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When I was in my 20s I would often drink a Coke first thing in the morning. But when I learned how bad it is to consume that much sugar, I switched to black cof

When I was in my 20s I would often drink a Coke first thing in the morning. But when I learned how bad it is to consume that much sugar, I switched to black coffee or occasionally tea.

Fnoord 8y ago
The article is from 1988 but nowadays there is coca cola zero which -as the name implies- contains no sugar. The problem with cola though, is its acidity and Co2. These are bad for the teeth.
- hrktb 8y ago
  Isn’t sugar replaced with edulcorants ? Technically you are right, but I can’t imagine it’s better than just coffee.
- chewz 8y ago
  Coca-cola zero - even more harmful [1] [2] [1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23088901 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23088901 [2]: https://diabetesmealplans.com/10509/coke-zero-and-diabetes/ https://diabetesmealplans.com/10509/coke-zero-and-diabetes/ [3]: http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/review-excitotoxins-taste-kills http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/review-ex...
  - Fnoord 8y ago
    That doesn't prove more harmful, that suggests harmful. There's no comparison being made. I read your second source and its a whole lot of text about nothing until they start ranting about artificial sweeteners which are E-numbers deemed safe in the EU. As for your first source, I've heard about those studies. There's no definitive proof on it though. There are some rat strains which are known to be more vulnerable to diseases than others [1] though I'm not sure which strains. I'd like to see it reproduced on a species closer to humans. [1] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcb.240501220 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcb.24050122...
  - lostmsu 8y ago
    The first study seems flawed from its own description. How can the diet of subjects have the same amount of calories, when one group is consuming high sugar drinks, and the other - calorie free sweeteners?
- AboutTheWhisles 8y ago
  Also sucralose kills gut bacteria.

When I was in my 20s I would often drink a Coke first thing in the morning. But when I learned how bad it is to consume that much sugar, I switched to black coffee or occasionally tea.

Fnoord 8y ago

The article is from 1988 but nowadays there is coca cola zero which -as the name implies- contains no sugar. The problem with cola though, is its acidity and Co2. These are bad for the teeth.

hrktb 8y ago
Isn’t sugar replaced with edulcorants ? Technically you are right, but I can’t imagine it’s better than just coffee.
chewz 8y ago
Coca-cola zero - even more harmful [1] [2] [1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23088901 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23088901 [2]: https://diabetesmealplans.com/10509/coke-zero-and-diabetes/ https://diabetesmealplans.com/10509/coke-zero-and-diabetes/ [3]: http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/review-excitotoxins-taste-kills http://americannutritionassociation.org/newsletter/review-ex...
- Fnoord 8y ago
  That doesn't prove more harmful, that suggests harmful. There's no comparison being made. I read your second source and its a whole lot of text about nothing until they start ranting about artificial sweeteners which are E-numbers deemed safe in the EU. As for your first source, I've heard about those studies. There's no definitive proof on it though. There are some rat strains which are known to be more vulnerable to diseases than others [1] though I'm not sure which strains. I'd like to see it reproduced on a species closer to humans. [1] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcb.240501220 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcb.24050122...
- lostmsu 8y ago
  The first study seems flawed from its own description. How can the diet of subjects have the same amount of calories, when one group is consuming high sugar drinks, and the other - calorie free sweeteners?
AboutTheWhisles 8y ago
Also sucralose kills gut bacteria.