[TristanDaCunha]

I was looking for a second opinion, and found the comment by Glenn in that article was a good counterpoint. I won't repeat it here, but another point that comes to mind is that one may use a very small amount of milk-substitute in your hot drink, compared to drinking a much larger amount of coke. So it's not perfectly comparable, even if they were equally bad.

[thepete2]

I think "the new coke" just refers to the misleading marketing, no? But you're right of course.

[wirrbel]

Health claims surround milk substitutes, without the necessary evidence.

Dr Jason Fung writes about an over emphasis on data gathered from experiments with mice that guide public health recommendations. I think that's an important point. A lot of effects in animal studies haven't been observable in humans.

[1f60c]

I haven’t yet read the article, but from the title, I thought it referred to Coca Cola’s inventor, John Pemberton, claiming[0] the drink was a cure for “many diseases,” ”including morphine addiction, indigestion, nerve disorders, headaches, and impotence.”

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola#History

[mollusk]

It's not just for coffee though. You could use it as one would use milk e.g. add it to your bowl of cereal, hot chocolate, milkshake etc. and consume a larger amount in total.