Jolt Cola, the infamous energy drink from the 1980s, will return to shelves in 2025 — with more than twice its original caffeine. The soda — which touted having “all the sugar and twice the caffeine” ...

As a dietitian, I have a few complaints about soda, but “not sweet enough” isn’t one of them; at most restaurants, a medium soda over ice has as much carbohydrate as most people need in a whole meal.

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TikTok users are slurping on a new type of bubbly: Dirty sodas, a mixed drink that combines your favorite soft drink with add-ins like cream or coffee creamer and flavored syrups and sweeteners.

A 2024 study by the French NGO Agir pour l’Environnement found that repeatedly opening and closing plastic soda bottles significantly increased the number of microplastic particles in the beverages.

Drinking Coke at the bar? Read this first. (Getty Creative) It’s the company holiday party, and everyone around you is taking advantage of the open bar — but you’re not in the mood to drink alcohol ...