Coke or Pepsi?

[darklinensuit]

I know, neither is my first choice, but if you have to choose one to drink, which is it?

Please choose ONE. (It can be diet, but no alternatives such as root beer or Sprite or Slice, etc.)

And I vote Coke.

- Jake

[chiliD]

Coke
Vanilla Coke
Cherry Coke
Diet Coke
Diet Cherry Coke
Diet Vanilla Coke

I draw the line at Diet Coke with Lemon & Diet Coke with Lime.

And, "caffeine free" ? It brings up the same question as "alcohol-free beer"...WHY?

And that new C2 coke? Tastes like transmission fluid...not that I know what transmission fluid tastes like...but, I can only assume.

But, as a kid I used to drink RC Cola...whatever happened to THAT?

[sodascouts]

Regular Coke - but, if I want to get a diet drink, I do Diet Pepsi. It's sweeter.

[strandinthewind]

Diet Coke. I cannot stand Pepsi. It taste like bark to me!!! :cool:

[darklinensuit]

Diet Coke. I cannot stand Pepsi. It taste like bark to me!!! :cool:

Me too! Or barf.

- Jake

[77Rumours77]

Coca Cola BABY!

[amber]

Regular Coke - but, if I want to get a diet drink, I do Diet Pepsi. It's sweeter.

Me too, exactly, yeah like that.

[amber]

Me too! Or barf.

- Jake

That's funny, i went out to dinner last night and ordered the Barf special. when's the last time you had it? How was it prepared? Mine, of course, was frickaseed.
Amber

[goldie]

Diet Coke


chili - as for the caffeine-free ... I drink that if I want the taste but I don't want to be wide awake all night. I "get" that but I still don't get the non-alcoholic beer either......even though it's kinda the same concept. Go figure.

[Lala]

Pepsi

Coke was ruined for me last year when I went to Guatemala on a mission trip. The Guatemalan Coke was disgusting, and it made me so sick. I really should have thought about the possiblity of them using their own water to make it, which of course my body couldn't handle.

But...if this counts...I also love Pepsi Blue.

[Merf]

Coke.

None of that diet, vanilla, CO2, whatever crap.

JUST COKE. :cool:

[DeeGeMe]

I prefer Coke over Pepsi but I prefer Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke. But I usually buy whatever's on sale. And yes, I'm one of "those" people that drinks diet, caffeine-free colas. Other than my two cups of coffee in the morning, I just can't handle drinking anything with caffeine--I'd be awake for days if I didn't watch it.

[sara1998]

Coke. That is, until my mom goes on strike. (she works for coke) then I will take her and her fellow strikers some cases of Pepsi, because they aren't allowed to have it on company property. That would piss 'em off, huh???

Maria

[DrummerDeanna]

I am a diet coke/diet cherry coke fanatic!

I think Diet Pepsi is the most horrid heinous liquid ever put into a can or bottle...it's just nasty.

I recently tried the low carb Coke-not bad....

Overall I really just prefer Coke....all the way...if I go to a restaurant that does not sell Coke products, I just get water or tea....every time :)

[estranged4life]

I prefer RC Cola, A&W Root-Beer Or Diet Dr.Pepper

Brian "My chest is killing me...Damned biopsy" j.

[Johnny Stew]

Caffeine-Free PEPSI, baby. :)

Coca-Cola is waaaaaaay too sweet & syrupy for my tastes.

[hayley]

I like vanilla and cherry coke, but I HATE HATE HATE regular Coke. It's disgusting.

Pepsi's where it's at.

Although I haven't actually drank anything besides water (and one glass of lemonade last week!) for the last six months, so I barely remember what either taste like.

[strandinthewind]

I have always noticed Pepsi is way more popular in the North than in the South. This is just my personal observation. Does anyone else notice that?

[estranged4life]

the soda's I mentioned in my earlier post I have decided to cut back due to my medical problem (Had an Esophageal endoscopy & biopsy this afternoon...And I am exhausted) which may have been worsen due to the acid content in most (If not all) soda's.

So it's back to water & tea for the forseeable future...

Brian j.

