I ran the same thing by my dad and he says that Taurine does it to a much larger degree. I can't remember the ratio but it was rather large.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sprung
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I ran the same thing by my dad and he says that Taurine does it to a much larger degree. I can't remember the ratio but it was rather large.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sprung
That doesn't suprise me. I don't think I will be drinking any of those drinks any time soon ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Winged 2.0
wait...so drinks like soda...coke, pepsi, they actually eat up the lining in you, or something? O_O if thats true i'm done with soda indefinitely and i'll try and get my family to ditch soda also.
Oh yeah. Cirtic acid and the other acids in pop are really strong. They will eat a steel nail completely gone in a matter of days.Quote:
Originally Posted by \/3n0(V)
citric...acid? should i stop eating oranges N stuff?
Its phosphoric acid. ;) I have done the experiment too. Doesn't dissolve it THAT quick.
o_O You *might* be alright with an orange :PQuote:
Originally Posted by \/3n0(V)
I actually researched about Taurine when I bought the drinks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winged 2.0
It has its benefits like increasing muscle mass and is healthful for the heart as long as you don't take an excessive amount.
ppl should know that drinking those drinks on an empty stomach is bad, and ppl who drink like 3 cans on an empty stomach are just dumb fucks.
but I'd have to say, Redbull beats them all, cuz it's not as sweet.
I think that if you drink 1 can every once in a while, it's OK. But don't go crazy like you were drinking a pepsi. Thats bad.
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Originally Posted by spyderbyte
Why bother then?
Considering citric acid is a key part of the Krebs cycle (which lets your cells create energy from food), I shouldn't recommend it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by \/3n0(V)
I found a little interesting data on sports drinks in general here and here, actually.
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Dr. von Frauhofer and his team found that the drinks that caused the most enamel to dissolve included KMX sports drink, Snapple lemonade, Red Bull, Gatorade lemon-lime, Powerade Arctic Shatter, Arizona Iced Tea, Fanta Orange, and finally Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
All the soft drinks caused substantially more erosion than black tea. But the difference between KMX and Coke, for example, was striking. KMX caused tooth-enamel dissolution that measured as 30 milligrams per centimetres squared, compared with 3 mg/cm{+2} for Coke.
Caffeine also isn't good for you (hypertension, heart arrhythmia is about it for serious problems, and those are only moderately linked, though), but for your teeth at least, pH is the real killer. Sipping or nursing your acidic drink (pop, tea, coffee, or energy drink) is also far worse than chugging it, at that.Quote:
Substance: Meter Reading
Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Kroger: 2.97
Cola, Pepsi, regular: 3.16
Red Bull: 3.21
Cola, Coke, regular: 3.29
Stain Remover, Rust: 3.33
Vinegar: 3.40
Because I'm sure that if you drink it in large doses, and often, it can't be good for your body. Somedays, I'll be really tired before work, and 1 can of Red Bull is all I need to wake me up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sprung
I have a cup of coffee every morning before school. I am 6 feet tall. Lies about coffee stunting your growth. LIES.
I drink Diet Mountain Dew like water. I take a 2-liter to work with me everyday, and I always have a glass sitting beside my bed at night ;)
Addicted? ME? Naw :P
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Originally Posted by Winged 2.0
Coffee doesn't stunt your growth. Listening to Eminem does.