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Aspartame - Is it harmless or is it really that bad for you?
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:09 pm
Lots of conflicting information online...arguing for both sides. Most diet colas have Aspartame as one of the ingredients. It is better to just drink regular soda laced with sugar rather than deal with this stuff? What say the OT?
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Aspartame (APM; /'æsp?rte?m/ or /?'sp?rte?m/) is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951. Aspartame is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide. It was first sold under the brand name NutraSweet; It was first synthesized in 1965 and the patent expired in 1992.
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Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:11 pm to hikingfan
Aspartame is the definition of carcinogen.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:11 pm to hikingfan
You're the chemistry teacher, you tell us..
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:14 pm to hikingfan
It's disgusting, that's for sure.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:14 pm to hikingfan
Better just not to drink soda period.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:14 pm to hikingfan
Pretty sure its just a problem for those idiots who think its OK to drink 3 gallons of diet coke a day. Here's a hint, hydrate with water
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:14 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Is there a 'safe' artificial sweetener? Is Splenda better than Equal for example? Or are all artificial sweeteners derived from some form of Aspartame?
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:15 pm to hikingfan
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Is there a 'safe' artificial sweetener?
Nope.
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Is Splenda better than Equal for example?
Nope.
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Or are all artificial sweeteners derived from some form of Aspartame?
Yep.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:17 pm to hikingfan
I've heard Stevia is better for you, but I don't use either.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:20 pm to hikingfan
that and the chemtrails will kill you man
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:28 pm to CherryGarciaMan
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quote: Or are all artificial sweeteners derived from some form of Aspartame? Yep.
False.
Most of the stats and studies I have read about aspartame do not point to it being a major carcinogen. You would have to eat unrealistic amounts for it to cause cancer.
Recent studies indicate however that aspartame is bad because it leads to glucose intolerance.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:36 pm to hikingfan
quote:definitely bad
Aspartame is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:36 pm to Pettifogger
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that and the chemtrails will kill you man
you must be one of those fat people who drink diet cokes to 'lose' weight instead of exercising or giving a shite what you put in your body
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:37 pm to hikingfan
Like everything else, it's fine in moderation
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:38 pm to hikingfan
quote:Stevia
Is there a 'safe' artificial sweetener?
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:40 pm to hikingfan
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Is there a 'safe' artificial sweetener?
Stevia absolutely is, unless you've pissed off your local meth manufacturer
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:43 pm to REG861
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you must be one of those fat people who drink diet cokes to 'lose' weight instead of exercising or giving a shite what you put in your body
Haha WTF? You know how many fat people worry about toxins in their body instead of calorie intake? Obsession with things like aspartame is what drives fat people to drink mexican Coke because it's "natural."
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:47 pm to Pettifogger
Ok so the bigger question:
How many soft drinks ( with this stuff) is too many?
How many soft drinks ( with this stuff) is too many?
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:48 pm to hikingfan
Anything artificial is bad for you.
Sugar in the raw is the shite.
Sugar in the raw is the shite.
Posted on 11/6/14 at 5:51 pm to tigerinthebueche
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