[DeadliestPoison]

Diet or Cherry Coke. :)

[Hawkeye]

Coke all the way. I think it's the Stevie fan in me :laugh:

[MammaTango]

When I used to drink pop it was Pepsi or RC Cola, preferably with a Moon Pie.

[macmar71]

Diet Coke
Also the versions with the Lemon and the Lime.
The Lime one is my favorite!!!!!

[strandinthewind]

When I used to drink pop it was Pepsi or RC Cola, preferably with a Moon Pie.


I LOVE MOON PIES!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :laugh:

I also used to like peanuts in my RC. Hey - its a Southern thing!!!! :wavey:

[sparky]

I'd go thirsty.

[golden braid]

Definitely Diet Coke. I don't like Diet Pepsi.

[darklinensuit]

Diet Coke


chili - as for the caffeine-free ... I drink that if I want the taste but I don't want to be wide awake all night. I "get" that but I still don't get the non-alcoholic beer either......even though it's kinda the same concept. Go figure.

I don't think it's really the same concept. Non-alcoholic beer doesn't make sense to me because beer is not the best flavor, IMO, and people I know drink it for the buzz - not the same for Coke.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Pepsi

Coke was ruined for me last year when I went to Guatemala on a mission trip. The Guatemalan Coke was disgusting, and it made me so sick. I really should have thought about the possiblity of them using their own water to make it, which of course my body couldn't handle.

But...if this counts...I also love Pepsi Blue.

What is Pepsi Blue?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Coke.

None of that diet, vanilla, CO2, whatever crap.

JUST COKE. :cool:

I haven't had CO2, but Vanilla Coke is disgusting! I like cream soda so I thought I'd like it. Yuck.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I prefer Coke over Pepsi but I prefer Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke. But I usually buy whatever's on sale. And yes, I'm one of "those" people that drinks diet, caffeine-free colas. Other than my two cups of coffee in the morning, I just can't handle drinking anything with caffeine--I'd be awake for days if I didn't watch it.

I love coffee & tea but tend to avoid them because of the caffeine, but there are no limits to the chocolate, so go figure.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Coke. That is, until my mom goes on strike. (she works for coke) then I will take her and her fellow strikers some cases of Pepsi, because they aren't allowed to have it on company property. That would piss 'em off, huh???

Maria

Is a strike actually in the works???

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Overall I really just prefer Coke....all the way...if I go to a restaurant that does not sell Coke products, I just get water or tea....every time :)

I won't get any of the Pepsi products in restaurants. I hate it when I order sprite and they bring Slice, though usually I'll get neither.
In my college days we all drank a lot of Mountain Dew, and I'm old enough to remember the old GYOW commercial.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I prefer RC Cola, A&W Root-Beer Or Diet Dr.Pepper

Brian "My chest is killing me...Damned biopsy" j.

Sorry about the chest, but follow the rules of the thread, you rebel! You...must...pick...one...

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Caffeine-Free PEPSI, baby. :)

Coca-Cola is waaaaaaay too sweet & syrupy for my tastes.

Coke has a bit of a cinnamin taste to it, but I don't know about syrupy-sweet.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I like vanilla and cherry coke, but I HATE HATE HATE regular Coke. It's disgusting.

Pepsi's where it's at.

Although I haven't actually drank anything besides water (and one glass of lemonade last week!) for the last six months, so I barely remember what either taste like.

I know, I stick mainly to water and sometimes iced tea, and now if I have soda it tastes really strong. You can't go back.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I have always noticed Pepsi is way more popular in the North than in the South. This is just my personal observation. Does anyone else notice that?

Coke is based in Atlanta - maybe this is why? I'm not sure where Pepsi is based. I know Dr. Pepper started in TX, but that's another story.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

the soda's I mentioned in my earlier post I have decided to cut back due to my medical problem (Had an Esophageal endoscopy & biopsy this afternoon...And I am exhausted) which may have been worsen due to the acid content in most (If not all) soda's.

So it's back to water & tea for the forseeable future...

Brian j.

