Help me not fall into the Coke Zero trap!!

"When you drink Coke, you drink the blood of people."

"There are strong environmental and human rights reasons to ban the production of soft drinks in India. Each plant of Coke and Pepsi extracts 1 – 2 million litres per day. If each plant is extracting 1 – 2 million litres per day and there are 90 plants, the daily extraction is between 90 – 180 million litres. This could meet the daily requirement of drinking water of millions of people Each litre of soft drink destroys and pollutes 10 litres of water. And the toxic sludge generated has been found to have high levels of Cadmium and Lead (Pollution Control Board, Kerala, Hazard Centre).

"Long term exposure to Cadmium has the potential to cause effects like kidney dysfunction, damage to bone, liver and blood. Lead affects the central nervous system, kidney, blood and cardio-vascular system. Women in a small hamlet in Kerala succeeded in shutting down a Coca-Cola plant. “When you drink Coke, you drink the blood of people,” said Mylamma, the woman who started the movement against Coca-Cola in Plachimada. The Coca-Cola plant in Plachimada was commissioned in March 2000 to produce 1,224,000 bottles of Coca-Cola products a day and issued a conditional license to install a motor-driven water pump by the panchayat. However, the company started to illegally extract millions of liters of clean water. According to the local people, Coca-Cola was extracting 1.5 million liters per day. The water level started to fall, dropping from 150 to 500 feet below the earth’s surface. Tribals and farmers complained that water storage and supply were being adversely affected by indiscriminate installation of bore wells for tapping groundwater, resulting in serious consequences for crop cultivation. The wells were also threatening traditional drinking-water sources, ponds and water tanks, waterways and canals. When the company failed to comply with the panchayat request for details, a show-cause notice was served and the license was cancelled. Coca-Cola unsuccessfully tried to bribe the panchayat president A. Krishnan, with 300 million rupees."

source: http://zcomm.org/zcommentary/coke-pepsi-and-the-politics-of-food-safety-by-vandana2-shiva/


hth!

ps if you're really jonesing for a soda, get a plain seltzer and sweeten it with a little juice, the best and freshest you can afford.

Not only is it a carcinogen, but it also has shown, like diet drinks, to deposit fat around the mid section.

It gives you NOTHING other than bad things.


so it's up to you. is it worth it? all the negatives? for .. what? is it really that tasty ?

Why are you opposed to diet soda? When consumed in moderation there is ZERO research showing it will have negative impact on weight loss. It is zero calories.

Caffeine is actually a good weight loss supplement. Again moderation is key but caffeine can be quite beneficial when losing weight. It can help performance in workouts and give energy when you are feeling sluggish.

QFT.... All of this.... I drink 2 or 3 Diet Pepsi a day and it has not affected my weight loss, maintenance, overall well being one bit.... Best of Luck though......

Not only is it a carcinogen, but it also has shown, like diet drinks, to deposit fat around the mid section.

No. And No.

I'll throw another No in there for good measure..... :drinker:

Why are you opposed to diet soda? When consumed in moderation there is ZERO research showing it will have negative impact on weight loss. It is zero calories.

Caffeine is actually a good weight loss supplement. Again moderation is key but caffeine can be quite beneficial when losing weight. It can help performance in workouts and give energy when you are feeling sluggish.

^This. I have a can of soda a day and have not had any hindrance in weight loss. I see no reason to deprive myself of something that tastes good and can lift my mood (not to mention its a tasty item I look forward to). As another person said moderation!

In order for any ingredient to reach a toxic level, you'd have to drink more than your stomach could physically handle. The amount of water would kill you before any other ingredient in diet soda.

Why are you opposed to diet soda? When consumed in moderation there is ZERO research showing it will have negative impact on weight loss. It is zero calories.

Caffeine is actually a good weight loss supplement. Again moderation is key but caffeine can be quite beneficial when losing weight. It can help performance in workouts and give energy when you are feeling sluggish.

there are plenty of things that provide caffeine and also provide nutritive benefit, unlike sodas, though. I drink coffee every day! It's organic, fair trade and locally roasted. When I can find good dark chocolate, I will srsly put a hurt on it. Thankfully, I can't find it often!

very true.

Why are you opposed to diet soda? When consumed in moderation there is ZERO research showing it will have negative impact on weight loss. It is zero calories.

Caffeine is actually a good weight loss supplement. Again moderation is key but caffeine can be quite beneficial when losing weight. It can help performance in workouts and give energy when you are feeling sluggish.

there are plenty of things that provide caffeine and also provide nutritive benefit, unlike sodas, though. I drink coffee every day! It's organic, fair trade and locally roasted. When I can find good dark chocolate, I will srsly put a hurt on it. Thankfully, I can't find it often!

very true.

But more about how coke zero deposits fat in your midsection please.

I can't believe no one has mentioned the real problem with diet soda.


ASPARTAME


This stuff will mess you up bad, it is worse than poison and it's USDA approved.

Not sure if serious...

I can't believe no one has mentioned the real problem with diet soda.


ASPARTAME


This stuff will mess you up bad, it is worse than poison and it's USDA approved.

I drink a huge amount of diet pop, with aspartame, and I have no issues to speak of.

Here is a nice little contribution a MFP member made a few months back that breaks down the just of the whole Aspartame argument...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Aaron_K123/view/aspartame-665051

The amount one would have to consume before it even became a factor is ridiculous and well beyond what the normal person drinking it in moderation would ever have to worry about...

so for the record you have people who have lost 300 plus and two at one hundred plus pounds saying its not harmful, at least to us......

even if it does have negative side effects.... BIG IF.... the benefit of the weight lost is a far larger benefit

Two thumbs up!!! and pass me a diet soda!

I can't believe no one has mentioned the real problem with diet soda.


ASPARTAME


This stuff will mess you up bad, it is worse than poison and it's USDA approved.

lol, you buy a box of rat poison, i'll buy a box of sucralose or aspertame.... see who makes it to the finish line first :P

love it!

This thread is 100% bull****. Aspartame isn't unhealthy according to research. Hippies these days...

There are plenty of fizzy sweet caffeine laden sugar free drinks on the market. You just have to educate yourself. Read labels. Its simple.