Too Much Cola Can Cause Muscle Problems

[XtienMurawski]

I was just kind of skimming this article about cola consumption (http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/toomuchcolacancausemuscleproblems.html), since I'm not really a soda drinker, and then I got to this...

The second pregnant patient, who'd consumed up to seven liters of cola a day for 10 months, had low potassium levels and was suffering from increasing muscular weakness, the researchers noted.

Okay, ignoring for a moment the fact that she's pregnant...SEVEN LITERS OF COLA A DAY?

How is that even possible? Don't your kidneys shut down if you just drink too much plain old water in a day? Seven liters? That's like 300 gallons, isn't it? Okay, it isn't (http://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Cooking/number-liters.html). But that still strikes me as a crazy amount of soda. It's like drinking twenty beers or something.

What. The. Fuck.


-amanpour

"If it's all the same to you Honey, I think I'll just skip this little get together, slip out with the boys and knock back a couple of Coca Colas."

[Jose Liz]

I drink about two litters now..

[Pogo]

Yeah that's almost 2 gallons a day, and just about 20 cans. That's pretty ridiculous, and as costly as a pack-a-day smoking habit.

I'll knock back a 2 liter in an evening at occasional times that I order a pizza. Something about pizza makes me want to drink ridiculous amounts of soda. I usually drink Sprite and not cola, though.

[Shadarr]

How is that even possible? Don't your kidneys shut down if you just drink too much plain old water in a day?

Could be that cola is better than water because it contains some salt. But according to wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication), you need to drink about 10 litres all at once to die.

[Jason McCullough]

I was a total soda freak in college and I think my record was 4 liters. No idea how she managed it.

[BlueJackalope]

I feel a bit better about my 3 can a day diet-coke habit.

The title of this thread is very misleading, it almost made me spit out a cool refreshing carbonated caramel and saccirine flavored mouthful of delicious soda.

Almost

[Eduardo X]

We used to get 64 ounce cokes in High School. I don't understand how I didn't get diabetes. I used to slam Jolt Colas too. WTF?

[John Many Jars]

http://farbror-sid.se/image/b/071227-colababy-50s.jpg

[Demon G Sides]

Man... I go through 2 cans a day on a regular day, maybe 4 on the weekends. That lady is nuts.

[fire]

She probably also didn't exercise and was obese, hence the muscle loss. Not to stereotype.

[Houngan]

She probably also didn't exercise and was obese, hence the muscle loss. Not to stereotype.

Pfft. You're just saying that because she was getting 3000 calories from drinks alone. Racist.

H.

[RobotPants]

I love articles like that. I hear too much falling down a cliff can lead to paralysis and often death!

[AndrewM]

Seven liters? That's like 300 gallons, isn't it? Okay, it isn't (http://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Cooking/number-liters.html).

Disturbingly, somebody asked how many gallons seven liters is (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090123072334AA2iunV) on Yahoo answers. The answer is 1.85.

I drink about two litters now..

How is babby formed? Now I have this mental image of somebody drinking down a giant bucket filled with kittens.

[Jose Liz]

I'm glad that my slight typo entertained you greatly

[Midnight Son]

I have a strict limit of one soda a day, if that. Brita filtered water FTW. (And beer.)

[Marged]

Now I have this mental image of somebody drinking down a giant bucket filled with kittens.

Oh, thanks. Now I do too!

[Slainte Mhath]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3575394887_648b45739d.jpg

[WarrenM]

Even at my peak, I was nowhere near this level of consumption. Holy shit. Reminds me of the Futurama episode where Fry was trying to win the Slurm contest.

[CLWheeljack]

There's a great bit in Supersize Me where he talks to a guy who drank (I think) 4 liters or so a day. He was a night watchman, so he drank it to stay awake, etc.

He stopped when he literally went blind from it, switched to diet soda i think.

[Lorini]

3 cans a day and for every 12 oz can I drink 16 oz of water. Meaning that 84oz of liquid is pouring through my body every day but I checked with my doctor and that shouldn't be a problem [for me].


*the diapers get expensive though

[RobotPants]

So I guess the question now is how many kittens a day is a safe amount to drink?

[RyanMichael]

I used to down about 3 liters of pop per day. I was drinking it darn near constantly.

7 liters is sheer insanity.

