Apparently some time back in October last year, Coke released an ad with the aim to dismiss some of the myths surrouding the unhealthyness of consuming Coke, which are said to be:
1) Making you fat
2) Resulting in your teeth to rot
3) Packed with caffeine
Coke wanted to clear the air on these myths with the ads but then the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission got upset with the ad, claiming that it was a misleading ad by Coke that could present the wrong interpretation that it is not fattening, doesn’t cause tooth decay and does not contain caffeine.
Because of that, Coke was asked to make things right with a corrective statement and it did indeed do so. Check out the download on ‘Coca-Cola Setting the Record Straight’ at the bottom of Coke’s website.
Actually, before I read about this incident of how Coke wants to dismiss these myths, I hardly thought about how unhealthy it is although it’s always in the subconscious mind. But now that they have come out to do this and then have it all back fire, I am now more conscious about consuming it whenever I have a craving for Coke.
The net effect of this incident is for me to stay away from Coke more than it is supposed to make me feel it’s okay to drink a can or two every once in a while. The next time any company feels that they are doing more good than harm with something like this, they really should think twice or thrice before doing so!
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Drink 100 plus instead.
I agree it’s a healthier option compared to Coke…it’s got better healing capabilities too!
I am rather famous, in some circles, for drinking lots of coke @ almost 50 years of age and people look at my teeth and my bod and wonder how they can possibly defy the ravages of Coke. I have never had a cavity on my bone white teeth and i am often accused of being almost too skinny.
@Ta Teeuwe
How much did coke pay you to say that?