That's a good thing. They say if you know what soda does to your stomach, you'll never drink it. I'm sure you've read the stuff about using Coke to take out stains in the tub and in pots.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

When I used to drink pop it was Pepsi or RC Cola, preferably with a Moon Pie.

Sorry, I didn't think this instruction would be necessary, but now I must step in to say that you may not call it "pop" in my thread. :lol: ;) :wavey:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I also used to like peanuts in my RC. Hey - its a Southern thing!!!! :wavey:

I thought this was weird when I first saw it. The same people ate opeanuts in the shells & salted their grapefruits. Now that stuff doesn't faze me, though it's not for me.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I prefer ecstasy.

Oh, I see what you mean. Could I have a nice cup of English Breakfast tea instead?

Take your silver spoon...and stir your tea :cool:

- Jake

[jadegypsy]

Actually I call it "pop", but anyways ALWAYS Coke, if it is there, if not I'll have Pepsi, as long as it's dark, I hate clear or light colored sodas, unless I have an upset stomache. I actually perfer Dr. Pepper over both, and I usually must have one soda per day so I get my caffine fill, I hate coffee...

[GardenStateGirlie]

I absolutely HATE soda. HATE IT. Especially out of a bottle. Fountain soda is better but even then I don't like it. If I go out and they don't have sweet tea or raspberry tea, then i'll drink it (usually sprite). Vanilla coke isn't terrible but it has to be made and not from a bottle. I just remember my parents giving me coke syrup as a child when I would have an upset stomach...i don't like to drink it. Pepsi? Blah. Gross.

[ryan8472]

I love Pepsi. IMO, it's sweeter. Coke is alright, but Pepsi is always better than it. Except Vanilla Coke. I love that stuff. I seem to be in two minorities now! :laugh: BTW, I think soda tastes best from a can...

[DeeGeMe]

I love coffee & tea but tend to avoid them because of the caffeine, but there are no limits to the chocolate, so go figure.

- Jake

I have no more than one can of diet cola a day. Okay, that's a lie. Sometimes I have two. Otherwise, I drink water & homemade lemonade (with artifical sweetner).

[Patti]

I will drink either, but my preference is regular Coke (although I never drink it anymore) and diet Pepsi. I don't drink a lot of it, just when I need a caffeine pick-me-up.

Patti

[MammaTango]

Sorry, I didn't think this instruction would be necessary, but now I must step in to say that you may not call it "pop" in my thread. :lol: ;) :wavey:

- Jake

pop,pop,pop,pop,pop,pop! :wavey: :lol:
Honestly, I stopped drinking SODA about 15 years ago. Stuff was playing havoc with my body. I may have one bottle a year now.
Now I stick to water, soy milk, my daily cuppa, coffee, and of course wine.

[Carolina Girl]

In order of preference:

Diet Cherry Coke
Diet Coke with Lime (I like the bite)
Diet Dr. Pepper
Diet Coke with Vanilla (a little too sweet, but I do like)
Diet Sprite
Diet Coke

I drink the caffeine free versions in the evenings. As I get older (!) caffeine keeps me awake if I have too much too late in the day.

Pepsi and Diet Pepsi taste flat to me. Yuck!

[GypsySorcerer]

I like Coke or Diet Coke. However, I will drink Pepsi.

I despise Dr. Pepper/Mr. Pibb or any similar tasting cough syrups. :D

[dissention]

I don't drink soda. :sorry:

[Violet]

PEPSI! Only regular, no diet, no blue, no nothing...just plain Pepsi. Can't stand Coke, unless it's the only soda available.
Currently, though, I'm on Diet Mt. Dew. I'm on a diet (25 lbs and counting!), but I need a caffeine kick every morning and I don't drink coffee. I drink tea, but I have to be in the mood for it. It's probably safe to say I'm addicted to Diet Mt. Dew right now....

Carol

[hayley]

You and me both, Violet- 25 down myself!

I only drink water, and I can't even describe how much I can tell it's affected my health and my weight loss. I feel gross now after I drink soda, especially diet ones. Eek!

[Patti]

Hey H, congrats on the weight loss--keep it up! I drink a ton of water myself.

