Why is coke so bad for you?

Paramount · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:53

So here's what I discovered today. Reading the nutritional information of coca cola, I saw that per 'glass' coke contains 1 calorie, and less than 0.1g of everything else. Compare this to a glass of apple juice, which is 50 calories a serving and has 22g's of sugar in it. Is there some small print at the bottom of a coke bottle I'm missing? How does this work?

Premier · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:54

its all the other chemicals in coke that destroy your teeth

crystaline · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:54

It has a lot of preservatives and chemicals in it which bog your system down.

Rich_L · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:54

Ho hum I'm sure I'm not the only person to take that title the wrong way

I think you're reading Diet Coke/ Coke Zero's nutritional info btw

Tesla · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:54

Premier said:
its all the other chemicals in coke that destroy your nose

cymatty · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:55

You must have read the nutrional info from the diet version, also the diet version has aspartame in it which is no good for you.

Premier · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:56

rofl tesla

Gilly · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:56

The apple juice sugars are natural fruit sugars.

Rich_L said:
Ho hum I'm sure I'm not the only person to take that title the wrong way

Kell_ee001 · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:57

Rich_L said:
I think you're reading Diet Coke/ Coke Zero's nutritional info btw

Definately

FishFluff · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:57

cymatty said:
You must have read the nutrional info from the diet version, also the diet version has aspartame in it which is no good for you.

Although it's not actually been proven yet has it?

Dr.EM · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:58

I don't drink either, but would probably prefer the non-diet as the chemical sweetener is probably worse than natural sugars. There was once a chemical sweetener which was proved to cause severe liver damage and cancer, it was subsiquently taken off the market but was available for some time. That was around 20 years ago mind.

Gilly · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:58

FishFluff said:
Although it's not actually been proven yet has it?

Its not 100% proven that its a carcinogen, but I've seen no evidence to say that its particularly good for you either.

Glaucus · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:58

cymatty said:
You must have read the nutrional info from the diet version, also the diet version has aspartame in it which is no good for you.

verdicts still out on that. test have come back in both yards. But anyone whos says it's worse than normal stuff is just kidding them self. Sugar is so bad for you. It's worse than fat.

Gilly · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:59

AcidHell2 said:
Sugar is so bad for you. It's worse than fat.

What a random statement.

FishFluff · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:00

Gilly said:
Its not 100% proven that its a carcinogen, but I've seen no evidence to say that its particularly good for you either.

That's also true, but if I drank the same amount of normal Coke as I do Diet Coke I'd be about 25st by now :/

cymatty · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:00

FishFluff said:
Although it's not actually been proven yet has it?

I am sure it is banned in America :confused:

FishFluff · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:02

Apparently not

I'm not saying it's a wonderful thing to be sticking into your body, just that it's not as evil and life threatening as people sometimes make out.

iCraig · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:02

Coke is a diuretic and therefore isn't always the best thing to drink when you're really thirsty.

gurusan · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:05

Aspartame was actually on the Pentagon list of chemical warfare agents...Aspartame is actually a neurotoxin...not something I'd like to ingest on a frequent basis.

Rich_L · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:08

gurusan said:
Aspartame was actually on the Pentagon list of chemical warfare agents...Aspartame is actually a neurotoxin...not something I'd like to ingest on a frequent basis.

Mind you I bet chlorine is as well, and people go swimming in pools full of it! :eek: