Mexico’s deadly Coca-Cola addiction | Unreported World
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
- Unreported World is in Chiapas, Mexico, the town that drinks the most sugary drinks in the world.
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Here in Chiapas, one of the poorest states in Mexico, people drink two litres of sugary drinks a day, and Coca-Cola is king. As health officials declare a diabetes emergency, we meet the families in the thick of a diabetes crisis, a deadly mix of Covid and sugar sending people to early graves.
Reporter: Guillermo Galdos
Director: Nick Blakemore
Series Producer: Andy Lee
Executive Producer: Ed Fraser
Production Company: Channel 4 News
"Coca-Cola is more available than fresh water."
_This is a problem._
It's a choice
Humans are their own problem.
@@pluto8404 wtf bro, maybe 70% of your body made from coke
This is more than a problem it is a crime. Even if these people became educated and rejected coke - what would they drink? I guess they could boil the river water but I don't know how that would work out.
@@m.irfan-7069 woooshhhh
@@m.irfan-7069 I guess you aren't able to identify sarcasm
One thing that needs to be stressed: this isn't just a problem of people drinking lots of soda because they like soda. This is a problem of people drinking soda because, for many, its all they have that's safe. This needs to be viewed as a water problem, not just a soda problem.
A lot of things can be blamed. Having traveled a bit in Mexico and currently traveling around here at the moment I think the main issue is the lack of education in rural areas and the fact that sugar is highly addictive. When you can choose between buying tasteless, boring water and a flavorful soda it's very easy to pick the last option, especially if you have to put in a bigger effort to find water since soda is so easily available.
Edit: I just finished the video and the lady at 12:39 is a perfect example of the ignorance that is killing all these people. Also the fact that they drink soft drinks at the funeral of someone who died of diabetes is really sad to see.
Edit: I love Mexico, I'm addressing a problem existing in the country, not a problem about the people or culture:) viva Mexico cabrones
@@MarkyDoesLanguages point taken; thanks for sharing your experiences.
I think the bottom line is that there are multiple factors in play and any approach to address the problem has to include many strategies working together (education strategies, clean water access, and likely others).
Mike you are so correct teach them how to make the water safe to drink first
Coca cola also sell water, curious what the price for bottled water is versus the cost for bottled coke
@@MarkyDoesLanguages Not when coke is cheaper and more accessible than water.
My grandpa lived in Mexico City in the 60's. Coke was the only thing he drank at the time. Because that was his only source of water, eventually he went into renal failure and was given 2 months to live. The doctor made it very clear that it was the accumulation of the crap from the Coke in his body that caused his kidneys to shut down. Luckily, he was able to get through it and lived another 40 years, but his case is an example of the harm that Coke can do to the body.
I used to drink Coke in every meal plus some for refresment until I got my kidneys sick, nothing serious but man, the pain was so annoying and ever present that make me quit that stuff. Coke is rooted in Mexican culture, a glass of coke with ice is the first choice in the hot days of summer instead of a glass of water, even in the big cities where water is not an issue.
Yes sugar activates the same region in brain as cocaine or other narcotics
@@christianvalencia4489I too faced it , now I only drink cold water , it's really hard to lay off sugar drinks
It's so telling about our world that the Coca Cola Company can get away with this for 60+ years, especially given the fact they pump huge amounts of natural water for their Dasani brand
no access to water in mexico? XD
6:17
2 litres cola a day... Thats insanity
In many cities in Mexico it is common for people to drink up to 3 litres of cola per person per day.
I knew a guy, when I lived in Fl, who drank 2 L of mountain dew a day! Skinny, but had a mountain dew belly. He stopped drinking it, cold turkey 😮, and lost like 30lbs of stomach!
I also drink 2.5 at a time and above per day
@@zainabashfaq-0459 You are mental very strong dude.
@@KornWolf-ll8ji jealous peoples 🤢😫
When the shaman is healing the diabetic man with Coca-Cola, you know that you're doomed 💀
I believe you meant "shaman".
@@shadcovert1160 what
Me who's drinking cola rn: ok
As a diabetic that ignorance of hers makes me furious!
You are in wrong universe..
My best friend here in the UK , a mother of 5, ONLY drinks Coca-Cola . Nothing else absolutely nothing else . She drinks about six cans a day . Won't let her kids touch the stuff and feeds them really healthy home cooked food . I'm going to send her this video .
I had a 3rd grade teacher like that. When I found out she died, I wasn't surprised at all. She did indeed live a long life.
Soda is the one drink that's completely engineered for addiction...
It's laced with sugar for the craving, caffeine for the boost, carbonation for texture, color for aesthetics. The sugar makes you desire it again but also gives you a crash, the caffeine's 2nd prong is to dehydrate you to make you thirsty again and now, you want more soda to give fulfill the craving and to undo the crash and to quench your thirst which full circle makes you thirsty, low energy and desiring again. Other than that, it serves absolutely no purpose other than to be consumed. I doesn't fill you up because (again with the caffeine) you urinate it right back out, it doesn't provide any nutrients and it doesn't quench your thirst.
1980: "There will be flying cars in the future."
2021: "Coca cola is a healing drink."
Cola was supposed to be non prescribed medicine,without the sugar anyway
We're moving closer to Idiocracy each day
Dude.. who cares.. recicling is the problem... We trow at world (who's not an oxxo)we trow in, clothing, plastic, paper, paper paper.. cigarettes butts. We are Killing the dirt, eart, water 🌱 that are so small delicate, for a pea, for a bean to grow up...WANNA A FACT THATS NOT A DATA INTERNET DATA??? here: I cook potatoes with salt and pepper... or vinegar... That water I throw away.(I use water to wash away some food, tomates riped.. whatever compost) nature has to do photosynthesis... But that's water with salt .. there's much things humans do .. that is making nature unbalanced like a not not not going back ... We are part in every second .. we us.. need to be taking☀️ part of every minute of recicling that we could.
