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Revealed: How a can of DIET Coke makes your body store fat, rots teeth and affects you in the same way as cocaine within ONE HOUR

  • Niraj Naik who runs The Renegade Pharmacist blog has released a visual which describes the effects of Diet Coke
  • The phosphoric acid attacks the enamel in your teeth at the same time the aspartame in the drinks hits the system
  • Can trigger insulin, which sends your body into fat storage mode and the false high could start kick start cravings

By Anucyia Victor for MailOnline

Published: 05:07 EST, 4 August 2015 | Updated: 12:49 EST, 4 August 2015

A UK pharmacist has shocked fizzy drink fans by releasing a step-by-step guide to the dramatic way a can of Diet Coke affects the body from 10 minutes after the first sip until an hour later.

Niraj Naik, who runs The Renegade Pharmacist blog, has created an eye-opening infographic that exposes how the sugar-free drink can wreak havoc on everything from your teeth to your waistline.

The blog post comes a week after his last infographic – about the physical impact of swigging a can of Coca-Cola – swept the internet.

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Here FEMAIL reveals just what happens to your body when your drink Diet Coke.

We also speak to Ella Allred, technical nutritionist at NutriCentre for a detailed breakdown on how the soda affects your system.

In the first 10 minutes: It tricks your taste buds and attacks your teeth. The phosphoric acid attacks the enamel in your teeth, while the artificial sweeteners like aspartame hit your system. Aspartame may trigger taste receptors and tricks your body into thinking it has just had processed sugar.

Ms Allred says: ‘As soon as you taste the sweetness of Diet Coke, your body prepares for the sugar load and causes you pancreases releases insulin. The insulin surge decreases the pancreases sensitivity to insulin, putting you at risk of developing diabetes type 2. The insulin triggers your body to store fat around your middle, and increases your risk of developing heart disease.’ 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-3184770/Now-DIET-Coke-does-body-Infographic-reveals-fizzy-drink-makes-store-fat-rots-teeth-effects-like-cocaine-just-ONE-HOUR.html#ixzz3hyazcywP
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