About 1 pint (480 mL) of blood is taken when you donate. It takes about 10 minutes. The whole process-including answering questions and having a short exam-takes up to an hour. Donated blood is tested to make sure that it is safe to use.
Soda is an unhealthy beverage because it's high in calories and sugar but low in vitamins and minerals. Coca-Cola is one example of a type of soda that's sugary and packed with calories, but Coke Zero is one alternative that is sugar-free.
If you canât get through the day without a Diet Coke fix, you may be hooked on the caffeine. There is about as much caffeine in one can of Diet Coke as there is in a shot of espresso, says David J. Clayton, MD, author of The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living. Having a few cans a day could leave you feeling high, and then low when you come down from the caffeine buzz..