可樂拒撤外國版致癌配方 " |4 G% t- @9 E+ i3 `7 U + T+ }8 l3 D) u2 W7 Z5 M8 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb美國可口可樂與百事可樂被揭產品內的焦糖色素含有致癌物質,但兩間公司暫時只減少了美國國內的可樂產品相關物質,百事更表明不會更改外國版可樂產品的配方。兩間公司皆強調,有關物質「並不會對人類健康構成威脅」。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( X& ^ t4 F s
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英國《每日郵報》報道,美國消費者倡導組織公共利益科學中心(CSPI)檢測了全球各地可口可樂中「4-甲基咪唑」(4-MI)的含量,美國355毫升罐裝可口可樂中含4微克4-甲基咪唑,中國為56微克,巴西為267微克。CSPI指出,這種物質在老鼠實驗中顯示會增加罹患肺癌風險,要求禁用。 . T9 D4 ~ {8 R) B1 cwww2.tvboxnow.com( l W g9 Z K7 a V* j2 J
美國版致癌物低華13倍 . o: r3 P% b0 h2 a2 G5 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇: `' Z3 U( O* m& t. d
內地鳳凰財經引述可口可樂公司中國負責人稱,美國加州今年2月發出新規定,將4-甲基咪唑含量限制調低。負責人強調:「焦糖色在中國使用歷史悠久,在可口可樂更是有100多年的歷史,焦糖色廣泛存在於各種日常食品飲料中……所以它的安全是肯定有保證的。」www2.tvboxnow.com" t; |2 |" F( {( X
, k* E+ L- P, `. N儘管堅稱產品不含任何有害成分,但可口可樂公司仍通過改變焦糖生產過程來降低美國版可樂中的4-甲基咪唑水平,外國版則未有更改配方時間表。 & w. ^, P) `; {& j6 [8 Q* yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 / p! P' C$ Q2 Y! s0 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb當鳳凰財經問到,為何中國的可口可樂標準是美國14倍之多時,公司並未直接回答,負責人只堅稱「全世界並沒有任何一個國家對焦糖色是否危害做出權威報道」。公仔箱論壇: W* f- D, H& s
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除可口可樂外,百事可樂的可樂產品亦被指有相同致癌物,但公司直言沒有計劃修訂外國版可樂的配方,原因是「沒有證據證明4-MI威脅人類健康」。(每日郵報/鳳凰財經) - b2 C7 d- F. |- v+ s. z$ f2 o' iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ' C; q, C4 B: I5 w3 y; u6 y% V1 o3 o 溫哥華星島作者: vandas 時間: 2012-6-29 07:43 AM
As a cancer scare erupts over a chemical in the fizzy drink ... just how safe is a can of Coke? 6 A2 W, u3 ~/ A& w" ETVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。By David Derbyshiretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 M( b- `9 E$ D8 t2 Z
PUBLISHED:22:16 GMT, 28 June 2012 | UPDATED:22:16 GMT, 28 June 2012 ( s1 d# \5 y6 w, P3 MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 S2 ?2 w8 W- }8 I& \; j
The world is addicted to Coca-Cola. Each day, 1.6 billion cans and bottles of the sickly brown liquid are gulped down, making it the globe’s most recognised brand. 0 ~0 `2 e f% \/ c& q公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇+ g5 C; ?( f, Q) Z! U) g6 f/ o
But ever since it was first concocted as a brain tonic in 1886 (designed to treat ‘sick headaches, neuralgia, hysteria and melancholy’), the makers of Coca-Cola have been secretive about what goes into their drink.+ F. p+ w8 I8 c, ]
3 V$ \0 S) y1 M% S% otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAmerican pharmacist and Coke founder Asa Chandler was so concerned that the recipe could fall into the wrong hands he reportedly never wrote it down. 4 Y1 \: T% K1 T" p) q 2 i! P. ~% k% S& Q/ v: @- ]0 z: gThat secrecy lives on today. Coca-Cola insists only two people alive know the formula, that they never travel on the same plane in case it crashes and that the list of ingredients is locked in a bank vault. & p- E/ |5 i4 a4 v) s1 J. E- r0 L! \$ u3 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & @0 J w# t! ^# g4 y4 |But while the recipe for Coke is surrounded by the kind of mystique that marketing men dream of, the company found its formula under less welcome scrutiny this week. }" B. X, V3 @ i1 z3 c. @公仔箱論壇4 g. I. {1 m) T& G1 w8 f
For it has emerged that Coca-Cola in the U.S. has reduced levels of one of its ingredients following fears that it could cause cancer. $ o5 {, [4 j% N% l- \& kThe chemical — 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) — helps to give the drink its colour, but is listed by Californian health officials as a potential carcinogen. & R7 B9 d+ V" p/ C( a$ Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 x3 F( o4 g) t& b( U
While European regulators do not believe it poses any health risks, the company has also pledged to reduce its levels in Coke sold in Britain and the rest of the world, although it hasn’t given a timescale. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 L2 J* Z: X6 n; h: ], M
