Killer Coke Health Issues


The Common Voice, "Is Coca Cola guilty of deceptive advertising and violation of the FTC's contest rules?" By Julia Havey, June 24, 2006
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Coca Cola in for a fight from health advocate Julia Havey!" By Julia Havey, July 2, 2006
"Liquid Candy: How Soft Drinks are Harming Americans' Health," By Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D.


Read Interesting Analysis on this Subject: "MyCokeRewards Contest Impossible To Win Without Dying First"
"One of America's biggest diet vices are soft drinks. Now the Coca Cola Company is luring you to believe that you can win some spectacular prizes if you drink enough Coke There is one major problem with how they are hosting this contest: It is virtually impossible to win the top prizes if you follow the rules and guidelines. And if you did consume enough Coke to allow yourself a chance to win, you just might DIE! That's right, DIE!"

Global Politician, "Benzene in Soft Drinks: A Question of Standards," By Ross E. Getman, June 12, 2006
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Hartford Courant, "Senate: No More Soda In Schools: Kids' Health Cited; Battle Over Sales Moves To House," By Christopher Keating, April 21, 2006
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The New York Times, "Hazardous to Your Health, By Nicholas D. Kristof, April 11, 2006
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"…we should ban sugary drinks from schools. As George Bray, an obesity expert at Louisiana State University, notes, 'Those "beverage contracts" that school districts have entered into to obtain money are equivalent to selling our children's health for school income.' "

"What's the bottom line on these drinks? An extra 100 calories a day, all things being equal, adds about five pounds a year to one's weight. For America as a whole, that amounts to an extra 750,000 tons of fat per year — so maybe it isn't the seas that are rising, but America that is sinking."

The New York Times, "To Some in Hartford, Coke Is a Real Evil Thing, By Stacey Stowe, April 7, 2006
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Eyewitness New: WFSB, "State Officials: Shame on Coke!
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San Francisco Chronicle, "Bill would cut junk food in schools: Obesity measure has bipartisan support in House and Senate," By Zachary Coile, April 7, 2006
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"A Government Accountability Office study last year found that 99 percent of high schools, 97 percent of middle schools and 83 percent of elementary schools have vending machines, school stores or snack bars that sell mostly unhealthy snacks and drinks. 'What this does is it undercuts almost $10 billion in annual taxpayer investments in nutrition and sound school meals,' Harkin said, referring to federal spending on free and reduced-price meals in public schools."
AMOnline.com, "Federal Legislation Seeks To Upgrade School Nutrition Standards," By Libby Quaid, April 7, 2006
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""When parents send their kids to school with lunch money, they shouldn't have to worry that the money will be spent on Flaming Cheetos and a Coke instead of on a balanced meal."

Guardian Unlimited, "World's top 25 food firms 'pathetic' in combating unhealthy diets: Study finds companies fail to live up to their pledges; Makers, retailers and restaurant chains accused," By Felicity Lawrence, April 4, 2006
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" 'Their performance is by and large pathetic," said Tim Lang, one of the authors of the report, The Food Industry: Diet, Physical Activity and Health. 'The companies that appear to be doing the most are the ones under intense pressure because their product ranges are the unhealthiest, but there is a whiff of desperation about what they are doing rather than long-term commitment to better food.' "

YNetNews, "Lawsuit: Coca Cola drinks may cause cancer," By Vered Luvitch, April 3, 2006
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"In request to file NIS 200 million class action suit plaintiff claims Fanta brand soft drinks contain ingredient that may cause cancer and are not suitable for drinking. Coca Cola: Our products undergo strict quality assurance process."

UConn Free Press, "Give Up the Coke: Drinking Soda Is Hazardous To Our Health," By Elise Kesseli, February 27, 2006
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This article came out before it was announced that there is benzene in many sodas.

