Guzzling a can of soda, no big deal, RIGHT???
Within the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system.
Then:
- Within 20 minutes, your blood sugar spikes, and your liver responds to the resulting insulin burst by turning massive amounts of sugar into fat.
- Within 40 minutes, caffeine absorption is complete; your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream.
- Around 45 minutes, your body increases dopamine production, which stimulates the pleasure centers of your brain -- a physically identical response to that of heroin.
- After 60 minutes, you’ll start to have a sugar crash. Possibly get growly, a headache and crave another.
- 45 gallons of pop is consumed per person/per year by the average American
- It's not just sugar that's bad for teeth, but the acids included in many popular drinks are said to "eat" away enamel
- The pH of regular and diet pops ranges from 2.47-3.35. The PH in our mouth is normally about 6.2 to 7.0 slightly more acidic than water. At a PH of 5.2 to 5.5 or below the acid begins to dissolve the hard enamel of our teeth.
- Diet soda's are addictive, not only because of the caffeine, but because of the artificial sweetener?
- The average American drank 576 cans of soda last year. Remember that number is an average. Some people don't drink soda, and others drink double that.
- Drinking soda can lead to excess consumption of phosphorus, which can lead to a depletion of bone calcium.