[roguefrog]

One can about every three months now. I have free access to it at work.

[JMR]

Sometimes I push 3 because I'm addicted to Diet Coke which goes along great with marathon gaming binges but, I have noticed it's a bit harder to pack on the muscle and I tend to get fatigued easily at the gym so uhh maybe I should cut back some.

[WildElf]

Holy shit! Consuming an insanely exessive amount of a single food item causes health issues?

And with their scientific rigor with a sample size of two used to extrapolate health problems for normal consumption, I'm glad Yahoo! Health reporting is around to keep us aware of these Important Health Facts®.

[BobJustBob]

A few months ago I was at about five liters a day. That required too many trips to the store. Now I'm down to 1-3 a day. All diet, of course. Gotta have that benzine.

[WarrenM]

I'm getting into the habit of having a Diet Pepsi in the afternoon lately to give me a perk up for the rest of the day. I've been off soda for a few years now but suddenly I'm in the mood again. Weird.

[Bill Dungsroman]

A few months ago I was at about five liters a day.


http://images.paraorkut.com/img/funnypics/images/o/omg_wtf-12875.jpg


That required too many trips to the store. Now I'm down to 1-3 a day. All diet, of course. Gotta have that benzine.

Ha ha ha, very funny motherfucker. What, it's just water more or less, am I right?

[balut]

http://www.dielow.de/images/slurm.JPG

[Jose Liz]

I used to down about 3 liters of pop per day. I was drinking it darn near constantly.

7 liters is sheer insanity.
I think it's great that you used pop.

[rhinohelix]

3 cans a day and for every 12 oz can I drink 16 oz of water. Meaning that 84oz of liquid is pouring through my body every day but I checked with my doctor and that shouldn't be a problem [for me].


*the diapers get expensive though

When I had a killer workout routine going, I used to drink 180oz of water a day easy. I would drink 2x32oz glasses/bottles of water during each workout (2 a day) then 2x16oz glasses of water at lunch, along with a couple of sodas at other meals. It wasn't that many bathroom breaks though, as I was sweating out tons of fluid in every workout. It was more a race to stay even.

[Zylon]

Holy shit. Reminds me of the Futurama episode where Fry was trying to win the Slurm contest.
I was thinking more the one where he drinks 100 cups of coffee.

[RobotPants]

The way that did the 100th cup/fire rescue scene was brilliant.

[Hanzii]

http://images.paraorkut.com/img/funnypics/images/o/omg_wtf-12875.jpg




Ha ha ha, very funny motherfucker. What, it's just water more or less, am I right?

Finally you're getting it.
It's just water with stuff added. And when did stuff ever harm anybody...?!

[Creole Ned]

You guys drink a lot of soda. Like, enough to be gross.

[Staff Sergeant]

Finally you're getting it.
It's just water with stuff added. And when did stuff ever harm anybody...?!

It was a reference to an older thread in which a fuck-ton of people tried to assert that Diet Soda is totally the same as water, the some other people (I think Bill D) came in and destroyed them.

[Jose Liz]

You guys drink a lot of soda. Like, enough to be gross.
Do the Dew!

[Hanzii]

It was a reference to an older thread in which a fuck-ton of people tried to assert that Diet Soda is totally the same as water, the some other people (I think Bill D) came in and destroyed them.

I think I vaguely remember that thread.
But perhaps you're thinking of another one, since I don't recall that ending.

[Zylon]

You guys drink a lot of soda. Like, enough to be gross.
At least none of us are this guy (http://www.sirpepsi.com/pepsi10.htm).

[Problematique]

http://farbror-sid.se/image/b/071227-colababy-50s.jpg

This ad is so wrong on so many levels.

[Pogo]

Even 2 liters a day is pretty ridiculous (that's 5 cans, about 600 calories).

Seriously, some of you guys need to start drinking something else. Switch to vitamin water or fruit punch or actual fruit juice or something. I promise you will feel better, both physically and about yourself.

[Bill Dungsroman]

I think I vaguely remember that thread.
But perhaps you're thinking of another one, since I don't recall that ending.

But it's such a happy ending, Hanz!

[Hanzii]

I have a hard time remembering old threads I've been in. Must be the benzene affecting my memory - I'll switch to vitamin water*















*what the fuck is vitamine water?

[Eightball]

You guys drink a lot of soda. Like, enough to be gross.