My mother drink it whenever she has high blood pressure and for some reason it lower after. So we always have some around just in case.
It's sad
The irony that the “healing shaman” lady is really just helping kill people faster. I can’t. ☠️
Those people are so far gone off the deep end, my God
The chicken literally got sacrificed for nothing lmao
@@rickybealittlebitsilly could’ve been Nandos 😢
A combination of Illiteracy and Stupidity
Really shows she lacks a proper education. It can really cause such ignorant thinking within a society.
This is indeed an extremely serious problem, not just in Mexico, worldwide. I know myself that once i cut on soda drinks alone (all of them, not just Cola) the effects were immediate. You feel better, you lose weight your body reacts better and if you combine it with more daily activity (sports, walking etc) you are in general prone to have less problems in your life and will live (much) longer. These are all scientific facts and the more you start taking them into account the better it is for everyone. Obviously you can live a very healthy life eliminate all the bad stuff and still can fall ill for other life threatening diseases, but the fact that you can eliminate so many of the other threats and vastly improve the probability of living a normal length of life should be reason enough to take it seriously. I just wish healthier food wouldn't be as expensive at it is, especially in poorer states you can understand why some people go for the much cheaper fast food meal instead of the healthier which is 2-3 times more expensive almost anywhere in the world. That is another story too..
Used to have soft drinks as a kid everyday cause fresh water was non existent before. We had to boil well water if we want to drink it but as I grew up, purified drinking water was booming and due to recent inflation the price of a 12oz coke is equivalent to 1 gallon of purified water. It wasn't a hard choice to make. Thank God it wasn't the other way around
Mexican: "This drink can heal you"
America: That's a good marketing.
Harvard Business School level
@@trentbateman Harvard Tier-3 Business Marketing
She's an industry plant
In Colombia we use coca-cola to unclog drains.
Technically, Coca-Cola was first marketed as a medicine in the U.S. It was a temperance drink and patent medicine, like an OTC or basically “snake oil”.
As a kid I thought Sprite was a healthy alternative to coke because of it being clear and lemon flavor lol.
So true, I would hear that growing up.
Tomate un espray tiene menos azucar.
it does have less sugar and higher pH than coke which makes it less acidic and therefore relatively healthier
I have friends who think like this. 😭 like they literally frown upon my coca cola consumption but drink sprite. 🙄
Yep. When I was a kid, my grandma always told me that we shouldn't have dark soda like coke and pepsi, only the lighter colored ones like Sprite and Sierra Mist because they were "healthier"
@@pakahn2051 i drink sprite (and not coke) occasionally because it has no caffeine in it
Thanks for sharing!
Great doc. Very well presented. Sugar. The silent poison.
My family always treated soda like beer or wine etc. Just one on a special occasion or special dinner. So glad they normalized that for me.
Same, even now we are only allowed to drink soda when it's a special occasion.
I was allowed one "fizzy drink" a week, with Sunday lunch as a treat. We got to choose: coke or lemonade (British lemonade which is clear and carbonated). I thought my parents were way too strict about it. Now I think they were right.
true, even any softdrink should be treated like this way. dont give childern what they want because it is cheap.
Coke zero is the answer
@@jrporter50 No! Just as bad or worse.
"Clearly there's another pandemic here, and it's not Covid. It's diabetes."
Sums up the whole video well.
That's your choice
Who owns Coke? Who owns U.S. Holiday Candy Companies and sugary cereal companies for kid's?
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The U.S. not only has the fattest people in the world also higher diabetes then Mexico, and there health is low compared to a lot of other country's, even central American has very low covid compare to the U.S., even compared to Mexico, another long string of other things and lies that American love to hear about Mexico and for your information Mexico is in 15 place in the world for covid deaths the U.S. is number 1 "IN THE WORLD", I think you need to worry about the U.S. not Mexico, Mexico can take care of itself
@@geraldarnoult I should've stated it more clearly as it looks like you misunderstood the quote that I quoted. I was trying to put an emphasis on the quote as although Covid-19 is rampant right now "worldwide" according to "official" data reports, there are still other diseases that people contract and die from that need our attention to combat against. Also, I'm not an American nor am I trying to look down on Mexico if that's what you are implying. I simply concluded what this documentary conveys. However, I do agree with you that USA doesn't fair any better when it comes to obesity and diabetes judging from how much unhealthy fast food and sugary and carbonated drinks they consume.
@@miloveify Agreed
Esto es muy preocupante, soy mexicana y normalmente las familias tienen siempre en su refrigerador Coca Cola, hay una adicción fuerte entre todos los mexicanos pero mientras mas se consume esa empresa extrae mucha más agua y curiosamente hay muchas sequias en el país últimamente.
Totalmente de acuerdo, mucha gente piensa que hasta le da estatus y de verdad no puede comer sin tomar su cocacola, es triste ver tanta ignorancia.
yo creo que mexico es el pais qie mas consume coca cola aparte porque aqui esta de azucar de caña osea esta mas rica que la de Eua
Para todo un trago de coca 😅
Mi suegro padece del corazón, aveces vértigo entre otras cosas y cuando "siente que le baja la presion" o pasa un coraje manda comprar su coquita de las pequeñas a la tienda y creo es mental porque después de eso se siente "bien" .
