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Dr. Archebald W.D. Glivenmore jr., Th.P.D., M.D., Nucl.E., Certified Zoologist
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The issue of artificial sweeteners in diet sodas is kind of a dead argument in my book.
Now, aspartame, an artificial sweetener in MOST diet drinks nowadays is a no-no in many ill-informed dieters out there. The argument is that aspartame can raise the risk of cancer; if consumed during very long periods of your time. There have been several studies that have shown that aspartame has been linked to causing cancer in lab rats. The problem with these studies is that they're NON-conclusive.
Mind you, aspartame can be dangerous, but not as dangerous as people like to put it.
Consider this - about 1 and a half summers ago, I consumed around a liter to 2 liters of diet coke EVERYDAY for about 3-4 months. That's a lot of diet soda, that's a lot of aspartame. Now, look at me, I'm in the best shape of my life. I'm not saying diet soda isn't good for you, but it sure as hell isn't bad for you. In a sense, it's both. From my personal experience, I have yet, to my knowledge, have caught any sort of illness or virus that could have been exasperated by the consumption of diet soda.
My advice: Drink it, it's fizzy, it's sugary... ish, it's delicious. It won't hurt you if you drink a can every-now-and-then. Just don't have it be 60% of your liquid intake. 'Cause that's just bad altogether.
>>355862 That's not terrible advice, but it's not good advice. If you're dieting, you really shouldn't be consuming any soda. Regardless of what product it's used to be flavored with. Cane Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Refined Table Sugar, etc, in excess can still cause a lot of harm. Soda is just sugar, all the calories come from sugar. I would just stay away from it altogether. Drink diet.
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