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I am actually quite curious about the presence of citric acid and also ascorbic acid (vitamin C in the concentrated orange juice) in Mountain Dew. Coca-Cola has neither acid. Do these acids speed the absorption of Sinemet? -Ivan On Fri, 28 May 1999 09:56:24 -0700 Walter Ervin <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Mt. Dew, up until about a year ago, had the highest amount of caffine >of >any soda on the market. My son used to use it when studing all night >for a test. > >There is another soda with higher caffine now, called (I think) >Boost, >or something like that. > >Possibly the increased caffine in the Mt. Dew is what is getting you >going. >Walter > > >Ivan M Suzman wrote: >> >> Hi Brian, and Kathrynne Holden, and anyone else - >> >> Wonder what each of you thinks about Mt. Dew soda as compared to >> Coca-Cola. >> Does Mt. Dew get sold in the United Kingdom? >> I prefer Mountain Dew for a quick Sinemet boost, and continue to >use it >> successfully back-stage when performing under the stress of stage >> conditions, with my men's Chorus. >> >> Ingredients in Mt. Dew include Parkie-friendly ingredients >(Kathrynne - >> what do you have to say, oh diet guru that you are?): >> >> - high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar >> - concentrated orange juice >> - citric acid >> - carbonated water. >> >> I find that Coca-Cola helps also, but more slowly. It seems to me >> to be sweeter, more syrupy, and can knock me into dyskinesia. >> Mountain Dew works faster, more predictably, and more evenly, for >me, >> at least. >> >> In either case, a quick energy boost can be obtained form Reese's >Peanut >> Butter Cups --( Barb Mallut and other PWP chocolate lovers can >confirm?)! >> >> Ivan >> :-) >> >> Brian wrote, in part: >> >> >Hello Jim, This kind of practical assistance to those less >experienced >> >in >> >using Sinemet is good to see; If you don't mind, I would like to >add >> >it >> >to the next revision of my 'Living with Levadopa' booklet... ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************