We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Is diet pop REALLY that bad fro you????

11113151617

Replies

  • Posts: 3,202 Member
    What is interesting is that no one commented on the way that aspartame came on the market, which has a bearing on the OP.
  • Posts: 12,589 Member

    It's the internet, of course these homeopathic people know quantum physics.... duh!

    Seems legit
  • Posts: 281 Member
    What is interesting is that no one commented on the way that aspartame came on the market, which has a bearing on the OP.

    I did : ) Yes it's the most important post related to the OP! ANd it is interesting that other than me, no one has mentioned it!!!
  • Posts: 206

    I did : ) Yes it's the most important post related to the OP! ANd it is interesting that other than me, no one has mentioned it!!!


    The original controversy is probably the reason why aspartame has been one of the most rigorously studied substances ever introduced. Hence the mountain of evidence supporting its safety.
  • Posts: 3,202 Member

    I did : ) Yes it's the most important post related to the OP! ANd it is interesting that other than me, no one has mentioned it!!!

    Yes, you're right---sorry, I missed your response in all the stuff that was flying back and forth. And I agree that it is very relevant to the discussion but being ignored by those who want to believe that aspartame is perfectly safe.
  • Posts: 151 Member

    Yes, you're right---sorry, I missed your response in all the stuff that was flying back and forth. And I agree that it is very relevant to the discussion but being ignored by those who want to believe that aspartame is perfectly safe.

    We don't "want to believe" anything. We rely on evidence INSTEAD of belief.
  • Posts: 208 Member


    The original controversy is probably the reason why aspartame has been one of the most rigorously studied substances ever introduced. Hence the mountain of evidence supporting its safety.

    I agree with a lot of what you say but I just have to make a slight point. You can not prove something is safe with the food testing, you can only prove the absence of side effects from the test. That said, aspartame is the most tested food additive ever and nothing negative has ever been proven in any legitimate study.
  • Posts: 281 Member
    For those saying homeopathy is just a placebo effect . . . tell it to these mice. Next you'll be telling me that mice as susceptible to the placebo effect also.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22818235
  • Posts: 206
    For those saying homeopathy is just a placebo effect . . . tell it to these mice. Next you'll be telling me that mice as susceptible to the placebo effect also.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22818235

    LULZ.

    The article was published in a journal titled "Homeopathy".

    I'm sure the peer-review process was brutal.
  • Posts: 36 Member
    I have only read negative information about artificial sweeteners, so I try to stay away from them as much as possible. Have you tried drinking flavored sparkling water? That helps me when I'm craving a soda but don't want to drink my calories.
  • Posts: 3,202 Member


    The original controversy is probably the reason why aspartame has been one of the most rigorously studied substances ever introduced. Hence the mountain of evidence supporting its safety.

    Poppycock. http://www.wnho.net/aspartame_brain_damage.htm
  • Posts: 151 Member
    For those saying homeopathy is just a placebo effect . . . tell it to these mice. Next you'll be telling me that mice as susceptible to the placebo effect also.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22818235

    You seem tenacious. Why don't you crack open a book about skepticism, and have an informative evening?
  • Posts: 3,202 Member

    We don't "want to believe" anything. We rely on evidence INSTEAD of belief.

    Oh? Try this on for evidence: http://www.wnho.net/aspartame_brain_damage.htm
  • Never did like diet drinks..But I love my coke..That's one thing I haven't given up..Still losing weight though....
  • Posts: 151 Member

    Oh? Try this on for evidence: http://www.wnho.net/aspartame_brain_damage.htm

    Hahahaha.... are you trolling me? Find a source from peer reviewed MEDICAL research, and we'll be in business.
  • Posts: 281 Member

    You seem tenacious. Why don't you crack open a book about skepticism, and have an informative evening?

    I don't have to be skeptical about homeopathy when I've seen it work over and over first hand.
  • Posts: 26
    OP, I've solved this. Prepare a homeopathic solution of aspartame and drink some after every diet soda. You'll be fine.
  • Posts: 206

    Oh? Try this on for evidence: http://www.wnho.net/aspartame_brain_damage.htm


    EL-OH-EL

    Great source there

    aminosweet_aspartame_small.gif

    global_warming_hoax.gif


    No agenda there.
  • Posts: 206

    You seem tenacious. Why don't you crack open a book about skepticism, and have an informative evening?

