John S. Penderton
Penderton was a pharmacist who created the formula of Coca-Cola also referred to as soda, or fountain drink. The reason that Coke took to its name was because there was a trace amount of cocaine in the original formula. The fountain drink was initially supposed to be used only in case of dyspepsia or indigestion and not for every day use.
Coca-Cola was sold to another agency and became a soft drink that was advertised as a refreshing every day drink. Coca-Cola with advertisement became seen as something that could be drunk every day instead of only when there was indigestion.
The trace amount of cocaine was removed and the original recipe was modified. Coca-Cola actually is not meant to be consumed every day and can lead to diabetes, being overweight, and obesity. Physicians and health experts have attempted to describe the need to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day instead of soda that has 39 grams of sugar per serving. A typical 24 ounce of soda can have 78 grams of sugar.
We can avoid sugary drinks and instead choose to drink water. Drinking water every day can help avoid being overweight, prevent diabetes, and diabetes complications. We should avoid commercials for unneeded things such as soft drinks. (Things that are needed like bread and water do not have commercials. If there are commercials for a specific item, then it is probably not needed. We should also be skeptical of false advertisement.)
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