I came across some interesting information the other day that I thought would
be fun to share with you.
I’m sure you know that drinking Coca Cola isn’t very good for you. In fact it
provides absolutely no nutritional.
So check this out. When someone drinks a Coke, watch what happens…
In the first 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your
recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the
overwhelming sweetness because an ingredient called phosphoric acid cuts
the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
At 20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver
responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s
plenty of that at this particular moment)
40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood
pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your
bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked
preventing drowsiness.
45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure
centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the
way.
>60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your
lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded
by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary
excretion of calcium.
>60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you
have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium,
magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium,
electrolyte and water.
>60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar
crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally,
pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with
valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the
ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.
So there you have it, an avalanche of destruction in a single can. Imagine
drinking this day after day, week after week. Or how about the people who
drink 2 or 3 cans a day?
My suggestion: limit your soda intake and stick to water, real juice from fresh
squeezed fruit, and iced tea without sweetener.
Have a great day!
Dr. Chris Frykman
Shakopee, MN