    This

    Start here:

    shermer_why_people_believe_weird_things.jpg
  • Posts: 3,202 Member

    Hahahaha.... are you trolling me? Find a source from peer reviewed MEDICAL research, and we'll be in business.

    No one is doing medical research on it anymore because it is considered a closed subject. But that doesn't mean that it is safe--only that the subject has been abandoned.
  • Posts: 151 Member

    I don't have to be skeptical about homeopathy when I've seen it work over and over first hand.

    When you read about skepticism, you'll learn about how this is anecdotal evidence, and is unreliable for numerous reasons. Seriously, what harm could learning a new subject do to you?
  • Posts: 206


    I don't have to be skeptical about homeopathy when I've seen it work over and over first hand.

    And herein lies the problem.

    Rather than critically evaluating the causal relationship, you believe what you want to believe and look for justification for your beliefs. Welcome to the wonderful and wacky world of cognitive dissonance.
  • Posts: 281 Member

    When you read about skepticism, you'll learn about how this is anecdotal evidence, and is unreliable for numerous reasons. Seriously, what harm could learning a new subject do to you?

    Again, I don't have to be skeptical about that study because I've seen homeopathy work countless times first hand. If you did you'd know what I mean. Would you be skeptical about the effectiveness of antibiotics if you didn't like the way a study was conducted?
  • Posts: 151 Member

    Again, I don't have to be skeptical about that study because I've seen homeopathy work countless times first hand. If you did you'd know what I mean. Would you be skeptical about the effectiveness of antibiotics if you didn't like the way a study was conducted?

    In the absence of all the evidence that modern science has provided us.... YES!
  • Posts: 281 Member

    In the absence of all the evidence that modern science has provided us.... YES!

    I guess you haven't experienced first hand positive effects from them over and over to know first hand the results so you have to rely on a study to tell you what's up.
  • Posts: 151 Member

    I guess you haven't experienced first hand positive effects from them over and over to know first hand the results so you have to rely on a study to tell you what's up.

    People could tell me about their first hand experience with voodoo, the holy spirit, bloody mary, demons, or bigfoot.... should I believe them?
  • Posts: 12,589 Member

    People could tell me about their first hand experience with voodoo, the holy spirit, bloody mary, demons, or bigfoot.... should I believe them?

    :laugh:
  • Posts: 150 Member

    People could tell me about their first hand experience with voodoo, the holy spirit, bloody mary, demons, or bigfoot.... should I believe them?

    Be careful. James Randi took an overdose of homeopathic sleeping pills. AND HE DIED!

    Wait, no, he actually didn't die. Did take the overdose. See here: http://www.ted.com/talks/james_randi.html

    If water has a memory, and we have sewers, well...I guess it remembers some pretty icky stuff.
  • Posts: 281 Member

    People could tell me about their first hand experience with voodoo, the holy spirit, bloody mary, demons, or bigfoot.... should I believe them?

    You know that's not what I am saying. So stop trying to make me seem like a naive, gullible idiot. What I'm saying is that I believe homeopathy works because my family and I have been using it instead of allopathic medication for over 30 years and it has worked in various situations. So, I am not skeptical of that study even though it doesn't meet your standards. If you knew something worked from a lifetime of experiences, then you wouldn't be skeptical of a study just because you didn't like who conducted it, etc.
  • Posts: 151 Member

    You know that's not what I am saying. So stop trying to make me seem like a naive, gullible idiot. What I'm saying is that I believe homeopathy works because my family and I have been using it instead of allopathic medication for over 30 years and it has worked in various situations. So, I am not skeptical of that study even though it doesn't meet your standards. If you knew something worked from a lifetime of experiences, then you wouldn't be skeptical of a study just because you didn't like who conducted it, etc.

    I don't doubt that you, and your beliefs are sincere. I understand that you are not a fool. I only reject the notion of forming opinions based on tales of others experiences. Pick up that book that was recommended earlier in the thread. I think that you'll find that we have more in common than you know.
This discussion has been closed.