Patti

[chiliD]

I know Dr. Pepper started in TX, but that's another story.

I thought it was New Mexico...??? :shrug:

[hayley]

Thanks, Patsy. What little ass I had before has already disappeared from exercising (no longer a dirty word for me!).

I try to drink three liters of water a day. I have to pee every thirty minutes, but hey- it breaks up my day.

[hayley]

I thought it was New Mexico...??? :shrug:

Jake's right, it was Texas!

As a reformed Dr. Pepper junkie, I know my stuff!

[amber]

Thanks, Patsy. What little ass I had before has already disappeared from exercising (no longer a dirty word for me!).

I try to drink three liters of water a day. I have to pee every thirty minutes, but hey- it breaks up my day.
That's wonderful about your loss - not the ass part. I need to lose about 15 myself - although you really can't tell, strangely. You'd think that much extra weight would show up easily on someone who is 5'3". I'm still the same shape, I'm just a little bigger. guess cause i was muscley before. Keep it up, i'm very proud of you!!! You've inspired me...
Amber

[Carolina Girl]

Thanks, Patsy. What little ass I had before has already disappeared from exercising (no longer a dirty word for me!).

I try to drink three liters of water a day. I have to pee every thirty minutes, but hey- it breaks up my day.

Me too! On the peeing, not the ass disappearing :lol: It gets a little annoying when you can't go ANYWHERE without having to pee. I know where the bathrooms are at all the stores, the library, etc. etc. My husband says I drink too much water. I don't think that's really possible, although I have read some magazine articles that claim it is so. I drink tons of water, but I'm not able to give up my diet coke addiction!

[Merf]

I absolutely HATE soda. HATE IT. Especially out of a bottle. Fountain soda is better but even then I don't like it. If I go out and they don't have sweet tea or raspberry tea, then i'll drink it (usually sprite). Vanilla coke isn't terrible but it has to be made and not from a bottle. I just remember my parents giving me coke syrup as a child when I would have an upset stomach...i don't like to drink it. Pepsi? Blah. Gross.

Risster and her Sweeeet Teeea. lotio.

You're actually lucky you're not addicted to full-calorie sodas like I am; man I drink Mountain Dew like it's going out of style.

[darklinensuit]

Actually I call it "pop"...

Oh, I didn't know it was married to your Ma. ;)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I absolutely HATE soda. HATE IT. Especially out of a bottle. Fountain soda is better but even then I don't like it. .

My dad's pharmacy has a fountain. You should be the soda jerk. :)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I love Pepsi. IMO, it's sweeter. Coke is alright, but Pepsi is always better than it. Except Vanilla Coke. I love that stuff. I seem to be in two minorities now! :laugh: BTW, I think soda tastes best from a can...

Really? I think Coke is sweeter than Pepsi.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I have no more than one can of diet cola a day. Okay, that's a lie. Sometimes I have two. Otherwise, I drink water & homemade lemonade (with artifical sweetner).

Lemonade bothers my stomach. :distress:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Now I stick to water, soy milk, my daily cuppa, coffee, and of course wine.

That's quite the interesting mixed drink. :shocked:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Pepsi and Diet Pepsi taste flat to me. Yuck!

You got that right. :rolleyes:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I like Coke or Diet Coke. However, I will drink Pepsi.

I despise Dr. Pepper/Mr. Pibb or any similar tasting cough syrups. :D

Dr. Pepper is better than Pepsi, but I've never tasted Mr. Pibb. It sounds like a euphemism for when you potty train a son. :shocked:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

PEPSI! Only regular, no diet, no blue, no nothing...just plain Pepsi. Can't stand Coke, unless it's the only soda available.
Currently, though, I'm on Diet Mt. Dew. I'm on a diet (25 lbs and counting!), but I need a caffeine kick every morning and I don't drink coffee. I drink tea, but I have to be in the mood for it. It's probably safe to say I'm addicted to Diet Mt. Dew right now....

Carol

Can't imagine the taste od Diet MD.
Congratulations on the weight loss. How'd you do it?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I feel gross now after I drink soda, especially diet ones. Eek!

