Interesting Info on Soda Pop

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Interesting Info on Soda Pop
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Wed, 08-25-2004 - 10:42am

I was watching the news last night and they were talking about a study done on the connection between soda pop and weight gain and diabetes.

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Registered: 05-17-2004
Wed, 08-25-2004 - 12:11pm

And I'm going to second this article.

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Fear

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Registered: 06-30-2003
Wed, 08-25-2004 - 1:46pm
Actually I did a science experiment in High school with soda and I learned:

You can remove rust with soda & alumin foil - foil alone did not work

Soda will disolve a tooth ( a small one over very long period of time was used)

if you soak a dirty penny in soda or Ketcup will clean it.

I now you can use soda to remove water staind in a camode.

Just thought you would like ot know.

Robyn

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Wed, 08-25-2004 - 1:58pm

Kerstin, FYI on that real age tip, they were talking about DIET soda too!

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Registered: 04-30-2003
Wed, 08-25-2004 - 6:26pm

"Women who were drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks every day or more than once a day had an 80 percent increase in risk of diabetes compared with women who hardly ever drank sugared sodas," said Dr. Stampher.





my pet!

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Registered: 06-20-2004
Thu, 08-26-2004 - 9:21am
Want to hear something even scarier than soda (which I weaned myself off of years ago) what my husband (at the time) did was we bought 2 2-litre bottles a week at the grocery store, we slowly weaned down to 1 2-litre bottle a week and when it was gone it was gone. Now I buy 1 6 pack of caffiene free diet soda (24 oz bottles) and I only drink them in the evening, 1 bottle will last me at least 3 days. Canned soda goes much quicker because you feel like you have to drink it all.

Here is another scary stat:

If you like starbucks coffee, one medium starbucks coffee has the equivalant of 16 cans of soda of caffeine...that's pretty gross. lol

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Thu, 08-26-2004 - 11:53am

Yikes!!!!

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Registered: 04-30-2003
Thu, 08-26-2004 - 1:33pm

"If you like starbucks coffee, one medium starbucks coffee has the equivalant of 16 cans of soda of caffeine...that's pretty gross. lol"





my pet!

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-26-2004 - 11:38pm

Just adding more info....


WATER
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
2. In 37% of Americans the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
3. Even mild dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
5. Lack of water is the number one trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that eight to ten glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on a computer screen or printed page.
8. Drinking five glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%. It can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

COLA
1. In many US States the highway patrol carries two gallons of cola in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of cola and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: pour a can of cola into the toilet bowl and let it sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in cola removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: pour a can of cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: apply a cloth soaked in cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To remove grease from clothes: empty a can of cola into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or cola?
~IG

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