Americans love their freedom of choice and that includes what they drink. But new information about what soda does to your body in just one hour should make every patriot think twice before reaching for that can. This is not about government telling you what to do. This is about knowing the truth so you can make smart choices for yourself and your family.
Within ten minutes of drinking a single soda your body gets hit with ten teaspoons of sugar. That is one hundred percent of what you should have in an entire day. The only reason you do not throw up immediately is because the phosphoric acid in the drink hides how sweet it really is. Big beverage companies know exactly what they are doing when they add that acid.
After twenty minutes your blood sugar spikes hard and your body panics. Your liver goes into overdrive and starts turning all that sugar into fat as fast as it can. This is your body trying to protect itself from what you just put in it. Meanwhile insulin floods your system trying to deal with the sugar bomb you just set off.
At forty minutes the caffeine kicks in completely. Your pupils get bigger and your blood pressure goes up. Your liver dumps even more sugar into your blood while your brain gets blocked from feeling tired. This is not natural energy like our grandparents got from hard work and good food.
Five minutes later something scary happens. Your brain starts making more dopamine which is the pleasure chemical. Scientists say this works the same way heroin does in your brain. The soda companies are not stupid and they know their products can be addictive.
After one hour the sugar crash hits you like a truck. You feel tired and cranky because your body just went through a roller coaster. All the water from the soda has been flushed out of your system taking important minerals with it. You are actually more dehydrated than before you drank it.
One can of soda has fifty five grams of sugar in some cases. That is almost fourteen teaspoons of pure sugar going straight into your bloodstream. Studies show this kind of diet increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease. These are facts that every American should know.
The left loves to push for soda taxes and government bans but that is not the answer. What we need is personal responsibility and the truth about what we consume. Make your own choice but make it an informed one. Your body is a temple and you only get one so treat it with the respect it deserves.