I know what you mean. It was the standard drink at the dinner table when I was a kid, but I'd never give it to my own kids.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I thought it was New Mexico...??? :shrug:

I want to say Waco, TX. Anybody know?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Jake's right, it was Texas!

As a reformed Dr. Pepper junkie, I know my stuff!

Thanks.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Me too! On the peeing, not the ass disappearing :lol: It gets a little annoying when you can't go ANYWHERE without having to pee. I know where the bathrooms are at all the stores, the library, etc. etc. My husband says I drink too much water. I don't think that's really possible, although I have read some magazine articles that claim it is so. I drink tons of water, but I'm not able to give up my diet coke addiction!

I think the problem with too much water is if you're exercizing & you don't have enough sodium because of all the water consumption.

- Jake

[Carolina Girl]

I think the problem with too much water is if you're exercizing & you don't have enough sodium because of all the water consumption.

- Jake


So that's why I'm always craving those salty chips! ;)

[Violet]

Can't imagine the taste od Diet MD.
Congratulations on the weight loss. How'd you do it?

- Jake

Thanks, Jake!

Diet MD isn't bad. Tastes pretty much like regular, just weaker, if that makes sense.

I'm on LA Weight Loss...great diet, even tho I've hit a plateau. Only 30 more to go! I do drink a lot of water, after my morning MD. Like Hayley said, though, it makes you pee a LOT. I envy her, though, going only every 30 minutes! For me it can be every 10! And some days when the stress incontinence kicks in, I'm like that commerical, "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now!" Getting old sucks!

Carol

[estranged4life]

I only drink water, and I can't even describe how much I can tell it's affected my health and my weight loss. I feel gross now after I drink soda, especially diet ones. Eek!

to drink more water than soda (Though I still love the occassional A&W Root Beer) since my illness. My primary doctor told me "The rise in cancer of the throat & esophagus is now being linked to the acid content of soda's, I recommend that you cut back on the amount of soda you drink".

Since I have started to drink water more so than soda I have dropped over 10 lbs. and my energy has stated to return (Even though I am currently ill I feel better than I did a year ago..."Isn't that weird?")

Brian j.

[amber]

So that's why I'm always craving those salty chips! ;)
:lol: me, too - I have a problem in that, in my life, "chips" IS an actual food group, and of course french fries are in the chip group.
Amber "Never met a chip I didn't like" Ghidossi

[chiliD]

Jake's right, it was Texas!

As a reformed Dr. Pepper junkie, I know my stuff!

Cool...I sit corrected.

I hear that the only place that still bottles the original Dr. Pepper formula is the original bottling factory. The rest of the country gets the 1988 updated/changed formula. No wonder my "10-2-4" thing is all screwed up.

[Gwillaker]

I dont drink either any more. I drank a lot of Pepsi when I was 11 or 12. Probably too much, and I dont think it did me any good to be honest...

If I had to pick though...

Coke I guess.

[darklinensuit]

Thanks, Jake!

Diet MD isn't bad. Tastes pretty much like regular, just weaker, if that makes sense.

I'm on LA Weight Loss...great diet, even tho I've hit a plateau. Only 30 more to go! I do drink a lot of water, after my morning MD. Like Hayley said, though, it makes you pee a LOT. I envy her, though, going only every 30 minutes! For me it can be every 10! And some days when the stress incontinence kicks in, I'm like that commerical, "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now!" Getting old sucks!

Carol

The worst is when you're trying to sleep & you have to go. Buddy Hackett used to do a bit about this happening as you age, that you force yourself out of bed & by the time you get to the pot, your wee-wee changed its mind, so you stand there talking to it: "Listen, you're the one that wanted to get up." :laugh:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

to drink more water than soda (Though I still love the occassional A&W Root Beer) since my illness. My primary doctor told me "The rise in cancer of the throat & esophagus is now being linked to the acid content of soda's, I recommend that you cut back on the amount of soda you drink".

Since I have started to drink water more so than soda I have dropped over 10 lbs. and my energy has stated to return (Even though I am currently ill I feel better than I did a year ago..."Isn't that weird?")

Brian j.