También comen mucho pan Bimbo, que nadie compra bolillos de panadería?
Lo siento mucho yo tengo mi papá diabético por que tomaba mucho coca
I was in mexico in 2011 and what i saw there left a very strange impression to me. It was crazy hot and there were people walking in the streets holding not bottles of water, but bottles of coca cola. Also there was huge coca cola bottles I've never seen before, they were like 6lt or something.
Thats crazy
3 liter is the biggest I have seen in Mexico…..but they are big.
I've only seen 3 liter bottles the last time I was in Mexico and even that looked very huge.. But 6 liter bottles.. That's A LOT of soda..
Not 6litres😮
As a mexican living the u.s I can confirm that many mexicans even here constantly drink coke it's addicting and the fact that I'm just realizing this is crazy
i mean...coke has so much sugar. one can. it's pretty obvious. mexicans drink soda every day. I've realized this when i was 13. same for alcohol.
@@almaazul1511 yea ik it has sugar but the fact that it was so normal for me to see ppl drinking soda (coke) everyday I thought it was something every household did which is why I didn't question it but clearly they don't turns out drinking coke is most likely an addiction problem in many mexican/hispanic families households is what I meant
@@exos1bnetworth409 I see. I always sensed something wrong with drinking soda everyday. Bevause i always thought white people were very healthy people. You see more white people at stores that sell healthier stuff than Latinos. As a kid I noticed that. But it’s very sad that Latinos will keep doing this to their health : ( I still consume soda but after watching stuff like this it makes me want to take my health very seriously especially now that I’m still 19 and young.
@@almaazul1511 solution is to force coca cola to reduce sugar in it
If it wasn’t for 🇲🇽, drugs in the 🇺🇸 would be too expensive and ppl might have to go back to drinking and 🥤 so thank you 🇲🇽
When you live in poverty it gets pretty easy to just want simple things that make you feel good even though they are bad for you.
Finally a fucking comment that isn't classist in here.
It's sad to live in a country full of people who don't know any better.
It's what big corporate companies wanted
I like the original comment. It's simple and to the point.😮
There are millions of people who live good lives in Mexico. Mexico is not a country full of people in poverty like you Americans think.
This shows you don’t have to be overweight to have diabetes! It’s about how you are eating and drinking. Has nothing to do with the weight itself.
When I visited my relatives in Sonora, they had the 3 liter Coke bottle on the table at breakfast pouring me a big glass?? I was like whoa…way too early for Coke.😂😂
It should be illegal for companies to control water sources
Definitely regulations, at the least.
The problem here in México, ITS the corruption, its endemic, even there is a say: " El que no tranza no avanza"...the one who does not steal/cheat can not get better...to be honest Is to be dumb :-(
We have the same problem in the United States. See article here: "Mountain Dew mouth in USA"
@@utubestalker.dotcom
I was just going to say the exact same thing.. however people could simply filter their own tap water at home.
That would be bad for business.
"I've come to the region that drinks the most Coke, to find out why people are dying from too much sugar." Welp, looks like an open and shut case my dude.
💀💀💀
Right. But the obvious solution: Diet Coke.
@@maxcovfefe Diet Coke still triggers high insulin response and doesn't really make much difference health wise.
@@aneeshprasobhan it's almost like he was joking and you have trouble understanding that
@@ntwrk56 if people were that smart, this video literally wouldn't exist.
I stopped drinking soda all together because somebody gave me a sodastream machine and I realized how much sugar you have to put in once you carbonate the water to make it taste palatable. I just usaw squeeze drink flavorings without any coloring and it's fine... I think perhaps on the side of the bottle they could visually show how deep the sugar level was before they made the product into a liquid.
Thanks your video Education is very useful
"This drink has healing properties." Allrighty then.
If they are dumb enough to overdose themselves to death with some product, we are speaking about natural selection.
Oh good, it makes people immortal
@@nikeimizhongtomasch1880 tbf they don't know any better. They are basically brainwashed
@@berrex5152 yep... and so are the people that think all humans are the “same inside”. Ignorance is a big problem. It plagues every society and every group/race/ethnicity. Humans are inherently idiotic.
Ronaldo doesn't believe that at all
Imagine having a diabetic hypoglycemia attack or seizure and going to a healer and she gives you coca cola. That definitely would help you feel better immediately. Sad tho that its also keeping them sick.
Same happens in the UK: people feel depressed from being given too much medication from their GP, then given a higher dose.
@@BarriosGroupie Same all over the world. I suffer from Depression & OCD too, doctor only gives me shitty medicines that does nothing but side effects. Lost hope in science a long time ago.
Beautiful! I'm buyin' (KO)Coca-Cola stock as soon as that bell rings this coming morning. hehehe
This was the greatest advertisement for investing in a product with results i have ever seen
@@vascodegama5829 truuue. Usually you only get results like these with illegal drugs and pain medications.
hector salamanka
If youre addicted to coke... then slowly transition to the following drinks... consume them on daily basis so that you aqquire taste:
Fresh cold pressed juice (without sugar or less sugar... Add lots of ice to make it chilled and refreshing if you like)
Lemonade and lemon soda or Mint Virgin mojito
Fresh coco nut water
detox water with beetroot, mint, cucumber, etc
fresh sugarcane juice
and if you really wanna drink cola: then fill a glass with ice till the top and gently pout coke in it and sip slowly. it will chill and dilute the caffeine and sugars
To those who are addicted to soft drinks: Find a brand of green tea you like, sweeten it with a sugar substitute, chill it, and serve it on the rocks. If you are craving a soft drink, buy some lemon seltzer water and sip it until your craving is satisfied. It's very refreshing and after some time, you won't miss the soft drinks anymore.
