Here's something for anyone upvoting to process in their brains, a koan coined years ago: "correlation does not mean causation".<p>Now write that on a wall and start banging your head against it ...<p>Here's the deal with Coke.<p>For a normal body fat percentage person (up to 20% male and up to 30% female) it's ok in small quantities. By small quantities I mean up to 500ml a day.<p>Don't drink it late and wash your teeth twice a day. And if you drink it after a meal, it may actually help you digest it a bit better.