The famous football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, drove the share of Coca-Cola down to 4 billion in one day after he switched two bottles of Coca-Cola with water. In Hungary vs. Portugal pre-match press conference last Monday, the Portugal football team captain was seen to move the two bottles of Coca-Cola away and raise mineral water instead, "Agua!" Ronaldo exclaimed that it means water in Portuguese. The moment when Ronaldo slid the Coca-Cola bottles occurred in the first 15 seconds of the press conference video. However, the moment which lasted less than 15 seconds, turned out to draw a lot of reactions. 




Coca-Cola is one of the official sponsors of Euro 2020, which explains why players were offered Coca-Cola at the press conference. A Euro 2020 spokesperson reportedly said, "Players are offered water, alongside Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, on arrival at our press conference." As an athlete, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential to keep his body in excellent condition. Avoiding unhealthy and sugary drinks such as alcohol and carbonated beverages is one of the sacrifices he has to make. When he was asked in one of his interviews regarding his diet, Ronaldo stated, "drinking water is so important."


Health Concerns of Coca-Cola and Any Soft Drinks




Coca-Cola has made its brand to be known throughout the world. It seems that even people in the most remote places know Coca-Cola, which can be concerning knowing the amount of sugar in a single can of Coca-Cola. In the 20 fl oz Coca-Cola, there are 65grams of added sugar equals to 16,25 teaspoons of added sugar. The American Heart Association limits our daily added sugar intake to 9 teaspoons or 36 grams per day for men. For women, it should be 6 teaspoons or 24 grams per day. (1) So, even drinking a bottle of coke has passed the added sugar intake limit for a day! 




On top of that, the sweetener used in Coca-Cola is high fructose corn syrup, which is probably one of the worst added sugars! According to some studies, just drinking fructose-sweetened beverages for 10 weeks can increase triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, increase body weight (especially the visceral fat or the abdominal fat), and increase the action of de novo lipogenesis or creating fats by your own liver. (2)


Coca Cola Shares Drop After the Ronaldo Effect




All of these can increase your risk of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, high fructose corn syrup has also been linked with gout. From epidemiology data in the United States, it was observed, the more Americans consume high fructose corn syrup-containing beverages, the higher the prevalence of gout as well. (3) Therefore, choosing mineral water over Coca-Cola is one significant step if you want to achieve better health and live your life to the fullest, which Christian Ronaldo was trying to tell us. 


However, on Friday, 17 June, the following news said, The entire market fluctuated yesterday, and Ronaldo had absolutely nothing to do with it. " Whether or not the reason behind the share drop because of Ronaldo is true, this has made many people find out more about Ronaldo and his healthy lifestyle and Coca-Cola and its dangers to the human body.