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Diet soda

  • 01-06-2006 4:56pm
    #1
    Sandals
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    eg 7-up free,
    Pepsi max,
    Sprite Zero

    I used to never drink any fizzy drinks, but have recently taken up drinking diet drinks, can you tell me why I shouldn't drink them or are they ok, they must be way better than no diet drinks, in my rational anyway.


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  • #2
    t-ha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭t-ha


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054896973&referrerid=59211&highlight=diet+drinks

    I would agree with your rational that they are better than full sugar sodas. However I don't see why you would 'take up' drinking them? They ain't exactly perfect either...


  • #3
    the Guru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭the Guru


    Aspartame is the artificial sweetner in some diet drinks some studies have shown that it can cause cancer.

    some more info here - http://www.321recipes.com/aspartame.html


  • #4
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    No, they've LINKED it to cancer. And there's also increasing evidence to disprove the theories (which is all they are) about the risks of aspartame. There's a lot of scaremonering on the interweb about phenylalanine, aspartame and other sugar-substitutes, but a study done by the European Food Saftey Authority (EFSA) has found no conclusive evidence of a link between aspartame and cancer. The BBC and the EFSA have both issued reports on it. Personally I'd be more inclined to believe a peer-reviewed, published article from a reputable scientific source as opposed to anecdotal evidence on the web. But each to own.


  • #5
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    I also heard that Aspartame is a appetite enhancer, so though they don't contain any calories in themselves, they do tend to make you eat more.

    I don't know how true that is though - it's just something I read once. I also read the cancer-theory, so if that's not true then maybe it being an appetite enhancer isn't true either.

    It still can't be good for you though - it still contains artificial ingredients.


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