Recently, an infographic titled “What happens one hour after drinking a can of Coke” went viral. Created by Niraj Naik of The Renegade Pharmacist website — and based on a 2010 post published at wellness site Bliss Tree — it made the rounds online, appearing in reputable news sources such as The London Telegraph, the Daily Mail, The International Business Times and Medical News Today. A Huffington Post U.K. article on it received 70,040 Facebook shares.

But the infographic makes some scientifically inaccurate statements. It also ignores the larger problem of the long-term health effects of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, and doesn’t address other public health concerns that relate to the soda industry.

Its first claim is that within 10 minutes of drinking Coca-Cola, when 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system, “You don’t vomit from the overwhelming sweetness … because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor, allowing you to keep it down.”

A Dunkin’ Donuts chocolate chip muffin delivers 50 grams (over 12 teaspoons) of sugar and phosphoric acid is nowhere to be found on the ingredient list. By the infographic’s logic, our bodies would reject the muffin before we were done eating it in its entirety, which is not the case.

Its second claim is that within 20 minutes, “Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat.”

It is correct that the higher our blood glucose, the more insulin our pancreas secretes. But insulin also signals our cells to absorb as much glucose as possible — for energy or storage — in order to lower the amount left in the bloodstream. Type 2 diabetes develops because cells can no longer efficiently absorb glucose in the blood, thereby leaving substantial amounts floating around. In healthy individuals, any remaining glucose is sent to the liver and stored as glycogen. When glycogen stores are full, the liver converts additional calories from carbohydrates (i.e., the calories in soda) into fat. While consistently high and frequent intakes of sugary foods and beverages can contribute to that development, one can of soda will not.

Its third claim is that within 40 minutes, “Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate; your blood pressure rises; as a response, your liver dumps more sugar into your bloodstream.”

While it is true that caffeine is fully absorbed 45 minutes after ingestion, the liver doesn’t dump sugar into our bloodstream as a result of blood pressure rising. It’s actually the other way around: High blood sugar levels can damage nephrons, the filtering structures in the kidneys that help regulate blood pressure.

Its fourth claim is that within 45 minutes, “Dopamine production increases. This is the same way heroin works.”

But increased dopamine production is not in itself a problem. Dopamine production also increases after we exercise; it’s the reason we feel good after a workout.

Additionally, a can of Coca-Cola only contains 34 milligrams of caffeine, a low dose that studies have shown “significantly improves auditory vigilance and visual reaction time.” Only higher doses have been shown to lead to negative effects such as anxiety and nausea.