When I was a teenager, my mother used to buy me 2 liters of Pepsi and instant noodles every day. It was easier for her. Buying healthy food in post-Soviet Moscow was not a problem. It's just insane. The miracle is that I have never weighed more than 100 kilograms, did not get diabetes, and eventually got on the right track. It is a crime to put children on sugar drinks. *using google translate
It also causes kidney stones,I quit drinking after I got really sick in 2006
It caused typhus..
You lie!
I always fart really loudly after drinking more than a liter of coke. Smells horrible
I don't know your height but 100kg of weight is quite heavy
“Diabetes is caused by anger and problems in family-“ Said that as she continues to pass a coke to a diabetic man. 💀 God the education system seems to be pretty messed up too
Poor health education is the root cause of all this
She knows exactly what she is doing. She is scamming these poor people
Chiapas is also one of the most illiterate states of Mexico due to it being the poorest. But I'm wiling to bet she says that 'cause selling coca cola is a big income for her
@@checkurs675 The same can be said of North America. Fresh water is available, but people here always chose slurpies, juice, soda, and coffee over water
@@WapajeaWalksOnWater fresh water is not freely available to everyone. many counties struggle with unsafe tap water, and those in poverty can struggle to keep their water running at all. Even some major cities struggle to provide clean drinking water, forcing people to either turn to bottled water if they can take the cost or finding alternatives. soda is remarkably cheaper than water, to say nothing of how addicting sugar can be. nobody chooses to be impoverished, or chooses to have limited options as to what they can buy depending on how much money they have, or what is immediately available to them. They can only choose how they survive with what little they have, even then they don't have many options.
I was rolling when I heard the woman at the beginning of the video say Coca-Cola has healing properties😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well done documentary. It is very important to make changes in our eating habits, of course it's difficult for people with low resources, but there lies the importance of making a change from the government.
Coca Cola is heavily marketed in México, it's actually kind of interesting when you think about it. Mexicans are very family oriented people and coca cola has brand associations with closeness, sharing and togetherness among family and friends. I'm not saying it's good that Coca Cola is marketed so much there but that Mexican consumer habits and taste align exactly with how Coca Cola markets itself.
EDIT: Thanks for all the likes ! 🙏 I'm aware the primary issue is lack of drinking water, if anyone has any ways of donating or maybe even sending packages of bottled water to these communities please let me know in the comments.
Great take on
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Yea they definitely take advantage
Coca-Cola targeted heavily indigenous poor areas because of their lack of accessibility to clean drinking water . Now it’s become pet of their culture with all the heavy marketing.
@@Lucyinthskyy LOL the first one's free
They need to call soda what it is. Carbonated, colored, flavored, sugar water.
* liquid, not water anymore
Oh my, if only there was a word for Carbonated, Colored, Flavoured, Sugar drink
FACTSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Don’t forget caffeinated!
BROWN WATER.
Its crazy mexico gets a 3litre coke bottle 👀
Good info thanks
1920 : We will have flying cars in future
2020 : Healing diabetes with Coca-Cola
lol
Actually in late 1800s cola was prescribed by doctors in the USA!
Lmao
Bro this ain’t nothing, I’ve seen worse lol
@@hankscorpio6924 Coke= cocaine...1900 ist was medicine to cure but Not the sugar ...the cocaine
My aunt would always yell “GARBAGE” or “TRASH” when she would see a Coca Cola truck on the road ! Now I know why !!!
Lol, sounds like a cool auntie.
She was a Pepsi fan?
My mom call it "Veneno" (poison) but she like it a lot😄...personally, i never understood the hype about that kind of drinks, maybe im just lucky that i really prefer water than any other beverage
she should have said it to Pepsi and Moxie and all the other trucks also!
@ Meh same thing I said
So sad very sad to see this . 50 years young and dying young . I will stop buying coca cola and Im no longer going to drink fountain drinks. I also have family members with diabetes and I'm in my 50s I'm going to change my diet and try to make it healthier I'm healthy but still this really hit me very hard 😢
😢 totally agree with you 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
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IKR!!!! My dad has diabetes but I’ll try to not drink coke too often
@@Muppet_editz_348 my sis also has diabetes it's very sad . Lately we have not been able to get her medication for insulin there's a shortage of it .. stay strong and healthy for sure we can only do our best 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏾🙏🏾
My mom God bless here soul didn't let me drink Coke, I was only drinking apple juice with mineral water. The apple cider only.
I only got an coke once on my 11 birthday and I didn't like it.
Now I'm 74 and don't drink coffee an mineral water and a beer sometime.
Thanks Mom I miss you and still don't drink coke.
Woman: "dear god heal his body of diabetes "
Also her: gives the mana glass full of sugar
Have you ever had the water in Mexico? It's gross.
@@ratherbfishing455 so the alternative is COKE? Lol. You know there is this thing called boiling the water. Rest of the world with non potable water has been doing it for 100s of years.
😂 she tried to cure the man who has diebetes with coke. She is on another level
Story of my own life lmao
@@kubectlgetpo Sometimes the alternative is alcohol. Since antiquity people who didn't have clean water drank a type of "watered down" wine. No, it wasn't good tasting. My husband way back several decades ago was a child in the Philippines (his father was transferred temporarily there for a job). They were in a very rural area and clean water was nowhere to be found. However, there was beer, so that's what his parents let him drink a little of.
Cristiano Ronaldo was right to move that cursed drink out of his sight.
For real!
SIUUUUUUUUUU
Oh yeah haha I remember that meme
He is Portuguese.
