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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo pledge to reduce US sugary drink calorie consumption 20% by 2025
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You're not seriously comparing soft drinks to nicotine are you
PseudoKirby
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I hope its "we plan to make and sell less soda"
instead of
"cram aspartame down your throats."
instead of
"cram aspartame down your throats."
Livingskeletons
If I pulled that off, would you die?
Cream soda will always be my Achilles heel.
Its the nectar of the Gods.
Its the nectar of the Gods.
People took that post too seriously. 2L for $35, really?
Though I wouldn't be against some kind of tax against garbage food. I don't really care since I'm not from the US but if the people of your country clearly have issues in self-control with regards to the amount of trash they consume (obesity levels, et al.) then the government trying to help sounds fine.
Spiritreaver
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GOD DAMN GAF likes their soda, lmao.
Fuck that shit. I never drink it, solely just water and almond milk these days. My only vice is alcohol really and that's still in moderation, but neither are something I regularly consume and I don't think anyone should.
Really though I doubt there's anything these soda companies can or even want to do that would help the diabetes/obesity epidemic in the US.
Fuck that shit. I never drink it, solely just water and almond milk these days. My only vice is alcohol really and that's still in moderation, but neither are something I regularly consume and I don't think anyone should.
Really though I doubt there's anything these soda companies can or even want to do that would help the diabetes/obesity epidemic in the US.
What makes sugar and nicotine so different?
ElectricKaibutsu
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I don't think it's self control as much as it is a lack of education. Kids aren't even taught what a calorie is in school, just the BS food pyramid. I doubt the average American even realizes how big a portion is supposed to be and that they are eating three times that every meal.
SolarPowered
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Everyone will have some form of diabetes by then.
I used to drink it a lot, but I stopped like five years ago. The way people around me consume it day in and day out is distressing. This should be a goal for 2020.
I used to drink it a lot, but I stopped like five years ago. The way people around me consume it day in and day out is distressing. This should be a goal for 2020.
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They need smaller sizes. In Japan you can buy 300ml bottles. Bring that over. No one needs to drink a liter in one sitting.
Huh? Is a liter the smallest size in the US?
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Patiently awaiting a response.
ElectricKaibutsu
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Ah, no. I believe that's 16oz, with 12 oz cans. Sorry, that was vague. I just meant in general it's not healthy to drink 1 liter at a time, which I see often.
Unless you're a rodent and are consuming ludicrous amounts of the stuff, I wouldn't worry about this. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Also take that piece of shit HFCS and use actual sugar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While they do taste awful, where is the evidence that artificial sweeteners causes cancer?
Not cancer, but there was a fairly recent study that showed that it could cause diabetes.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13793.html
MacH1nation
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Nice, a company that makes a product that is and is perceived to be unhealthy, looks in touch. Reduce portion sizes but keep or even increase price per oz. Make the same or more on less inventory, appear caring, win-win.
One of them is extremely addictive, radically affects the user's state of mind, causes heavy withdrawal symptoms, and is the leading cause for lung cancer. All of this is common knowledge.
Come on, man.
Since when did the government become the collective public's adoptive mother?
Winnie the Pimp
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I'm pretty sure it's just as hard if not harder to to get rid of a sugar addiction than a Nicotine one... In fact, a good friend of mine has managed to quit smoking several times in his life (he did take it up again but still) but he has NEVER managed to cut out sugar for even a day despite trying.
Sugar is a bitch since it's literally in EVERYTHING most of us ever ate or drank that is produced by food companies. So in short, you'd not only have to get rid of ONE single bad product/habit (like Smoking is) but a whole bunch of them all at once to cut out Sugar from your diet.
Sugar is a bitch since it's literally in EVERYTHING most of us ever ate or drank that is produced by food companies. So in short, you'd not only have to get rid of ONE single bad product/habit (like Smoking is) but a whole bunch of them all at once to cut out Sugar from your diet.
