Latest Breaking News

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

45. Well, damn, that fruit (if citrus) is poisoning you with methanol...

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #44)

Sat Apr 25, 2015, 12:25 AM

Apr 2015

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

66 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Diet Pepsi dropping aspartame on customer concerns [View all] jakeXT Apr 2015 OP

sucralose is awful also They_Live Apr 2015 #1

Splenda gives you the runs. Beauregard Apr 2015 #22

Sucralose/Splenda causes me to loose so much muscle strength I can barely make it ups stairs. mackdaddy Apr 2015 #38

Well said, mackdaddy. Chlorinated sugar - sheesh! k&r, nt appal_jack Apr 2015 #46

I don't drink soda any more, but IMO Pepsi should try what Coke is trying - switch to djean111 Apr 2015 #2

except nobodies heard of it PatrynXX Apr 2015 #18

There is no plain stevia. jeff47 Apr 2015 #20

Plain stevia powder is what one gets by drying and grinding the leaves. Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #31

I have a stevia bush and have a couple of jars of dried leaves... Hekate Apr 2015 #49

PepsiCo used Splenda to sweeten Pepsi ONE but stopped distribution in New York a year ago. In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #3

They're test marketing it as Pepsi True bigworld Apr 2015 #10

I haven't noticed Pepsi True in the local stores but I'll look next time I shop. In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #12

So why drink the crap at all - solves that problem asiliveandbreathe Apr 2015 #4

oops... no coughing or dander, and nice silky coat observed.... asiliveandbreathe Apr 2015 #5

They need to drop all of it in favor of Stevia LynneSin Apr 2015 #6

Stevia is only legally a natural sweetener. jeff47 Apr 2015 #21

Interesting post. Beauregard Apr 2015 #23

Or maybe folks don't want to make Monsanto, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld richer? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #7

Thank you - the history of Aspartame is the history of truedelphi Apr 2015 #26

It's been in Flinstone vitamins all these ears as well. gvstn Apr 2015 #37

Thank you for this info. I had no idea. n/t truedelphi Apr 2015 #59

Yucky stuff. SoapBox Apr 2015 #8

More anti-science in the U.S. former9thward Apr 2015 #9

There's plenty of evidence. The FDA banned it before the Reagan Administration pnwmom Apr 2015 #19

I guess the Clinton and Obama FDAs have continued the conspiracy. former9thward Apr 2015 #25

When will people understand that numbers of scientific reports can be meaningless? truedelphi Apr 2015 #27

Do you say that about climate change reports? former9thward Apr 2015 #29

Or nine out of ten doctors advertising the cool, smooth, lung-opening effects of a Lucky Strike LanternWaste Apr 2015 #30

Where is one report? former9thward Apr 2015 #33

I am suspicious about the specious-ness of yr attack. truedelphi Apr 2015 #56

BTW as it is clear you are not one of my DU buddies - truedelphi Apr 2015 #57

You don't get it. former9thward Apr 2015 #61

The war on aspartame is only a war on the political manipulations invvolved in truedelphi Apr 2015 #63

What part of reply 54 do you not understand? truedelphi Apr 2015 #64

Ohhh, the dreaded ignore.. former9thward Apr 2015 #65

Say, Lantern Waste - truedelphi Apr 2015 #55

The wonderful attention to aspartame shown by Dr Martini truedelphi Apr 2015 #54

An agenda driven website. former9thward Apr 2015 #62

The way I remember it flashsmith99 Apr 2015 #35

I've also heard that the formaldehyde level is affected by storage conditions pnwmom Apr 2015 #36

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^n/t truedelphi Apr 2015 #58

I hope you avoid citrus fruits and tomatos with the same fervor. Thor_MN Apr 2015 #40

Methanol is wood alcohol. It isn't safe to drink and is not the same as ethanol. n/t pnwmom Apr 2015 #41

I'm a chemist. I know what methanol is and what ethanol is. Thor_MN Apr 2015 #43

Actually, I don't drink fruit juices because my doctor says to limit fructose. pnwmom Apr 2015 #44

Well, damn, that fruit (if citrus) is poisoning you with methanol... Thor_MN Apr 2015 #45

One of the early commercials to dispel fears of aspartame was gvstn Apr 2015 #48

You are right, it's not logical. Thor_MN Apr 2015 #50

There are these fancy pants drinks they sell at Safeway - I forget the barnd name. truedelphi Apr 2015 #66

I think they are both safe, but I vastly prefer Splenda over aspartame. Kurska Apr 2015 #11

Splenda tastes better to me. nt onehandle Apr 2015 #14

Good. nt onehandle Apr 2015 #13

I'm drinking a Coke Life right now. It's pretty good. Kingofalldems Apr 2015 #15

Thats hilarious... sendero Apr 2015 #16

Pepsi is nothing but crap. Morely Dotes Apr 2015 #17

I think more people don't want to drink those junkdrinks any more Sunlei Apr 2015 #24

I think the tide on sodas is really turning. n/t truedelphi Apr 2015 #60

I switched to plain seltzer. I can't stand artificial sweeteners. immoderate Apr 2015 #28

I drink lemon-lime flavored seltzer water when I crave something carbonated. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #39

Back in the 1960s, I thought cyclamates in diet soda tasted okay aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2015 #32

Diet Pepsi casting aspartame? pintobean Apr 2015 #34

No aftertaste, low calories, fizzy, tasty, natural: marle35 Apr 2015 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #47

So, they are replacing shit ingredients with different shit ingredients. Jamastiene Apr 2015 #51

Soda is poison. Sugared or not why would anyone drink that shit? CBGLuthier Apr 2015 #52

One of my older brothers madokie Apr 2015 #53