Weight-Loss How bad is coke?

[miracle]

I'm just wondering how bad coke is for you. What does it have in it that can hurt you/your body, what affects does it do to you, etc.

I'm not a fan of coke, I don't drink it.. but people I know do, and they think there is nothing wrong with it.

They think if they have diet coke, they're safe. Is this true?

It may be no calories, but what else is in there that is bad and will put them off drinking it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[maleficent]

anything in excess is bad, most anything in moderation, won't kill you..

there's been an internet email floating around for years about the evils of coke and how it corrodes and other stuff (it does make the toilet all shiney though) but most of the claims of that email have been debunked.

Coke is currently made, unless youget the stuff m ade in mexico, with high fructose corn syrup, which has been linked ith obesity for a number of reasons (most of which I beleive are true) the stuff made from cane sugar is a little less bad.

as to diet sodas, there have been a number of studies (and a few threads here) that diet soda also leads to obesity - I personally don't like the stuff and rarely drink it - but others have no issues -

like all things - moderation is the key.

 

[miracle]

So if I ate something every day for years, it would be bad for me? Even if it was good for you, like.. chicken? Or an Egg?

 

[maleficent]

I didn't mean it like that..

if you ate 22 eggs every day or 12 lbs of chicken every day - that'd be bad - even though its good for you - it's the excess that's the problem. ...

 

[miracle]

Oh I see

Thanks