how ****** up we have come when it comes to food

 

[Archibald]

Re:

its bonkers, people are losing control and eating so much crap food and being fat is the norm.

i think the biggest part of the problem is a food industry that is not concerned with people's health...

 

[wendybnt]

Re: Re:

its bonkers, people are losing control and eating so much crap food and being fat is the norm.

i think the biggest part of the problem is a food industry that is not concerned with people's health...

Yes, and that a lot of the problematic food that the food industry produces, isn't actually food.

 

[Brullnux]

Re:

Im a resident if the UK and at the moment there is a focus on sugar consumption, and in particular fizzy drinks. The Brits think they have an obesity epidemic (which I suppose they do) but I can tell you that they are much better off than my and my husbands home countries (NZ and Aus). Not sure about Aus but I know that almost 1 in 3 New Zealanders are obese. Not just fat but obese.

We left NZ in 1990, and didn't go back for almost 15 years, but I couldn't believe how things had changed in that time for the worse.

In Britain I think we have 25-30% obese people, and 60-65% overweight.

It's more worrying when you get down to the kids. 33% of 11-year olds as of 2014 are obese. That's 33% of kids who are likely to stay obese for the rest of their lives, as when you're fat at that age you have ruined your body already, as well as your metabolism. 58% overweight. These people have a chance at becoming a healthy weight, but it will be hard. It's sad to see kids destroying their bodies with McDonalds, KFC, Burger King and fizzy drinks. If I were in government I'd campaign for an added tax on fast food. And a big one. Won't be popular, but it'll help small businesse (somehow, I'd say that to make it more marketable) and help everyone.

 

[Archibald]

Re: Re:

Im a resident if the UK and at the moment there is a focus on sugar consumption, and in particular fizzy drinks. The Brits think they have an obesity epidemic (which I suppose they do) but I can tell you that they are much better off than my and my husbands home countries (NZ and Aus). Not sure about Aus but I know that almost 1 in 3 New Zealanders are obese. Not just fat but obese.

We left NZ in 1990, and didn't go back for almost 15 years, but I couldn't believe how things had changed in that time for the worse.

In Britain I think we have 25-30% obese people, and 60-65% overweight.

It's more worrying when you get down to the kids. 33% of 11-year olds as of 2014 are obese. That's 33% of kids who are likely to stay obese for the rest of their lives, as when you're fat at that age you have ruined your body already, as well as your metabolism. 58% overweight. These people have a chance at becoming a healthy weight, but it will be hard. It's sad to see kids destroying their bodies with McDonalds, KFC, Burger King and fizzy drinks. If I were in government I'd campaign for an added tax on fast food. And a big one. Won't be popular, but it'll help small businesse (somehow, I'd say that to make it more marketable) and help everyone.

here's one for you...
if organic food is grown without all the expensive chemicals/fertilizers/etc... why is it more expensive than the non-organic foods that must cost more to make?
or... why is the non-organic stuff so cheap?

let's face it, originally, it was all organic

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Re:

I do drink quite a lot of diet coke, maybe its time for a rethink.

So, just to be an arse (and by that I mean me) -

What do you think you are getting from Diet Coke?

 

[DrewPowell]

That's why I don't drink coal any more.In fact I am who very like food.So I cut down intake of sugar make me can eat more food

 

[CyclingBabylon]

I'm 57 and when I was at school in the early seventies there was one kid who would be described as obese. His sister - who didn't attend our school - was the same size, so it may have been a genetic thing. In Britain in the seventies, there were no McDonalds, no KFC, no take-away pizza places, there wasn't a vast choice of fizzy drinks...You know what I'm saying. It really is shocking to see the size of people these days, and has been mentioned it's not unusual to see huge kids. Takeaway food is all they know so what chance do they have?