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Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 6 Jan 13

Well, many do - it seems to be very common in the USA and some other countries, also where I live. Many want to avoid the big amount of sugar that is in the ordinary sodas, and most of us know sugar is not good. But have a look...

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Diet pepsi - is aspartame addicting?

ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 23 Dec 12

There was a lot of concern for Diet drinks, in general. The concern was with the aspartame. Someone claimed it made people prone to brain cancer. However, the Cancer Society of Canada has released the allegations that it was all a...

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Can Aspartame really cause cancer?

ardieboi @ardieboi (195) • Philippines 24 Oct 12

I've heard that the sweetener aspartame can cause cancer. It is believed so because the body is unable to metabolize the product. It worries me because my father is diabetic and he uses aspartame to sweeten his coffee. He drinks...

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drinking diet pop - good or bad?

monkmano @monkmano (585) • Canada 23 Jul 12

I have always liked my drinks, and i prefer diet pop over sugar but is this bad for trying to lose weight? I do know it contains a bit of sodium which isnt good if i want to hydrate but what about the aspartame. my mother told me...

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Baking with xylitol and stevia instead of sugar

Timeout @Timeout (419) 18 Apr 12

Hello mylotters! I have been thinking of the idea recently of opening my own cupcake business. There are some businesses like that around, just a few, none of them had royal icing cookies between their products, so I thought...

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how damage is aspartame?

Ifamous @ifa225 (14468) • Indonesia 18 Mar 12

I read that aspartame can caused a really bad health to us. Even FDA prohibited in 1989.. But now they label it as safe. an d some research said that the gulf war syndrome caused because of aspartame. what do u take on this?

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Coke Zero safe?

TriGyn03 @TriGyn03 (84) • Philippines 8 Feb 12

i am a little bit curious about coke zero. they say it has no sugar but why does it taste sweet??? it taste a little bit different from the original coke product...are the ingredients they use to make it sweet good for our health...

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How Had Your Weight Changed Since Cutting Out Soda?

talfonso @talfonso (246) • United States 13 Sep 11

I was a big soda drinker in childhood and adolescence. I drank a bottle and two cans a day every school day. Little did I know that I was adding empty calories to my diet. My mother tells me to stop, but I loved the taste of...

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I was really scared but now relaxed

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 30 Aug 11

Source---http://www.sugarfreegold.net/ In some discussions and responses, I read ‘Aspartame causes cancer’. Some friends who visited our home last Sunday, looked at sole of my feet, said ‘be careful, you may get cancer because...

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Is diet coke bad for you?

bisonpowers @bisonpowers (26) 20 Sep 10

I have heard that diet coke is bad for you because of a chemical sweetener called aspartame; is this true? At the moment I am trying to lose a few pounds so am drinking diet coke but I am a little worried that I could be...

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Can Aspartame be so dangerous?

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 2 Aug 10

Friends I am told that the artificial sweetener ‘Aspartame’ may be source of joint pain, memory loss, severe dizziness and depression. I am told a lady was suffering from joint pain, expensive tests could not find any reason...

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I am scared now

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 23 Apr 10

Hi everybody, for past several years, I have been taking the so called SUGAR FREE artificial sweeteners in my tea, milk and other homemade sweets and sweet dishes. I also carry a small bottle of this in my hand bag, in hotels when...

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Aspartame has been ...

Valentin @wmraul (2552) • Bucharest, Romania 16 Feb 10

... renamed and is now being marketed as a natural sweetener Despite the evidences showing that aspartame is a dangerous toxin, it has remained on the global market with the exception of a few countries that have banned it....

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Aspartame has been renamed and is now marketed as a natural sweetener

mrseeker1977 @mrseeker1977 (37) • Canada 15 Feb 10

So how do you cover up the most lethal food additive and natural sweetener's reputation and just keep selling it? Just rename it! That is now what the maker of Aspartame, Ajinomoto is up to! So everyone BE AWARE! They are now...

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hvedra @hvedra (1619) 13 Jan 10

I don't buy soft drinks very often but did so over the holidays and found it was impossible to find any that didn't have artificial sweetners in. If a drink has the full compliment of sugar why does it need aspartame or...

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Do you know that Softdrinks having label Zero Sugar and Diet are more Dangerous?

fler @feodda (579) • Philippines 30 Sep 09

Many of us, never know how dangerous to drink softdrinks that have Zero Sugar and Diet. It is because of the artificial that has been replaced. That sugar could Aspartame. There are a lot of Side effect of it this includes:...

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Dangers of Artificial sweeteners, Diet softdrinks and other Energy drinks

levite @levite (1062) • Philippines 17 Sep 09

Have you heard about aspartame and sucralose? They are ingredients in making artificial sweeteners, diet softdrinks and energy drinks with no sugar added. They are alternatives to sugar. But are they safe to our health? According...

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FACT : Coca-Cola zero with Aspartame. The truth about aspartame. Please read

yuansplace @yuansplace (543) • Switzerland 2 Jul 09

First of all I love Coca Cola. But I can say that I love Coca-cola more when I was younger. I do not know why. Maybe because I have more options of what to drink now. When I was back home, we have no other choice for cold drinks...

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Favorite brand of diet soda?

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 29 Mar 09

What's your favorite brand of diet soda? (IE, Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, etc.)? Which one do you think tastes the MOST like the original? My favorite is actually Diet Mountain Dew, although I'll drink pretty much...

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do artificial sweeteners, specifically aspartame, really cause cancer?

doc_alma_jones @doc_alma_jones (822) • Philippines 3 Feb 09

there have been published studies that artificial sweeteners, specifically aspartame, caused a significant increase in leukemia and lymphoma among mice. but when the national cancer institute conducted its own studies, they say...

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