downstairs: Who drinks as much soda in a day as a drunk typically does in a day?

I'm a drunk and I dont drink any soda any day.

And this is why I don't give a crap when people tell me how unhealthy artificial sweeteners are. The sugar's just as bad if not worse, plus it makes you fat.

as long as weed remains illegal I'm fine with any asinine policy

HeartBurnKid: And this is why I don't give a crap when people tell me how unhealthy artificial sweeteners are. The sugar's just as bad if not worse, plus it makes you fat.

Not true, particularly if you have allergies. HFCS or artificial sweeteners give me a screaming headache. Once in a while I drink a Coke in a glass bottle with real sugar. Divine.

/not fat

penthesilea: I once had to stop my mom from putting grape soda into my 3 month old nephew's baby bottle.

She is the type of person that makes this kind of law so damn tempting. I wouldn't want this to be a law, but I understand why some people would.

I want to slap anyone who does that.

FTA: "Alcohol is not only an addictive substance that can poison the body in large enough quantities, but also impairs judgment to the point where a drinker might, say, get into a car and plow into another vehicle or a pedestrian. The government doesn't regulate these substances just to protect the smokers and drinkers, it does so to protect others from the smokers and drinkers. Unless we discover that sugar hurts the people who watch us eat it, strict restrictions may be a long time coming.'



What about driving while fat?

HFCS is a conspiracy to reduce overpopulation.

Spoon over Marin: There isn't real sugar in any domestic sweet thing at all anymore.

That's why the Mexico coca-colas in the glass bottles are so much better than those produced in America.

The taste is much cleaner.

I'm sure those corn lobbyist won't mind.

I say we skip all these little steps, lets just make it so no one under 18 can buy anything. That way parents have to make every purchase decision for them.

Next they'll outlaw ganga.

I'll drink to that!

bighasbeen: They suggest establishing taxes on "sweetened fizzy drinks (soda), other sugar-sweetened beverages (for example, juice, sports drinks and chocolate milk) and sugared cereal."

Why don't you take your sin taxes, dust them with a little powdered sugar, and cram them straight up your ass?

They're obviously working for the coffee lobby...

/Think about it: FDA official limit for cola and pepper soft drinks: 71 mg/12 oz.
//Red Bull (not a soft drink, 8.3 oz): 80 mg.
///Regular cup of coffee (8 oz): ~133 mg.
///Folgers does the Nelson at Pepsi and Coke.

Amos Quito: FTA: "Alcohol is not only an addictive substance that can poison the body in large enough quantities, but also impairs judgment to the point where a drinker might, say, get into a car and plow into another vehicle or a pedestrian. The government doesn't regulate these substances just to protect the smokers and drinkers, it does so to protect others from the smokers and drinkers. Unless we discover that sugar hurts the people who watch us eat it, strict restrictions may be a long time coming.'



What about driving while fat?

At least they're trying to go be fat someplace else.... Give them a little credit.

MaudlinMutantMollusk: Any wonder scientists are so disrespected?

/go away, Dr. Buzzkill

Exactly. It's shiat like this that keeps the creationists aloof.

That would be caffeine content rather than sugar, and this would be the citation.

Farking moderation - how does it work??

I like that doughnut girl from the article.

I say we skip all these little steps, lets just make it so no one under 18 can buy anything.

I say people can't make good decisions for themselves, so we should force them. Let's go right to mandatory execise. Slight loss of liberty, major improvements in health, no unintended consequences at all. Bonus jobs from government exercise inspectors (ignore Broken Window fallacy).

Sarah Palin's Conscience: Spoon over Marin: There isn't real sugar in any domestic sweet thing at all anymore.

That's why the Mexico coca-colas in the glass bottles are so much better than those produced in America.

The taste is much cleaner.

Which is why actual taste tests have demonstrated that HFCS American Coke out of a can tastes better than real-sugar Mexican coke from a bottle. For one example:

Link (new window)

Isn't fructose basically the sugar you find in fruit? So they're telling us apples, kiwi, mangoes, grapes, etc are BAD? That's just crazy talk right there.

*pours more Cinnabon creamer in her coffee*

I don't hit the Akvavit until dark, so abou another half hour. :-D

the_chief: I like that doughnut girl from the article.

I just ate a donut, so I am getting a kick out of that pic.

/chocolate frosted
//mmmmmmm...

Byno: Sarah Palin's Conscience: Spoon over Marin: There isn't real sugar in any domestic sweet thing at all anymore.

That's why the Mexico coca-colas in the glass bottles are so much better than those produced in America.

The taste is much cleaner.

Which is why actual taste tests have demonstrated that HFCS American Coke out of a can tastes better than real-sugar Mexican coke from a bottle. For one example:

Link (new window)

Tries again... Link (new window)

Why earlier tonight @6:37ish in a local store, I witnessed a tiny toddler being allowed to drink as much as she wanted, nay encouraged, from her Mom's large super sized econ o'cup 'o goodness of fructose enhanced, polysorbated, soda!

psssst...you, want to score a case of Mountain Dew?

downstairs: Who drinks as much soda in a day as a drunk typically does in a day?

i do. i used to be a drunk. it was hard to get sober, beyond my ability to tell. the bubbly soda became a substitute of sorts. 12-24 cans coca-cola / day, easy. very few teeth left in my head (also take handful psych meds / daily).

but many are out there like me.

/was also soda deprived as a child, if that's a factor.

PS: had an aunt was a coca-cola junkie. she loved the bubble so much she would some times place a powder or a Alka-Seltzer tab in the coke for more bubbly kicks. she too was happyville.

Yeah. Good luck trying to pass that kind of law with Coca Cola's lawyers on the other side, Poindexter.

well alcohol is a sugar so this makes sense

Might have a problem with this.

Real Women Drink Akvavit: Isn't fructose basically the sugar you find in fruit? So they're telling us apples, kiwi, mangoes, grapes, etc are BAD? That's just crazy talk right there.

*pours more Cinnabon creamer in her coffee*

I don't hit the Akvavit until dark, so abou another half hour. :-D

HFCS is nothing like naturally occurring fruit sugars.

Sarah Palin's Conscience: That's why the Mexico coca-colas in the glass bottles are so much better than those produced in America.

Read the label carefully. I've seen "Mexican" coke in glass bottles, Spanish labels, but it's still HFCS. Don't automatically assume it's sugar.

albatros183: well alcohol is a sugar so this makes sense

That's backwards. Sugar is an alcohol.

Seems like this "scientists" is having problems telling the difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup as he keeps using them interchangeably when they most certainly not. Either that or it's the article writer doing it which reminds me of this: