{"id":17162,"date":"2012-11-13T11:51:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=17162"},"modified":"2024-01-16T10:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:52:17","slug":"oh-japan-fat-blocking-pepsi-headed-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/11\/oh-japan-fat-blocking-pepsi-headed-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Japan: Fat-blocking Pepsi headed to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/11\/oh-japan-fat-blocking-pepsi-headed-to-japan\/pepsi-special\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17163\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"17163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2012\/11\/oh-japan-fat-blocking-pepsi-headed-to-japan\/pepsi-special\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?fit=233%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"233,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Suntory&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pepsi Special\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;You can add Dextrin to the list of unnatural flavors in this Pepsi&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?fit=233%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Pepsi-Special.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You can add Dextrin to the list of unnatural flavors in this Pepsi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like Pepsi? Hate fat? Well for 150Yen (and a trip to Japan) you can pick up Pepsi that promises to block fat <strong>AND<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;lower bad cholesterol.&#8221; Yeah, we can&#8217;t make that stuff up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Daily Mail <\/em>reports that tomorrow Pepsi will launch it&#8217;s newest Pepsi product, Pepsi Special. Pepsi Special does it&#8217;s voodoo by including the food additive Dextrin to it&#8217;s &#8220;special&#8221; formula. Studies on dextrin have netted positive results in the absorption of fat, though we wouldn&#8217;t go on the Pepsi Special diet any time soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As far as what to expect in terms of taste:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no information about how much sugar and corn-syrup it contains, compared to standard Pepsi, but a spokesman said it would have a &#8216;crisp refreshing and unique&#8217; aftertaste.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pepsi Special will be distributed locally by Suntory (their whiskey isn&#8217;t bad); no word if this will ever leave the Japanese markets &#8211; we&#8217;re guessing that the answer is &#8220;No.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2231701\/Pepsi-launches-FAT-BLOCKING-soft-drink.html#ixzz2C7rvPGIX\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pepsi blocks fat (?!) in Japan! 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