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Pepsi, meanwhile, has reduced the chemical in its American formula, but refused to change it anywhere else — meaning if the Californian health officials are right, the Pepsi sold in Britain and most of the rest of the world is potentially more carcinogenic than the stuff swigged in America. ) w C$ j {* ~9 F% q% B( `公仔箱論壇 ! u# d6 o) b' I8 F7 C& TCoca-Cola and Pepsi this week insisted that all of their beverages are completely safe, with Coca-Cola claiming it made the change in the U.S. only in response to a ‘scientifically unfounded’ food law in California. ; d. z9 a7 p1 p- |公仔箱論壇 " L5 P% M! J; z0 M, m' Qwww2.tvboxnow.comwww2.tvboxnow.com( x D1 ^2 d) R' y J
Defence: Bot Coca-Cola and Pepsi insisted their products were completely safe ! b* A& T9 ^" q, n公仔箱論壇) b) i, ^6 X1 C) H
In a statement yesterday, Coca-Cola Great Britain said: ‘Coca-Cola has an uncompromising commitment to product safety and quality. All of the ingredients in our products are safe.’www2.tvboxnow.com' Q6 V* ]$ @) f& f: N
9 d( ]" b4 M8 M公仔箱論壇But the changes to the recipes have raised the inevitable question: just how safe are the ingredients that go into every can of cola? And what does that brown stuff really do to our insides?公仔箱論壇: D1 V) E5 B/ B' M; ?/ _3 g
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Coca-Cola in the U.S. has reduced levels of one of its ingredients following fears that it could cause cancer8 I7 w8 Y; a5 t) L2 w) l
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ M; Y9 y. `' W* u: S PS. k! H0 z. o. w/ x+ J6 s! Pwww2.tvboxnow.comAnd just because you drink sugar-free, diet cola, don’t think you’re off the hook. For there is a growing body of research which suggests that low-calorie and sugar-free drinks are bad for us, too. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 E8 T* v- M% P1 N) l% B3 X7 p
2 N/ P# `6 C* }, j4 d, vStudieshave shown that people who have at least one low-calorie fizzy drink a day are at greater risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. " N) E$ t3 u6 ITVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 + Q- b0 f8 P1 \0 CAnd some experts also believe that sugar-free drinks confuse the brain, leaving it unable to distinguish between sweeteners, such as aspartame and saccharine, and regular sugar. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' F5 \, [& @ L i7 H, o' y; v
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In that case, a person may be tricked into overeating, as the brain can no longer calculate the body’s calorific intake.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# \1 _. q6 C# o( G5 a
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So while diet colas may make you feel virtuous, they could be doing you more harm than good.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& ?4 \- C/ R$ ~& ~/ [1 t% B( ^3 R
4 Q8 T" i$ U$ r& E# y7 f8 Z ) G# [* }9 ?! y8 M. D3 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCOLOURING LINKED TO CANCER, g& B- g8 ?8 S, Q. }+ i5 u% Z , g0 P( T. }! U" H# r/ y9 n/ Ewww2.tvboxnow.comCola’s colour comes in part from 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a chemical that forms in the production of caramel food colouring.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 p6 @7 e6 K( R: W2 I7 V5 Z4 l7 a' k
4 J# r/ y9 R9 B3 C& e6 lwww2.tvboxnow.comCoca-Cola, Pepsi and other manufacturers insist it is safe at the low doses found in drinks.www2.tvboxnow.com0 O2 [* D% [0 h$ M+ Y' I- w
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But in California they disagree. After studies showed that long-term exposure to the chemical causes lung cancer in rats, health officials ruled that products with more than 29mcg must carry a health warning.5 k+ Y3 k4 p; M) a8 n5 l, F# y
And when research by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, a campaign group, found cans contained nearly 140mcg, all cola companies across the U.S. were forced to cut levels.公仔箱論壇. \0 E2 t8 z1 G$ |
