cocacola machines in hospitals

[per1sh]

i was at a hospital earlier this week and i noticed cocacola machines...everywhere.

hospital...cocacola....hospital....cocacola.

what the fuck? even in a fucking hospital, you're well on your way to adult onset diabetes.

and now that i think about it... cocacola and other softdrink makers frequently buy off public schools. being that caffein is addictive, does this strike anyone else as slightly sinister?

[vertigoal]

i heart my hospital....cus the you can get coke on draft for freeeeeeeeeee

take away my beer....damn straight i better get my caffeine

even while on IV i got my daily coke...and my nurses (only the male ones) hooked me up with a can...thats what i'm talkin bout

[Sir Meh]

my dad needs a coke because of his diabetes sometimes. He needs a quick amount of sugar.

[per1sh]

i am the anti-flab.

i'm more worried about the droves of ignorant kids getting addicted to sugary caffeinated drinks, and the long term effects of this on the healthcare system and in turn my wallet.

[Element4040]

It's not the CocaCola though, it's society as a whole. Did we have these types of problems in the 50's and 60's? CocaCola was around then. It's about accesability and parent's not educating their children that these things are bad for you. Values have definetely changed, everything in pre-packaged, preserved, homogonized etc.... it's all for convenience.

You think Coca-Cola machines are bad?

Visit your local hospital cafeteria. talk about food that's incredibly bad for you..

I've never once seen a hospital cafeteria that serves healthy food

[Ash]

Originally posted by per1sh
i am the anti-flab.

i'm more worried about the droves of ignorant kids getting addicted to sugary caffeinated drinks, and the long term effects of this on the healthcare system and in turn my wallet.

We had coke machines in high school, but I was never dumb enough to drink more than 1 a day.

[Logic Theorist]

Most hospitals currently have McDonald's in them as well. Anyone think this is a bad idea??

http://www.foodrevolution.org/askjohn/31.htm

As far as soft drinks in schools, here's an interesting article related to that:

http://www.foodrevolution.org/askjohn/43.htm

[per1sh]

Originally posted by Logic Theorist
Most hospitals currently have McDonald's in them as well. Anyone think this is a bad idea??

as if my opinion of the medical industry weren't bad enough as it is. that's fucking obscene. but what the fuck do i know, eh? stuffing people full of shitty food is good for the motherfucking economy.

you get obese, you get chronic health problems related to obesity, and the motherfucking GDP goes up.

let's hear it for the fuckin economy.

[Logic Theorist]

I actually did a paper during the few classes of college I attended about the Health Insurance industry as well. I don't remember all the exact numbers now, but basically it's a standard procedure to do extra surgeries on terminally ill patients (like removing the appendix of a terminal cancer patient) IF that patient has health insurance. People without insurance are something like 10 times more likely to die in hospital emergency rooms. The Health Insurance industry is one of the biggest in the states.

So yeah.. I was all about it when Clinton wanted to socialize Health Care, but unfortunately that never ended up happening.

[vertigoal]

my sister was waiting on a table when a five year old asked for a milk...his parents said he had enogh..and told him to get a coke

crack say whaaaaaaa?

How about if fat, lazy Americans get off their asses and exercise? Just a thought... if we're all so sick of healthcare costs, why not be proactive about it with exercise and diet? What percentage of the current healthcare expenditures would be affected, and how would that change the economics?

Originally posted by vertigoal
my sister was waiting on a table when a five year old asked for a milk...his parents said he had enogh..and told him to get a coke

crack say whaaaaaaa?

Too much milk can be just as bad... especially whole milk. It's loaded with sugars (albeit natural sugars) and fat. Some of which you need, but I have many friends that abuse whole milk - heh.

[vertigoal]

i am anti-milk....it is evil
my cereal is eatin with my fingers

but i have a coke for breakfast

[per1sh]

this would actually require work and persistance...which many americans have absolved themselves against.

Originally posted by scobib
How about if fat, lazy Americans get off their asses and exercise? Just a thought... if we're all so sick of healthcare costs, why not be proactive about it with exercise and diet? What percentage of the current healthcare expenditures would be affected, and how would that change the economics?