Mexico's deadly coca cola ( sugary drink) addiction

[Demovictory9]

[Steelrolled]

1. The problem is that Coca-Cola really makes you feel good.

Same thing as other addictions.

[Demovictory9]

7. The town in video..drinking 2 liters per person per day

They need to reduce their consumption..everything in moderation

[LiberatedUSA]

46. I find that waiting at least a week between sodas makes them taste better.

I’ve limited them. My best is going two weeks without a soda. A Dr. Thunder or Mountain Lightning taste like sweet heaven when you’ve gone that long without a sugary beverage.

Edit:

What I like to do is mix non-sugary flavors in with Fresca for a fake soda.

[lagomorph777]

2. Mexican Coca Cola tastes better; it's made with real sugar.

It's sold in some stores around here, including Wal Mart.

Not that I drink it anymore, except for one or two bottles a year. Trying to maintain some semblance of health as I age.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. It is delicious! Bacardi is different in Mexico too ... Rum & Coke in Mexico is SO good (nt)

[roamer65]

4. Mexican Coke is better than ours, IMO.

Ours uses something far worse than real sugar.

High fructose corn syrup.

But I drink diet now…pre diabetic…

Fizzy drinks are my one remaining vice.

LOL

[Ilsa]

14. I drink fizzy, flavored water almost every day. I'm trying

to avoid HFCS as much as possible. They aren't diet drinks. I might have one diet drink per day, maybe less.

[Mr.Bill]

25. The supermarkets in California where I shop

sell the Mexican Coke for around $2 a bottle. Mexican restaurants also usually have it.

[LeftInTX]

9. They did tests in the US and found out it wasn't..

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2010.255

Additionally:
https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-coke-switching-corn-syrup-cane-sugar-4-reasons-why-shift-terrible-132544

[roamer65]

19. Been a few years since I had Mexican Coke.

Sad they are going to the HCFS crap.

[alphafemale]

24. It doesn't matter what your links say.

Mexican Coke tastes way better.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

35. I've read that Cane sugar Mexicoke is only made for American importation

The stuff they drink in Mexico is now HFCS because it is cheaper.

[LeftInTX]

38. The study was done in the US on Mexicoke purchased in Los Angeles, CA

Twenty-three samples of popular sugar-sweetened beverages were purchased in East Los Angeles, California. Beverages were selected based on the frequency of consumption by children participating in our past research studies in Los Angeles as well as based on National popularity. All of the samples were domestically produced with the exception of the Mexican Coca-Cola, which is readily available for purchase in East Los Angeles and was selected due to its popularity.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2010.255

[Celerity]

23. Apparently that is now not the case. Laboratory analysis found no sucrose in Mexican Coke

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2010.255

Third, the potential discrepancies regarding the type of sugar used in a few of the drinks raises concerns about the accuracy of the reporting by the manufacturers. For instance, the Mexican Coca-Cola lists “sugar” on the ingredient list, but the laboratory did not detect any sucrose, but rather near equal amounts of fructose and glucose, results which suggest the use of HFCS. According to the FDA guidelines, the word “sugar” can only be used in reference to sucrose ((32)). If HFCS is used, it must be listed in the ingredient list of the food label ((33)).

[Behind the Aegis]

26. I agree. I call it my "good boy treat".

I would only drink it when I did something really good, because it is expensive compared to its American counterpart. I used to drink up to 10 Cokes a day, but that was over 4 years ago. I now limit it to one a day, except on movie nights. Still, it is probably one too many, but I love my Coke.

[Demovictory9]

32. I love diet coke. Weined myself off regular coke years ago

I am sure its all bad. Moderation is the key

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

41. Unfortunately, the artificial sweetners in diet drinks

are also bad for you, especially if you are a woman, because there's link between those drinks and osteoporosis.

I stopped drinking soft drinks almost totally about thirty years ago, and I'm sometimes shocked when I'm in the grocery store and I see people's carts with three or four of those huge cartons of soft drinks.

[Demovictory9]

48. "Ive heard. And it reduces tje amount of water i should be drinking. Hence i try to keep

Tabs on how much i drink..stay within limits

[Behind the Aegis]

43. I don't like Diet Coke.

I did like a lower calorie coke that came out, but then they discontinued it. Then came Coke Zero, which was really good...until they changed the formula, and we stopped drinking it. It has gone back to the almost original formula which is not bad, so we drink that, and Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet A&W Root Beer.

[LeftInTX]

5. I have never had Mexican (sugar, not corn syrup, glass bottled) Coke. They sell it everywhere here

But she looks like she's drinking a plastic bottle

[lagomorph777]

6. If you are already Coke-addicted (LOL) don't try it.

You'll be seriously hooked.

