How many seemingly "health foods/drinks" are owned by Coca-Cola? LONG list. NOT just soda ... Do you know where or how Coke (and other beverage companies) obtain water (later carbonated, juiced, colored, flavored, and other ingredients added) you buy in their can, bottle, whatever? The lives lost, the communities ruined?
READ this interview from The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink. "Michael Blanding's new book, The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink. Blanding details the sordid history of the company, from patent medicine experiment to multinational behemoth."
I'm ordering The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink. When I became a raw foods vegan in June, 2001, I stopped drinking ALL carbonated beverages, rarely buy any beverage in a bottle, never a box. I've long been aware of the personal, financial, and environmental devastation resulting from America's thirst for bottled beverages. Next time you want to buy ANY bottled/boxed beverage, think about before you drink …
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