Saturday 24 January 2009

Coca-Cola and dyspepsia

Coca-Cola was first invented by John Pemberton, a drink initially sold as a patent medicine for five cents a glass at soda fountains, which were popular in the United States at the time due to the belief that carbonated water was good for the health. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases, including morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache, and impotence. Pemberton ran the first advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the Atlanta Journal.

What is dyspepsia? Dyspepsia in plain English is indigestion, meaning hard or difficult digestion, is a medical condition characterized by chronic or recurrent pain in the upper abdomen, upper abdominal fullness and feeling full earlier than expected when eating.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...