[LeftInTX]

10. I only drink diet

The only time I had none diet was pumpkin soda 5 years ago. I mixed it with milk. I avoid sugary drinks.
I can't tolerate coffee so diet soda is my caffeine.

[lagomorph777]

11. Ew. I can't stand artificial sweeteners.

But glad it works for you!

[LeftInTX]

13. Yep works for me..LOL. Not the best "taste", but I react funny to coffee.

[roamer65]

18. The blend of artificial sweeteners in diet Mountain Dew is decent.

I actually prefer it to the HCFS version.

Lighter, crisper yet sweet without the syrupy aftertaste of the HCFS.

[LeftInTX]

20. I drink diet Dr Pepper for awhile it was Mt Dew

Coke Zero Sugar isn't as bad as Diet Coke, but I'm used to Dr Pepper.

[roamer65]

22. Yeah regular Diet Coke is all aspartame.

Yuk.

I only drink it off fountain if I have to.

Diet Dr Pepper is good.

I remember the diet drink that tasted good….TAB.

Saccharine had a good flavor to it.

[lagomorph777]

44. You just made me shiver, remembering what saccharine tasted like.

I assume you're kidding.

EEeeeessssh that was horrible.

[roamer65]

59. I liked TAB.

I did not use saccharine by itself.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

36. Diet Dr Pepper is the best diet drink

Sierra Mist Zero is very good as well, but I haven’t been able to find that since the Pandemic started.

I was not impressed by Dr Pepper Zero though.

[Ace Rothstein]

12. Mexicoke is the best Coke.

[Demovictory9]

16. ive heard..never tried it

Ive

[AZSkiffyGeek]

37. I've been weaning myself off sugared sodas

But Mexicoke is still a vice. I drink a couple a week.

[Aristus]

8. I have Hispanic patients for whom soda is destroying their health.

I can't count how many times I've had a young Hispanic man in my exam room, in no visible distress and in good physical condition (a huge number of them are construction workers), and they complain of fatigue, dizziness, disorientation, shortness of breath and general malaise. I'm experienced enough now to make my first question about their consumption of soda, sports beverages, Monster drinks, Rock Star, etc.

The response I get is almost always "Yeah, I drink, like, seven Cokes a day. " At this point, I run a screening for diabetes, and often, although not always, their hemoglobin A1C (the diagnostic test for diabetes) is off the charts.

Whether they are positive or negative for diabetes, I tell them to stop drinking all that soda and stick with water, milk, coffee, tea (provided they brew them themselves to control how much sweetener goes into it), and see me in two weeks. Two weeks later, they come back in saying they haven't felt this good in years, they have more energy, and their work is improving.

So much of it is cultural chauvinism ; Mexican Coca-Cola is very good, and they take pride in that. A lot of it is advertising. People hear on commercials that Gatorade and Powerade are healthy and will make you a great athlete. So people go crazy drinking all this horrible stuff.

[Demovictory9]

15. I recall giving up.sugary drinks

Within a few days, i could tell the difference.

But its not easy...the latest addiction for young people are those boba tea shops...tasty but sugary..i ordered a sugar free tea..got the most sugary drink by mistake i think...wow..it tasted good. I see why the young ones are lined up for boba

[Mr.Bill]

29. I think many Americans these days

are getting their sugar overload at Starbucks.

[Demovictory9]

31. Some of starbucks drinks look like milkshakes

[milestogo]

17. The coke in Mexico and Latin America also has 10% more sugar in it.

If you're used to drinking coke bottled in the US you're in for a surprise.

[LeftInTX]

21. The sweetest coke I had was from an airport in Honolulu.

I was only 3 and it was 1960. Plane had stopped to refuel. My dad brought a coke from the airport into the plane. It was super sweet. We were on an all night flight to Japan. (Military was moving us overseas)

[shanti]

49. Heh!

Maybe we were on the same plane! Dad was AF and was transferred to Yokota AFB in 1960 and we also had a stop in Honolulu (even have a pic). I was 5. Were you there when Kennedy was assasinated?

[LeftInTX]

51. No, I was in Seattle. We were sent back summer of 1963.

We were in Tachikawa which appears to be only a few miles away from Yokota.

We didn't really have TV in Japan, (well it was in Japanese and was off 90% of the time) so I can't imagine the Kennedy assassination without it.

We learned about our president and his family from Life Magazine in Japan. We also learned about MLK from my mom.

[shanti]

55. I remember Tachikawa

We lived off base in Fussa for the first year, in the 'paddies' as it was called. Then Dad was given a quonset hut on base for us to live in. We were transferred to upstate NY after Japan. So many memories...

