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49. I believe there are warnings

Fri Jun 30, 2023, 05:59 AM

Jun 2023

Against use in those with phenylketonuria.

I remember feeling kinda trippy and strange after having a piece of gum once many years ago. It was some offered to me, not my own stash. Asked to look at the package and noticed the ingredients included this aspartame stuff. Another time it happened again with a lifesaver candy. Looked at the packaging again and sure enuf, aspartame.

That was it for me. No aspartame, no asulfame, no splenda (I used it until I researched and discovered it is sugar that is chemically altered), and no saccharine.

My acceptable sweeteners are: Stevia, monk fruit sweetener, xylitol, honey, sugar.

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Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, WHO's cancer research agency to say - s [View all] douglas9 Jun 2023 OP

Maybe all that diet coke will catch up to TFG IronLionZion Jun 2023 #1

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First heard that from an animated version Lokilooney Jun 2023 #43

Dammit! Chi67 Jun 2023 #3

We're in more danger getting into our car everyday. Enjoy your diet cokes. I am! jimfields33 Jun 2023 #18

I'm a Splenda/liquid Sucralose person myself. forgotmylogin Jun 2023 #26

The best cokes are the bottled ones from Mexicio womanofthehills Jun 2023 #29

In a blind tast test they perfered American Lokilooney Jun 2023 #42

It's also made with high fructose corn syrup LeftInTX Jun 2023 #46

If it's bottled in Mexico, it's made with Mexican cane sugar womanofthehills Jul 2023 #52

Nope..it's only for export to the US LeftInTX Jul 2023 #68

I live in New Mexico and my bottled coke says Hecho en Mexico -Retornable womanofthehills Jul 2023 #69

Well, that's what Mexico says. The cane sugar is for imports LeftInTX Jul 2023 #70

Interesting - because the green toped cokes never list ingredients womanofthehills Jul 2023 #71

Watch the switch. cannabis_flower Jul 2023 #67

I wonder if this will be similar to the "saccharin causes cancer" scare from the 70's. OnlinePoker Jun 2023 #4

any one study can be flawed but if the WHO makes a conclusion LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #12

WHO's to say? mahina Jun 2023 #22

ha! LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #24

Agree - it's an agreement by world scientists after looking at world studies womanofthehills Jun 2023 #37

Whatever. It helped me beat diabetes. Happy Hoosier Jun 2023 #5

Some new studies say it can co tribute to diabetes womanofthehills Jun 2023 #31

My own experience suggests otherwise. Happy Hoosier Jun 2023 #41

A lot of shit is a possible carcinogen. Let us know BootinUp Jun 2023 #8

I used to drink that stuff but it started making me feel weird LymphocyteLover Jun 2023 #10

Same here - it's been 30 yrs or more since I had a diet coke womanofthehills Jun 2023 #38

Apparently it kind of tricks our bodies into believing it's a protean TeamProg Jun 2023 #11

"possibly" nt BootinUp Jun 2023 #15

The key phrase is this one: GAdem2016 Jun 2023 #14

The information should "probably" spur additional studies BootinUp Jun 2023 #17

Sounds like you are still quoting a study womanofthehills Jul 2023 #58

Diet Pepsi? Auggie Jun 2023 #16

Bring back TaB!! Oopsie Daisy Jun 2023 #19

YES! Duppers Jun 2023 #34

🤣🤣🤣 Karma13612 Jun 2023 #51

In 70's, Uni I went to had photo darkrooms & litho printing classes with no ventilation womanofthehills Jul 2023 #53

I hear ya! Karma13612 Jul 2023 #62

Most studies so far are studies of confirmtion bias Warpy Jun 2023 #20

From what I know about IARC, they compile research from around the world. womanofthehills Jun 2023 #30

I read that study elsewhere Warpy Jun 2023 #33

Probably ok in moderation if a person has an otherwise healthy diet womanofthehills Jul 2023 #60

And food fads, don't forget those Warpy Jul 2023 #61

Just to clarify, stevia is not artificial. Karma13612 Jun 2023 #50

Rumsfeld put in a new FDA boss to speed up approval Attilatheblond Jun 2023 #23

I believe there are warnings Karma13612 Jun 2023 #49

They caught Searle cutting cutting tumors out of rats in their trials bedazzled Jul 2023 #57

I'm sure the risks from obesity far outweigh any risk from aspartame Bayard Jun 2023 #25

Interesting- many nutritionists & body builders now into the carnivore diet womanofthehills Jun 2023 #39

Sounds kind of like the keto diet Bayard Jun 2023 #45

Here in Europe, aspartame has been used, AND known as a possible carcinogen for decades DFW Jun 2023 #32

Stick to eating fruit GenThePerservering Jun 2023 #35

Fruit & honey - womanofthehills Jun 2023 #40

Honey has such a distinct flavor Karma13612 Jun 2023 #48

Eh, if it is it's a miniscule risk I'm sure. Stevia is better anyway. sir pball Jun 2023 #36

Sounds like growing your own stevia plants is good womanofthehills Jul 2023 #59

Erythritol is pretty insidious. sir pball Jul 2023 #63

Can't stand stevia.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #65

Does Coke Zero have same sweetener? honest.abe Jun 2023 #44

No, Coke Zero uses Splenda Marius25 Jul 2023 #54

Coke Zero uses a combination of aspartame and Ace-K aka TexasBushwhacker Jul 2023 #55

That fake sweetener is in so many things now. Karma13612 Jun 2023 #47

To be clear.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #64

Actually, I always see asulfame and aspartame Karma13612 Jul 2023 #66

"Fake News. I am still alive!" dalton99a Jul 2023 #56