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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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What do Artifiical - Sweetner Do you prefer?

walterdsouzajr @walterdsouzajr (98) • United States 6 Aug 09

I like Equal the best. It matches. Stevia is good also. But Equal has its special taste. How about you?

artificial sweetner

Sweetner

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 27 Jan 09

What kind of sweetner do you use most when baking? I use sugar in everything that requires a sweetner or that I enjoy a sweetner in.Like I like to put sugar in my tea and coffee.

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Stevia

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 22 Dec 08

Do you think Stevia is safe? Stevia is a south American herb that is naturally hundred of times sweeter than sugar and has no calories. many assume that because Stevis is natural and herb, it is safe. but asccording to FDA, they...

artificial sugar

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Sweet Poison - Live a healthy life.

ketybhagat @ketybhagat (4123) • India 3 Jul 08

Fw: SWEET POISON - A MUST READ In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of...

early pregnancy

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Are you concerned about high fructose corn syrup in your foods?

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 25 Jan 08

More and more is being researched and written about high fructose corn syrup. It is present in over half of our foods as it helps to maintain fresheness, extend shelf life, soften baked goods and for other reasons. Much is being...

genetically altered food

high fructose corn syrup

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Do you prefer sugar or sweetners?

Fidget @Fidget (291) 20 Jan 08

In drinks I'll quite happily have sweetners (tablet form) as I cannot taste the difference. However, I cannot stand artifical sweetner (sugar replacement powdered stuff) on my food. Yuck. What about you?

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sugar or sweetner or black.

chrislotz @chrislotz (8136) • Canada 18 Jan 08

I use sweetner in my coffee and tea. Most people I know use sugar or nothing at all. the reason I use artificial sweetner is because of the calories. Did you know there are 80 calories per teaspoon and only 1 in sweetner? If you...

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honey raw or unpasteurized ??

sabbathandruth @sabbathandruth (567) • Canada 28 Nov 07

what is the difference between raw honey and unpasteurized honey? i know they are different because i have a bottle of each of them the raw one crystalizes and turns hard when its coll,the unpasteurized and pasteurized honey stays...

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Diet Soda

kitkat1 @kitkat1 (1227) • Canada 7 May 07

I really love my pop so when i started to watch my weight i had to switch to diet pops. I have tryed several different kinds of pops and i tryed diet pepsi and diet coke as well the only thing is these to in particular makes me...

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A TIP ...Do you use sweeteners?

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 1 Feb 07

I used Sweet&Low or Equal for year until I ched them out and found havebad they are for you. Sweet&Low has been around for approx. 15 years and has been well testedand it is not healthy. The new "wonder" sugar free substance...

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