Do you drink diet soda with Aspartame?

[Tim]

Okay, if I see your kids on the street, Tim, I will refrain from offering them any diet pop or alcohol, I promise

or crack

 

[hart]

or crack

That I don't have, coke's the last thing I tried and it scared me......'course I had to try it a couple of times to be sure But It wasn't diet coke.......:thumbup

 

[Thornless]

I think I've had 5-8 diet drinks my entire life, I generally pick up the regular soda... and drink 3-4 cans a week if that.

 

[Haus]

I rarely ever drink soda but it's def. not that diet shit when I do. Not because its bad for ya but because it tastes horrible.

 

[FreightTrain]

I rarely ever drink soda but it's def. not that diet shit when I do. Not because its bad for ya but because it tastes horrible.

This is true. Only those convinced they need to diet or cut back on sugar "condition" themselves to like diet soda. Never in my life have I witnessed someone trying one for the first time and saying, "this is pretty good" or "I like this better than regular cola." Never!

 

[AstriaPorta]

This is true. Only those convinced they need to diet or cut back on sugar "condition" themselves to like diet soda. Never in my life have I witnessed someone trying one for the first time and saying, "this is pretty good" or "I like this better than regular cola." Never!

soft drinks have a lot of calories and people that drink a lot can put some weight just from that

you can even add up to 2 meals of calories by having the one with sugar ..

it is ok if someone drink a little and not often
anyway none of the soft drinks are good and many other stuff we drink so what if it is a little worse


smoking is bad coffee too

too much food ....even too little is problem

 

[Staci]

Aspartame disease: H.J. Roberts, MD, coined the term "aspartame disease" in a book filled with over 1,000 pages of information about the negative health consequences of ingesting aspartame. Dr. Roberts reports that by 1998, aspartame products were the cause of 80% of complaints to the FDA about food additives. Some of these symptoms include headache, dizziness, change in mood, vomiting or nausea, abdominal pain and cramps, change in vision, diarrhea, seizures/convulsions, memory loss, and fatigue. Along with these symptoms, links to aspartame are made for fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, tinnitus, joint pain, unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus, and various cancers. While the FDA has assured us that the research does not show any adverse health complications from aspartame, there has been some evidence to suggest that some of the following symptoms can be related to aspartame.
Headaches: One study confirmed that individuals with self-reported headaches after the ingestion of aspartame were in deed susceptible to headaches due to aspartame. Three randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled studies with more than 200 adult migraine sufferers showed that headaches were more frequent and more severe in the aspartame-treated group.
Depression: In a study of the effect of aspartame on 40 patients with depression, the study was cut short due to the severity of reactions within the first 13 patients tested. The outcome showed that individuals with mood disorders were particularly sensitive to aspartame and recommended that it be avoided by them.
Cancer: In an initial study, 12 rats out of 320 developed malignant brain tumors after receiving aspartame in an FDA trial.


this is very interesting! i personally drink diet coke and coffee like its going out of business. i dont like the sweetness of regular pop. ok so what about splenda?

 

[Tim]

I would stay away from splenda as well.. :dunno

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1080/15287390802328630

 

[Staci]

thanks tim. i really should pay more attention to this

 

[Tim]

thanks tim. i really should pay more attention to this

My philosophy has always been, keep away from the chemicals and moderate the sugar.

Too many people believe that sugar is a bad thing when it's not. You just shouldn't fill up on empty calories and too much will cause you to gain weight.

And if you have a choice, cane sugar is much better for you than high fructose corn syrup.
HFCS will actually tirgger your body to crave more sweets. So those who drink soda with HFCS will crave more increasing their intake and gaining weight.