Coca Cola
Sure you like Coca Cola, it’s got taste and I have to admit that I probably have had a fare share of Coke in my life, but I don’t think it was ever my drink of choice.
Now, we don’t drink Coke at all. Haven’t had Coca Cola cross our door in many years. Also not Pepsi or Tab. Come to think of it, not many fizzy drinks make it into our refrigerator. No, we don’t boycott the soft drink giant, we just chose a healthier life.
Yes! Not drinking soft drinks is healthier! Yes! Not drinking Coca Cola is DEFINITELY healthier!!
But again, I don’t mind other people drinking Coke. Well… other BIG people. Grown-ups. I do have a huge problem with little kids drinking Coke. I have an even bigger problem with children whose parents put them on Ritalin or similar because they are hyperactive and attention defecit, but feed them Coke.
My biggest peeve though is going down to our local little Pick ‘n Pay store to get some milk and seeing a little girl, she must be no more than 24 months, sucking up a 500ml Coke.
Surely not! I had to do a double take to make sure what I saw was real. And lo and behold, there were her parents, by her side, so you can’t even blame a well-meaning granny or childminder. It was her parents!
I can only think what that amount of sugar and caffeine is doing that tiny little body. And worse of all, tonight when she goes to bed and is all hyped up from the Cola drink, the parents will probably lament that they don’t know why their child is misbehaving so and probably leave her to cry herself to sleep. Yes, I’m speculating, I know, but I’m also probably right.
PLEASE DON’T GIVE CHILDREN COKE!!
I shudder to think that there have been reports of third world parents giving their infants Coke instead of breastmilk or formula……
“Since studies indicate “soda and sweetened drinks are the main source of calories in [the] American diet,”[70] most nutritionists advise that Coca-Cola and other soft drinks can be harmful if consumed excessively, particularly to young children whose soft drink consumption competes with, rather than complements, a balanced diet.” (Wikipedia)
Further reading:
http://biophile.co.za/health/coca-cola-mood-altering-addictive-totally-legal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola (Particularly Health Effects lower down on the page)
http://www.organicconsumers.org/school/cocacola021605.cfm
http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=10&e=expertadvice&content=118008