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    What happens when you drink a can of coke...

    Posts: 7,334 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Saw this today on IFLscience.com and thought it was interesting...

    http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/how-does-coca-cola-affect-your-body-hour-after-drinking-stuff

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    For what it's worth... I love a can of pop from time to time... but it's a good thing to consider before you incorporate it into your daily diary.

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    • Posts: 2,038 Member
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    • Posts: 3,705 Member
      Chart is a bit exaggerated but it does make you stop and think twice.
    • Posts: 39,744 Member
      Escloflowne wrote: »
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      Lol, I was too slow!!!
    • Posts: 4,397 Member
      IFLScience isn't very sciencey. They post a lot of BS.
    • Posts: 840 Member
      Great, now I want one. :|
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      I_Will_End_You wrote: »
      IFLScience isn't very sciencey. They post a lot of BS.

      Do you have a info showing this is BS?
    • Posts: 999 Member
      Your body doesn't turn anything into fat unless you are in a caloric surplus for the day. Charts like this only serve to misinform people about how their body works.
    • Posts: 9,532 Member
      And yet, Coke is a classic beverage of choice for athletes.
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      levitateme wrote: »
      Your body doesn't turn anything into fat unless you are in a caloric surplus for the day. Charts like this only serve to misinform people about how their body works.

      Yup.

      Also, the stuff about dopamine and heroin is idiotic -- I refer people to senecarr's recent thread on "sugar addiction."

      And the stuff on caffeine obviously applies to all caffeinated beverages. I believe there's a lot more in a cup of coffee than a can of coke.

      Describing the effects of almost any food we eat in language that would sound as scary to the ignorant would be incredibly easy to do.

      All that aside, the real effects of one can of coke is using up 140 calories, which for me is never, ever going to be worth it (as I don't even like regular coke, and don't like wasting calories on drinks anyway).
    • Posts: 10,413 Member
      Mr_Knight wrote: »
      And yet, Coke is a classic beverage of choice for athletes.

      Yep, because of what happens in those first 45 minutes (minus the conversion of sugar to fat part, which doesn't happen in this case).
    • Posts: 7,334 Member
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    • Posts: 1,771 Member
      I can't believe my liver would betray me by turning all the sugar it can get its hands on into fat. Next time I'm mixing it with rum, jerk.
    • Posts: 10,413 Member
      barbecuesauce wrote: »
      I can't believe my liver would betray me by turning all the sugar it can get its hands on into fat. Next time I'm mixing it with rum, jerk.

      coke + rum = good
      coke + tequila = better
    • Posts: 1,771 Member
      MireyGal76 wrote: »
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      I'm never seen an OP outright post a popcorn gif. I know many have been thinking it, but never outright post it.
    • Posts: 1,771 Member
      jacksonpt wrote: »
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      coke + rum = good
      coke + tequila = better

      A potent mix of tequila, rum, jack, and furniture polish is going down next time. Take that.
    • Posts: 467 Member
      This is about the same level of science as those 'omg MacDonalds burgers don't rot because they are filled with the devil!" posts from a few years back.
    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      barbecuesauce wrote: »
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      I'm never seen an OP outright post a popcorn gif. I know many have been thinking it, but never outright post it.

      hehe. I'm not your standard OP.

    • Posts: 7,739 Member
      jacksonpt wrote: »
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      coke + rum = good
      coke + tequila = better


      Better? Only if you mean I'm gonna throw it all up right afterward.
    • Posts: 346 Member
      jacksonpt wrote: »
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      coke + rum = good
      coke + tequila = better

      Coke + vanilla vodka = best :D

    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      TR0berts wrote: »
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      Better? Only if you mean I'm gonna throw it all up right afterward.

      Coke + rye is best.
    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      ultrahoon wrote: »
      This is about the same level of science as those 'omg MacDonalds burgers don't rot because they are filled with the devil!" posts from a few years back.

      I just wish their fries would do the same. I love their fries hot... but as soon as they go cold... I'm a sad panda.
    • Posts: 7 Member
      my dentist told me that pop also softens your enamel for up to 45 minutes after you've drank, so important NOT to brush as you will be more prone to damaging your teeth.

      Personally a sip of pop, especially Coke, makes my eyes water up like crazy and it feel like bubbles are in my nose. I am not a huge fan of that, so I have pop on an extreme rare basis (maybe one every couple months at best)
    • Posts: 467 Member
      raynereborn wrote: »
      my dentist told me that pop also softens your enamel for up to 45 minutes after you've drank, so important NOT to brush as you will be more prone to damaging your teeth.

      Personally a sip of pop, especially Coke, makes my eyes water up like crazy and it feel like bubbles are in my nose. I am not a huge fan of that, so I have pop on an extreme rare basis (maybe one every couple months at best)


      There are lots of foods and drinks that will do this. It's good advice in general to not brush your teeth within half an hour of eating.
    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      ultrahoon wrote: »
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      There are lots of foods and drinks that will do this. It's good advice in general to not brush your teeth within half an hour of eating.

      on this topic... I've been having a lot of teeth issues lately, and my dentist said that they're seeing a trend with fit people having this problem... because every time you eat / drink, your enamel softens. As part of the fitness "trend" many people are snacking all day - so enamel is weaker throughout the day. And particularly, fruits are really bad for this because of the natural sugars.

      So while many small healthy snacks can work great for managing your waistline... it can be a bugger on your teeth. Go figure.
    • Posts: 3,502 Member
      Not directed to you in particular OP, but this is how I feel about many IFLS posts:

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    • Posts: 8,646 Member
      edited July 2015
      Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
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      Do you have a info showing this is BS?

      wait...I can say anything I want in a graphic and the burden of proof is on anybody who wants to discredit it?

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    • Posts: 574 Member
      barbecuesauce wrote: »
      I can't believe my liver would betray me by turning all the sugar it can get its hands on into fat. Next time I'm mixing it with rum, jerk.

      First, I feel betrayed that my liver even HAS HANDS!!!

      Second, while exaggerated, the chart is mostly legit. I hate when MFP'ers tend to over simplify things. While weight loss can mostly work with CICO, our bodies are much more complicated and our overall health depends on much more than how many calories we are eating.

      Third, I love Coke and Dr. Pepper but, like anything else, moderation is key.

    • Posts: 1,282 Member
      edited July 2015
      After interns were hired, the level of science, particularly concerning dietary matters, decreased for IFLS. But, the infographic is misleading and the article is actually saying that the infographic is full of it due to lack of numbers and specifics.

      It's ok. I made the same mistake based on many of their recent nutrition posts and it does end with some fearmongerining of its own.
    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      "moderation is key"

      ^^ THIS ^^

      Simple and profound. A can of pop may not be the BEST thing for your body... but it's not going to kill you. Five cans a day is likely bound to bugger up your insides.

      Just like I love going to the amusement park... once or twice a year. If I went daily... I'm sure my insides would be a mess and I'd be walking around with a perma-concussion. (Hell, by the end of the evening I feel like I have a concussion).
    • Posts: 7,334 Member
      snikkins wrote: »
      After interns were hired, the level of science, particularly concerning dietary matters, decreased for IFLS. But, the infographic is misleading and the article is actually saying that the infographic is full of it.

      It's ok. I made the same mistake based on many of their recent nutrition posts.

      Oh trust me... I'm not advocating this graphic as fact. Or even science. But there is enough there to give some pause... and possibly trigger further research and discussion.

      Not to mention popcorn.
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