Number 2 is always dangerous!
Posted on 04/24/2015 12:06:24 PM PDT by Red Badger
NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo says it's dropping aspartame from Diet Pepsi in response to customer feedback and replacing it with sucralose, another artificial sweetener commonly known as Splenda.
The decision to swap sweeteners comes as Americans keep turning away from popular diet sodas. Competitor Coca-Cola said this week that sales volume for Diet Coke, which also uses aspartame, fell 5 percent in North America in the first three months of the year.
Executives at Coke and Pepsi blame the declines on perceptions that aspartame isn't safe. That's even though the Food and Drug Administration says aspartame, best known by the brand names Equal and NutraSweet, is "one of the most exhaustively studied substances in the human food supply, with more than 100 studies supporting its safety."
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I do know about Coke & other drinks made w/ sugar. Getting easier to find.
For me, my own health maladies all revolve around processed & highly refined foods (took me 10 years to figure out on my own. Doctors? can all go eff themselves). I’m lucky my ‘cure’ was so easy, if that’s an accurate word for it.
The other part of ‘quitting’ (daily consumption of) soda was due to the severe enamel erosion of my formerly-perfect teeth.
I figure I just might get away with not having falsies if I actually live to be 70 by doing so. What many don’t realize is that the pills they take are causing their teeth to rot out due to side effects that cause dry-mouth. Oh, I think they have a pill for that (/s).
The severity of the withdrawals from diet soda was unexpected; I don’t think many are either prepared for nor ready to admit how hard it is. I could care less admitting it, so there it is: Be advised.
Oh, and one more thing: The whole ‘carb’ thing is a bunch of BS. Been there, done that. It’s all about balance & calories. Anyone not fully managing their caloric intake and simultaneously working out daily to burn off the ‘extra’ calories is bailing a leaky boat; good luck with that (again, been there/done that). There is NO NEED for artificial sweeteners, IMHO, save for those with intolerance (diabetes, hypoglycemic, etc.). That last statement from someone that bought into all that hook/line/sinker for 15+ years.
I woke up. I’m ‘pill-free’, reversed my weight gain, reversed my Type II diabetes and shrunk my enlarged prostate, reducing my BP at the same time, all while making drastic lifestyle changes which include no longer eating 3 meals/day (bye-bye dinner)...all with no workout regimen, gimmick or ‘diet’. I maintain my weight, lost the fatigue, eat all my favorite foods (made at home) and have dessert every night...Good luck to the rest of y’all (it wasn’t easy, but I feel 10 years younger for it and only regret not figuring it out 10 years prior).
It can happen to you, too. I simply can’t be that unique. If I am, I have yet to realize my true value (haven’t seen a dime for it).
I like the massive sugar/fake-sugar advice thrown around on here for the sodas. How about dropping soda altogether? Flavored seltzer water gives you the carbonation shock you crave and doesn’t kill you with that other crap in it.
I also recently switched to honey in my coffee instead of sugar. It took a little getting used to at first, but I really like it.
Plain water? That is dangerous. H is hydrogen which blew up the Hindenburg and O is oxygen which is used in cutting torches. I do not know what 2 is but it must be dangerous.
Number 2 is always dangerous!
#51 Thanks I will look into this Sodastream.
From their website: Powered by a CO2 carbonator, SodaStream allows you to turn tap water into sparkling water in an instant so you can create refreshing flavored sparkling water. What’s more, SodaStream drink mixes offer a healthier alternative to ready-to-drink brands, with 2/3 less sugar, no high-fructose corn syrup and no aspartame.
#62 recently switched to honey
Don’t all the bees buzzing you bug you? : )
Not so far
Pepsi is for kiddies, I drink bier.
The acids in your stomach will nullify the good stuff that cinnamon does for you.
And it is kind of hard to get down.:)
Pure stevia isn’t bad for you.
It tastes weird
Drink seltzer if you want soda. nothing better with a slice of lime..... and some Tanqeray.
Great. Now my diet pepsi will never taste the same. Can the food nazi’s not get a life???
It does take some getting use to. The best brand is Now Stevia. It’s a small bottle of liquid. One drop equals a spoon of sugar. Lasts forever and tastes almost like sugar. The other good brand is Sweet Leaf. Both are pure stevia with no dextrose or other fillers. They are both really good sugar alternatives for diabetics. They don’t elevate blood sugar levels.
I’ll try to remember that, might be worth a try.
does it work in corn flakes?
Yes it does work on cornflakes, but mix a drop in the milk first before adding the cereal.
Another good thing. .. it’s low calorie :)
cool
Sucralose isn't metabolized by the body so any health fears are unfounded. The testing isn't BS. Sucralose and Aspartame are two of the most tested food ingredients in history. Supplements should receive a fraction of the attention of Sucralose and Aspartame. Supplements can absolutely be dangerous. Sucralose and Aspartame are not.
Aspartame affects the Brain - hmm - a poem there - and not in a good way.
Better to use Stevia.
Google both - lots of info.
My spouse reads nutritional health letters probably 4 days a week, for years. Could says it’s a hobby. Says aspartame bad, Stevia better.
One can wean off sweetening all drinks.
I dilute organic ‘Honest Tea’ products with water. Almost half and half now. Suit yourself.
‘ Honest splash,’ sweetened with fruit juice, ‘Honest Tea,’ and ‘Honest Ade’ available at my 99cent Store! Sometimes Big Lots, and K-Mart.
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