How Coca-Cola Is Killing Mexico
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Residents of one Mexican city drink over 2 liters of soft drinks per day. This has catastrophic health consequences for the population. How could it come to this? And what role does Coca-Cola play?
Thanks to Dr. Jaime Page Pliego for his valuable insights.
Key reporting on this topic:
Unreported World – Mexico’s deadly Coca-Cola addiction https://youtu.be/hqnUohxXV0I
Journeyman Pictures – Coca-Cola’s Corporate Takeover Of Mexico https://youtu.be/3wrpxfCJ_EA
New York Times – In Town With Little Water, Coca-Cola Is Everywhere. So Is Diabetes. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/world/americas/mexico-coca-cola-diabetes.html
All our sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Enn2fslnjOllUQ_oarJ7GYTm-lOjVZPIypNZ2-N_JI4/edit?usp=sharing
0:00 Intro
3:50 1. Why is the water scarce?
7:00 2. Why is everyone drinking Coke?
10:38 3. How does it affect the population?
12:48 4. How did it come to this point?
17:13 Own opinion
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@jpierce717
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
So coke exploits their water and then sells it back to them as poison. Gross.
@anotherfreakingaccount
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
it's unethical for american companies to have produyction plants in foreign countries
it takes jobs away from citizens, and they skirt humanitarian regulations that our gonverment puts into place, damaging the ecosystem and local people, and theres nothing americans can do to stop them because theyre not in our country
why are they allowed to have plants abroad at all? They only do it so they can break US law without doing anything illegal
@masterchief8042
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
dystopian
@AyoubMega96
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Thanks for the video next time I'll buy Pepsi instead
@Amaterasu2511
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
This kind of shit is why I'm the only white guy at my work. All of these latin American people move to the US because their country sucks. And their country sucks because their governments have completely sold out to these corporations.
@SALIM86
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
My boss needs a coca cola from that lady to cure his laziness after drinking it he might start working
@petarkrstevski124
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
My frend try for first time in his life Coca-Cola at the age of 16
@JS-ii3rn
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
9:58
@redminote7334
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Be like Christiano Ronaldo y'all: replace coke with water
@Dumbasspoopy
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
It’s sad but coke can’t be the only one to blame here.
@Weejee456
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Gross 🤢
@neilugaddan
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Coke
@moritzbeste7556
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
That ad gave me existential dread.😂
@darkangel2347
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
A long time ago (in the 19th and early 20th centuries) it was advised that every one (children included) drink beet and not water. Water was deadly due to cholera, typhoid and other water Bourne diseases. But beer removed all of these toxins through strong heating and germ killing yeasts. And the use of filtering.
@Thatoneperson1245
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
There’s a way to filter Coke into water btw
@nawwk79
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
The solution is very simple but Coca Cola is unwilling to do it.
Just make Dasani water cheaper than Coke and it’s a win win.
Coca Cola can continue to profit by selling Dasani and the people’s health improves.
@projectmack9133
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
It's crazy how addictive sugar can be. It's so sneaky, too. You don't even realize it until years later that you rarely, if ever, drink pure water anymore.
@smallafol8422
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
This is SaUN CristoBAL delas CaZAS 💀
@KyreemSamuel-mj6ej
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
not just mexicans Hispanic people on the whole
@ClassicJohnno
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Wouldn’t it make more sense for Coca-Cola (in this region) to just bottle the water they take and sell it back to the people? They would save money not turning that water into to coke, and make money off it while helping the people’s health.
(I know that not taking all of their water would be much better, but Coca-Cola want to make money)
@rakanahmed119
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Just a piece of advice , when watching any video related to this channel , u need to double check some information , alot of agendas and biased .
@Rypshj
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
My grandpa ended up getting and dying of cancer bc of the amount of coke he drank
@MRblazedBEANS
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Yeah soda is killing people not cartels and the usa demand for drugs
@petterbrandsnes8990
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Coke just started this new ad campaign, at least In Norway "wherever there is taco's there is coke". Kinda disgusting
@chiraggowda4928
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Save water, drink beer
@thespia
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Why can't Mexico figure out how to process water so that it's available and drinkable?
@tittacikala3779
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
What a shame…from now i will never drink coka cola …i swear! It is the only thing i can do…but i Will Do!!! Coka cola you lose only one client…but i hope not only me…from Italy…i ll stop drink it!!! You are worst than serial killer😢!
@5urufiv
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Mexico is dying 😭 😢
@TheColorTheft68
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Literally sucking their land dry to make coca cola… And then wonder where their drinking water is…
@ClassyRice
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Do we get free Coca-Cola in mexico?
@aryanjoshi9584
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Its the fault of people in other parts of the world.
Such monstrous companies require a COMPLETE BOYCOT from all around the world
@comic_food_guy
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Is there a leader or figure head that is not on the grease?
@ALPHANINJA_DJ
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
could it be y coke is still one of the most sales bc the still lace it with drugs???
@xsvrrx
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
what does this feel like its speed up by 25%?
@Bandaid_Brigade
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Yes, Coca-Cola can be blamed for the lack of water sources or whatever you see fit, but let’s be real here. The culture isn’t about cleaning up after yourself. They dump trash, RAW SEWAGE, anything else in the local rivers. The government has no treatment centers, accessible wells, etc.
This is a failure of the government, the education system in Mexico, and the overall cultural landscape in those areas.
@tankeater
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
That sounds like a political problem. Coke isn't doing anything wrong, simply providing a service millions of Mexicans love…
@Mental_Egg
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
After this I really need a Pepsi!!!
@nicolasclermont893
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
How you can drink Coca cola and then think its healthy for you after it makes you feel like shit is beyond me.
@tonyn3227
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
It's not all coca cola fault, people should have limitations. Man has got to know his limitations. Dirty Harry magnum force, 1973
@SawdustAndCalluses
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
3:06 "theres more coke in this fridge than water" he says, standing in front of a fridge literally labeled "coca cola"
@BrookMeisterr
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
4fuckinp in pounds wtf its 2.75 whey thats before inflation
@eddiekruger4486
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
No way my bro counted Apple soda as coke xD 3:12
@Bob-l7m2g
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Dude the balls it takes to post this is crazy.
Your dealing with a billion dollar company that doesnt want the headache of "anti publicity".
Posting this is potentially dangerous. Serious balls 👏 and courage.
@scottessery100
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Am I correct in thinking… big business wants poorly educated consumers who believe all the marketing propaganda so they can sell without question
@happy_bubble7
October 25, 2024 at 6:45 am
Im in the US with primarily access to chlorinated water. Sand and charcoal filters help.