Ditch the soda!

We’ve all heard that we shouldn’t drink soda because it’s bad for a bodies. The combination of massive sugar doses, caffeine and phosphoric acid do a number on you and your teeth. And those are found in almost all sodas - regardless of the brand. So here’s what happens to your body after you drink one cola, courtesy of the website healthbolt.net.

In the first 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. That’s 100% of your recommended daily intake. And the only reason you don’t vomit from the sweetness is because the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor-so you’re able to keep it down.

After 20 minutes: your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver reacts to this by turning any sugar it can grab into fat. And at this particular moment-there’s a lot of sugar in your system!

After 40 minutes: all caffeine is absorbed. Your pupils dilate, blood pressure rises, and your liver dumps more sugar into your bloodstream.

The “adenosine”receptors in your brain are now blocked - preventing you from getting drowsy. You also start producing more dopamine, which stimulates the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works.

And 60 minutes after you drink a soda: the phosphoric acid bines calcium, magnesium and zinc that was on its way to your bones - sending it to your lower intestine instead. You also have a sudden urge to go to the bathroom, so you end up flushing all those nutrients out of your body, as well as sodium, electrolytes and water. Then as your body quiets down, a sugar crash kicks in - causing you to feel irritable and sluggish. Not to mention you’ve emptied your system of the nutrients it needs to hydrate itself, and build strong bones and teeth. And all this will be followed by a caffeine crash the next few hours.