Coca-Cola Versus Pepsi

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Soda won't kill you unless you have other health problems..

Not gonna preach (and I hate "working" when I'm not at work), but ignorant statements are ignorant. This is just a little bit from a sheet I circulate among my PT clients (the few parts I felt like typing, basically):

-According to research in the Nurse's Health Study, which monitored the health of 90,000 women for eight years, drinking a single soda every day of the week added 10 pounds over a four-year period.

-In the same study, women who said they drank one or more servings a day of a sugar-sweetened soft drink or fruit punch were twice as likely to have developed type-2 diabetes during the study than those who rarely consumed those beverages.

-According to a study published in 2007 in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, subjects who drank a soda every day over a four-year period had a 25% chance of developing high blood sugar levels and a 32% greater chance of developing lower HDL/"good" cholesterol levels. The Nurses' Health Study found that women who drank more than two sugary drinks per day had a 40% higher risk of heart attacks or death from heart disease than women who rarely drank those same beverages.

So, essentially, it will cause those "other health problems" eventually if you don't take care of yourself otherwise. You know how many vegetarians or straight-up vegans I work with who are 300lbs, diabetic, or both, and the only "bad" stuff they consume is soda and cereal? It's a lot of 'em.

Again, people can do whatever they want and it's their business, but your statement was patently false and deserved a serious response. I only do three "Serious Responses" per year, so don't waste it.

[CyberCubed]

That's mostly for women, and even then, I haven't gained weight from drinking soda nor do I have diabeties.

[Leo656]

There was a whole other section on how women statistically consume a lot more soda than men do, but it's a long-ass article and I only felt like cherry-picking it. Plus most of my clients are women so the article leans a little more that way. I don't think risk factors are enormously different across genders, though.

And just keep plugging away there, champ. Just hope you don't go into sudden diabetic shock in your late-40s one day like my old man. That was scary. Literally one day he was perfectly fine, about 30 hours later we're rushing him to the hospital at 3am, where the doctors told us if we waited one more day, we would've been checking him straight into the morgue. Just hope it doesn't creep up on you if you're not gonna join a gym or anything.

[CyberCubed]

Look at it this way, I don't smoke (and I actually never smoked), I don't drink alcohol, and I never did drugs.

If my worst habit is drinking soda, that's pretty damn good. I don't see how people drinking soda can be condemned when the people who smoke 6 packs a day, drink themselves into a stupor or use various drugs are far, far worst.

I'll take drinking a bottle of Pepsi a day over getting drunk in a bar any day. Its far cheaper too, ha.

[Leo656]

Sure, that's ahead of the game, but don't go around thinking you're invincible or something. Life has a way of smacking people who think that, that's all.

[Prowler]

Diabetes and cancer are two of my biggest fears, but I still can't help drinking a can of soda once in a while.

[Turo602]

Honestly, doing pretty much anything runs the risk of something terrible but life is already too damn short to be worrying about speeding up the process when you could literally walk outside and get murdered anyway. I guess my point is, I'd rather die knowing I enjoyed my life than live a long tasteless and dull life. Not that that's an excuse to pig the f*ck out, but drinking coke is the least of our problems if we're going to worry about every little damn thing that can kill us.

[Netkeeper]

Everyone's giving CyberCubed **** for his soda consumption, and while yeah giving him **** is pretty much the norm, I gotta say:

Up until about two years ago, I used to drink several cans of Pepsi per day. If a two-liter bottle was bought instead, I drank it all within two days, sometimes one. Every day as soon as I woke up I'd get a can of Pepsi and guzzle half of it down in one gulp. I weighed between 120 and 130 pounds.

About two years ago I quit drinking soda completely [not even waning myself off of it] for months in attempt to lose weight and get myself down to 110. I ended up gaining 20 pounds instead. Since taking myself off it didn't do jack **** I started drinking it again about a year ago, but not nearly as much as I used to and not exclusively caffeinated, either. My most-consumed soda is probably orange crush. I only drink Pepsi like once a month now.

Health results, aside from weight? I have an immune system of steel, I've never had the flu, I only catch minor colds about once a year, and I've only had one cavity in the span of around 10 years.

[psychturtle]

Pepsi!

[Kanon]

I think Pepsi taste a lot better here in germany.

[BubblyShell22]

I voted for both as I'll drink either of them. I mostly drink water though and only drink pop occasionally. When I'm at my BF's we usually have Coke since that's what he likes, but I also drink Pepsi if that's what's available. I've also been getting Mountain Dew lately when we go out if that's available because it's so good. But for the most part I just drink water and that suits me just fine.

[Mona_Lisa]

I can't believe how many "Coke" people they are! Maybe it is just a NC thing but for the most part everyone around here drinks Pepsi!!!

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Raph_tha_Dude

1 liter isn't that big really. I've been drinking Coca-Cola since I was 2 years old. I still drink my water and a bottle of gatorade almost every day though.

My parents didn't let me drink soda when I was 2 years old.

Never tried energetic drinks, and can't say I'm very curious about them. I'll just stick to my daily espresso coffee cups.

Soda needs some context, imo. It's not something I take out of the fridge in the middle of the day while watching tv or just because I'm thirsty. Whenever I'm thirsty, I just grab some water. Soda is something I drink when I go out and eat at a sandwich or a pizza place. It just feels right to add soda to the equation in those situations.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by Prowler

My parents didn't let me drink soda when I was 2 years old.

Never tried energetic drinks, and can't say I'm very curious about them. I'll just stick to my daily espresso coffee cups.

Soda needs some context, imo. It's not something I take out of the fridge in the middle of the day while watching tv or just because I'm thirsty. Whenever I'm thirsty, I just grab some water. Soda is something I drink when I go out and eat at a sandwich or a pizza place. It just feels right to add soda to the equation in those situations.

It was my grandmother who did it actually. She also put coffee in my sippy cups. Of course it had a TON of milk in it.

Think I may be addicted to caffeine.

[Machias Banshee]

I'm more of a ginger-ale person, myself... when I'm not drinking coffee or green tea. But when I'm in the mood for a soda...



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[Jester]

Moxie's an acquired taste, I've heard.

[Machias Banshee]

That it is.... there's a bitter aftertaste to it, but it can be addicting. People even use it to make jelly, french toast... some people drink it Hot. It's Really good in a float...

But the energy drink is Nothing like it...

[Donatello19]

I don't really drink soda that much, but I honestly don't see any significant difference in taste between them.

[BabyTurtles]

I don't really like to drink soda....but Pepsi and Coca-Cola taste the same to me.

[plastroncafe]

I usually steer clear of caffeinated beverages, but if I'm drinking a cola I'm drinking Coke.

Pepsi tastes like flat Diet Coke. Just...too syrupy sweet for my taste.