How unhealthy is coke really?

Question

I used to drink a lot of fuzzy drinks when I was younger. But for like 10 years now, I rarely drink coke or other fuzzy drinks because I feel that they're unhealthy. I want to know how harmful these drinks really are. I'm thinking if I was a parent, I'd not let my kid drink fuzzy drinks before they reach a certain age, but I see lots of parents who give these drinks to their babies and young kids. I hear lots of stuff about these drinks being unhealthy and harmful. I want to know how serious this issue is.

Oh by the way, I have forgotten to add that "fuzzy" is not a typo. It's a joke between a friend and me and I like to call fizzy drinks fuzzy drinks.

Answer 1

there are 6 tea spoons of sugar in a can of coke so probably isnt good for you i wouldnt let my kids have fizzy drinks at least not too often but sometimes in friends houses thats all they have got so i let them have a sip i wouldnt make it every day i dont want my kids having bad teeth like mine

Answer 2

Coke along with anything that is chemically derived is OK in moderation.
Coke is full of caffiene, sugar, etc.
If the average American stopped drinking Coke oand carbonated beverages they would each lose approx 15 pounds. it matters that much. Kids don't need the caffiene but a lot of parents are weak and don't monitor their kids intake they blame it on school food why johnny is 12 and 250. I put myself on my own diet and have lost 30 pounds in 2 months... It''s called the don't eat that crap diet, no books no exercise, 30 pounds.

Answer 3

Okay, when I was in high school, we all had a friend who did a science project, on soda's... What she did, was she placed a "Copper-penny" in a container with coca-cola, in it.. to see what would happen...One week later, the copper penny was completely dissolved! I kid you not!! She was so blown away by it, she did this same test in class, and the same results happened!!! Okay, as for kids,my daughter, every once in a blue-moon, would get soda's when she was oh around 7-8, at like a "Carnival" or "Family Reunions" I never liked my kids to drink or have "Junk-food" since they were very little! But, when my daughter would drink soda's... she would always be afraid to sleep alone, that night...She'd have a really hard time getting to sleep once I allowed her to crawl in bed with me.. And even have nightmares, on those "Rare-Occasions" when she did have soda's.. I just hated it, when she drank them... then they went and put a "Soda vending machine" in our Apt, complex.. which really upset me! And I could always tell when her friends would buy her a soda, because the same thing would happen, she'd get scared to sleep alone, and lie to me, that she hadn't been drinking soda's that day.. well she'd turn around the next morning and tell me, that her girlfriends had bought her one, and she was sorry for lieing to me!! So, there, you have it!! There just all around bad!! Not only do they dissolve a copper penny, and cause my daughter to have nightmares, but they eat your bones!! They eat the calcium, in our bones!! I kid you not!! They are just so bad for us!! I very seldom buy them! And usually when I do, its only 7-up, for upset stomaches, when my kids get sick.. For some reason the clear soda's dont do as much damage as the dark ones do!! My doctor highly recommends 7-up, and saltine crackers for my kids when they are sick with the stomache flu.. Otherwise, I wouldn't even buy any soda's!!!

Answer 4

Just drop a peeny into a glass of soda and then check on it in a week. There will be your answer.
Good for you for stopping the poisening of your body. These drink are more acidic than you can imagine. Go to Dr. Weil's website for more specifics on its harm.

Answer 5

1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl... Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean.

4. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

5. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

6. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away corrosion.

7. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

9.The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.

10.To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive materials.

11.The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Answer 6

first of all it has too much sugar and caffeine. Also for women, some ingredients in soda blocks calcium. So many women suffer from osteoporosis because of this . It's not bad to have once in a while, maybe once a week. Not everyday like many people do.

Answer 7

When I was in junior high, our science teacher asked someone who had a little sister or brother who lost a baby tooth to bring one in. We took a bottle of Coca Cola, put it in a beaker, and put in the tooth. In a couple of days, the tooth had completely dissolved.

Answer 8

Carbonated beverages make your bones weak by decalcifying them. You'll be more likely to break a bone.

Stick to drinking water.

Additionally, if you are drinking sweetened carbonated beverages, you are drinking excess sugars that could lead to diabetic conditions.

Answer 9

The worst they can do to you is give you kiddney stones (I knew a girl who that happened too), they can also get you fat if you drink too much, and the sugar and the calories can give you zits and they arent good for your skin.

Answer 10

basically its the consumption of sugar, these fizzy drinks contain 9 times the amount of sugar of tea( imagine that). prevent diabetes