That's scary, I hadn't heard of a connection between soda & cancer.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

No wonder my 10-2-4" thing is all screwed up.

Those are some odd proportions. Are you sure you're measuring your thing correctly? :shrug: :lol:

- Jake

[wondergirl9847]

Jake's right, it was Texas!

As a reformed Dr. Pepper junkie, I know my stuff!

In Waco, Texas? I think so, they have a DP Museum down in Waco, I think...or is it just the factory? LOL

[GardenStateGirlie]

My dad's pharmacy has a fountain. You should be the soda jerk. :)

- Jake

Really? I thought you'd already filled the jerk postion :wavey: :p

[GretaRhiannon]

If I really had to choose, I would go for a diet coke OR a diet pepsi...they both taste the same to me. But I really dont like soda, I would much rather drink a mineral water.

[Violet]

that you force yourself out of bed & by the time you get to the pot, your wee-wee changed its mind, so you stand there talking to it: "Listen, you're the one that wanted to get up." :laugh:

- Jake

I don't have that problem! All I have to do is hear running water and I have to go. Every time I brush my teeth or do dishes, I'm running to the potty!

Carol

[Carolina Girl]

to drink more water than soda (Though I still love the occassional A&W Root Beer) since my illness. My primary doctor told me "The rise in cancer of the throat & esophagus is now being linked to the acid content of soda's, I recommend that you cut back on the amount of soda you drink".

Since I have started to drink water more so than soda I have dropped over 10 lbs. and my energy has stated to return (Even though I am currently ill I feel better than I did a year ago..."Isn't that weird?")

Brian j.


"That is pretty weird." :)

[cliffdweller]

I draw the line at Diet Coke with Lime.

I don't. Hmmm yummy lime.... I put it in my diet cokes when I go out to eat.

[cliffdweller]

In my college days we all drank a lot of Mountain Dew

- Jake

Blech!

But I'm intrigued about the GYOW commercial...do tell.

[cliffdweller]

In Waco, Texas? I think so, they have a DP Museum down in Waco, I think...or is it just the factory? LOL


Yep. Been there. The Dr. Pepper they sell in the little restaurant there is to die for! They mix the syrup and the carbonated water (like it's brain surgery or something :laugh:) right before your eyes so it's fresh and not bottled. It's delicious!

[darklinensuit]

I don't have that problem! All I have to do is hear running water and I have to go. Every time I brush my teeth or do dishes, I'm running to the potty!

Carol

Must be a pretty big bathroom if you have space to run from the sink to the potty. ;)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Really? I thought you'd already filled the jerk postion :wavey: :p

I defer to your mastery of jerk skills.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

In Waco, Texas? I think so, they have a DP Museum down in Waco, I think...or is it just the factory? LOL

I have a friend from Waco, and she mentioned it.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

If I really had to choose, I would go for a diet coke OR a diet pepsi...they both taste the same to me.

Really? They're not my favorite tastes, but I can definitely taste a difference.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Blech!

But I'm intrigued about the GYOW commercial...do tell.

It's been many years since I've seen it (cough-cough-Oh, my back!), but I think there was a guy swinging into a lake while the chorus played.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I just read this. I knew sodas were popular, but 95%? :shocked: :shrug:

- Jake


The Safest Soft Drink For Your Teeth
Love an icy cold soft drink? Then choose a root beer. Of all types of soft drinks and canned teas, this one does the least damage to your teeth.

Researchers from the dental school of the University of Maryland, Baltimore determined that non-cola soft drinks, including ginger ale, Mountain Dew, and Sprite, as well as canned iced tea are much harder on teeth enamel than any other kind of canned drink, due in large part to acidic flavor additives, such as such as malic acid or tartaric acid, reports Medical News Today. Root beer has the least additives, making it the best soft drink for your teeth.

The study: For 14 days the researchers exposed healthy dental enamel to a variety of popular soft drinks, including Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Canada Dry ginger ale, and canned Arizona Iced Tea.