That's why he did it huh?
Wow, I always have to have a glass bottle Coke with my Mexican tacos.. didn't realize how keep that tradition ran..
It's not good for your liver or kidneys.
@@RamonaHarringtonThe occasional soft drink is fine.
I like a good coke too but I make a 16 oz bottle last 3 days.
I was allowed to have one 12 oz can a week growing up.
@leedoss6905 it is no fun when your kidney is damaged, and you'll find out until it is too late.
It's one of the silent killers.
It’s almost like how they replace tap water with Gatorade in “Idiocracy”… amazing how the aquifer water is used to make Coca Cola.
It angers me how large irresponsible corporations target the poorest and the most humble. I do like people who are trying to make a difference… I applaud their efforts
NGOS multinational companies answer to no nation. That's what happens when you turn America into a commercial zone.
How tf did they target them? Coca cola is international drink. Stop blaming companies for people's poor decisions.
Negative. Large corporations like Coca Cola targets anybody with or without money.
We all know Coca Cola is bad right???? So why do we Choose to drink the poison?
No Coca Cola or sodas in my house. Gee, I wonder why
@@salvadorreyes1337 It's a disparity in sophistication, these people are mostly idiots, they have no idea how dangerous soda is, the company has full knowledge.
taxing sugar higher is a quick fix, then educate schools about the troubles of sugar, educating will take effect longer and gradual
"Cola is more available than fresh water"
Wait what?!
Well it's true. We live in weird world.
I think they means to say that it's more easily available than water.
It will be the norm someday if we let nestle do its thing.
Just like beer in medieval Germany. You can’t drink the water in Mexico without getting 🦠 🤮
Yes Corporate likes it that way I’m pretty sure their handing millions of dollars to the Mexican government to not have water
as someone who already quit drinking soda for 2 years, i would not survive this country
Imagine being able to live like this.
Total freedom.
I’m Mexican… this is realistic and consistent. It depresses me.
It's sad
coke is just as bad as beer..I can't stand that stinky shyt👃🤢
What's even sadder is that folks don't give a shyt to even learn what is going on...young kids drinking it🤮no wonder the generation so evil ...they don't get to have as much education in mexico so they are literally just being led to slaughter...even when they come to america,they still don't bother to learn anything new or research anything about health matters.
I’m Mexican American & I have a Tia who wakes up a drinks coke first thing in the morning like nothing. She’s severely addicted
@Ed1798What? Drinking water first thing in the morning after a long night's rest is so refreshing maybe it's because I don't drink soda and havent done so in over 10 years
@Ed1798 From a nap? either you really haven't drank water at 3am or the container where you store water in your room is moldy and needs to be cleaned
Seems like the real issue is lack of safe drinking water. Unfortunately soda is the alternative
Used to be beer for thousands of years. Sad that some governments fail their citizens basic needs.
There's not enough money in basic needs.
That may be the case, but it doesnt seem the issue. Coke also produces bottled water, and bottled water has the same logistics issues as getting all that Coke into those cities. Its that they would rather have Coke than water; otherwise they would have a bottled water epidemic. Water just isnt as good tasting as Coke; and many people in America, with an abundance of clean drinking water battle the same issue.
That's what I was thinking.
No, soda and its companies caused the degradation of the safest drinking water.
As a person who has traveled in Mexico since the 1970s I observed this transition first-hand walking down any street in any village or city. The level of unhealthy obese and overweight people has skyrocketed, the people of all ages with almost always a bottle of coke in their hand.... Even down to a 3 year old. Oh.... And the explosive spread of "Dulceria" stores in every town.
Here also in Arunachal Pradesh state of India, pepsi is very popular! It has nearly become a tradition!
I grew up drinking coke with breakfast , lunch and Dinner until my mom got diabetes and changed the whole family’s eating habits. She has been good and doesn’t need insulin, her mom and grandma had it but now that it hit her she broke cycle in time for us.
Oh I’m glad your Mama was able to do better for y’all. I know that was probably really hard in the beginning.💞
Awesome!!
Nice
I don't believe that people drink coke with their all 3 meals, until an exchange student from Germany live with my family. I'm shocked that he always accompany his food with coke
Im from germany and I never drink coke only water
I remember when I was a teen my older sister was addicted to Dr. Pepper. I went to her house and there was nothing in her fridge aside from soda. She had become borderline diabetic and asked me to help her. I stayed there and watched her shake on the couch like she was withdrawing from drugs. It was horrible. I got rid of all the soda in the house. She was sweating and everything. After she got through that her main drink of choice was water. She hardly ever drank soda again.
She had high blood sugar and you just stayed and watched her shake?? Good job buddy 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Ya Caffeine is a drug, same thing with coffee. If I go more then 24 hours without a coffee I get physically sick. Worst headaches, no energy, lethargic. If I go 48 hours I will start puking
@@misguidedangel6550 😱 omg!! Are you a coffee or a soda drinker?
@@misguidedangel6550 bro you need Jesus tf is wrong wit you
Bro went about this all wrong
Very compelling documentary about Diabetes and Over Consumption of Sugar. We in America Complain of so many things and wish things were better but at least we do not have to contend with a basic need for clean water and proper sewage systems in our towns and citys. Those People truly jave a horrendous dilemma that has an easy answer however not a easy solution to the problem of a safe water and proper sewage system because of lack of funds to make it so.
Soda and sugar as a whole is definitely an epidemic especially in the US, I used to love cream soda, but it’s been over a year since giving it all up.
