Posted on 06/08/2014 9:38:25 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola is taking on obesity, this time with an online video showing how fun it could be to burn off the 140 calories in a can of its soda.
In the ad, the world's biggest beverage maker asks what would happen if people paid for a can of Coke by first working off the calories it contained. The ad, which notes that it typically takes 23 minutes of cycling to achieve that, shows a montage of people on a giant stationary bicycle happily trying to earn a can of its cola, with carnival music playing in the background.
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who are you going to trust- a group of soldiers or a muslim named Barack Hussein obama
It should be called poisonous; if you drink enough all at once, it can kill you! That's why I only use it for bathing.
WATER?!? I'm THIRSTY, not dirty!
It should be called poisonous; if you drink enough all at once, it can kill you! That's why I only use it for bathing.
WATER?!? I'm THIRSTY, not dirty!
They don’t know it, but they’re starting to hit on the TRUTH about diet and exercise: Exercising doesn’t do jack to lose weight. Based on their numbers (which look accurate), people would have to bicycle (or jog) for nearly ONE HOUR to burn off the calories in a single McDonald’s cheeseburger...and a normal diet consists of 7 of those cheeseburgers (by calorie count).
Yes, exercise buys you something with regard to weight, but very little - it’s virtually a placebo. Skip eating for one day - or - jog for 6 hours (i.e., 40 miles). I’ve always chosen the latter. Note also that even running a marathon doesn’t even match the level of weight loss of skipping food for a day (assuming that you’re actually jogging).
Having said that, I certainly agree that exercise, in moderation, is beneficial, and I do it - but I’m not fooled into thinking that there’s any substantial weight loss benefit...it’s on the margins.
So you understand the intended usage of “calorie” in casual discourse, but not “carb”? I suppose you were never taught to use a pinch of salt.
To be taken seriously, I try to use appropriate units of measure. That includes real units of measure.
/johnny
The CEO of Coca Cola, Muhtar Kent is a Muslim, who is listed as a top Amnesty supporter..
raised in places like Iran and Indonesia.
Now we know why the controversial Coca Cola Super Bowl featured a Muslim woman wearing a headbag..
To my mind it's a combination of both; not really a very pleasant taste by itself. Interestingly, the stuff has a bizarre effect on me. When I eat it, it causes me to become extremely focused mentally, and afterwards gives me a nasty headache.
>> A ‘pinch’ is [a unit of measure]
Dependent on the size of the individual’s fingers; however, it’s not an independent unit of measure that has a specific mass or volume.
The “carb” has greater implied specificity than the “pinch” in my opinion.
FRegards, johnny.
I subscribe to the notion that the dose is the poison. And I don't think there's any question that sugar has toxic effects in diabetics. But just because you aren't a diabetic, doesn't mean you can't suffer deleterious effects from sugar overdosing. There's a limit to what even a normal system can handle.
A “carb” is a gram of nutritional carbohydrate, I think. Diets that are highly carbohydrate restricted such as Atkins may speak of carbs. So it isn’t scientifically precise language, so sue them.
Thanks.
I think it is salty. My wife thinks it is sweet.
I have heard of responses like yours.
I am wondering if there is a correlation between liking aspartame and how one responds to MSG.
I really dislike aspartame. Tastes tinny and has an after taste. You like it. We react differently to MSG.
I’m just idly thinking. The distribution of taste receptors in different prop,e probably explains it, but it is complex.
Thanks again, your response did conform my initial idea that you would taste MSG differently than I do based on our differing tastes of aspartame.
I like the skin’s sweetness, and the texture the bones add is a nice bonus.
There is nothing like it.
We can thank Fannie Merritt Farmer (died 1915), graduate of Boston Cooking School, for pushing specific measurements in food service and normalizing many vague measurements.
Give me a definition of 'carb' as a unit of measure.
/johnny
If you are still buying Coke, see post #47.
If you are still buying Coke, see post #47.
Gene, there is no nutritional unit known as a “carb”. Te unit you are probably trying to cite is “gram”. Nutritional labels list the number of grams of carbohydrates — as well as other categories of nutrients — in a single serving of the product.
One hears people talking about the amount of “carbs” in a diet when they are referring to carbohydrates.
This got me thinking about what I remembered from Venice Beach... and I remembered The World's Greatest Wino.
Sadly, I just read he died a few years back...
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