We all more or less know about the side effects when we consume Coke or COLA drinks.
Now, pharmacist Niraj Naik has worked out exactly what the sugary drink does to our insides – and it's worrying to say the least.
He has come up with a new infographic which reveals the reactions you go through for an hour after consuming Coke.
From first sip to 60 minutes later, the Renegade Pharmacist, a blog run by Niraj includes a seven-step breakdown of the drink's shocking effects.
Within 10 minutes of drinking one 330ml can of regular coke, 10 teaspoons of sugar will rush into your internal system, which is two and a half more than the recommended allowance for one day.
The sugar hit is so intense that you would normally vomit, according to Niraj. But the phosphoric acid inside Coke "cuts the flavour" so you can keep the liquid down.
Nutritionist Ella Allred told the Metro: "These facts on Coke may shock you, but it is a good indication as to why we shouldn’t be drinking it.
"The NHS has just changed the total added sugar allowance from 10 teaspoons per day to 7.5 teaspoons per day."
Here is Niraj's breakdown of what happens when you drink Coke:
In the first 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100 per cent of your recommended daily intake.) You don't immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavour allowing you to keep it down.
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 centres 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, urinated the water that was in the Coke.
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