Sugar is the primary "fuel" for the human brain.
franknbeans
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It will be interesting if their marketing leads people to buy one of the many bottled water products that they own as well. They will get paid either way
Mailenstein
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Just saw this thread while shopping for dinner, where I saw this:
160ml.
160ml.
gutter_trash
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yeah but with what substitute?
Interesting fact: 12% of all Coca-cola drank in the USA is drank at breakfast. Crazy.
ElectricKaibutsu
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I love it.
Wafflecakes
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So from something that does harm you to two things that are not proven to harm you.
OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wafflecakes
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They need smaller sizes. In Japan you can buy 300ml bottles. Bring that over. No one needs to drink a liter in one sitting.
They do have all those sizes (roughly) in America.
When I worked at Target we carried all three in 6 packs as I recall.
The other is extremely addictive, radically affects the user's state of mind, causes heavy withdrawal symptoms and is the leading cause of diabetes. All of this should be common knowledge.
Come on, man.
SneakyStephan
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How about yes
cola is poison
So much sodium it makes you more thirsty not less, diabetes bomb , caffeine for additional addiction factor
that shit is a fucking axis of evil ingredient combination
It destroys your kidneys, gives you diebetes and doesn't even do what drinking is supposed to accomplish.
People who drink nothing but cola simply die...
Nikodemos
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One of the many things in this world I can't comprehend: how exactly is cola (and other soft drinks like it) supposed to quench thirst? On the very rare occasions I drank one, the sweetness left me feeling more thirsty, rather than less. I needed a drink of water to wash the taste (and the weird gritty sensation) from my mouth.
Am I being punked?
It doesn't quench thirst and that's been pretty well known for years.
People have no idea how to moderate for themselves anymore. You're not going to become obese from having a pop every other day. There's some weird vendetta against sodas, yet there's a hell of a lot more foods out there that people happily cram into their maw that contain HFCS that we don't want the government to regulate/tax.
crooked spin
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I don't know any adults who drink soda even semi-regularly. Is this a rural thing? (I live in NYC)
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Ban this cancer water already. Or tax it heavily. 2L for $35 ( ≖‿≖
Why should I be punished for indulging in soda here and there because other people go overboard with it?
Because it's the government's duty to be an overbearing parent, apparently.
Pretty common down here in Florida.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
ElectricKaibutsu
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Oops, didn't realize that. I never saw the small one before.
Tyrone Biggums
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I'm getting real tired about people posting how soda has soooo much sodium you guyz omg
A can of coke has 15mg (the same as apple juice fyi, ban that sick filth)
The 2 slices of bread in your super organic healthy sandwich have 300mg
You drank 72oz of water at lunch? Great job! Oh but you had a small chicken breast with it, oh man that's like 91mg of sodium, the same sodium-water ratio of coke! I guess you drank all that for nothing, shit man hope you dont die of dehydration...
Go look at the actual data and stop spouting this high in sodium nonsense
Out of all the shit you could dislike soda for, really.
A can of coke has 15mg (the same as apple juice fyi, ban that sick filth)
The 2 slices of bread in your super organic healthy sandwich have 300mg
You drank 72oz of water at lunch? Great job! Oh but you had a small chicken breast with it, oh man that's like 91mg of sodium, the same sodium-water ratio of coke! I guess you drank all that for nothing, shit man hope you dont die of dehydration...
Go look at the actual data and stop spouting this high in sodium nonsense
Out of all the shit you could dislike soda for, really.
Azure Dream
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They need smaller sizes. In Japan you can buy 300ml bottles. Bring that over. No one needs to drink a liter in one sitting.
Edit: Apparently you can get the small ones in America. Nice! Now we just need the tiny 160ml cans
They have the tiny cans available randomly. But in my experience, both the tiny bottles and cans cost just as much as the regular sizes, for a lot less cola. It's more cost-effective to buy the larger size, and have it for when you want it, or throw out the extra if you don't. Obviously, most people just drink through the entire can once they've opened it, rather than waste it.
So you're paying extra to have self-control forced on you.
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