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Diet Sodas & Stroke...

Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.
 
Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

Orange juice has lots of citric acid in it, which will corrode steel. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.
 
Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

Orange juice has lots of citric acid in it, which will corrode steel. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

That Donald Sutherland is a lying bastard!
 
Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

Orange juice has lots of citric acid in it, which will corrode steel. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.
Being diabetic, I tried the new Trop50 reduced-sugar orange juice because I haven't been able to drink it in years. It made me sick because of the acid content... think Liquid Drano.
 
Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

Orange juice has lots of citric acid in it, which will corrode steel. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.
Being diabetic, I tried the new Trop50 reduced-sugar orange juice because I haven't been able to drink it in years. It made me sick because of the acid content.

Try a reduced-acid variety. Not sure if you can get one that's both reduced-acid and reduced sugar, but if you do have issues with the acid there is that.
 
Orange juice has lots of citric acid in it, which will corrode steel. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

Is your reasoning like this? ...

"Citric acid corrodes steel. Steel is stronger than we are. Therefore citric acid will corrode us better."

I've never thought that citric acid consumed in moderation is harmful.

Citrate ions are used extensively throughout the body, and we produce lots of them metabolically from glucose in a process known as the "citric acid cycle".

Citric and acetic acid are the two acids I have no concerns about ingesting in moderation.
 
Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

There have been more than a few interesting allegations and claims about Coca-Cola. :)
 
Orange juice has lots of citric acid in it, which will corrode steel. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

Is your reasoning like this? ...

"Citric acid corrodes steel. Steel is stronger than we are. Therefore citric acid will corrode us better."

I've never thought that citric acid consumed in moderation is harmful.

Citrate ions are used extensively throughout the body, and we produce lots of them metabolically from glucose in a process known as the "citric acid cycle".

Citric and acetic acid are the two acids I have no concerns about ingesting in moderation.

I was pointing out how silly Sector 7's logic was. Coca-Cola is also quite acidic but there's nothing wrong with consuming it in moderation. Just like orange juice.
 
I adore any Red Dearf reference :-)

or dwarf, if I can bloody spell! (curse you touch screen!)
My reply was actually a George and Ira Gershwin reference.

I've only seen a few episodes of Red Dwarf. Was that the sci-fi spoof with the scouser who says "smeg" a lot?

. . . Citric and acetic acid are the two acids I have no concerns about ingesting in moderation.
Indeed, diluted acetic acid is used extensively in salad dressings and sauces and such. It's also known as vinegar.
 
Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

There have been more than a few interesting allegations and claims about Coca-Cola. :)
What I stated is fact. Those links are to mostly rumor and innuendo. In the past, I worked for a trucking company and a transportation broker. In order for truck drivers to haul Coca-Cola syrup, the driver must have a Hazardous Materials certification. The trailer must have proper placards indicating contents are hazardous materials. These rules were given to us by Coca-Cola (Atlanta, Georgia, USA corporate office) when placing bids to haul their syrup. I was never aware of any necessary placarding or haz-mat requirement for transporting the retail bottles or cans.

This is from Coca-Cola's own material which may be helpful:
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
We strive to eliminate the use and
generation of hazardous materials and
ensure these materials are managed in an
environmentally responsible manner during
transport
, storage and use.
Operations follow the company's Good
Environmental Practice for Managing
Hazardous Materials. Key activities include:
- Training employees on hazardous
materials management.
- Transporting hazardous materials in
accordance with applicable laws and
regulations
, or the United Nations
Recommendations for the Transport of
Dangerous Goods as adopted into Codes
of Practice for individual modes of
transportation as applicable to individual
products, whichever is more stringent.
This includes providing appropriate
labeling, marking, placarding,
manifesting, and emergency response
information, and using appropriate
packaging.
- Providing secondary containment to
prevent releases of hazardous materials
to drainage systems and the
environment.
- Establishing hazard awareness and
communication programs.
- Implementing appropriate spill
prevention and control programs to
minimize the risks and impacts of
accidental releases.
 
i use to drink a 12 pack of regular Coke a day. now, i'm down to three or four cans a day.
Wait, what? :wtf:

I like so many people consume roughly just under 2 litres of Diet Coke a day, most days thats all I drink, is it bad?
Wait, what? WHAT? :eek:

"So many people drink 2 litres of Coke a day"? That's crazy. I drink maybe two cans of soda every month, and only if I'm having pizza.

^ Just because something comes from nature doesn't mean it's automatically good for you. The phrase "all natural" has come to be used as a marketing gimmick, nothing more.
For once, I completely agree with MLB. Must be one of the signs of the Apocalypse.

To the people throwing around "all natural". EVERYTHING is all natural! There is not one thing that didn't somehow come from nature! Plastic is all natural. Cocaine is all natural. Pam Anderson is natural. The only things that may not be "natural" are those elements with 273 electrons we created in a lab for all of .000003 picoseconds.
This post is full of win and lulz. :techman:

Fluoride's just part of the global conspiracy to steal our bodily fluids. :tinfoilhat:
Why steal them? I give them away freely!

Riiiiiight. I'm sure Galileo and Copernicus had days like this.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
I like so many people consume roughly just under 2 litres of Diet Coke a day, most days thats all I drink, is it bad?
Wait, what? WHAT? :eek:

"So many people drink 2 litres of Coke a day"? That's crazy. I drink maybe two cans of soda every month, and only if I'm having pizza.