How rare and nice to find someone else that grew up this way

[LeftInTX]

57. We were off base for 2 years, but spent our third year on base

I remember the big typhoon in 1961 and my dad tying up the bamboo fence to keep it from falling..LOL

We had the guys who would deliver us a container of kerosene and the daily peddlers who were always trying to sell pet rats. I always wanted a pet rat and my parents always said "No".

One day the kerosene guys picked up my little sister and took her in their truck. I thought they were kidnapping her, so I went after them on my trike. Then my mom said, "No, I gave them permission to give her a ride".

[Mr.Bill]

30. I've heard that the ketchup at McDonald's

which is from a major brand, has aditional sugar in it just for McDs.

[LeftInTX]

33. Ick..McDonald's ketchup is nasty...

It tastes like those cheap knock offs...

[Mr.Bill]

34. I can't stand store bought ketchup of any brand.

My wife does a lot of canning and she makes all of our ketchup.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

42. I think that perhaps a decade or so ago the sugar in ketchup was raised.

For some time I wasn't putting ketchup on anything, and then when I got a hamburger and put some of the red stuff on it, I was astonished at how sweet it was. Seemed vastly sweeter than the last time I'd had it.

[Demovictory9]

47. Yep..its sweet. There are unsweetened brands..taste very.diff

[shanti]

50. Grace Ketchup

It's hard to find and pricey here in CA, but it is the best ketchup I've ever had. I had it in Jamaica on holiday a couple of times. Made with sugar. It can be found more readily in Caribbean markets.

[Mr.Bill]

27. I don't know if it's truth or folklore,

but I've always heard that Coke can be used as a post-sex douche for birth control. It's supposedly very popular in Mexico.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

52. What the fuck is this shit right here.

[meadowlander]

53. Please don't post dodgy "medical information" even as speculation.

[leftyladyfrommo]

62. The next Covid cure. At least it won't kill you like

Ivermectin and bleach can.

[LeftInTX]

67. I was just telling my hubby about a new prescription BC called Phexxi

The ingredients are: Lactic acid, citric acid and cream of tartar.

Hubby says, "Why not use coke?" My jaw about dropped because I had read this comment earlier.

[ecstatic]

68. Lol. Yeah I just saw that commercial too. Meant to Google it.

Thanks for the reminder!

[BlueCheeseAgain]

28. I remember our tour guide in Mexico...

... telling us, rather unhappily, that Mexico is one of the largest per-capita soft drink consumers in the world. I have to say, the lemon soda we had there was amazing. But yes, it's a big health problem.

[Johnny2X2X]

39. Moderation, but....

Many many people cannot moderate when it comes to intake of sugar in soft drinks. It's addictive and incredible harmful to the general health of society. Notice I said society, not individuals, as there are some people who are fine drinking sugary soad.

I gave up sugary drinks years ago, been healthier ever since.

[dalton99a]

40. "Diabetes is a HOAX. Here, drink some more Coca-Cola!"

The brainwashing is complete

[Demovictory9]

45. That scene 😳 where the Shaman was waving the coke bottle as her spiritual item. 😳😳

Sad...coke company probably loves it

[multigraincracker]

54. In the last year, I have had one soda pop and

one order of french fries. I really don't miss either. Drink water, tea and herbal tea.

Eat to live
don't
live to eat.

[HipChick]

56. I reverted to just drinking water....if I can't have real sugar

and not that nasty fake sweetener stuff....I just will do without...

[honest.abe]

58. Pretty much same situation in the Philippines.

Coca Cola is a requirement for daily merienda and parties. Diabetes is huge problem there due to sweet drinks and snacks.

[Demovictory9]

63. I am sure its true for other.countries. another documentary

Showed ferry going around south America - loaded with snack foods.. A water born conveniance store

[LeftInTX]

60. When I went to Nuevo Laredo in the 80s (yeah...I don't cross the border very often..LOL)

Michael Jackson and Coca-Cola posters everywhere. It's heavily marketed.

[Baitball Blogger]

61. I don't even have to read this.

They have been doing this since I was a child. The sodas marketed for latin america were syrupy sweet. It may not have affected me in my childhood, only because my mother was stringent when it came to bad food choices.

[scarytomcat]

64. Where can I get some?

High fructose corn syrup is much worse

[LeftInTX]

66. It's a scam. Mexican coke is made with fructose now

I'm pretty sure they use high fructose corn syrup like they do here.

[scarytomcat]

69. Oh too bad

Thanks

[BornADemocrat]

65. Ugh, stuff is poison

I don't drink any soda, never mind drinks with sugar in them. With the rate of Type 2 diabetes, it surprises me that so many still drink Coke. I think I had one a few years ago. Enjoyed real Coke is glass bottles that one could get in small towns in the '70s.