Monday, January 28, 2008

The Soda Blues!




WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR OF DRINKING A COLA?
Research has shown that:

  • 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system, which is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake. You'd normally vomit from such an intake, but the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.
  • 20 minutes: Your blood sugar skyrockets. Your liver attempts to maximize insulin production in order to turn high levels of sugar into fat.
  • 40 minutes: As your body finishes absorbing the caffeine, your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your liver pumps more sugar into the bloodstream.
  • 45 minutes: Your body increases dopamine production, tricking you into feeling pleasure and adding to the addictiveness of the beverage.
  • 60 minutes: The sugar crash begins.
I'll take the lemon water, if you please!