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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by nightski on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:45AM (#20002718)
Real sugar? Do you mean Cane Sugar? It's chemically identical to beet sugar. You have been duped. I know this because I work with sugar companies.
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by ggreer on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:59AM (#20002861)
Coke in the US is made with high fructose corn syrup. That’s why Mexican coke is often imported: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Coke
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by nightski on Saturday May 25, 2019 @09:05PM (#20012502)
Which is still fructose and glucose. In the article you linked Mexican Coke has similar levels of both of those so it's chemically nearly identical...
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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by ggreer on Sunday May 26, 2019 @01:34AM (#20013324)
People can tell the difference in blind taste tests: https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2011/09/the-food-lab-drinks-e... (though in this case, most of the Americans preferred American coke)
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