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Diet soda

roamingtiger
roamingtiger Posts: 747 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone know of scientific studies regarding diet soda?
If yes, please post references down below.

Replies

  • netwatcher
    netwatcher Posts: 26 Member
    Im just slowly reducing all artificial sweeteners for myself, i just hope these articles help, i tried to pull them from different viewpoints.
  • HealthierRayne
    HealthierRayne Posts: 268 Member
    edited March 2017
    This is about the popular sweetener used in sodas, a lot of the references are studies specific to soda - you might find something useful there

    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-aspartame-cause-cancer/


    Video Sources

    Huff J, LaDou J. Aspartame bioassay findings portend human cancer hazards. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2007 Oct-Dec;13(4):446-8.

    Supplemental Table 1. Multivariable relative risks of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and leukemia by frequency of diet soda consumption, stratified by median alcohol intake, among men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, 1986-2006.

    Chan JM, Wang F, Holly EA. Sweets, sweetened beverages, and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large population-based case-control study. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Aug;20(6):835-46.

    Cohen SM. Cell proliferation in the bladder and implications for cancer risk assessment. Toxicology. 1995 Sep 1;102(1-2):149-59.

    Chrostek L, Jelski W, Szmitkowski M, Puchalski Z. Gender-related differences in hepatic activity of alcohol dehydrogenase isoenzymes and aldehyde dehydrogenase in humans. J Clin Lab Anal. 2003;17(3):93-6.

    Frezza M, di Padova C, Pozzato G, Terpin M, Baraona E, Lieber CS. High blood alcohol levels in women. The role of decreased gastric alcohol dehydrogenase activity and first-pass metabolism. N Engl J Med. 1990 Jan 11;322(2):95-9.

    Soffritti M, Belpoggi F, Degli Esposti D, Lambertini L, Tibaldi E, Rigano A. First experimental demonstration of the multipotential carcinogenic effects of aspartame administered in the feed to Sprague-Dawley rats. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Mar;114(3):379-85.

    Davis DL, Ganter L, Weinkle J. Aspartame and incidence of brain malignancies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May;17(5):1295-6.

    Lim U, Subar AF, Mouw T, Hartge P, Morton LM, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Campbell D, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A. Consumption of aspartame-containing beverages and incidence of hematopoietic and brain malignancies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Sep;15(9):1654-9.

    Mallikarjun S, Sieburth RM. Aspartame and Risk of Cancer: A Meta-analytic Review. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2015;70(3):133-41.

    McCullough ML, Teras LR, Shah R, Diver WR, Gaudet MM, Gapstur SM. Artificially and sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption is not associated with risk of lymphoid neoplasms in older men and women. J Nutr. 2014 Dec;144(12):2041-9.

    Soffritti M, Padovani M, Tibaldi E, Falcioni L, Manservisi F, Belpoggi F. The carcinogenic effects of aspartame: The urgent need for regulatory re-evaluation. Am J Ind Med. 2014 Apr;57(4):383-97.

    Schernhammer ES, Bertrand KA, Birmann BM, Sampson L, Willett WC, Feskanich D. Consumption of artificial sweetener- and sugar-containing soda and risk of lymphoma and leukemia in men and women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Dec;96(6):1419-28.

    Aune D. Soft drinks, aspartame, and the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Dec;96(6):1249-51.

    Roy M, Bailey B, Chalut D, Senécal PE, Gaudreault P. What are the adverse effects of ethanol used as an antidote in the treatment of suspected methanol poisoning in children? J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 2003;41(2):155-61.

    Hantson P, Wittebole X, Haufroid V. Ethanol therapy for methanol poisoning: duration and problems. Eur J Emerg Med. 2002 Sep;9(3):278-9.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Wow. Nope to the quoted.

    Aspartame is just 2 amino acids. Perhaps you should read the link above "why aspartame isn't scary" and be prepared to have your socks knocked off.

    I find it almost amusing that the whole "aspartame is dangerous" thing is still going on, even well after the scaremongering ads have stopped. Thank you, Facebook :laugh:
    This is about the popular sweetener used in sodas, a lot of the references are studies specific to soda - you might find something useful there

    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-aspartame-cause-cancer/


    Video Sources

    Huff J, LaDou J. Aspartame bioassay findings portend human cancer hazards. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2007 Oct-Dec;13(4):446-8.

    Supplemental Table 1. Multivariable relative risks of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and leukemia by frequency of diet soda consumption, stratified by median alcohol intake, among men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, 1986-2006.

    Chan JM, Wang F, Holly EA. Sweets, sweetened beverages, and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large population-based case-control study. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Aug;20(6):835-46.

    Cohen SM. Cell proliferation in the bladder and implications for cancer risk assessment. Toxicology. 1995 Sep 1;102(1-2):149-59.

    Chrostek L, Jelski W, Szmitkowski M, Puchalski Z. Gender-related differences in hepatic activity of alcohol dehydrogenase isoenzymes and aldehyde dehydrogenase in humans. J Clin Lab Anal. 2003;17(3):93-6.

    Frezza M, di Padova C, Pozzato G, Terpin M, Baraona E, Lieber CS. High blood alcohol levels in women. The role of decreased gastric alcohol dehydrogenase activity and first-pass metabolism. N Engl J Med. 1990 Jan 11;322(2):95-9.

    Soffritti M, Belpoggi F, Degli Esposti D, Lambertini L, Tibaldi E, Rigano A. First experimental demonstration of the multipotential carcinogenic effects of aspartame administered in the feed to Sprague-Dawley rats. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Mar;114(3):379-85.

    Davis DL, Ganter L, Weinkle J. Aspartame and incidence of brain malignancies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May;17(5):1295-6.

    Lim U, Subar AF, Mouw T, Hartge P, Morton LM, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Campbell D, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A. Consumption of aspartame-containing beverages and incidence of hematopoietic and brain malignancies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Sep;15(9):1654-9.

    Mallikarjun S, Sieburth RM. Aspartame and Risk of Cancer: A Meta-analytic Review. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2015;70(3):133-41.

    McCullough ML, Teras LR, Shah R, Diver WR, Gaudet MM, Gapstur SM. Artificially and sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption is not associated with risk of lymphoid neoplasms in older men and women. J Nutr. 2014 Dec;144(12):2041-9.

    Soffritti M, Padovani M, Tibaldi E, Falcioni L, Manservisi F, Belpoggi F. The carcinogenic effects of aspartame: The urgent need for regulatory re-evaluation. Am J Ind Med. 2014 Apr;57(4):383-97.

    Schernhammer ES, Bertrand KA, Birmann BM, Sampson L, Willett WC, Feskanich D. Consumption of artificial sweetener- and sugar-containing soda and risk of lymphoma and leukemia in men and women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Dec;96(6):1419-28.

    Aune D. Soft drinks, aspartame, and the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Dec;96(6):1249-51.

    Roy M, Bailey B, Chalut D, Senécal PE, Gaudreault P. What are the adverse effects of ethanol used as an antidote in the treatment of suspected methanol poisoning in children? J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 2003;41(2):155-61.

    Hantson P, Wittebole X, Haufroid V. Ethanol therapy for methanol poisoning: duration and problems. Eur J Emerg Med. 2002 Sep;9(3):278-9.

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