Re: Public health warning

On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:01:06 +0200, Martin
<me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What will happen to you right now if you drink a Coke.?... (Something for
all you 'Snopers')

Have you ever wondered why Coke comes with a smile? It’s because it gets you
high. They took the cocaine out almost a hundred years ago. You know why? It
was redundant.

a.. In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100%
of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the
overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavour allowing you
to keep it down.
b.. 20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your
liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into
fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
c.. 40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your
blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your
bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked
preventing drowsiness.
d.. 45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the
pleasure centres of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin
works, by the way.
e.. >60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in
your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is
compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing
the urinary excretion of calcium.
f.. >60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It
makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded
calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium,
electrolyte and water.
g.. >60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have
a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now,
literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before
infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things
like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones
and teeth.
This will all be followed by a caffeine crash in the next few hours. (As
little as two if you’re a smoker.) But, hey, have another Coke, it’ll make
you feel better.

And that's just for you; for a type 2 diabetic like me you
can amplify that tenfold:-)


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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