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soda vs water

I GOT THIS FROM ANOTHER BOARD!

Just wanted to share.Not like alot of us will be drinking coke again,I wont!!

This! Is really an eye opener.... Water or Coke?

> We all know

> that water is

> important but I've never seen it written down like

> this before.

>

>

> WATER

>

> 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.

>

> 2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is

> so weak that it

> is often

> mistaken for hunger.

>

> 3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's

> metabolism as

> much as 3%.

>

> 4. One glass of water will shut down midnight

> hunger pangs for

> almost

> 100% of the dieters studied in a University of

> Washington

> study.

>

> 5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime

> fatigue.

>

> 6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10

> glasses of water a

> day could

> significantly ease back and joint pain for up to

> 80% of

> sufferers.

>

> 7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger

> fuzzy, short-term

> memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty

> focusing on the computer

> screen or

> on a printed page.

>

> 8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases

> the risk of

> colon cancer

> by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast

> cancer by 79%, and

> one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

>

> And now for the properties of COKE:

>

> 1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol

> carries two

> gallons of

> coke in the truck to remove blood from the

> highway after a car

> accident.

>

> 2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke

> and it will be

> gone in two

> days.

>

> 3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola

> into the toilet

> bowl and let

> the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush

> clean. The citric

> acid in

> Coke removes stains from vitreous China.

>

> 4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:

> Rub the bumper

> with a

> rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil

> dipped in

> Coca-Cola.

>

> 5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals:

> Pour a can

> of Coca-Cola

> over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

>

> 6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth

> soaked in

> Coca-Cola to the

> rusted bolt for several minutes.

>

> 7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola

> into the

> baking pan, wrap

> the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty

> minutes before the

> ham is

> finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings

> to mix with

> the Coke for

> a sumptuous brown gravy.

>

> 8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of

> coke into a

> load of

> greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a

> regular cycle.

> The

> Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

>

> 9. It will also clean road haze from your

> windshield.

>

>

> For Your Info:

>

> 1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric

> acid. Its pH is

> 2.8. It

> will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric

> acid also

> leaches Calcium

> from bones and is a major contributor to the

> rising increase in

> osteoporosis.

>

> 2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the

> commercial

> truck must

> use the Hazardous material place cards reserved

> for Highly

> corrosive

> materials.

>

> 3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to

> clean the

> engines of

> their trucks for about 20 years! Now the question

> is, would you

> like a

> coke or a glass of water?

>

>

> Have A Great Day and Share It With Others

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