garbage in garbage out

a study just came out that says soft drinks arent good for you. duh! it also specifies that diet soft drinks arent good for you. double duh! who spent the money to figure that out? and where have they been all these years that everyone else has known that soft drinks are poison? now will the surgeon general place a warning label on coca cola that says "for external use only"? i am constantly amazed at the level of denial we as human beings are able to achieve when it comes to food (as well as politics, religion, relationships...). the botulism in canned meat has been in the news all week but the real surprise to me is that people are still eating canned food let alone canned meat. ew! when i was a little kid i told a neighbor mom that canned foods werent good for you ~ she verbally attacked me (a nine year old) wanting scientific proof... obviously common sense wasnt enough for her! and obviously scientific studies arent enough either as there have been several regarding soft drinks and people still drink them to the tune of millions of dollars a year. my refrigerator is stocked with coca cola (aka mexican plasma) and other soft drinks for the workers and the hansens healthy sodas are always the last to go... i drink water so dont look at me. many many years ago i met a young couple at the naturopathic college in portland oregon who were working for nutrisweet ~ it had just been released. they thought it was the best thing ever. the information regarding the toxicity of nutrisweet was widespread before the product ever reached the market and yet these people who were allegedly interested in natural health were able to sublimate their common sense and enjoy the poison. the original marketing spin to counteract the information regarding the toxicity of nutrisweet was that "its just like bananas and cream, how can that be bad?" or some such thing. and people will believe any lie that empowers them to arrogantly deny an unhealthy lifestyle. of course the karma is a shocking surprise! coke ~ the drink of the last generation!