The Evolution of Soda

Healthy

Did you know the first soda used to be healthy? In the 1700s people found a way to carbonate water.

Drugstores

People believed it was a health tonic and soda was put in drugstores as a way to mix and handle medicines.

Flavor

Later companies like Coca Cola added flavor to medicines but they didn't become sodas until much later.

Soda

People started drinking sodas for pleasure when the recipe of sodas were modified to taste better by adding sugar and chemicals to soda, and removing the healthy aspects.

Diet Sodas

Later in the 1960s people realized the negative effect of sugar, leading to the invention of diet soda.

Pros and Cons

Pros of modern: sweet, bubbly, flavorful

Cons of modern: unhealthy, a lot of chemicals, artificial

Pros of old: bubbly, tasty

Cons of old: weird tasting, medicine vibes

Which is better?

I tasted both and think new soda is better because it has a better taste.