Sodas and caffeine - Page 4

jah7_fsu1 · #31 04-17-2007, 02:28 AM

I got a lot of PM's asking me not to. Please, elaborate on your original point. DISCUSS....it's the point of this place. Don't make blanket statements and never discuss them Thremp.

Thremp · #32 04-17-2007, 02:35 AM

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HFCS is pretty terrible.

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No doubt. But what is it that makes soda so much worse than mostly fake fruit juice like Ocean Spray Cranberry?

skunkworks · #33 04-17-2007, 02:41 AM

Besides the acid not being great for your teef, not much. I also would love to believe that Ocean Spray Cranberry crap has more micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, vespene gas, etc.) in it.

Thremp · #34 04-17-2007, 02:42 AM

skunk,

Ergo other than high amounts of sugar... (which can be controlled within a diet) there isn't that much wrong with them?

skunkworks · #35 04-17-2007, 02:45 AM

You are totally correct.

Also, Chernobyl is a very nice place to visit other than the high amounts of gamma radiation.

jah7_fsu1 · #36 04-17-2007, 02:46 AM

Thremp: I think that's a little misleading. Other than cancer what's wrong with tanning in a bed 4 hours a day? Regular sodas just simply shouldn't be consumed for the most part if it can be avoided at all.

I can try and look at some science on some of the other ingredients to see if they have any negative attatchments tommorow.

jah7_fsu1 · #37 04-17-2007, 02:47 AM

Ok skunk beat me, it's off to bed.

skunkworks · #38 04-17-2007, 02:50 AM

Thremp, I think you might be misgauging how bad high fructose corn syrup really can be because you come from a skinny background. For a lot of fatties who are carb-sensitive, HCFS is truly awful. For everyone else, it's just awful.

You and I, we could probably get away with it here and there. No more than one or two cans a day, and even that's, what, 70-80g of that garbage?

einbert · #39 04-17-2007, 02:55 AM

These things add up. My friend who has been trying to gain weight for a long time drinks rockstars, and I checked the label today. In one serving (1/2 a can) it has 140 calories, i think it was like 30g of sugar. Just absolutely insane. I can't imagine drinking something so sweet and not getting sick.

For those who love soda, cherry coke zero is pretty tasty. 0g sugar 0 cals, just grab this instead of normal soda. You will get used to it fast. Unless, of course, you want to stay fat ;-).

Thremp · #40 04-17-2007, 03:45 AM

skunk,

I'm not. I totally agree with you. I just want to hear what people have to say instead of fanboyism. So sometimes I take the other side.

Note: I think the "diet soda" isn't that bad for you crowd sucks as well. And that fake juices suck. But I drink em' all except diet soda cause it tastes so bad.