Unbelievable facts
Have you ever thought about what happens in your body after you drink Coke?
One can of Cola contains 39 g of sugar, 45 mg of sodium, plus phosphoric acid, caffeine, and other ingredients.
Although you're unlikely to think about it, your body is having a hard time processing this drink.
A new infographic shows how your body reacts from the first sip to an hour after consuming this fizzy drink.
The harm of Coca-Cola
First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar enter your system (that's 100 percent of the recommended daily intake). You won't vomit right away because of the abundance of sweetness, as phosphoric acid reduces the taste, allowing you to ingest it.
After 20 minutes: Blood sugar levels rise sharply, causing an insulin explosion. Your liver responds by turning all the sugar it gets into fat (which is more than enough at this point).
After 40 minutes: caffeine absorption was complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and in response, your liver releases more sugar into your bloodstream. Adenosine receptors in your brain are blocked, preventing drowsiness.
After 45 minutes: The body's production of dopamine increases, which stimulates the pleasure centers in your brain. By the way, it's physically similar to the effect of heroin on the body.
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In less than 60 minutes, phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium, and zinc in the lower part of your intestine to further boost metabolism. This is exacerbated by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners that increase calcium excretion in the urine.
After more than 60 minutes: the diuretic properties of caffeine begin to take effect. (You want to go to the bathroom). Now, the associated calcium, magnesium and zinc, which were intended for bones, as well as sodium, electrolytes and water, will be removed from the body.
As the chaos in your body subsides, you begin to feel a “sugar crisis”. You may become irritable and lethargic. In addition, you have practically eliminated in your urine the water that was in Coca-Cola, and with it, valuable nutrients that your body could use to hydrate your body and build strong ones bones and teeth.
In a few hours, you've developed a new habit that makes your body feel low on caffeine and needs a new dose of Coca-Cola.
The composition of Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola recipe is considered one of the strictest trade secrets in the world. It is believed that only a few people in the world know him. The Coca-Cola recipe contains a list of secret ingredients known as “7X” that give it its unique flavor.
However, according to Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country and Coca-Cola, this is the original recipe that he found and copied in the papers of John Pemberton, the author of the drink:
· Caffeine citrate (1 oz)
· Vanilla extract (1 oz)
· Flavoring agent (2.5 oz)
· Liquid coca leaf extract (4 oz)
· Citric acid (1 quart)
· Sugar (30 lbs)
· Water (2.5 gallons)
· Caramel
As for the secret ingredient known as “7X” or flavoring agent, it consists of:
· Orange oil, 80
· Lemon oil, 120
· Nutmeg oil, 40
· Cinnamon oils, 40
· Coriander oils, 40
· Neroli oils, 40
· Alcohol, 1 quart
It is now known that phosphoric acid has replaced citric acid in the recipe, and the amount of caffeine has been reduced, glycerin has been added as a preservative, and in many cases sugar has been replaced with corn sugar syrup, alcohol was removed, and the liquid extract of coca leaves was changed.
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