Are you sure he wasn't warning you about New Coke?
My sister used to have a Pepsi can collection... mint condition... well, over time, the Pepsi ate through the aluminum cans. That was a scary, scary mess.
Also, everything from foods to cosmetics contain products called phthalenes, like EDTA. These are f@#$ing deadly, and have been known to cause birth defects and shrink or retard the growth of the epidedumus (The gland that stores sperm after the sperm leave the testes), which I guess is where the rumor that Mountain Dew shrinks your testicles came from (I believe it has a form of EDTA). Also, children's toys often have damaging levels of phthalenes and plastic byproducts like certain types of monomers.
In addition, both caffeine and alcohol ARE toxins. They function, in part, by irritating your body. Alcohol irritates your liver, which is attached to your adrenal gland, causing the release of adrenaline in your body, which is why a drunk person is very strong and part of the euphoria of drunkeness. I don't know what caffeine irritates, but it is a toxin.
Also, I saw a placard at a McDonald's this very evening informing their customers of a recall of a promotional toy, bobble-head sports stars, because there was lead in the paint.
So, YES, these things WILL kill you... slowly. But they'll only kill you in the same manner that they've been killing you all your life.
By the way, the greatest success of a terrorist is causing people to panic... which is exactly what we Americans are doing for the most part. If we didn't panic, they wouldn't be successful. If we could maintain a clear head about all of this and behave in a rational manner, these scare-mongers wouldn't have any power over us.
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