Explained: Why does drinking diet coke as a mixer get you drunk faster than regular coke?

Did you know that diet coke as a mixer can make you intoxicated faster than its full-sugar counterpart? Yes, you heard that right. Recently, a British doctor, Dr Karan Raj's video went viral after he revealed this secret and left drinkers in utter shock. 

He explained that sugar in regular coke empties our stomach slower as compared to diet coke resulting in slower absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream. 

He further explained that the same principle works here as well which works when people get drunk faster on an empty stomach because there is nothing to slow down the booze.

A TikTok user also tested the claim and confirmed the statements of the doctor. Watch here. 

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