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I would strongly encourage anyone who regularly consumes Coke to switch to black coffee or tea for a month and take notes on how they feel.

mateus1 3y ago
Why? What did you experience?
RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
Coffee has acrylamide which has actually been shown to cause cancer.
- karaterobot 3y ago
  > Q. What is acrylamide and what do we know about its link to cancer? > A. Coffee can contain acrylamide, a chemical that is also used in certain industrial processes and has been commercially available since the 1950s. In addition to coffee, acrylamide is also found in French fries (frying causes acrylamide formation), toasted bread, snack foods, like potato chips and pretzels, crackers, biscuits, cookies and cereals, and in tobacco products. Acrylamide is classified by IARC as a “probable carcinogen,” based primarily on genotoxicity experiments in animals. In 2002, Swedish scientists discovered that acrylamide could be formed from asparagine (an amino acid) and sugar during high-heat cooking. This discovery led to intensified research into the association between acrylamide intake from diet and cancer risk in humans. In 2011 and 2014, two large studies summarized the evidence in humans and found no association between dietary acrylamide and risk of several cancers. https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/coffee-and-cancer-what-the-research-really-shows.html https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/coffee-and... This implies that the first part of your comment is correct, but the second part likely is not.
faizan-ali 3y ago
I did that (no Coke Zero for almost a month). Noticed nothing different.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
  Yeah, I discovered that it can be hard on the kidneys so I kicked it after drinking way too much for too long - I went from a couple of cans a day to maybe a dozen drinks over a year. Still have my two coffee a day, but I mostly drink water now. I do not feel any different.
  - steve_adams_86 3y ago
    Same. I wouldn't discourage anyone from not dropping the habit. I mean, I don't feel different in terms of day to day health, but also in that I don't miss having coke zero. So... Why buy it? But yeah, it didn't seem to be impeding my health in the way others things have.
lawn 3y ago
I would very strongly encourage people to switch to water and take notes on how they feel. Be sure to stay with it for the withdrawal symptoms to disappear.
darthrupert 3y ago
Tea, perhaps, but for me, coffee is significantly worse than Coke. At least in the amounts I'm able to drink these beverages.
adrianmonk 3y ago
I bet they will feel more energetic and alert. They may also feel more jittery and anxious and may find it difficult to go to sleep. Coffee has triple the caffeine of Coke, and tea has double. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20049372 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h...

mateus1 3y ago

Why? What did you experience?

RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago

Coffee has acrylamide which has actually been shown to cause cancer.

karaterobot 3y ago
> Q. What is acrylamide and what do we know about its link to cancer? > A. Coffee can contain acrylamide, a chemical that is also used in certain industrial processes and has been commercially available since the 1950s. In addition to coffee, acrylamide is also found in French fries (frying causes acrylamide formation), toasted bread, snack foods, like potato chips and pretzels, crackers, biscuits, cookies and cereals, and in tobacco products. Acrylamide is classified by IARC as a “probable carcinogen,” based primarily on genotoxicity experiments in animals. In 2002, Swedish scientists discovered that acrylamide could be formed from asparagine (an amino acid) and sugar during high-heat cooking. This discovery led to intensified research into the association between acrylamide intake from diet and cancer risk in humans. In 2011 and 2014, two large studies summarized the evidence in humans and found no association between dietary acrylamide and risk of several cancers. https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/coffee-and-cancer-what-the-research-really-shows.html https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/coffee-and... This implies that the first part of your comment is correct, but the second part likely is not.

faizan-ali 3y ago

I did that (no Coke Zero for almost a month). Noticed nothing different.

SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
Yeah, I discovered that it can be hard on the kidneys so I kicked it after drinking way too much for too long - I went from a couple of cans a day to maybe a dozen drinks over a year. Still have my two coffee a day, but I mostly drink water now. I do not feel any different.
- steve_adams_86 3y ago
  Same. I wouldn't discourage anyone from not dropping the habit. I mean, I don't feel different in terms of day to day health, but also in that I don't miss having coke zero. So... Why buy it? But yeah, it didn't seem to be impeding my health in the way others things have.

lawn 3y ago

I would very strongly encourage people to switch to water and take notes on how they feel. Be sure to stay with it for the withdrawal symptoms to disappear.

darthrupert 3y ago

Tea, perhaps, but for me, coffee is significantly worse than Coke. At least in the amounts I'm able to drink these beverages.

adrianmonk 3y ago

I bet they will feel more energetic and alert. They may also feel more jittery and anxious and may find it difficult to go to sleep. Coffee has triple the caffeine of Coke, and tea has double. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20049372 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h...