Driking Cola is no doubt bad!!. But is it as alarming as stated in the article? Read this article too ( link given at the end)
> This Is What Happens After You Drink a Can of Cola... > > Cola is the world's most popular soft drink, with about 1.7 billion > servings of cola products consumed every day. Although the drink is > popular, and seemingly refreshing, its effects on your health may be > serious and in many respects non-reversible. > > *Here's what happens to your body when you drink an ice cold glass of > cola: * > [image: cola-body-harm] > *One can* of cola has about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30-55 > milligrams of caffeine and is loaded with harmful artificial flavors and > coloring. The major culprit in the cola ingredient list, however, is > high-fructose corn syrup, and we'll tell you why. > *High fructose corn syrup* is derived from fructose, a cheaper sweetener > made from corn. The harmful thing about fructose is not only its high sugar > content, which has been linked with diabetes and a number of other liver > problems, but its effect on your metabolic rate, meaning the pace at which > you absorb and digest food. So although you may think that a can of cola > will help you better digest the food you are eating, it may actually > inhibit your digestive process. Of course, this amount of sugar has other > effects on your health, so it's best to shy completely away from high > fructose corn syrup! > Cola also contains *phosphoric acid*. Acid is, of course, the last thing > that we want to be putting in our bodies because it harms the body's > ability to use calcium and can lead to a softening of teeth and bones, and > eventually osteoporosis. > > [image: cola-body-harm] > *So what happens to your body after you drink a glass of cola? * > > *In the first 10 minutes:* The 10 teaspoons of sugar in the can of cola > begin to hit your body. This is actually the total daily amount of sugar > you are meant to consume, so you would imagine that your body needs to > prepare itself. You don't immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness > because the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor and allows you to keep it down. > > *After 20 minutes:* Your blood sugar levels begin to spike, causing an > insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get > its hands on into fat, and there's plenty of sugar at that particular > moment. > > *After 40 minutes:* Your body has completely absorbed all of the > caffeine. Your pupils begin to dilate, your blood pressure rises, and as a > response your liver dumps even more sugar into your bloodstream. > > *After 45 minutes: *Your body ups its dopamine production that stimulates > the pleasure centers of your brain. This is actually the same way that > heroin works! > > *After about 60 minutes:* The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium > and zinc in your lower intestine, giving a momentary boost to your > metabolism. Also, the caffeine's diuretic properties come into play, making > you feel the need to relieve yourself. > > *Finally,* once all of these processes stop and the cola has seemingly > passed through your system, you will experience a sugar crash. This may > make you irritable or sluggish, and maybe leave you feeling thirsty as you > have already gotten rid of all of the water in the cola. At this point, you > will probably yearn for your next cola and then it's back to the beginning. > > http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/how-does-coca-cola-affect-your-body-hour-after-drinking-stuff/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
