It is a given fact that a can of Coca-Cola contains 100% of your recommended daily sugar intake. Although it used to be unclear how one drink affects the body, Niraj Naik of the website The Renegade Pharmacist explains the science of Coca-Cola intake within the next 60 minutes.
For the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar have hit your system. If you're wondering why you don't get overwhelmed by the sweetness, the phosphoric acid contained by the soda gives you a deceiving taste.
10 minutes after, your insulin bursts due to the rise of blood sugar. Your liver reacts to the spike by turning sugar into fat.
20 minutes after, your body has fully absorbed caffeine. Pupils dilate and blood pressure rises. This is the time when the brain's adenosine receptors prevent you from getting drowsy.
For the next 25 minutes, the brain's dopamine production has increased. Stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain, this effect is slightly likened to those of actual cocaine.
An hour after your cola drink, phosphoric acid gathers calcium, magnesium and zinc into the lower intestine, prompting its diuretic effect to come into play. Instead of infusing calcium to teeth and bones, Coke does the opposite of how milk works by washing out calcium along with your piss.
"I discovered that a trigger factor for many widespread diseases of the west such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes could be closely linked to the consumption of one particular substance found in many processed foods and drinks - fructose in the form of high fructose corn syrup," Naik wrote on his website. "High fructose corn syrup is found in pretty much all processed foods such as ready meals, fast foods, sweets and fizzy drinks and most people are totally unaware of its danger."
"This indicates to me that fizzy drinks and sugar are big issues relating to blood pressure and metabolic diseases like diabetes and heart disease," he told Huffington Post.
The pharmacist advises "replacing fizzy drinks with water and fresh lemon or lime juice" will have a positive "dramatic effect" to a person's health.