Those who drink sugary soda...well, their dentists must love them.

[WarrenM]

Last I read, vitamin water was one of the worst things you could possibly be drinking.

This quote sums it up : "It has this aura of healthfulness that is not deserved. Adding vitamins and minerals to junk food doesn’t make it healthy."

[Hunty]

Normal water does the job admirably. It's about the only thing you can struggle to have too much of*. I drink it by the ton and rarely have fizzy stuff. Fruit juice has its place, but it's still pretty sugary and not great for you if you overdo it. To be honest, I'd rather save the calories to feel less guilty about having something more indulgent much less frequently, like a curry or booze at the weekend, rather than drinking something that is still fairly boring and hellaciously bad for you constantly. But hey, free country and all that.

[LesJarvis]

Those who drink sugary soda...well, their dentists must love them.

I consume pretty large amounts of Coke Zero on a daily basis, and I thought I was in the clear teeth-wise since it doesn't have any sugar, but my dentist tells me the carbonation breaks down tooth enamel by itself. This has yet to inspire me to cut back, though.

[Jon Rowe]

I consume pretty large amounts of Coke Zero on a daily basis, and I thought I was in the clear teeth-wise since it doesn't have any sugar, but my dentist tells me the carbonation breaks down tooth enamel by itself. This has yet to inspire me to cut back, though.

It is the acid in the soda and the sugar combo that is the worst. The acid can still be bad though.

I have limited myself to 3 sodas (any size) per week. And as much diet soda as I can drink (caffeinated water) But I usually rock 1-2 cans a day of diet soda. I drink a lot of vitamin water/water/sugar free kool-aid/gatorade.

[CLWheeljack]

I'm constantly amazed that Americans don't drink more (unsweetened) iced tea. Bottled iced teas are incredibly sweet, to compete with sodas instead of marking out their own product category.

The other thing that I drink a lot is just watered down fruit juices. There's enough flavor in a lot of juices that you can add a lot of water and still have something with a lot of flavor in it.

[WarrenM]

Before jamming on anymore vitamin water, seriously, google around a little. It's not health food.

[mystery]

I consume pretty large amounts of Coke Zero on a daily basis, and I thought I was in the clear teeth-wise since it doesn't have any sugar, but my dentist tells me the carbonation breaks down tooth enamel by itself. This has yet to inspire me to cut back, though.

I drink about 6-8 cans of CZ a day, during the week, and fewer on the weekends. I hadn't been to my dentist in around 7 years, and when I showed up there a few weeks ago, she gave me a clean bill of health. Sure, I had some gums retreating here or there, but that was due to hard brushing and not soda consumption.

Since this "muscle problems" report came out, I've taken to eating a banana for breakfast each morning. Don't know if it's doing any good, but it certainly isn't doing any harm. I suppose it's helped my bowel movements, but that's the only real change I've seen.

[WarrenM]

6-8 cans a day? Holy crap.

And maybe you were clear but maybe your family is like mine - healthy teeth are a genetic gift from my parents. Doesn't matter what I eat or drink, my teeth laugh it off. I've never had a cavity and the dentist is still amazed at how great my teeth are (I'm 39 now). That doesn't mean soda won't affect someone else's teeth in a bad way.

[XtienMurawski]

Normal water does the job admirably.

I'm actually always on the lookout for something that is more hydrating than water (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8pvZxeVruo). Makes me feel incredible.


-amanpour

[Zylon]

I'm constantly amazed that Americans don't drink more (unsweetened) iced tea.
You're amazed that people don't want to drink unsweetened boiled leaf juice? Seriously? If I wanted to do that, I'd peel some bark and make a meal of it.

[CLWheeljack]

You're amazed that people don't want to drink unsweetened boiled leaf juice? Seriously? If I wanted to do that, I'd peel some bark and make a meal of it.

I could make a parallel crack about soda, but I don't know enough isotope names. Oh, snap!

[Ender]

Drink with a straw, helps the teeth problem a TON.

Every night I utter the wish that Mountain Dew would be bottled and sold here in the UK. I can't wait to return to the motherland and home of real soda choice.

[WarrenM]

http://yfinder.de/random/we-dance-together.jpg

[John Many Jars]

If I wanted to do that, I'd peel some bark and make a meal of it.

Birch beer, dude.