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Food campaigners say daily consumption of 4-MI at 30mcg would cause cancer (pictured) in one in 100,000 people over their lifetimes. 7 Q6 h9 V7 E2 E- u8 u+ i# ] / C& P6 X7 x$ d4 k% }# R3 q公仔箱論壇The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that someone would need to drink more than 1,000 cans of cola every day to reach the levels that caused cancer in lab rats. ' P9 l$ L- s5 Q$ F0 x! [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! y2 F4 T: B# g7 m! J- i
And the British Food Standards Agency agrees. It says the chemical is ‘not a food safety concern’. / R& U/ y# T, z! R7 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 7 d K, e9 q4 C8 ]% O- }1 J) ~公仔箱論壇 - A5 i4 i( f! B @2 _$ uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇6 r9 @2 I2 Y7 X) i8 O, ]3 V: k0 U CAFFEINEtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 h3 \" y8 C- X1 I$ Q6 v# w \; R www2.tvboxnow.com/ ~. ? m, l$ `' _$ |; m) i
A can of cola contains 40mg of caffeine — half the caffeine in a mug of tea and a third of the amount in a mug of filter coffee (pictured).* A& ~+ I7 v- c# c
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Caffeine is a stimulant that works on the central nervous system. It can trigger a dramatic, short-lived increase in blood pressure and increases the heart rate.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 b% z0 R5 S, ^' v
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But there is little evidence that it causes long-term high blood pressure, or that it is bad for healthy hearts. Many regular coffee or cola drinkers simply develop a tolerance to the stimulant. 1 P# T% ?* j7 S. `9 Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 _# Q: \6 R4 P4 h3 w: R
In the UK, pregnant women are advised to have less than 200mg a day. Those with high blood pressure are also warned to steer away from coffee, tea and cola drinks. ! W$ x" V, s: M1 ^' c2 l公仔箱論壇 ) B* k0 O. v/ E, |$ u9 _$ L& `8 aCaffeine can also stop the body from absorbing iron from food — so people with a big cola habit may be at greater risk of iron deficiency. / F$ J, d$ P% W+ A: B) d; q" s
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Doctors are in no doubt — the biggest danger from cola doesn’t come from the hidden additives, flavourings or colourings, but from sugar. ; \3 j" W* J4 p( m x B& R* i% aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 g- J( d4 G4 E
Too much sugar leads to obesity, the major cause of cancer in the western world. ' h2 }) `+ r9 u" ]4 x公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ ~/ M$ s2 T' F+ J7 N. K- h
It also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, causes heart disease and increases the risk of stroke. / S2 q1 k4 x9 [0 |) y- Z公仔箱論壇# q1 p" I6 r% c- Z! H6 K
The over-consumption of sugar (pictured) has been linked to depression, poor memory formation and learning disorders in animal experiments. And it rots teeth.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 K3 P- u1 {4 i* l5 x; U0 c
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Each regular can of cola contains eight teaspoons of sugar. When you drink that much sugar so quickly, the body experiences an intense sugar rush. B$ e$ c0 w$ }- Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbwww2.tvboxnow.com- g! j% P3 [: @. z+ j; v, B; U
The cane and beet sugar used in Coca-Cola is used up quickly by the body, which soon experiences a rapid drop in energy, leading to cravings for more sugar.www2.tvboxnow.com" j3 ]/ N" i( X+ x4 Y
- q( }% c1 v% M0 k$ n( Fwww2.tvboxnow.com 1 i. M0 X6 l( Z" G, f, iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。PHOSPHORIC ACID ' v$ A5 W9 O+ o, a+ xwww2.tvboxnow.com 3 I+ O5 N! k) PTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Phosphoric acid is a clear, odourless chemical that gives cola its tangy flavour and helps cut through the sickly sweetness of all that sugar.# g0 M' U7 V/ a" a- P- o7 ^4 E
, H+ s3 q9 U/ ]0 L( g, c; T+ lTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。It is also an effective rust remover — the reason that a glass of Coke can restore the lustre to coins and old metal.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* M- q6 ?" _% \: ^- z# f: O+ J
