| Re: Aspertame-free Diet Soda?
I understand that it is quite bad for you. There is a lot of information on the internet about it. For one thing, even though it doesn't have sugar, it actually raises blood sugar, our doctor was explaining this to me yesterday, but I forgot why it raises the blood sugar. The upshot is that it raises the blood sugar and if you take a lot of it it can actually make you more likely to get diabetes! There are other problems with it, too. I know that in other countries they have sodas with stevia sweetener instead of aspertame, but not in the US as far as I know. You could try using unsweetened juice with a touch of baking soda in it for fizz. That tastes pretty good but you can't just drink it all day long because you would be drinking too much juice. You can cut the strength of the juice somewhat, though, to stretch it farther and it still tastes good.
Last edited by Kime; 09-09-2004 at 08:49 AM.
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