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A sweet New beverage craze Bubble online – the dentist is cringing.
The latest fountain option, known as heavy soda, promises to explode the extra syrup to the maximum sweetness and strong enough to withstand the melted ice.
According to Reddit threads and virus Tiktok videos, some gas stations in southern Missouri have begun to provide a mix for machines “heavy” for popular sodas such as Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper.
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The internet is terrified by this trend, some are shocked and some are curious.
“No lying, it sounds rough,” one person said on Subreddit R/Soda. “It’s sweet enough.”
Some gas stations are adding more syrup to carbonated water to make it sweeter, stronger soda. (iStock)
Others said, “This will take me out, I’m worried.”
Some Midwesterns Saying this trend is new to them – but they are not necessarily against it.
One person commented: “It must be Missouri in southern Missouri. I lived in Missouri for 43 years and have never seen it.”
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“I never even heard of it…I want to find it,” another wrote. “I have never tried heavy soda, but I will give it a chance,” others agreed.
However, some Missouri claim They know the secret of syrup and arouse nostalgia from others.
One person confirmed: “For everyone, Big Pepsi is a Missouri business.”
Others said: “In my memory, there was that heavy cherry coke in the cinema that grew up. I miss it.”
Fans say the extra syrup prevents the soda from being diluted when melted by ice. (iStock)
Another explained: “This is for people who buy baking soda in the morning; as the ice melts all day long, the weight ends up being tasted normally instead of water.”
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This idea reflects why McDonald’s Coke Known for tasting better. The syrup was improved to carbonated water to explain the melted ice. Unlike the popular new dirty soda trend, which is decorated with creamer, pureed fruit and syrup, the weight soda is the greatest sweetness and flavor.
Las Vegas orthodontics and author Dr. Jeremy Manuele admitted that as a fan of occasional soda, he understood why the trend is catching up, but he said it does cause several red flags.
Experts say this trend can damage the oral microbiome and cause other health problems. (iStock)
“The extra syrup gives it an extra flavor and feels more like a snack,” Manuele told Fox News Digital.
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But all this sugar means higher There is a risk of cavitation, He said gum inflammation and enamel erosion added that some of these problems may spread to other parts of the body. “Some of the bacteria associated with gum disease are also related to heart disease and other health problems,” he said.
He added that there are inevitable sugar accidents.
This trend reminded him of the oversized soda era of the 1980s and 1990s.
“It seems we’ve been working on finding new ways to make our soda repair exciting,” Manuel said. “At the moment, it may look interesting, but if it sticks, it may lead to health issues that people haven’t considered yet.”
Peter Earley is a chef and content creator from Nova Scotia, Canada, known on Tiktok as @earlypete Track trends online And see it as part of what he calls “stunt food,” which is both the shock value of packaging and as much flavor as it does. (See the video at the top of this article.)
For every 100 people on the online trend, one confirmed: “Yes, this is in my hometown,” Earley told Fox News Digital. Even some residents of neighboring southern and midwestern states say, “It’s always a thing here.”
Content creator Peter Earley said heavy soda is the latest “stunt food”. (@early/tiktok)
He said this trend has been bubbling online for years and is now looking for a new life.
“This is when this food trend is becoming increasingly permissible,” he added. “All of this is talking about healthier diets, but at the same time, there is a kickback, and that’s people making crazy, overeating foods, pouring pepperoni into ranch seasonings and pouring it over a slice of pizza.”
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Rural gas stations are not immune. “People want their soda syrup rocker because everyone wants sweet soda at the end of the day, right?” Erley said. “It’s never enough – we always take it to the next level.”
