{"id":2643,"date":"2002-05-23T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2002-05-23T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2014-11-07T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T16:51:19","slug":"a_third_explana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/05\/23\/a_third_explana.html","title":{"rendered":"A third explanation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers claim that people are unable to taste the difference between caffeinated and uncaffeinated soft drinks. This means, they conclude, that soft drink manufacturers are intentionally trying to addict their customers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nonsense<\/i>, huffs and puffs the National Soft Drink Association. It’s all about flavor. Besides, a bunch of people in the test were smokers, and we know how addiction-prone<\/s> poor they are at tasting things.<\/i>
\nAs a dedicated caffeinated soft drink drinker (Coke, Pepsi, and Barqs, primarily), the assertion by the manufacturers is just goofy. It’s not a detectable taste.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I’m not a big conspiracy theorist. And caffeine, while mildly addictive, is not addictive enough to make me think that’s wht’s going on here.<\/p>\n

No, the bottom line here is that people like to drink caffeinated drinks because they enjoy the caffeine buzz<\/i>. It is, if you will, America’s dirty little mood-altering secret. Caffeine gives you a buzz. It perks you up.<\/p>\n

What, you think folks drink coffee because it tastes good? You think people really like the taste of black tea that much more than green tea? Same diff.<\/p>\n

But the manufacturers can admit that, because it makes them sound like drug pushers. They are, of course, but I, for one, am eagerly lining up for my fix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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