There are soft drinks which don’t contain phosphates; look for “phosphoric acid” in the ingredients list to see if a particular soda does. Coca-Cola definitely does; it’s the only one I know for certain.
Brominated vegetable oil makes the soft drink look cloudy, like citrus juice. It might also change the “mouth feel” a little bit, but I think the main reason it’s used is cosmetic.
The sweetener’s called acesulfame-k and in Europe and Canada, where this soda has been around for a long time (under the name Pepsi Max) it’s much, much better. I think they just got the proportions of it wrong in Pepsi One.
So what’s this I read about Nutrasweet causing brain tumors anyway, truth or UL?
It’s always struck me as odd that a group of such intelligent, knowledgeable, and witty persons as yourselves should include so many soft drink-drinkers.
What’s the point of soft drinks? You’re thirsty, drink some water. You’re sleepy, drink some coffee. You want a buzz, drink some beer.
The ascendancy of the soft drink industry in the 20th century has always seemed like a prime example of advertising/marketing types creating a need in order to fill it.
– crabby old Uke, sitting on the front-porch rocker, shaking his fist at passing motorcars
We never even have pop (or soda or soft drinks - I’m from Chicago - that’s what we call it) in our house. If my kid is thirsty, he drinks milk or water. He gets enough sugar from other sources. If I’m thirsty, I drink coffee (in the morning) or water or beer (when not drinking coffee). I have a huge cup of ice water at my desk all day - haven’t bought pop at work since I’ve been here (3 years).
Judge if you must, but I can’t go one day without a Mt. Dew (hence the screen name). Actually, I’m “in the process of” quitting smoking right now. I’ll tackle the caffeine addiction when I’m good and ready. Until then, I’ll have a Dew in one hand and a cancer stick in the other.
“They have the internet on computers now.”–Homer J. Simpson
Ike, I don’t like coffee. I will very occasionally have a cup after dinner-- it goes well with some desserts-- but it’s really not pleasant stuff. And drinking it on an empty stomach is a good way to make myself queasy.
When I want to consume caffeine, I usually drink Mountain Dew. I’m not pouring the stuff down your throat, so why do you have a problem with it?
(Please don’t bother trying to tell me that “empty calories” are going to ruin my nutrition or make me obese. My diet and calorie intake are just fine, and I’m at an ideal weight for my height.)
And they make you burp! When I was having stress-related stomach problems (mostly due to getting up early for school) the only thing that helped was a slam of fresh RC Cola. I can’t drink coffee or other hot liquids, but I do love to eat sugar cubes that are dunked in coffee.
From what I’ve heard, phosphoric acid leeches the calcuim from your bones, contributing to osteoporosis.
I’ll be there
Where I’ll teach what I’ve been taught
And I’ve been taught…
I’m trying various drinks to cut down caffeine, which was mostly numerous cups of tea a day with milk for me. Coffee I used to drink a few years.Herbal tea I don’t care for.
When I go to restaurants I have to order a water and a soft drink, otherwise they keep refilling the soft drink 3 times.
Beer I never got used to with dinner, except barbecue or German food.
Cranberry juice is pretty awful in metal cans, so is tea.