I now mostly do spring water, ginger beer, and coffee. Best of luck to anyone striving to quit🙏🏾
I live in Mexico and let me tell you, I’ve seen mothers put Coca-Cola in their toddlers feeding bottles, and I personally know people who drink coke for breakfast, lunch and dinner..... It really is concerning
I have a nice, and coca cola is her firrst drink in the morning. 🤯
😯😱😲😳😬
That bit about the babies is really concerning.
Not good I have 2 sqeezed lemons in some hot tea everymorning with little bit of ginger .it is a wonder drink
.....this is scary
"This drink has healing property"
Bruh this made my gut bleed
Dude, I had an instantaneous stomachache
That indigenous woman is very ignorant
@@ahmeterwinog6295 No she knows what she is doing is WRONG and that these drinks don't do SHlT, but she does it anyways because she needs the MONEY. It's like the Drug Dealers. They know what they are doing is ILLEGAL, but they do it anyways, because they NEED THE MONEY... lol... Get my point.
that lady wasnt speaking spanish, i think thats called n'otall or something like that, mexico has hella ingingnous languages
@@1USAUSA or she doesnt know and is redarded
also , if your feet start itching due to swelling or anything.. rub mint flavored tooth paste on them... it will releive the itch almost right away. takes the inflammation out.
This is a water problem, as it is in rural America, where the consumption of soda and juices is very high as well.
On reservations for Native Americans, there is the same issue due to black of potable water.
And it would be interesting to see how this problem plays out in a city that has no drinkable water source for their city.
as a Mexican-American, this videos hits different. my mother raised me on soda and coffee, and the addiction is real. still trying to break the habit in my early 30s before it’s too late. (down to one coffee a day + bottled water or sparkling water)
To my understanding, having 1 - 3 coffees a day is fine ( so long as you dont add sugars or anything ) Good on you for taking out the sugary drinks tho!
You can do it!!! Cheering on for you! Your progress is already moving
continue the good work
I was going to say... Whenever I crave for a sugar drink, sparkling water cuts it out. Most times it's just dehydration.
Same and sparkling water is a godsend for me too.
This is so true. The times I visited my family in Mexico, there had to be a Coca-Cola for every single meal. I was in heaven because my parents rarely bought me soda, but now as an adult I’m aware of the dangers of it’s consumption.
I am half mexican half american but holy fuck they act like kids. 20:10 no shame at all makes me want to pay the truck driver to take it back or else ill ruin the product.
@Ryder häh? what the heck, there is literally no difference between sprite or coce. The amount the suger and thats all what is interesting here is the same. only the posphate is less in sprite but that doesnt make a big difference. sprite and coce kill because of the suger thats all
@@tdh7865 muha ha ha again such a "nothing knower" (probably a bad translation of german to english).my friend.. Firstly, the coffine in coca cola makes NO DIFFERECE WHATSOEVER for the healthyness of sprite and coce in comparision. There is only an extreme low amount of coffine in coca cola. 8mg per 100ml! 8 mg! A coffe contains 50 mg per 100ml. And even coffee is healthy and everybody should 8 cops of it every day. And even if you drink 3 cans of it every day its still healthy. and even if it would not be even healthy, it would have had no relevance whatsoever in comparision to the effect of the extreme amount of sugar in sprite and cola. And that you talk about the addictiveness of coffeine, is the most absurd thing of all. The addictiveness of coffeine is in comparision to any other addictive stuff we know, nearly not existing. Even after 10 yeras of 3 cans of coffee. And even if it would be addictive, what is not the case in any relevant sense of the world ! it is great, because coffeine is eitherway healthy and so it makes you drink healthy drinks more often. (by the way sugar is also 100 times more addictive than coffeine xd) And even if it would be addictive (nearly not the case) and unhealthy (opposite is true), it wouldnt matter in the slightest in comparision to the effects of 11 g suger per 100 ml. to even think about the effects of 8 mg coffeine per 100ml cola as an argument for sprite is better than cola, is laughtable and stunning
people today know NOTHING about what they consume their hole day, how is that possible to be so IGNORANT about soft drinks.
One can or bottle won't hurt but it's ppl that drink it on the regular
Yeah I saw this too.They have those 'retornable' litter bottles lying around.
I randomly came across this video. This is how my abuela died. I didn't know this was a huge issue.
in the States, water is sold for the same price as soda. why doesn't Coke sell water there too?
The marketing team at Coca-cola must be very proud of themselves.
Well, it's one of the most iconic brands ever. Ya got McDonalds, Ford, Chevy, Marlboro etc. Show the logo and everyone knows what you are talking about.
It's not personal It's business.
@@bigred0079 just keep your country in survival mode paying them less than they need to surviva = lots of anxiety and stress = people having trauma = eating food (fast dopamine release/ feeling happy) = health problems = mortality control/health care = MONEY
YES! just like the drug manufacturers in this country who dispense pain killers for any sort of pain. MARKETING LIES, bribing officials in Mexico is a Fact!
@@butchgriggs6325 nah,Chevy is irrelevant
I always am so depressed when I see "Healers", they are just con artists.
This is insane, like that woman obsessed with Nukacola in Fallout.
Nukacola always looked so tasty in the game lol
What's up bro.
These are not Healers.
Yah bruh theses are fake healers there are real shaman that don’t advertise the people come to them to be cured they are most certainly not con artist usually don’t want money
sir that is not a healer
I lived in a place I'm Mexico in
mountains that was like a few scattered villages. After walking all day threw the mountain or working the corn or just anything it feels like a blessing to have a slightly warm Coke. These places bearlly have working refrigerators. People in the 1st world can't imagine. A 10 hour shift in the fields will get you 10$. It's unbelievable to the experience of places like the U.S.
