Huh, was just talking about this on hubksi: http://hubski.com/pub?id=15982
I provided this link there too: http://naturalnews.com/Images/Cola-Earlier.jpg
It wasn't so long ago that the cola industry was actively marketing it as something that was beneficial to "put in a bottle".
I imagine that years from now we will look back at our naiveté regarding health with shock and awe.