Re: Re: Coke!

From: DaPurpleRT (dapurplert@dakota-durango.com)
Date: Sat Jul 19 2003 - 00:17:23 EDT


Jon,

Aside from water, what other non-carbonated drinks have you found???

-Ryan

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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Coke!

>
> "J Wynia" <jwynia@pragmapool.com> wrote:
>
> : I've been saying for years that the real cause of America's obesity
> : problem is Coke and other soft drinks with sugar in them. Everybody
> : seems to be blaming the snack foods, but, given how much soda most
> : people drink, that's the real problem. Compare the number of calories in
> : a McDonald's meal with a quarter-pounder, fries and large Coke. The Coke
> : has pretty much the same number of calories (450) as the greasy
> : hamburger or the deep fried french fries. Just take a look at the fact
> : that we've gone from 8 ounce bottles of soda to 20 ounces and they're
> : getting even bigger. Then add the trend in "energy" drinks that have
> : even MORE calories per ounce and you've got to wonder. I know I feel a
> : whole lot more full after a quarter-pounder than after a large Coke. If
> : I'm going to down 450 calories, I at least want to have something of
> : substance in my stomach.
>
>
> You probably have something there... The caffine certainly doesn't
> help either, and they are loaded with carbs (mostly from the sugar,
> I would guess). I drink a lot of it - have been known to down a 2 liter
> at a sitting ;-) but recently I have tried to stop drinking caffinated
> beverages (not to go on a diet or anything, just because I figured
> drinking all that caffine couldn't be good for me) and have lost around
> 10 lbs without any other dietary or excersize changes.
>
> Dak content: Its still a good post-BBQ alternator cleaner. ;-)
>
>
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