The Effects of drinking a Can of Cola (Coke, Pepsi etc)

[Visitor3]

I love lemon, lime & bitters too, but don't forget bitters is 49% alcohol?

[AliBaby]

Cant stand coke as it is sooooo sweet. But I love diet coke.
I know diet coke is very bad as well (but for different reasons to coke). I think the main reason coke is so bad is not because of the cafeine but because of the extremely high amount of sugar and the effects that has on your body (like weight gain, rottign teeth, diabetes)

Like some dentists on here have said...We were never allowed any softdrinks or full strength juice as kids so we all have pretty good teeth. My sisters and I have never had a filling (so my mum is very proud). I can remember occasially having a flavoured mineral water at christmas or birthdays and we never felt like we were missing out.

Very interesting thread. I think it all comes down to moderation.

Another interesting fact is Coke-a-cola used to have cocaine in it when it first came out.

Pretty butterfly- bitters is 49% alcohol but becaue there is only a few drops in a pre-made lemon lime and bitters you can buy it from a supermarket.

[Visitor3]

Yeah it's usually what I drink If I'm designated driver but I think most people don't realise it's 49% alcohol. But you're right if it's only a few drops hopefully it won't be picked up in a breath test. Can you imagine, "please Mr Officer I swear all I had was 12 lemon, lime and Bitters ??"

[AliBaby]

Can you imagine, "please Mr Officer I swear all I had was 12 lemon, lime and Bitters ??"

LOL

[Lolli]

Yeah it's usually what I drink If I'm designated driver but I think most people don't realise it's 49% alcohol. But you're right if it's only a few drops hopefully it won't be picked up in a breath test. Can you imagine, "please Mr Officer I swear all I had was 12 lemon, lime and Bitters ??"

My FIL is a limo driver and had a bottle of lemon, lime and bitters that he bought from a servo which he was drinking as he drove back froma job. Got pulled over, RBT'ed and blew .06. When he said all he'd been drinking was the l,l&b, they made him wait 20 mins and blow again.. and it was down to .01. So it will leave a mouth-alcohol reading, if not a blood one.

And on the actual subject of the thread I am a bad coke addict But inly for Macca's coke (and only in a medium cup), or from a glass bottle. i have one a day, every day (but follow it up with heaps of water).

[Bathsheba]

Bumping this again... seems every second person I meet these days is a closet coke drinker... talk about being on a mission! LOL I know there are seemingly "worse" addictions... but daily cola consumption really is insidious ...not judging though!!!

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

My acupuncturist has banned me from having it, and says that in 10 years Coke will be subjected to the same type of scrutiny that tobacco companies are, ie - age limits, lawsuits etc.

Interesting thought!

[Bathsheba]

Yep, I tend to agree (with the scrutiny)!