“Coke Habit,” a heartbreaking account of cola addiction. A video by Dress Code. Lead Animator: Marcin Zeglinski; music by YouTooCanWoo.
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Used in moderation, caffeine is a harmless eye-opening stimulant. But it’s a drug, and a tablespoon of pure caffeine will kill you. Plants produce the stuff as an insecticide, and it’s most concentrated in coffee beans, kola nuts, pekoe tea, and yerba mate.
So what’s the source of the caffeine in America’s soft drinks? Pharmaceutical factories in China, mostly.
More:
“Wake Up And Smell The Caffeine. It’s A Powerful Drug,” NPR
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The Coca Cola Corporation is trying to dilute the flood of criticism it gets for selling the sugar-sweetened beverages that drive America’s obesity epidemic. The PR campaign features a slick new TV ad that tries to shift attention from the firm’s famous sugary fluids to Coke’s low-calorie drinks. Critics have re-edited the ad for accuracy:
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on big sugary sodas seems to have lost its fizz. The backlash and outrage have quenched any chance of its adoption:
“Mayor Bloomberg’s soda ban proposal hits the wall,” Marion Nestle, Food Politics
There’s also a super-sized lobbying campaign by a soft drink industry front group.
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