Coca-Cola
Several cans of Coke a day, regular or cherry, as the default drink
The world's best-known soft drink, taken here as a daily habit rather than a treat: a can with breakfast, another through the working day, one with lunch. A 12-ounce can carries about 39 grams of sugar and 34 milligrams of caffeine, so for most drinkers it works as a quick source of energy and a mild stimulant. Public-health guidance generally counts sugary drinks as something to limit, and the people who drink several a day tend to know that and say so. Cherry Coke and the diet and zero-sugar versions are the usual variations.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Warren BuffettDoes it
Investor · Berkshire Hathaway chairman
Says he found everything he likes to eat by the age of six and sees no reason to change, Coke and hot fudge sundaes included. Told that broccoli might buy him an extra year, he would rather lose the year. Happiness, he argues, makes an enormous difference to longevity, and he is happier drinking Coke. The company put his face on Cherry Coke cans when the drink launched in China.
Source: CNBC: Warren Buffett: I'd give up a year of my life to eat what I like
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