7 q0 } J" N' T8 P" ?+ @1 Zwww2.tvboxnow.comBut it can also disrupt our bodies. 1 a1 D: t w- v3 I) xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 Q' R9 ]: X @# z* x! ]6 w公仔箱論壇Research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland found that drinking two or more colas a day doubled the risk of kidney stones (pictured) — and the phosphoric acid in it was blamed. 3 e# {/ l8 v0 J9 ^7 [+ q1 S2 `www2.tvboxnow.com 3 X* K7 G# M7 t- m2 j! q. B0 iAnother U.S. study found that women who regularly drink cola — three or more times a day — had a four per cent lower bone mineral density in their hips than women who didn’t drink cola. 1 x8 {/ U; v; W# r
. w: e$ i' ?1 J; {2 ITVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Again, phosphoric acid is thought to be the cause. No one is entirely sure why it leads to weaker bones, although some researchers argue it prevents calcium from food being used to renew bones. - p1 s u/ t9 {0 c- c
0 S- b7 C+ f6 x0 }7 iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, e7 ]" k3 x! Z( V( @. @ GENDER-BENDING CHEMICAL 9 i$ e) z; X& p* c4 m% O; E' ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , u. a. J) b R/ C/ zwww2.tvboxnow.comThe ‘gender bending’ chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, has been linked to heart disease, cancer and birth defects. $ w0 l- f( j* B- ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( m" b! H6 h1 I9 k' @) C8 T, M9 U
It is found in baby bottles, plastic forks, CD cases and in the lining of aluminium fizzy drinks cans, including those of Coca-Cola. 1 T1 J* ~3 R3 N- j+ B& Owww2.tvboxnow.com ( C6 J, b* P# `& y2 dwww2.tvboxnow.comBecause it mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen, and thus disrupts the natural balance of the body, some believe it could be dangerous — particularly to foetuses (pictured). ! g6 p5 ?' T$ [0 j& d2 |" u- D ) G. V0 c& {" \. `Some animal studies have indicated it is safe. Others have linked BPA to breast cancer, liver damage, obesity, diabetes and fertility problems. 6 `( y0 p8 u3 q% N公仔箱論壇 ; Y% y" y/ _% w) j5 v公仔箱論壇Despite the uncertainty, it has been banned in baby bottles across the European Union and in Canada in case it leaches from plastic into formula milk or juice drinks. . D9 `- q% h; jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb n4 v. E0 o* P
The Food Standards Agency in the UK says it is safe in food packaging and poses no risk in fizzy drinks. $ z+ ] |. |" z" a7 }* f0 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- V5 n# _. z; K( v
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Citric acid gives lemons (pictured), oranges and grapefruit their kick and cola its bite, helping to make the drink nearly as corrosive as battery acid when it comes to teeth.公仔箱論壇4 o% ^1 P( d& r
0 Q1 E- s: z# |, p6 rProlonged exposure to cola and other fizzy drinks strips tooth enamel causing pain, ugly smiles and — in extreme cases — turning teeth to stumps.www2.tvboxnow.com+ p! }; c- r/ ]# H) z
S1 O( X) p" ]A study in the journal General Dentistry found that cola is ten times as corrosive as fruit juices in the first three minutes of drinking.www2.tvboxnow.com- h( c2 c0 m3 M3 ]. s# a/ p( F
4 w D+ G4 S) D( ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The researchers took slices of freshly extracted teeth and immersed them in 20 soft drinks. Teeth dunked for 48 hours in cola and lemonade lost more than five per cent of their weight. 7 Q/ n6 d; B; C( q9 a- Z: ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% ]$ c( Z; N# U" d6 N
A study in the British Dental Journal found that just one can of fizzy drink a day increased the risk of tooth erosion. While four cans increased the erosion risk by 252 per cent.% `; ?1 J; ^. Q1 w% j
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任何人工添加劑都不會是好東西 # |0 u7 n s" f1 r公仔箱論壇更何況可樂從以前就一堆報告指出不健康要少喝 % {4 n# h6 L6 b' q9 u還是一堆人當沒看到www2.tvboxnow.com: }3 c3 D* O' U1 B8 \/ i9 s
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還是多喝天然的飲品~~~水 是最健康的作者: kmarstar 時間: 2012-6-29 08:17 AM