Coke And Almonds

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While watching this movie, I was shocked to learn about sugar and how it metabolizes. I knew before watching the film that sugar was bad for, but I did not exactly know why. The man in the film made an interesting comparison between a 20oz Coke and almonds. Each item both had 160 calories, but they digested completely different. Almonds metabolize slower because of the fiber they contain. Coke on the other hand, metabolizes much faster in the liver and your body gets a sugar high. When your body gets to much sugar and does not know what to do with it, the sugar will be stored as fat. The movie talked about how processed food re designed their products to have less fat. As explained in the movie, when you take the fat out of something, it tastes

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