You know...Coca Cola...isn't that bad if you look at the ingredients

[Bananarepublic]

Awesome, never felt fitter in my entire life. I would recommend this diet to anyone.

If I live on my own I will try it, but my parents buy a lot of carbs,

[Chaozu]

Sugar is not good for you. At all.

Neither is coffee, smoking, alcohol or snus. I don't consume any of those, but I do drink cola on the weekends. Whilst I don't think you should drink any excessive amounts of it, you also have to try and enjoy life to the best you can while you still live... That said I still have no plans on trying smoking/snus, and keep alcohol to an extreme minimum.

[vizzle]

Nope, that is completely missing the point here and being a party pooper. You can't compare apple's with pears. (Dutch saying)

I am saying Coca Cola isn't that bad in comparison to other soda's or candy.

Of course not, just like how Marlboro isn't that bad for you in comparison to Winston Lights. Doesn't mean it's not bad.

[Bergtau]

The majority of Coke contains HFCS.

Also, the caloric content and acidity is harsh on your teeth, plus the calories are just unnecessary.

[Bananarepublic]

Naturally. As I said, I haven't actually drunk plain water in about four years. It's either soda, mixed drinks, juice, or that Crystal Light stuff.

Do it then! NOW!

[Rukentuts]

Neither is coffee, smoking, alcohol or snus. I don't consume any of those, but I do drink cola on the weekends. Whilst I don't think you should drink any excessive amounts of it, you also have to try and enjoy life to the best you can while you still live... That said I still have no plans on trying smoking/snus, and keep alcohol to an extreme minimum.

Coffee isn't that bad for you.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/fe...ew-health-food

[Purlina]

What are you comparing it to?

Compare soda to other drinks, not soda to food...

Soda vs Ice tea
Soda vs Water
Soda vs Juice

And so on.

[Bananarepublic]

Of course not, just like how Marlboro isn't as bad for you as Winston Lights. Doesn't mean it's not bad.

And if you actually read the OP then you knew I had said that already and that there was no need for repeating this part. :x

[Didactic]

Do it then! NOW!

Never. Water is boring.

Drinking it postpones death but does not avert it.

[Kasierith]

Naturally. As I said, I haven't actually drunk plain water in about four years. It's either soda, mixed drinks, juice, or that Crystal Light stuff.

I generally only drink water when I don't have the time to make tea and my budget limits other things. American water tastes.. strange.

Never. Water is boring.

Drinking it postpones death but does not avert it.

I heard that drinking from the Dead Sea will increase your life expectancy by 5 years.

[Archeus9]

Surely you don't drink an entire bottle.

I have drinked four 2L bottles of Coca-Cola at once. Don't ask why....

[Blockygame]

Sugar is not good for you. At all.

Not true at all, natural fruit sugars are fine, also the natural sugar found in milk, in fact, certain sugars are essential for well being, but I agree there are bad sugars and it's in most of what we consume.

OT coke is bad no matter what, I used to be addicted to the stuff, drinking more than the average person... I no longer drink it anymore because of how it made my body feel (and look), think of it this way - A can of Coke has the equivalent of 10 tsp. of sugar.

[sTyLnK]

It's not the calories, but the insane amounts of sugar in sodas and soft drinks. Plus the corn syrup makes you so thirsty. I don't know why anyone would want a soda on a hot day. It just makes you more thirsty and is not refreshing at all. They do have Pepsi I believe with real sugar, as well as Mountain Dew etc. I've had them and they're actually pretty good. It's not syrupy at all, it goes down more smooth and it's less carbonated. Still a hell of a lot of sugar, but you can taste the difference.

[Fitzgerald77]

but MtnDew is made with actual fruit juices so its got to be good right?

But Mountain Dew kills sperm!!!! LOL

In all seriousness though, in my book it's just as bad as any other soft drink. Last I checked a can of Coke is something like 40 grams of sugar (I'm pretty sure the coke here in Canada uses HFCS as well but I could be wrong) and 43 grams of carbs alone... That's just plain nasty! I'll stick to my tap water with lemon and iced tea thank you very much

[Didactic]

Not true at all, natural fruit sugars are fine, also the natural sugar found in milk, in fact, certain sugars are essential for well being, but I agree there are bad sugars and it's in most of what we consume.

OT coke is bad no matter what, I used to be addicted to the stuff, drinking more than the average person... I no longer drink it anymore because of how it made my body feel (and look), think of it this way - A can of Coke has the equivalent of 10 tsp. of sugar.

There is chemically little difference between "natural sugars" i.e. fructose and "refined sugars" i.e. sucrose. It's largely a myth that natural sugars are any better than refined sugar. Both are just as bad for you.

[Chaozu]

Coffee isn't that bad for you.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/fe...ew-health-food

But it's not all that great either, especially not in the amount people around here drink it... (Sweden)

[Rukentuts]

A can of Coke has the equivalent of 10 tsp. of sugar.

I remember making homemade pop in Chemistry class. Step 1 was:

Dissolve as much sugar into the water as you can.

[Gnasnimadan]

Sugar is not good for you. At all.

Better than Aspartame

[Defengar]

Neither is coffee, smoking, alcohol or snus. I don't consume any of those, but I do drink cola on the weekends. Whilst I don't think you should drink any excessive amounts of it, you also have to try and enjoy life to the best you can while you still live... That said I still have no plans on trying smoking/snus, and keep alcohol to an extreme minimum.

Both coffee and alcohol have been shown in numerous studies to have benefits if used moderately. A cup of joe in the morning and a glass of red in the evening iss actually good for you.

[Jaese]

Sugar is not good for you. At all.

You might want to specify as the body cannot survive without sugar in some form.