The results:

All of them weakened and permanently destroyed the tooth enamel.
Diet sodas had the same bad effect as the sugared versions since the main culprit is the acidic additives.
The most harmful were non-cola drinks, which caused two to five times the damage as darker cola drinks.
Root beer, which contains the least amount of flavor additives, was found to be the "safest soft drink to safeguard dental enamel."
Canned iced tea caused 30 times the damage to tooth enamel as brewed tea or coffee.
Brewed black tea, root beer, coffee, and water had a minimal effect.
Adding to the problem is our own mouth acidity. If that increases, the chemical reaction with the soft drink hurts our teeth even more, according to lead study author J. Anthony von Fraunhofer. The end result: tooth decay. One thing you can do to protect your teeth is to rinse your mouth with water after drinking a soda.

We love soft drinks in this country. A whopping 95 percent of Americans drink soda. Soft drinks account for about 27 percent of the beverages consumed in the United States. The average 12- to 19-year-old drinks about 28 ounces of soft drinks every day.

The study results were published in the General Dentistry, the newsletter of the Academy of General Dentistry.

[golddustwoman77]

Coca-Cola, all the way! I especially like Vanilla Coke, Diet Vanilla Coke, Cherry Coke, and Diet Cherry Coke. Good Stuff. :thumbsup:

[Ledgegirl]

Coca Cola!!!!! :blob1: :blob2: :blob1: :blob2: :blob1: :blob2:

[darklinensuit]

Coca Cola!!!!! :blob1: :blob2: :blob1: :blob2: :blob1: :blob2:

That's enough caffeine for you & your smilie friends. Put the bottle down and step back slowly. :shocked:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Coca-Cola, all the way! I especially like Vanilla Coke, Diet Vanilla Coke, Cherry Coke, and Diet Cherry Coke. Good Stuff. :thumbsup:

I'm with you on Coca Cola, but diet vanilla is like poison, IMO. :shrug:

- Jake

[amber]

I'm with you on Coca Cola, but diet vanilla is like poison, IMO. :shrug:

- Jake
mmmmm, poison....

[golddustwoman77]

Quote:
Originally Posted by darklinensuit
I'm with you on Coca Cola, but diet vanilla is like poison, IMO.
- Jake

mmmmm, poison.... :lol: :lol:

That poison tastes pretty damn awesome when you can't drink the real Vanilla Coke! I'll drink the poison and save the calories. :thumbsup:

[darklinensuit]

Quote:
Originally Posted by darklinensuit
I'm with you on Coca Cola, but diet vanilla is like poison, IMO.
- Jake

:lol: :lol:

That poison tastes pretty damn awesome when you can't drink the real Vanilla Coke! I'll drink the poison and save the calories. :thumbsup:

"Until she herself...could drink high calorie poison...as she grew older
Mmmmm...until she herself...became just as fatal...as was her backwash..." :wavey:

- Jake

[golddustwoman77]

"Until she herself...could drink high calorie poison...as she grew older
Mmmmm...until she herself...became just as fatal...as was her backwash..." :wavey:

- Jake

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I love your version of "Running Through the Garden." I'm feeling better now, so I won't screw up the song title on this one. :laugh:

[darklinensuit]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I love your version of "Running Through the Garden." I'm feeling better now, so I won't screw up the song title on this one. :laugh:

You already did. The song is called "Drinking Through A Carton". ;)

- Jake

[estranged4life]

I won't ever be trying again, Coca Cola's "C2"...

Should've bought the Dasani water instead cause this drink is awful tasting.

[darklinensuit]

I won't ever be trying again, Coca Cola's "C2"...

Should've bought the Dasani water instead cause this drink is awful tasting.

Still haven't tried the stuff.
Remember New Coke? :shocked:

- Jake

[Patti]

Remember New Coke? :shocked:

- Jake

Yep I remember New Coke. It was bad. I drank one can of it and it was back to Coke "Classic" for me. I drank a lot more soda back then.

Patti

[darklinensuit]

Yep I remember New Coke. It was bad. I drank one can of it and it was back to Coke "Classic" for me. I drank a lot more soda back then.

Patti

We all did.
I think more people got mad at Coke for changing than for Reagan for lying about Iran-Contra. :distress:

- Jake