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Do you think diet coke should have a warning on the pack?

def

aspartame sounds like nasty stuff... also hyperactivity can be bad...

but is this worth a warning?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_coke#Debate_over_health_issues

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That_Guy

def wrote: »

yea but i think the warnings are on smokes to inform not so much discourage,
if you want to smoke its your choice , but if you called a brand of smokes health sticks and had a load of healthy cool people smoking them on an ad.....

I disagree. There's no health benefits from smoking and so it's a habit which the media try to discourage by putting big government warnings on the box and showing very graphic ads of various people's organs which are damaged due to smoking. It's a scare tactic.

If you called a brand of cigarettes "health sticks" and they were advertised then that'd be ok because you can't advertise cigarettes in papers or on tv.

AnonoBoy

WindSock wrote: »

I think Diet Coke should be banned aspartame thinks that it is unhealthy and misleading. And the ads suck.

Bum-tish!

Naikon

Diet Coke?

Pepsi Max and Jolt cola are where it's at tbh. Besides, life has a 100% certainty of death so does it really matter if you die
10 years younger than you should? I will keep eating red meat as long as I can. "Twice a child, once a Man" - Some Rabbi

ejmaztec

That_Guy wrote: »

There are warnings though. Well they're on the ground and they say "look left" or AND:eek: "look right".

There's no need to thank me for fixing your post and saving your life.

Reganio 2

def wrote: »

then why did you click on here...?

To complain about it.... obviously.

Nichololas

Coming off Aspartame is harder than coming off Heroin. Fact.*

* Not really. But it does create withdrawal symptoms in regular users.

Ruu_Old

Caution: contents cold (or room temperature)!

itsallaboutheL

MaybeLogic wrote: »

It's a disgusting product and was passed for FDA approval, without proper testing, at the behest of Donald Rumsfeld who represented Splenda. (the second time he was involved in poisoning people after providing Saddam with chemicals)
White sugar isn't that far behind it, tbh.

what i find hilarious is that there are "diet" protein products on the market that are full of it and it's coompletely counter productive, it lessens the ability of muscles to recover.

Joey the lips

Diet coke sucks!

rubensni

ContyHooks wrote: »

It's not the aspartame causing the problem, it's what it's broken down into (formaldehyde, phenalynine, aspartate, dkp, etc) in your body where the controversy over health issues arises.

There is a warning about the phenylalalanine, just at the bottom of the ingredients

Reganio 2

I wonder does my Rohypnol have a warning on it.... Be right back.

MaybeLogic

rubensni wrote: »

There is a warning about the phenylalalanine, just at the bottom of the ingredients

It turns you lala, apparently.

rubensni

MaybeLogic wrote: »

It turns you lala, apparently.

sorrywhat

It doesnt matter. People will still drink it. Its like cigarettes. There is loads of warnings on them of various degree's. In some countries they put pictures of f**ked up lungs on them and people still smoke.

So nah it doesnt matter. I like diet coke. Especially when its freezing and Im hungover. Its a little can of fizzy goodness.

neilthefunkeone

the most recent medical review on the subject concluded that "the weight of existing scientific evidence indicates that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a non-nutritive sweetener.

Just drink normal coke then..

itsallaboutheL

sorrywhat wrote: »

So nah it doesnt matter. I like diet coke. Especially when its freezing and Im hungover. Its a little can of fizzy goodness.

Oh ya i'm dehydrated so i'll drink a diuretic... smart!!

sorrywhat

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Oh ya i'm dehydrated so i'll drink a diuretic... smart!!

I didnt say I was dehydrated, I said I was hungover.

And yea yea I know you're dehydrated when your hungover but it makes me feel better!

The 8 pints the night before didnt do me any good either ya know!

def

sorrywhat wrote: »

It doesnt matter. People will still drink it. Its like cigarettes. There is loads of warnings on them of various degree's. In some countries they put pictures of f**ked up lungs on them and people still smoke.

So nah it doesnt matter. I like diet coke. Especially when its freezing and Im hungover. Its a little can of fizzy goodness.

yes but people are stupid and people who work in marketing images are way to good at it ,,causing fat people and women to think "hey if i drink this it will make me skinny"

if you sell something that can cause you a horrible death through over use you should at least be forced to let people know it can cause your brain to ye know bruise and splitt and bleed causing a horrible death ,

jumpguy

def wrote: »

aspartame sounds like nasty stuff... also hyperactivity can be bad...

but is this worth a warning?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_coke#Debate_over_health_issues

Aspartame is in nearly every diet drink these days, it is one of the most popular sugar substituitions. There is debate over it's effect on health, however there's nothing ever concrete about the long-term effects of aspartame, therefore it's not banned.

admiralofthefleet

there should be a warning on the packaging telling consumers that it tastes crap

Mike 1972

jumpguy wrote: »

There is debate over it's effect on health, however there's nothing ever concrete about the long-term effects of aspartame, therefore it's not banned.

Interesting to compare the policy regarding this with the policy regarding other substances all the same ?

locum-motion

Hey, Aspartame's nowhere near as dangerous as Dihydrogen Monoxide. Ban it first! Get the priorities right!

Dihydrogen monoxide:

killed more than 4,000 people in the USA in 1997.
is also called "hydroxyl acid", and is the major component of acid rain.
contributes to the "greenhouse effect".
may cause severe burns.
is fatal if inhaled.
contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.

Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:

as an industrial solvent and coolant.
in nuclear power plants.
in the production of Styrofoam.
as a fire retardant.
in many forms of cruel animal research.
in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.
as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.

For more info, look at:

http://www.dhmo.org/

Bonito

My dad drinks like 2 litres of this shít a day

def

locum-motion wrote: »

Hey, Aspartame's nowhere near as dangerous as Dihydrogen Monoxide. Ban it first! Get the priorities right!
Dihydrogen monoxide:
killed more than 4,000 people in the USA in 1997.

is also called "hydroxyl acid", and is the major component of acid rain.

contributes to the "greenhouse effect".

may cause severe burns.

is fatal if inhaled.

contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.

accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.

may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.

has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.

Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:
as an industrial solvent and coolant.

in nuclear power plants.

in the production of Styrofoam.

as a fire retardant.

in many forms of cruel animal research.

in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.

as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.

For more info, look at:

http://www.dhmo.org/

jesus christ, flouride in the drinking water but we all use tooth paste kinda stuff ,,,should tooth paste and drinking tap water have warnings ? "may cause bone cancer"

i wonder where the guys that "proved" tabacco was safe work now?they pulled that one off for quite a few years... they prove cannabis is dangerous for the same people...stupid question

Rycn

Even if they put a warning on the bottle, id say most diet coke drinkers wouldnt care.

NothingMan

Rycn wrote: »

Even if they put a warning on the bottle, id say most diet coke drinkers wouldnt care.

I disagree, with cigarettes they're all bad for you so if you smoke, you'll smoke whatever you're use to or like.
With Diet coke there are so many alternatives that if only one brand said "May cause intestination" then you'll just look along the shelf to a more appealing diet drink.

dylano_k

American...the only country where people buy 2 double cheese burgers, large fries and chicken nuggets....and a diet coke

phasers

dylano_k wrote: »

American...the only country where people buy 2 double cheese burgers, large fries and chicken nuggets....and a diet coke

No it isn't, that happens all the time here

Asmodean

I'd be just as worried about the Phenylalanine in coke aswell.

Thomas828

Just about every diet drink I've come across tastes like dishwater.