Topic: coca-cola

Coroner Says Yes, It Was 31-Year-Old Woman’s Coca Cola Habit That Caused Heart Attack

Coroner Says Yes, It Was 31-Year-Old Woman's Coca Cola Habit That Caused Heart Attack

Almost a year ago, we wrote about Natasha Harris, the 31-year-old New Zealand mom with a two-gallon-a-day Coke habit. She died of a heart attack and there was an inquest into the causes of her death. Today, the coroner’s report has been released and it reads, in part:

I find that, when all the available evidence is considered, were it not for the consumption of very large quantities of Coke by Natasha Harris, it is unlikely that she would have died when she died and how she died.

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Coca-Cola Addresses Obesity Under Guise Of Health Consciousness, Primarily Defending Itself

Coca-Cola Addresses Obesity Under Guise Of Health Consciousness, Primarily Defending Itself

Coca-Cola has long been one of the leading producers in America’s favorite drink: soda. Of course, while the days of yore consisted of a soft drink on special occasions, people now consume one, two, even five or more sugary carbonated drinks each day. As a result, the soft drink industry has caught on and is attempting to clear its image. More »

Coca-Cola Is An Olympic Sponsor; That Doesn’t Mean They Care About Your Health

Coca-Cola Is An Olympic Sponsor; That Doesn't Mean They Care About Your Health

Three of the biggest Olympic sponsors of this summer’s games in London are Cadbury, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s. I don’t know about you, but a Big Mac doesn’t exactly say Olympic to me. Considering most of their products are incredibly unhealthy, you’d be surprised at the vested interest companies these companies and others have in your fitness—and aligning themselves with the Olympics is just one way “Big Food” pretends to promote healthy lifestyles. More »

Coke’s Happiness Truck Makes People Forget Their Sodas Are Sickening

Coke's Happiness Truck Makes People Forget Their Sodas Are Sickening

Coca-Cola’s latest campaign involves what they call a “Happiness Truck,” and it has been honking its way through some of the world’s major cities. The Happiness Truck (which has “125 years of sharing happiness” emblazoned across it) has a button at the rear which, when pushed by curious on-lookers, dispenses with free Cokes, cupcakes, snacks, toys, and other random swag. Anywhere the truck stops turns into a rock concert, literally, as Coca-Cola hired major label bands and musicians to perform under Coke’s massive red banner. Recently, they hit up Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver and created a viral video in an effort to brand their fizzy drinks as happiness-inducers, and watching the cutesy video is almost convincing: The concert footage looks like a rockin’ good time, and the families hitting that push button for free goodies are all laughing and spreading smiles. More »

You Won’t Get Diabetes From Diet Soda; You’ll Be Too Busy With Your Heart Attack

You Won't Get Diabetes From Diet Soda; You'll Be Too Busy With Your Heart Attack

Huzzah! Caramel-colored-cola-consumers and fizzy-drink-fans, BEHOLD. Harvard University researchers recently published a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, claiming that diets that allow artificially sweetened diet soda won’t increase chances of diabetes, as previously assumed. LET US REJOICE. For I have tasted the carbonated pop of epic tastiness, and it was good. The gospels have revealed the glorious news, I’m gonna testify.

Except that it was only a few months ago when the American Stroke Association revealed that Diet Soda consumption leads to a 61% higher risk of heart attack and stroke. More »

Update: Coke’s Secret Recipe Is Safe, Says Coca-Cola

Update: Coke's Secret Recipe Is Safe, Says Coca-Cola

Yesterday, Coke’s secret recipe, including the formula for its “merchandise 7x flavoring,” was outed on the Internet, thanks to a recipe published 32 years ago that was unearthed by NPR radio show This American Life. But today, Coca-Cola claims their recipe is still a safe secret. After taste-testing the recipe that was published in Atlanta Constitution-Journal in 1979, This American Life confirmed that it doesn’t really taste like the real thing. But a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola told the press, “Our formulation is our company’s most valued trade secret, and we will not be coming forward with that formula,” adding that the recipe is only known by a small handful of people at a time. More »

Secret Coca-Cola Ingredients Revealed: “Merchandise 7x Flavoring”

Secret Coca-Cola Ingredients Revealed: "Merchandise 7x Flavoring"

In a recent episode of Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life, Coca Cola’s secret recipe was revealed: The closely-guarded key to their trademarked soda was apparently published in Atlanta Constitution-Journal back in 1979, but no one noticed. Now, thanks to the Internet, their recipe is in the hands of consumers and competitors everywhere. So what gives Coke that different taste? Aside from corn syrup and carbonation, Coke owes its unique flavor to “merchandise 7x flavoring,” a combination of orange, nutmeg, and lemon oils, coriander, cinnamon, and neroli. (Is anyone else surprised at how much this list reads like the scent list for an ashram?) More »

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