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Memo to fat slobs out there: drink water...

tibor75

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yeah, this isn't getting out of hand...

LOS ANGELES - Coca-Cola Co. on Monday unveiled C2, a cola with about half the carbohydrates of the original, and a new advertising campaign designed to sell the drink to devotees of trendy Atkins-style diets.

Coca-Cola C2, featuring the familiar red label, but with black lettering instead of the traditional white, will be available in U.S. stores in early June, the company said at a promotional event in Hollywood.

Cola wars are brewing over the low-carb craze. Rival PepsiCo Inc. <PEP.N> said on Monday that it would launch its own mid-carbohydrate soda in mid-June.

An 8-ounce serving of C2 has 45 calories and 12 grams of carbohydrates, compared with 100 calories and 27 grams of carbohydrates with original Coke, the company said.

The start of Coca-Cola's ad campaign for C2, which features the tagline "Half the Carbs, Half the Cals, All the Great Taste," will be tied to the finals of the hit Fox talent show "American Idol" on Tuesday and Wednesday, the company said.

The television ads will feature The Rolling Stones' rock anthem "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and Queen's "I Want to Break Free."

"Today's consumers are looking for choices that fit their lifestyles," said Coca-Cola North America President and Chief Operating Officer Don Knauss in a statement. "They want to keep enjoying the special cola taste that Coca-Cola delivers but with the option of a lower-carb lower cal soft drink."
 
More people just need to get on their bikes or treadmills and exercise!!! I know it may be hard for some people, but when you're in shape you feel so much better about yourself -- more so than eater fewer carbs ever will.

Oh yeah, and eat more sushi. :)
 
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Although I'm a low-carber, I think this is pretty lame. The number of carbs in a 12 ounce drink will still be over 15, and that is a lot to consume in a single beverage, especially if people prefer eating carbs rather than drinking them. Hell, for 15 carbs I could have 4 Miller Lites. I know which choice I'll make.
 
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Grad

I think Atkins was oppsed to Aspartame. He thought it had an effect on your blood sugar? You would need a lot of water if you followed the Atkins diet correctly. I am not sure what the beliefs are in caffiene.

A principle of the diet is to eat less refined carbs. I laugh when I see all the low carb, highly processed foods offered as Atkins friendly.

This is a marketing driven world. People will jump on a trend without a clue as to how it started or fully understanding it. It is the American way. Give people more choices they could possibly ever need.
 
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Or maybe I"m just tired of trying to slog through 10 inches of lard to find their femoral arteries in the cath lab.

More like the 10 inches of your own colon your head is up...
 
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BuckNutty said:
Man I wish I could send out a memo to all the fatties in the cath lab you've worked on and the ones you will work on. Maybe they could sit on you.

:lol:
It's great when somebody who actually has intelligence pipes up and gives a good comeback. It's rather boring to argue with a dullard like Mililani.
 
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Wow, the pangs of jealousy. I love it.

Let's see, you're in the shit hole of Pennsylvania trying to stick needles in "fat slobs" for a living, while I get to work all day doing web stuff on a computer in Hawaii and get paid for it. Yeah, I'm envious alright...
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Wow, the pangs of jealousy. I love it.

Let's see, you're in the shit hole of Pennsylvania trying to stick needles in "fat slobs" for a living, while I get to work all day doing web stuff on a computer in Hawaii and get paid for it. Yeah, I'm envious alright...

you certainly act like it.
 
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