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Coke and
How It Affects the Body
Diet Coke
Popular calorie free soft drink
First appeared in 1982
Different variatons
Sweetened with
artificial
sweeteners ;
aspartam
Tasted bland
Less calories
Less sweet
Tasted sweet
Taste stronger
CHEMICAL
COMPOUNDS OF DIET
COKE
CARAMEL
CARBONATED WATER
Phosphoric Acid(H3PO4) This causes skin and eye irritation, and can
interfere with your bodys ability to absorb calcium, causing osteoporosis.
Citric Acid This is preservative that is also used in the medical field for
preserving blood. In small doses it is fine, but in large doses it can eat away
at your stomach and esophageal lining.
Citric acid
Caffeine
All impurities must be removed from the water that goes into the drink.
The impurities are removed through different processes, such as,
coagulation, filtration, and chlorination.
According to Naik, the infographic is not only applicable to Coca-Cola, but to all
caffeinated fizzy drinks.
"Coke is not just high in high fructose corn syrup, but it is also packed with refined
salts and caffeine," writes Naik on his blog The Renegade Pharmacist. "Regular
consumption of these ingredients in the high quantities you find in Coke and other
processed foods and drinks, can lead to higher blood pressure, heart disease,
diabetes and obesity."
"However a small amount now and then won't do any major harm," he adds. "The key
is moderation."