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A comment on Medicinal Soft Drinks and Coca-Cola Fiends: The Toxic History of Soda Pop (2014). Parent comment

Re:Medicinal Soft Drinks and Coca-Cola Fiends: The Toxic His... by monocasa on Thursday September 13, 2018 @01:24PM (#17980479)
>> While the dosages were small, they were certainly habit-forming, and soda fountains stood to profit from such consistent customers.

> People typically eat breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. You might even say habitually.

They're talking about straight up cocaine and opiates. A glass of Coca-cola contained about 1/4 of a line of coke in it originally.

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Re:Medicinal Soft Drinks and Coca-Cola Fiends: The Toxic His... by DoreenMichele on Thursday September 13, 2018 @01:30PM (#17980541)
I get that. I do.

Most spices have medicinal purposes. Inadequate muscle mass -- aka protein -- is linked to insulin resistance. I have eaten butter sandwiches to stop the bone and tooth pain no pain killers helped with.

Food has tremendous chemical impact on the body. We are only beginning to comprehend it.

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