Stop Drinking Coca-Colaâ€¦Well, If That's Not Enough To Convince You, This New Logo Will Be

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

For over 100 years, millions - if not billions of people have enjoyed a cold, refreshing Coke at one point or another. But over the last decade, the soft drink's true colors have been revealed, and each year scientists uncover a new health issue with drinking it.

But despite all of the horrible effects Coke has on your body, people are still drinking it. Nicaraguan designerÂ Fabio Pantoja, a former Coke-lover,Â was once one of those people. But now, he's showing everyone the honest truth.

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In an effort to convey the negative effects Coke has on the human body, he chose to show, rather than tell people.

In his jarring recreation of the logo, Pantoja depicts all of the internal organs negatively affected by the chemically toxic soft drink.

And as you can see, there's more than just a few things it causes harm to.

Among a number of other detrimental chemical additives, Orthophosphoric acid, listed as E338, is far and away Coke's most hazardous ingredient.

The chemical compound is so corrosive, it must be trucked into the company's factories in specially coated containers impervious to its effects.

This, along with aspartame, the chemical that gives Coke it's sweet, addictive taste, are its most dangerous substances. But make no mistake, they're not alone.

When warm enough, aspartame converts into formaldehyde - a chemical most commonly used in adhesives and other bonding agents. That means that if you've ever had a sip of lukewarm Coca Cola, you've officially drank the primary substance in super glue. Exposure to or ingestion of formaldehyde has also recently been associated with certain types of cancer. And yes, you read all of that right.

Although this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the harm Coke can cause your body, it's precisely what Pantoja wanted to visually point out - we simply don't know what we're consuming when we drink it.

So far having it told hasn't been compelling enough for us to do much of anything about it. So what do you think? Is Pantoja's "graphic" graphic enough for you to kick Coke to the curb? Let's sure hope so.