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- davidgrenier 10y agoWaiting on interesting read on Coca-Cola giving cancer...
- Someone 10y agoSome cola potentially, and Coca-Cola isn't the worst offender in their sample: http://hub.jhu.edu/2015/02/19/soda-caramel-coloring-cancer/ http://hub.jhu.edu/2015/02/19/soda-caramel-coloring-cancer/ (reached by clicking the link in the article)
- davidgrenier 10y agoHere's a link with figures: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/01/caramel-color-the-health-risk-that-may-be-in-your-soda/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/01/caramel-colo...
- davidgrenier 10y agoOh the link was present in the article, digging deeper here's closer to reality: The reference study on mice points to these quantities: Groups of 50 male and 50 female mice were fed diets containing 0, 312, 625, or 1,250 ppm 4-methylimidazole (equivalent to average daily doses of approximately 40, 80, and 170 mg 4-methylimidazole/kg body weight to males and females) for 106 weeks. Which should compare to 2600mg on the lowest non-zero dose for a light-ish guy like me. The levels measured in the California/New-York Coca-Cola/Coke Zero were 3.8 to 4.0 quite below the 29mcg (micro-gram) limit requiring a label per California's legislation. Granted Pepsi/Max/Zero's number were much higher. To match the study I'd have to drink 650000 cans of coke. For all we know the 2-3 cans a day I drink might be reduce my cancer rate from hormesis alone.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y agoThe Coca Cola company has done much worse things than marginally increase some cancer risks.
- wmil 10y agoI would say that payday loans are significantly worse than porn or legal cannabis. But do people really buy cannabis from spam messages in places where it's legal?