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is Miwadi safe ?

  • 26-01-2016 1:32am
    #1
    Andy From Sligo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,710 ✭✭✭✭


    I dont think I am breaking the rul on the sticky about health and safety - if I am mod(s) I am very sorry and remove if you wish (but please dont ban me from boards!)

    Anyway, I like the ol' Mi Wadi(no added sugar) BlackCurrant drink (you dilute it with water) - lovely taste but has it got any cancer causing ingredients/additives? - if i contact the manufactures then obviously im a gonna get a biased reply so i thought I would ask the Irish public .

    The Ingredients from the label:

    Sodium Citrate (?)
    sweetners: Aspartame, Acesulfame K (whatever that is!)
    Potassium Sorbate,
    Sodium Metabisulphite (??)
    Ascorbic Acid
    Contains a source of Phenylalanine (?)
    Tagged:


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  • #2
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,741 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Why trust randomers on the internet over the food safety authorities of the western world?
    So, so many things we regularly eat have cancer causing properties - it's a case of the amount we consume.
    I'm pretty sure that aspartame has been shown to cause cancer in rats but I wonder about the dose compared to what a human would typically consume.


  • #3
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Aspartame doesn't cause cancer. Multiple studies have found no link between aspartame and cancer.

    It's a favourite baddie of the "all natural living" idiots on facebook like that Woulfe guy because Monsanto are one of the biggest producers of aspartame in the world. So it suits their agenda to be able to say that something is evil because Monsanto does it.

    My advice would be to stop worrying about everyday foods causing cancer and stick to the "everything in moderation" rule. Are you drinking 3 or 4 glasses of cordial a day? Then you're OK. Are you drinking an entire bottle of MiWadi every day? May not be a good idea.

    If you're really concerned about ingredients, look at wikipedia for them. Don't look at anything else unless you are 100% sure it's a respected scientific journal and you understand what it's saying.


  • #4
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,320 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Hang on here for a second!

    It's not your wadi, it's MY wadi!


  • #5
    Merkin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,230 ✭✭✭Merkin


    Mod Nobody here is qualified to offer nutritional advice. I suggest you contact the manufacturer and ask for a full nutritional breakdown. If not, then perhaps a dietician or nutritionist may be best place to give you an informed answer.


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