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    Water or Coke?

    This is why i don't drink Coke
    Although how much evidence or truth there is behind the statements, i don't know.
    WATER OR COKE?



    WATER
    1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. 2. In 37% of Americans, the
    thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.


    3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.


    4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100%
    of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.


    5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.


    6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could
    significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

    7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,trouble
    with basic maths, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

    8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by
    45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.


    And now for the properties of COKE (or Pepsi):

    1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of
    coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

    2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

    3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let
    the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in
    Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

    4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a
    rumpled-up piece of aluminium foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

    5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola
    over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

    6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the
    rusted bolt for several minutes.

    7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap
    the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is
    finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for
    a sumptuous brown gravy.

    8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy
    clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will
    help loosen grease stains.

    9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.


    For Your Info:

    1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will
    dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from
    bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

    2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use
    the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.

    3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
    their trucks for about 20 years!

    Now the question is, would you like a coke or a glass of water?

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Water for me! There is so much apartame in coke which can cause all sorts of allergies. A few years ago my daughter had all the symtoms for kidney problems and was in so much pain. After a few tests, the hospital found out that it was aspartame. The worrying thing is that more and more people are choosing sugar free drinks etc but, the sugar is replaced with aspartame and other rubbish.

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    I will always chose water over coke. I've found that if I drink coke I'll still be thirsty.

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella
    This is why i don't drink Coke
    Although how much evidence or truth there is behind the statements, i don't know.
    Honestly, not much - it's an urban legend basically.

    Yes, it contains carbonic acid, citric acid and phosphoric acid - but in very weak concentrations (e.g. 0.2% phosphoric acid), certainly not harmful ones. Stomach acids are much stronger than any of the acids in Coca-Cola.

    More details on the Snopes.com website.

    Don't get me wrong, Coke is not a health drink, it's bad for you. But that's because of the sugar / substitutes, the syrup, and all the other cr&p in it...

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella
    ....lots of bad stuff....
    But it tastes so good..

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    [QUOTE=Cruella]This is why i don't drink Coke
    Although how much evidence or truth there is behind the statements, i don't know.
    WATER OR COKE?



    WATER
    1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. 2. In 37% of Americans, the
    thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.


    3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.


    4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100%
    of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.


    5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.


    6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could
    significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

    7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,trouble
    with basic maths, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

    8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by
    45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.


    You forgot:.. it helps prevent ladies getting celulite.
    (washes rubbish outta your body)


    Anyway water for me for sure,....I drink tons of it!
    Last edited by senorita; 13th-December-2005 at 10:22 AM.

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    And its the best cure for a hangover!

    Water for me 80% of the time, coke 10%, tea or wine the other 10%. A little bit of what you fancy does you good.

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    A little bit of what you fancy does you good. [/QUOTE]


    yes for sure

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Quote Originally Posted by Icey
    I will always chose water over coke. I've found that if I drink coke I'll still be thirsty.

    Plus i would need the loo more than if i drunk water

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Now if only Kate Moss had read this thread....

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Quote Originally Posted by Missy D
    Water for me! There is so much apartame in coke which can cause all sorts of allergies. A few years ago my daughter had all the symtoms for kidney problems and was in so much pain. After a few tests, the hospital found out that it was aspartame. The worrying thing is that more and more people are choosing sugar free drinks etc but, the sugar is replaced with aspartame and other rubbish.
    Water for me, even if it's tap water and costs £1 a glass

    Coke is so obviously full of chemicals and worth avoiding. Nuff said. What gets my goat is the subtle hidden aspartame and sweeteners in the non-diet drinks and so called 'health drinks'.

    Aspartame is something I have been avoiding for years, it just doesn't quench my thirst has a nasty after taste and it's not real food, never mind the other risks attatched. I am suspicious of the way Aspartame came to be approved for food use and the way it seems to have been sneakily slipped into so many more things lately that it doesn't need to be in. I expect diet products to have artificial sweeteners, but non-diet products should not have them IMO. At my local Mini Tesco I cannot buy any kind of fruit squash without it being polluted with aspartame,even the non-diet squashes have aspartame in them. Why?

    Annoyingly whan you're trying to avoid coke it's very hard to find a lemonade without aspartame in it. Even non-diet lemonades have aspartame and or saccarin in them as well as sugar- Why is that?

    Could it be because aspartame is 100 times cheaper than sugar?

    Grrr

    Oh yes one more thing. Why is the writing so small on the labels?

    They manage to write 'R WHITES' big enough don't they?



    Ah yes ... a glass of water with ice and lemon ... thanks Di

    calm calm

    ZW

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Water taste like errr water totally plain and dull

    Coke taste like coke

    So its coke !

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zebra Woman
    Water for me, even if it's tap water and costs £1 a glass

    What gets my goat is the subtle hidden aspartame and sweeteners in the non-diet drinks and so called 'health drinks'.

    ZW


    And the flavoured waters that are on the market that still contain sugar *cough cough 'Evian' cough*

    I try and have water as much as possible - although I do give in once in a while and have a diet coke .

    Dehydration can cause a lot of problems and most of the time, we don't really know about it . Drinking 2 litres of water a day can help so much for your overall well being .

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dizzy
    I try and have water as much as possible - although I do give in once in a while and have a diet coke .
    Pretty much the same for me (though I don't like diet coke so its the regular stuff.) I will sometimes have soft drinks if I am out somewhere, but most of the time I prefer water. I always carry a small bottle of water with me everywhere.

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    I've just read the replies after mine and gues where I'm going next ... the water cooler for a large glass or water

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    Water for me! (A good Aberdonian drink )

    I've found that people I know that don't drink tea/coffee tend to drink more cola than those who do - could it be anything to do with caffeine fixes? e.g. if you get it in your tea/coffee you won't need to choose cola.

    I like tea and I like water, but stay away mainly from the fizzy stuff.

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    I mainly drink water and orange juice. I'll only drink Coke as a mixer, I never drink coffee, and only have tea when I'm being sociable (not often then!) or need to wake myself up during the day.

    (Oh, I'll have the occasional Red Bull when I'm feeling sleepy and need to wake up and concentrate, but I have to drink it slowly or else I end up buzzing!)
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    I just put down my bottle of coke after reading that, I feel sick now, lol. I like water too, but it gets boring after too long, who wants to buy me a drink next time i'm at ceroc?

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zebra Woman
    Aspartame is something I have been avoiding for years, it just doesn't quench my thirst has a nasty after taste and it's not real food, never mind the other risks attatched. I am suspicious of the way Aspartame came to be approved for food use and the way it seems to have been sneakily slipped into so many more things lately that it doesn't need to be in. I expect diet products to have artificial sweeteners, but non-diet products should not have them IMO. At my local Mini Tesco I cannot buy any kind of fruit squash without it being polluted with aspartame,even the non-diet squashes have aspartame in them. Why?
    Of course - if it has a vaguely chemical-sounding name, and it's cheap - then it must be bad for you.

    This dihydrogen monoxide stuff is particularly deadly. It's cheaper than sh*t, the government keep telling us to drink more of it (why *is* that? what aren't they telling us?) yet inhale even a tiny amount in liquid form and you get gross bronchial irritation. It's especially deadly to small children - toddlers have been known to drown in less than 2 inches of the stuff.

    I think people should be aware of the dangers being pumped into their own homes.

    Also, I'd like to know where all the great-sounding statistics in the first post come from. They sound like a total load of b*ll*cks to me - especially the cancer ones.

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    Re: Water or Coke?

    Dihydrogen monoxide sounds good to me, does it come in concentrate?

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