I was just in Mexico last month and noticed all the Coke around. Never thought about how it might actually indicate a health problem...
I am 28 years old and live in Guadalajara Jalisco and thanks to this video I am quitting Coke today! I always feel tired and slugish, I need a change in my life and this video has inspired me to do so.
I hope it’s going well for you. Stay strong
Stay strong.
How is your Coke problem going? Can I get some?
I hope you are doing well!
@@squirlboy250 Same Can I Get Coke
As a Mexican American, this video is so relateable and truly hurts my heart. Can't tell you how many family members I've lost way too early to diabetes.
Diabetes is caused by seed-oil consumption. See: Chris Knobbe and Tucker Goodrich.
My grandpa is 80+ years old and still drinks coca cola 😭
@@GR33ZY.A1 shit tell that man you love him, mine barely made it to 65
@@joshuad1716 he doesn't like me 😭
My grandpa died of diabetes, but I don't think he was a coca cola addict
I just finished watching the whole video and this is really sad 😞 and heartbreaking 💔
They're just stupid, Skill issue.
A few years ago, I visited Puerto Vallarta. Their favorite soda seemed to be the grapefruit flavored drink, Squirt.
I remember when people used to use Coca Cola to clean the rust off their car’s battery cables.
I remember that to. Plus sprite to clean the film off the wind shield.
And to clean toilets if I remember those viral videos from years ago
And to clean toilets if I remember those viral videos from years ago
Yeah it's almost like acidic drinks are acidic wow who would've thought
I still do that.
"This drink has healing properties". I am not sure what to say, humanity is so weird sometimes it is mind blowing.
Ignorant* AND egocentric*
keep in mind as a Mexican a stomach ache are fixed by coke-cola or just any upset stomach so yes it does have some healing properties but its not necessarily medicine or have any healing other than that along with the exaggerated use its just not right
Keep in mind they are from an indigenous community where they have almost no resources let alone have access to education. Of course there is zero evidence to support that statement but they don’t know it and you can’t blame them especially when Coke has a large impact in all aspects to these communities
Third world ignorance
Well it helps sometimes. When you have hypoglycaemia for example.
My great aunt lived till 103yrs and drank 1 stout beer and cola everyday ... she also smoked 1/2 cigar in the evenings... but she didn't eat bread, rice or pasta.
Lmao L skill issue. Jk
I worked in Mexico. In a resturant families each would have a bottle of Coke at every meal. Breakfast lunch or supper. Sad reality.
That shaman is really not helping anyone... "I didn't have any problems so diabetes can't come from eating too much sugar." there are other people out there lady. Just because you were lucky doesn't mean you can just deny the facts.
She’s probably never tested her sugar
Shamans like that are just grifters, she probably knows everything she says is bullshit but it makes her money
That poor old man. I wonder if he doesn't have any family. He should be going to the doctor instead.
It's not sugar causing the diabetes, it's hfcs 5. There is no sugar in Coca-Cola. I worked in the production side of Coca-Cola for 15 years in the US. 10 years ago hfcs 5 was already the number two cause of Diabetes Type 2 in this country. This is been proven scientifically time and time again over the years. High Fructose Corn Syrup 5. I won't drink it because I know what's in it
You can't ask people to stop denying facts, when their facts are different, they don't even have access to your facts, they are poor indigenous communities who don't trust government and "facts" as you say, which is funny because they tend to be marxist, yet cant stop drinking the biggest capitalist company, they are addicted to it by now.
Not going to lie, my mouth watered a little when I saw all those cold bottles of Coke in the shaman’s fridge. Haven’t touched a Coke in over 20 years, but I can still feel echoes of its addictive nature even now.
Ew, I had my mom cut coke and she lost 150 pounds. Diabetes is a real thing man, even if it's tempting it's not worth it
i take my coke nasally.
@@ajinomoto831 that’s equally awful
@@ajinomoto831 a man of culture
@@ajinomoto831 yooo wtf😂😭
❤❤yes true. My Moms family , irised jilotpec Mexico. I didn’t realize how much coke cola they drank. I asked for water, they said, what is water.. wow. Thank you. Downey California
My dad was born in 1920 , he was a teenager during the great depression, they could not afford soda pop, he always drank water from a well they drilled , he never drank that crap into his adult life.
Using Coca Cola in a Shaman Ritual is some real Fallout Shit 🤣
underrated comment🤑🤑
Sometimes I’ll have a coke and sacrifice a chicken 🐓
Shieeet
Well they thought Coca Cola = coca plant
naaaa.... I think all these Shamans are getting Kickback from Coca Cola company... I am sure of it... lol...🤣🤣🤣🤣
My grandfather died from diabetes. I remember as a kid going to visit every summer and the only thing he drank was coke/Pepsi. There was always a 2 liter at the dinner table, but as a kid I never realized the damage he was doing to himself. He would always send my brother, my cousins and I to the store to buy soda. They amputated both of his legs due to gangrene and shortly after his kidneys failed. I miss my grandpa, so much.
Sugar is an addiction, I wish more people would realize that…
I too have diabetes and drank tons of diet coke
Kidney Failure Can Be Treated By Dialysis Or A Kidney Transplant
I was hooked on it as a little boy in 1985.
Recently scientist finally discovered that sugar has similar side effects as cocaine, so no wonder many people can not stop using sugar
@@SnowWhite-hr4hoHow much do you weigh?
Enjoy while you can.
The corporations that market their products while understanding the effects it has on these poor unknowing people need to be held accountable. Coke Zero will not solve the problem, but will create others. Stop buying products from this company and they will stop preying on people to line their pockets.
