Health & Medicine
104-Year-Old Woman Swears By Dr. Pepper To Keep Her 'Pep' Up
Kathleen Lees
First Posted: Mar 20, 2015 04:50 PM EDT
One doctor has always stayed with 104-year-old Elizabeth Sullivan, and it's not her local medical practitioner. It's Dr. Pepper.
The Texan has been drinking three cans of this soda into the later years of her life and she swears by the trademark "23 flavors" that Snapple Group Inc. have been cranking out for America, according to Texomas.
"Every doctor that sees me says they'll kill you, but they die and I don't. So there must be a mistake somewhere," she added, via the news organization.
Even better, for her recent birthday, Sullivan actually received a Dr. Pepper-shaped cake and gift basket from company CEO, Larry Young, according to TIME so she can continue drinking this life-saving soda.
Though we have to say that no one can prove that drinking soda has had any connection, whatsoever, to her longevity.
In fact, soda is more likely to increase the risk of obesity and health issues that go hand-and-hand with weight problems: cardiovascular issues, type 2 diabetes and lets not forget about tooth decay and gum disease, among many other things.
In fact, a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio just linked daily soda consumption to expanding waistlines. (These are among many studies saying soda is probably not the best beverage of choice.)
When in doubt, health officials would probably advice water. Of course, a soda here or there isn't going to kill you. And juice and dairy products are OK in moderation, too.
Maybe Dr. Pepper really is magically different. But, then again, maybe not.
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First Posted: Mar 20, 2015 04:50 PM EDT
One doctor has always stayed with 104-year-old Elizabeth Sullivan, and it's not her local medical practitioner. It's Dr. Pepper.
The Texan has been drinking three cans of this soda into the later years of her life and she swears by the trademark "23 flavors" that Snapple Group Inc. have been cranking out for America, according to Texomas.
"Every doctor that sees me says they'll kill you, but they die and I don't. So there must be a mistake somewhere," she added, via the news organization.
Even better, for her recent birthday, Sullivan actually received a Dr. Pepper-shaped cake and gift basket from company CEO, Larry Young, according to TIME so she can continue drinking this life-saving soda.
Though we have to say that no one can prove that drinking soda has had any connection, whatsoever, to her longevity.
In fact, soda is more likely to increase the risk of obesity and health issues that go hand-and-hand with weight problems: cardiovascular issues, type 2 diabetes and lets not forget about tooth decay and gum disease, among many other things.
In fact, a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio just linked daily soda consumption to expanding waistlines. (These are among many studies saying soda is probably not the best beverage of choice.)
When in doubt, health officials would probably advice water. Of course, a soda here or there isn't going to kill you. And juice and dairy products are OK in moderation, too.
Maybe Dr. Pepper really is magically different. But, then again, maybe not.
See Now: NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone