Category: Food and Drink

• The Coca-Cola and Pepsi Population Control

  A late-20th-century style theory claiming that the caffeine content and formula balance of major cola brands were not standardized merely for flavor and stimulation, but were quietly adjusted to influence fertility patterns in selected neighborhoods or zip codes. The idea draws on the secrecy of proprietary formulas, regional bottling systems, academic studies on caffeine and fertility, and long-standing anxieties about corporate biopower operating through ordinary consumer goods.