Post B6n12s0xIWIDN17R9k by brigrammer@poa.st
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 (DIR) Post #B6n12s0xIWIDN17R9k by brigrammer@poa.st
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       why would they make the food look attractive colors?clearly, the reason wasn't because that makes them sell better, but because they wanted to spend extra money to poison people!this MAHA shit is as annoying as the climate change retards - the only thing significantly toxic in these foods is the heaps and heaps of starch and sugarRT: https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/694386738289713170/entities/urn:activity:1906909912038903808
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n12sNHxU9oUHZGy0 by PopulistRight@poa.st
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       The synthetic dyes allowed in the USA (but not Europe) were cheaper than the natural colors - and our regulators are a joke (their-guys on breaks from the board of dirs).  The highly-processed sugar / corn-syrup is also a problem, vs natural cane sugar.  If you remember the "New Coke" op - they switched to HF-Corn-Syrup when they re-released "Classic Coke."  The original tasted much better.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n12slOVrRJh2qWXY by brigrammer@poa.st
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       the synthetic dyes are also legally "generally safe" - as in, the amount needed to cause harm is 1/1,000,000th compared to stuff like sugar and other shit (you basically cannot consume enough to do something)and some European dyes are "natural" but not safe like carmine redall refined sugar is bad - hfcs, sucrose, etc. - because it goes straight into the blood and causes all kinds of damageThe original tasted much better.I genuinely don't get how people can drink sugar drinks (or eat stuff like cake, donuts, etc.) - that includes stuff like orange "juice"but I also drink liters of diet soda a day to stay caffeinated (which would kill me if that was sugar soda)
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n12t3TQdtwb7Ixii by PopulistRight@poa.st
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       True that "natural" is not always "safe."  Molecules are molecules.  See deadly mushrooms.The stuff in diet-sodas isn't safe, either, though - or, rather, what it can break-down into isn't.I use coffee for caffeine, now - but usually just one strong one in the morning.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n12tGadsORFnRRAG by brigrammer@poa.st
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       artificial sweeteners have some mild toxicity, but are many times sweeter than sugar and are generally a blend of sweeteners which makes them even sweetera 2 liter of diet cola has less than half a gram of aspartame, while a can of cola has ~40 grams of sugarthe rat studies to show a risk from aspartame were some enormous amount, an amount where sugar would also have caused harm/death (rats are a bad human analog here - so it is probably even safer than that)and the other sweeteners are more powerful and safe than aspartame (except stevia, which is kinda bad for the gut biome)
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n12tcDLTgsKrYhs0 by Humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club
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       Or you could just not drink soda.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n1Jlktp09WshfPd2 by brigrammer@poa.st
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       how else am I going to get caffeine and fluids?2 monsters and 3 liters of diet soda a day keeps the blacking out away
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n1JlvtA8wXQmoBl2 by Humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club
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       I just take caffeine pills. You can get 500x200mg for around $20.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6n1RBQEn8wuVpXPHs by brigrammer@poa.st
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       but my kroger brand knock off diet dew is $1-1.25 for 2 liters, and it makes me happy