Refreshing Skepticism

The Coca-Cola edition of the Skeptic's Circle is now up on Skeptic's Rant.

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Belpoggi F, Soffritti M, Tibaldi E, Falcioni L, Bua L, Trabucco F. Results of long-term carcinogenicity bioassays on Coca-Cola administered to Sprague-Dawley rats. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Sep;1076:736-52. So apparently Coca-Cola causes breast and pancreatic cancers in rats. Better cut back on the…
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