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We already know that Coca-Cola—and virtually every other soda—is loaded with sugar. In addition to 34 mg of caffeine, a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola contains 39 grams of added sugar, which exceeds the American Heart Association's recommendation of no more than 36 grams of added sugar per day for men and 25 grams for women. And according to the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans, added sugars should make up less than 10 percent of daily calories.
So, what effect does all this have on the body? The infographic below from The Renegade Pharmacist breaks it down for us.
Broken into intervals, the diagram illustrates what happens to your body during the first hour you drink a can of Coke. In just the first ten minutes, your body uses phosphoric acid to cut the sweetness of all the sugar. Ten minutes after that, your blood sugar spikes, which causes an insulin burst.
After just 45 minutes, the caffeine absorption completes and your eyes dilate, blood pressure rises, and adenosine receptors in your brain are blocked, preventing drowsiness. Plus, dopamine production goes into hyperdrive—much like when someone takes heroin. In fact, CNN reported how addictive soda can be due to its combination of caffeine and sugar.
By the 60th minute, the caffeine might send you to the bathroom—so you'll lose any of the calcium, magnesium, zinc, sodium, electrolytes, and water that you were about to absorb. Damn. And after that? Hello, giant sugar crash.
At that point, it's up to you whether you chose to pop open another can and start the process all over again. Keep in mind, there are some long-term effects of drinking sugary beverages, such as an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes or heart disease, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Or maybe you'd rather dilute your can of Coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, Rum and Coke, Kalimotxo (Coke and red wine), or Coca-Cola cake.