Daily Mail, "Junk food ads to be banned from kids' TV," BY Sean Paoulter, March 27, 2006
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Alternet, "Hard Times for Soft Drinks," By Michael Blanding, March 13, 2006
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The London Free Press, "Bottled water: The trend toward drinking bottled water - instead of pop or other sweet drinks - is healthy on the surface. But some see dangerous problems with our obsession with water in a bottle," By Lauren La Rose, March 13, 2006
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The New York Times, "Soda Sales Are Losing Their Pop, By Melanie Warner, March 9, 2006
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Dallas News, "Just Say No - to Soda: Industry should get sugar out of schools," Editorial, March 8, 2006
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Brandweek, "Soda Share Shrinks for First Time in Decades," By Kenneth Hein, March 8, 2006
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SF Gate, "Tab Energy Kills You Dead: The famously toxic retro cola nails women with a new, pink energy drink. Because you love it," By Mark Morford, March 8, 2006
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"Caffeine, of course, is key. It is our favorite drug, meth for the masses. A basic can of Coke has about 45 mg of the world's most beloved drug. A good cup of strong coffee has about 80 milligrams. The average sickly sweet, fizzy energy drink, from Tab Energy to Monster to Liquid Ice to Rockstar, has anywhere from 100 to 200. And they all taste like some nasty Frankenstein inbreed of liquefied Skittles, road chalk and the blood of dead moths."

The New York Times, "Nutrition: Study Links Sugary Drinks to Teenagers' Weight," By Eric Nagourney, March 7, 2006
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The Daily Times, "Sugars in soda, candy and cakes can increase a child's risk of obesity," By Greg Allen, March 6, 2006
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"Erosion is a problem that I am seeing more often in my practice. Even though diet soda contains artificial sugars that are not broken down by bacteria (unlike refined sugars), I still see erosive lesions on the teeth of diet soda drinkers. The acidity of soda is so strong that it actually breaks down teeth, almost like rust removers taking rust off a piece of metal. In fact, the type of acid found in most soda, phosphoric acid, can be used as a rust remover. This erosion process removes the calcium from the teeth, which results in a softened tooth that is weak.

"In addition to tooth erosion, recent studies looking at effects of soda consumption in young female athletes show the potential for increased broken bones in girls who drink soda on a daily basis."

Contra Costa Times, "Carcinogen in some sodas above legal limit," By David Goldstein, March 6, 2006
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Food Navigator, "Food industry not responsive to obesity, claims report: By not doing enough to tackle the growing obesity crisis, the food and beverage industry is storing up problems for the future, claims a new report. ," By Anthony Fletcher, March 6, 2006
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (AP), "Soda targeted in fight against obesity," By Marilynn Marchione (AP Medical Writer), March 5, 2006
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The Ecologist, "Aspartame," By Pat Thomas
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"Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history. The most recent evidence, linking it to leukaemia and lymphoma, has added substantial fuel to the ongoing protests of doctors, scientists and consumer groups who allege that this artificial sweetener should never have been released onto the market and that allowing it to remain in the food chain is killing us by degrees."

Belleville News Democrat, "FDA finds benzene in soda, but says it's only a small amount," By David Goldstein, March 4, 2006
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Beverage Daily, "Authorities under pressure over benzene in soft drinks," By Chris Mercer, March 3, 2006
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Health24.com, "cancer in a Can," By Carine van Rooyen, March 2, 2006
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Beverage Daily, "UK food watchdog finds benzene in soft drinks, By Chris Mercer, January 3, 2006
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"Benzene is listed as a cancer-causing chemical by health authorities, though the industry has said it is a question of quality, not health, in drinks. Laming said the possibility for ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate to form benzene was 'not a surprise in the soft drinks industry'." Aspertame, found in diet sodas, is also considered a cancer-causing chemical.

Beverage Daily, "Soft drinks industry pledges to tackle benzene in drinks," By Chris Mercer, February 27, 2006
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"America’s soft drinks association said it would have to look again at benzene in drinks, after new tests revealed to BeverageDaily.com suggest it and food safety authorities failed to stamp out a problem."

The New York Times (Editorial), "Selling Junk Food to Toddlers," February 23, 2006
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This editorial mentions one of our allied organizations, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood.

The Bryan - College Station Eagle, "Give your health a boost by canning the soda habit," By Lisa Ryckman, January 7, 2006
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Free-Market News Network, "PROPHET TALK: ANTI-ASPARTAME ARGUMENT IN FULL," November 29, 2005
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Colombia Indymedia, "Ajinomoto, Aspartame & Brain Tumors: Recipe for Death," By Betty Martini, Sept. 3, 2005
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Washington Post, "Regular Soda a Day Boosts Weight Gain: Non-Diet Drinks Also Increase Risk of Diabetes, Study Shows," 8/25/04
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