It's as much caffeine as.... two cups of coffee! :eek:

Seriously though, I used to think I drank a lot of caffeine when I was younger because I drank a lot of diet soda. I was way off!
 
Well, I was not concerned much about caffeine, but sugar and gas. That can't be healthy.

I usually add water to my Coke because the fizz goes directly to my nose. :lol:
 
I like so many people consume roughly just under 2 litres of Diet Coke a day, most days thats all I drink, is it bad?
Wait, what? WHAT? :eek:

"So many people drink 2 litres of Coke a day"? That's crazy. I drink maybe two cans of soda every month, and only if I'm having pizza.

It's as much caffeine as.... two cups of coffee! :eek:

Seriously though, I used to think I drank a lot of caffeine when I was younger because I drank a lot of diet soda. I was way off!
I guarantee caffeine is not the problem here.
 
I guarantee caffeine is not the problem here.

Indeed; I've just been struggling with a bit of insomnia the past few weeks so caffeine has been on my mind. Sadly. :(

iguana_tonante said:
Well, I was not concerned much about caffeine, but sugar and gas. That can't be healthy.

Yeah, I caught some of Size Me the other week, and the daily caloric intake of some of the people they interviewed, some just from soda alone, was pretty frightening.
 
Truck drivers who transport Coca-Cola syrup must have a Haz-Mat (hazardous materials) license in U.S. This is due to the acid concentration in Coca-Cola syrup. It does make one wonder just why we are putting it into our bodies.

There have been more than a few interesting allegations and claims about Coca-Cola. :)
What I stated is fact. Those links are to mostly rumor and innuendo. In the past, I worked for a trucking company and a transportation broker. In order for truck drivers to haul Coca-Cola syrup, the driver must have a Hazardous Materials certification. The trailer must have proper placards indicating contents are hazardous materials. These rules were given to us by Coca-Cola (Atlanta, Georgia, USA corporate office) when placing bids to haul their syrup. I was never aware of any necessary placarding or haz-mat requirement for transporting the retail bottles or cans.

This is from Coca-Cola's own material which may be helpful:
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
We strive to eliminate the use and
generation of hazardous materials and
ensure these materials are managed in an
environmentally responsible manner during
transport
, storage and use.
Operations follow the company's Good
Environmental Practice for Managing
Hazardous Materials. Key activities include:
- Training employees on hazardous
materials management.
- Transporting hazardous materials in
accordance with applicable laws and
regulations
, or the United Nations
Recommendations for the Transport of
Dangerous Goods as adopted into Codes
of Practice for individual modes of
transportation as applicable to individual
products, whichever is more stringent.
This includes providing appropriate
labeling, marking, placarding,
manifesting, and emergency response
information, and using appropriate
packaging.
- Providing secondary containment to
prevent releases of hazardous materials
to drainage systems and the
environment.
- Establishing hazard awareness and
communication programs.
- Implementing appropriate spill
prevention and control programs to
minimize the risks and impacts of
accidental releases.

Just because something is potentially harmful in pure form in a 55 gallon drum (or however they transport the syrup) does not mean it's harmful in a 2 liter bottle or a 12 oz can diluted in water and mixed with a bunch of other ingredients.
 
There have been more than a few interesting allegations and claims about Coca-Cola. :)
What I stated is fact. Those links are to mostly rumor and innuendo. In the past, I worked for a trucking company and a transportation broker. In order for truck drivers to haul Coca-Cola syrup, the driver must have a Hazardous Materials certification. The trailer must have proper placards indicating contents are hazardous materials. These rules were given to us by Coca-Cola (Atlanta, Georgia, USA corporate office) when placing bids to haul their syrup. I was never aware of any necessary placarding or haz-mat requirement for transporting the retail bottles or cans.

This is from Coca-Cola's own material which may be helpful:
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
We strive to eliminate the use and
generation of hazardous materials and
ensure these materials are managed in an
environmentally responsible manner during
transport
, storage and use.
Operations follow the company's Good
Environmental Practice for Managing
Hazardous Materials. Key activities include:
- Training employees on hazardous
materials management.
- Transporting hazardous materials in
accordance with applicable laws and
regulations
, or the United Nations
Recommendations for the Transport of
Dangerous Goods as adopted into Codes
of Practice for individual modes of
transportation as applicable to individual
products, whichever is more stringent.
This includes providing appropriate
labeling, marking, placarding,
manifesting, and emergency response
information, and using appropriate
packaging.
- Providing secondary containment to
prevent releases of hazardous materials
to drainage systems and the
environment.
- Establishing hazard awareness and
communication programs.
- Implementing appropriate spill
prevention and control programs to
minimize the risks and impacts of
accidental releases.

Just because something is potentially harmful in pure form in a 55 gallon drum (or however they transport the syrup) does not mean it's harmful in a 2 liter bottle or a 12 oz can diluted in water and mixed with a bunch of other ingredients.

Does not mean they should be in there to begin with.

And when they put that sorta stuff and don't say it, like when I called information for that candy under "natural and artificial flavors", that's just not right, especially when one is not aware of it.:scream:
 
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