I stumbled upon this thread when I did a google search for "20/20 Mountain Dew." I was looking for more information on Mt. Dew after watching 20/20 a week ago. I'm 45 years old and I drank Mountain Dew for over 20 years. My stomach started hurting so badly I just had to stop drinking it. I swear---within days---my stomach pains have gone away. But I can't eat tomatoe sauce anymore. I guess the acide in Mt Dew ate away at my insides and they'll need time to heal.

I live in an urban area. I had NO IDEA that Mt. Dew had 50% more caffine than other soft drinks. I didn't know it was more acidic than other drinks too. I was shocked when Mt Dew responded "this is old news and irresponsible reporting." I was sitting there thinking "WOW! I've been drinking this stuff for 20 years and this is the first time I've heard about it." And I'm not living the rural areas.

It's not necessarily an education issue, but an information issue. The amount of Caffine isn't listed on product labels. The amount of acide isn't listed either. People have a right to be informed of content. It shouldnt' require a computer and internet connection to find information.

Now that I'm off my soap box, I have to ask: who are all of you people? I've never seen an active forum with such old style software. What is the Mudcat Cafe? How did you all find each other?