THIS is perhaps not the ideal way to get more calcium into your diet.
Soft drink maker Pepsi has launched a campaign in the US urging soda lovers to mix their cola with milk, with the company publicising the mix as a festive drink in the lead-up to Christmas.
The apparently Santa-friendly concoction is being promoted with the hashtag #PilkandCookies (i.e. Pepsi plus milk), offering prizes for drinkers who come up with their own unusual combinations in a social media competition.
"Combining Pepsi and milk has long been a secret hack among Pepsi fans," claimed the company's Chief Marketing Officer, Todd Caplan.
He said the move is Pepsi's spin on so-called "dirty soda", which is apparently a TikTok trend combining fizzy drinks with sweet syrup and cream.
Prescription poo is finally a reality, after the US Food and Drug Administration approved a faeces-based microbial treatment for recurring diarrheal infections.
Called Rebyota and made by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, it's a blend of donor stool, saline and laxative solution which is administered as an enema.
The approval follows a Phase III clinical trial which found treatment with Rebyota led to a higher prevention rate of recurrent C. difficile infections among 262 patients, with the treatment well-tolerated and no serious side effects.
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