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Laffy Kat

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6. The caramel color in colas can contribute to prostate cancer.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2020, 08:19 PM

Aug 2020

This is a relatively old study. I showed it to my boys when it first came out, and neither will drink brown cola's now. Oddly, I bought rootbeer today because I needed it for a Crockpot recipe, the first I have purchased in years. Let me tell you, I still dearly miss my daily Dr. Pepper. I am female but still avoid brown colas because I figure they can't be good for me, either. I do drink a few 7-Ups or Sprites during the week, however.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/289687

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Coca-Cola or 'bottled poison'? Mexico finds a COVID-19 villain in big soda [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2020 OP

He's right! Karadeniz Aug 2020 #1

Coke is bitter compared to some of the Mexican branded sodas Chainfire Aug 2020 #2

Sugar is poison. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #3

It is true. It is also incredibly addictive. Laffy Kat Aug 2020 #7

Try this stuff. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #8

Thanks for the suggestion but it also contains xylitol which is incredibly toxic to doggos. Laffy Kat Aug 2020 #9

Sorry about that... cayugafalls Aug 2020 #10

Oh, that's ok. I had to look it up to be sure. Laffy Kat Aug 2020 #11

I went here for my info about Erythritol. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #13

Mine says it has Erythritol which is not supposed to be toxic to doggos. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #12

is soda so high because of bad drinking water? nt msongs Aug 2020 #4

Most likely. 2naSalit Aug 2020 #16

OK, but getting rid of soda won't get rid of Covid. tanyev Aug 2020 #5

The caramel color in colas can contribute to prostate cancer. Laffy Kat Aug 2020 #6

He's not wrong. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #14

As tanyev says, getting rid of soda will not get rid of Covid-19. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #15