Is diet coke dangerous ? - General Health Message Board

Mrs.Khan · 04-22-2007, 02:29 PM

I have read on a number of sites that artificial sweeteners can cause cancer or affect mood and memory .But I read on FDA site that these have been proven wrong .I drink 2-3 glasses of diet coke a day with meals .I am worried .Has anyone had a bad experience with diet coke or any artificial sweetener?

alien7 · 04-22-2007, 02:49 PM

I've heard of the possible dangers of artificial sweeteners and at one time the FDA even said so themselves that one particular artificial sugar was indeed bad for us which was Aspartame. So, ya know it makes you wonder why all of a sudden they changed their minds about it. Personally, I don't trust artificial sweeteners , i'd rather stick to good old sugar. Then again it's your choice.

innerstrength86 · 04-22-2007, 04:54 PM

If you're drinking that much soda, I'd stick with diet. Regular sodas have a lot of empty calories...
If you're worried about artificial sweetners, there's one thing you can do, replace soda with water. I think it's still too early to know for sure what harm, if any, they do.

butrfligirl28 · 04-22-2007, 07:32 PM

Just do an internet search for nutrasweet and aspartme sweeteners...........there's tons of info on the health risks.

shaunsgrl · 04-22-2007, 07:51 PM

I was actually just reading an e-mail about this woman and aspertame. She got really sick and was forced to use a wheel chair. Doctors thought she had MS and she was dying. She made plans on what to do with all her belongings. Then she came across this story about diet sodas. Well, here, she actually had aspertame poisoning. She stopped drinking diet soda and now she can walk and has no health problems. Just looking up the different things that aspertame contains will make you want to stay away from it.