Science Fair Research Paper

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Science Fair Paper While most of us know that pop isn't the best for us and can be addictive, we continue to drink it anyways. We don’t really know what is in the pop itself and what happens to our bodies after we drink it. I think it is time we find out.
The original soda Coca-Cola is a mixture of high amounts of sugar or high fructose corn syrup, corrosive phosphoric acid, ‘natural’ caramel coloring, and caffeine.
The standard 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola has around 10 teaspoons of sugar or high fructose corn syrup in it. However, your recommended amount of sugar to consume daily is no more than 6 teaspoons, meaning that drinking just one can of Coca-Cola could take us well above that.
The corrosive phosphoric acid in Coca-Cola makes it one of the most acidic beverages available. It has a pH of 2.52 which very acidic. The ‘natural’ caramel coloring in sodas like Pepsi and Coca-Cola is constructed by reacting sugar with sulfides and ammonia under high
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Caffeine is the world's most popular psychoactive drug. A psychoactive drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, or consciousness. The caffeine molecule is quite similar to a molecule that is naturally in your brain called adenosine. Adenosine has a job to slow down nerve cell activity along neural pathways, but when caffeine is present it blocks adenosine receptors. This can increase alertness, but excess adenosine in your brain can stimulate the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline. For some people this feels like energy, but others might feel it as anxiety. Regardless, your body wasn't designed to be alert or anxious all the time, so once the caffeine wears off you will often feel exhausted. Therefore, your brain tries to counterbalance by growing more adenosine receptors. This is ultimately why pop or caffeine can become