Soda more available than water in poor towns. I can't imagine. I love drinking water.
Water is my favourite drink ever
It’s so freaking delicious. It trips me out that there’s people who don’t like it… like… what?
It's the water quality, bottled drinks are made with cleaner water than available from taps or wells
Yes I absolutely adore water!
They have water in mexico you just cant drink from the tap on any city
Growing up with Mexican parents soda was something that was always in my household I grew up only drinking coke sprite etc I would drink up to 3-4 cans a day and would never ever drink water imagine how bad that was for me being a kid.. up until I had my son at 20 I promised myself I would stop the addiction for him to show him a better life and here I am today 4 years (my sons age) without having a drink of soda and my body finally feels good I don’t get any back pain or headaches anymore I only drink water now but I did it for him bc I can’t be a hypocrite not wanting him to drink sodas and me showing him different. It’s our job as parents to show our kids to eat good.
Good job
I think I have a problem while I only drink 1-2 cans per week
I don't understand how people drink more soda than water. I'm glad you're trying to cut that unhealthy lifestyles short. Don't be afraid to live longer for your kids and loves one..
It's amazing how many people will choose to do better for other people, but not for themselves. Glad you're at least doing it for your son bc it sounds like without him, you'd still be slowly killing yourself! Stay structured and disciplined!
I hear you on that. Grew up in a Panamanian household. Always cola stocked in the house😂
I started making my own sodas by fermentation. Full of good micronutrients and probiotics, not even 1/5 as much sugar. Definitely recommend making your own ginger beer, blackberry soda, etc etc.
That poor elderly man, drinking coke to heal from diabetes. He’s being robbed and deceived!! 😔
@@SunnySingh-pq8rm not funny
@@treydafinneser2318 sorry I am going to delete
Right, the poor elderly man thinks his been healed, where do you get this stuff? there's water all over Mexico, that not every tiny town water stores also, even alkaline water, Mexico is 15 place for death from Covid, the U.S. is number 1, a lot more process garbage in the U.S. and higher rates of diabetes then in Mexico
Goodness! 😔
In 189os they marketed cigarettes for asthma. In 1950s Dr. were advertising Camel cigarettes for big Pharma. Nothing they put before us is to benefit us. The elect race continues to trust the elite race because people believe their people must have the same skin as them.
12:39 “Diabetes is caused by anger and problems in the family “ - that woman should be arrested
she said she has never been sick, well i don't think she is the picture of health either.
I love that woman! She's just someone's old grandmother.
She is not wrong tho stress can play a part
Coca Cola should be! Not that victim of capitalism.
No, Coca Cola should be arrested! She’s not evil. She’s ignorant. Just like how Coca Cola likes it!
The best drink for the body is water. Always been, always will be. Drinking a small bottle a week is not necessarily bad for people with a normal health. 500 ml coke is a bout 210 calories. If these people drink 2 litres a day, it would be 880 calories in the soda ONLY. That is 282 240 calories a year. In coke ONLY!
Kind of like how it was in some parts of europe: water is harder to come by hence people turn to alcoholic beverages as it is cheaper.
I'm from Houston, I'm currently living here in Zacatecas Mexico, and I can confirm that this video is 100% accurate
jerez?
So sad
Saludos from Houston. Visit Tacualeche
@@OrvinReyes Yoou stupid. These are their own decisions to drink water or cola dude...
Right, I be staying down there sometimes too
I suddenly felt the need to drink lots of water after watching this
Coca-Cola*
Yes
No shit
Damn right 😆
Yeah me too...same thought after watching for 1 min😁
I work as a musician for social events and it is always a bit of a struggle to get plain water. As soon as we arrive to the parties, our table is full of Coca, Sprite and mineral water. It is like a second nature, people drink it and buy it automatically, without much thought.
Thre's one thing though I'm not sure about, but it is said that you have to dink Coca every time you eat Pozole or Mole because drinking water can irritate your stomach, never happened to me though.
That’s obviously a lie. Your stomach won’t get irritated if you don’t drink coke while eating pozole 😂
You can always opt for mineral water which is just carbonated water without all the sugar and nasty chemicals.
you can work all kinds of things into a project like that.. including sewage .
"Covid is the deadliest thing the world has seen" - James Quincey, Coca Cola CEO
Lol that’s good, alcohol is better for you than water also
No
Covid is a joke they got paid to talk such crap
Yea don't worry, Pfizer will fix all your health problems. Just take the jab.
@@ClaudioStivaletti
You're a joke
This part of the culture. I live in the US and when I visit one of my aunts, the first things she offers me is a Coke, I instead ask her for water and EACH time she seems surpriced I prefer water. She has been living in the US for more than 40 year and says she find that offering water to be too little as if coke is a better option. When we sit to eat a meal, I am the only one drinking water, I want to model the right behavior.
Yes, she is diabetic.
Ooh
This is... sad(?)
Yes. And she has full access to clean water. The issue is soda is addictive. I remember drinking it all day as a child - I haven’t had it in ages till never drink it again
It's so sad, I'm from San Cristóbal and the video manage to explain the situation here with precision. I know many people who are diabetics but they simply don't care about their health and continue drinking Coca-Cola. Then they wonder why "all of a sudden" they're in the hospital.
Here on Brazil is the same thing. I remember one of my sister's birthday party with more than 25 people, my cousin was judged a lot for drinking water instead of coke. When I traveled to Rio to see some relatives, this time I was the one judged. They offered me soda on each and every meal I declined. It was a shock to them. They asked my a lot of questions regarding it and continue offering me anyway.