Shame on Mountain Dew

[+ azdr0710]

Was strolling the aisles a couple weeks ago and stopped at a display for a new (?) style of Mt Dew with an appealing flavor. Took a look at the nutrition label and holy cow!....... don't think I've ever seen a product with that much added sugar in this day and age ...... plus the usual artificial colors and flavors, preservatives, HFCS, and 0% juice

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2024 by azdr0710

[BuffaloKyle]

I didn't hear about any new Mountain Dew flavor. Is it Purple Thunder? Now we know you shop at Circle K then. 😅 We don't have any of those by me.

[BuffaloKyle]

Actually it has apparently gone more national now. It used to be a Circle K exclusive.

[MaybeMaybeNot]

Wow. Not as healthy as I would have thought. 

But in all seriousness, I think I will skip trying this one. 

Edited October 25, 2024 by MaybeMaybeNot

[+ Pensant]

Stay away from that toxic brew, especially since the “sugar” is high fructose corn syrup, a major source of health issues.

[+ azdr0710]

[marylander1940]

13 hours ago, Pensant said:

Stay away from that toxic brew, especially since the “sugar” is high fructose corn syrup, a major source of health issues.

no doubt and never daily but every other week when I need a boost of energy, I drink a small bottle of Fanta

[+ azdr0710]

10 minutes ago, marylander1940 said:

no doubt and never daily but every other week when I need a boost of energy, I drink a small bottle of Fanta

[56harrisond]

[marylander1940]

4 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

 

1 minute ago, 56harrisond said:

[56harrisond]

13 minutes ago, marylander1940 said:

 

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

No one but you is responsible for your food intake.

Read labels.  Figure it out.  Act accordingly.

[+ nycman]

On 10/24/2024 at 10:54 PM, MaybeMaybeNot said:

Wow. Not as healthy as I would have thought. 

You thought Mountain Dew, the drink that college kids use to fuel themselves through a night of cramming for finals, "might" be healthy?

[MaybeMaybeNot]

16 hours ago, nycman said:

You thought Mountain Dew, the drink that college kids use to fuel themselves through a night of cramming for finals, "might" be healthy?

I was joking! But I am glad for any chance to see a baby Raven gif. 

[+ azdr0710]

and this.......scroll down to the 'added sugar' amount in Dunkin's "Frozen Coffee" (with flavor added)......does that mean there's a quarter-pound of sugar in this "coffee"?... (453 grams = one pound)

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/en/menu/frozen-drinks/product-frozen-iced-coffee-id1000409

 

[mike carey]

7 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

and this.......scroll down to the 'added sugar' amount in Dunkin's "Frozen Coffee" (with flavor added)......does that mean there's a quarter-pound of sugar in this "coffee"?... (453 grams = one pound)

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/en/menu/frozen-drinks/product-frozen-iced-coffee-id1000409

 

Yup. How's that for healthy!

[BSR]

4 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

and this.......scroll down to the 'added sugar' amount in Dunkin's "Frozen Coffee" (with flavor added)......does that mean there's a quarter-pound of sugar in this "coffee"?... (453 grams = one pound)

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/en/menu/frozen-drinks/product-frozen-iced-coffee-id1000409

 

The large size has 171 grams of sugar!!  The "added sugar" is 156 grams, maybe the other 15 grams come from the lactose in the milk.  For reference, a cup of sugar weighs 200 grams.  Imagine measuring 3/4 cup of sugar and stirring it into your coffee.  Yikes!

[samhexum]

22 minutes ago, BSR said:

Imagine measuring 3/4 cup of sugar and stirring it into your coffee. 

That might be the only way I could drink coffee, though I love coffee ice cream.

[56harrisond]

But don't worry, big pharma has a daily pill to cure all...

 

Kids and teens around the world are consuming more sugary drinks, increasing their risk of future health problems, a new study finds.

Young people consumed nearly 23% more sugar-sweetened beverages in 2018 compared to 1990, according to the report published Aug. 7 in the BMJ.

“Sugary beverages increase weight gain and risk of obesity, so even though kids don’t often develop diabetes or cardiovascular disease when they are young, there could be significant impacts later in life,” said lead researcher Laura Lara-Castor. She's a postdoctoral scholar in nutritional epidemiology at the University of Washington.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-08-08/kids-worldwide-are-consuming-more-sugary-drinks

[marylander1940]

1 hour ago, 56harrisond said:

But don't worry, big pharma has a daily pill to cure all...

 

Kids and teens around the world are consuming more sugary drinks, increasing their risk of future health problems, a new study finds.

Young people consumed nearly 23% more sugar-sweetened beverages in 2018 compared to 1990, according to the report published Aug. 7 in the BMJ.

“Sugary beverages increase weight gain and risk of obesity, so even though kids don’t often develop diabetes or cardiovascular disease when they are young, there could be significant impacts later in life,” said lead researcher Laura Lara-Castor. She's a postdoctoral scholar in nutritional epidemiology at the University of Washington.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-08-08/kids-worldwide-are-consuming-more-sugary-drinks

And if the 💊 big Pharma has to offer doesn't help we can always count on the obesity acceptance movement. A child reaching 200 lbs at 12 y/o it just happens...

[56harrisond]

13 minutes ago, marylander1940 said:

And if the 💊 big Pharma has to offer doesn't help we can always count on the obesity acceptance movement. A child reaching 200 lbs at 12 y/o it just happens...

The government and big pharma of course won't talk about just eating healthy, strength training and the supreme value of getting in 8000 steps per day. 

[BSR]

17 hours ago, samhexum said:

That might be the only way I could drink coffee, though I love coffee ice cream.

You're just like my mom, LOL.  When out of curiosity she took a sip of my quad espresso, she almost sprayed it across the room, but she can eat coffee ice cream by the gallon.

[Lotus-eater]

On 10/25/2024 at 5:10 AM, Pensant said:

Stay away from that toxic brew, especially since the “sugar” is high fructose corn syrup, a major source of health issues.

That's a myth. HFCS is no worse than sugar: "Finally, whereas glucose and fructose are metabolized differently, the belief that sucrose is metabolized differently than HFCS is a myth. No study has shown any difference between the two when each is given isocalorically, nor is there any difference in sweetness or caloric value. ...there is no evidence that fructose or HFCS per se causes obesity or even weight gain." Per capita consumption of HFCS and refined sugars peaked in 1999 and is down 17% (though still high).

Avoid a lot of empty calories in general.

Edited October 28, 2024 by Lotus-eater

[+ Pensant]

All I say on the subject is to do more research.

[dab]

at least they removed the brominated vegetable oil...