{"id":145667,"date":"2025-02-20T14:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T12:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=145667"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T12:38:22","slug":"mexicos-deadly-coca-cola-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=145667","title":{"rendered":"Mexico\u2019s deadly Coca-Cola addiction\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hqnUohxXV0I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> and then this happens a few days ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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