Question about Aspartame
kellyo1026
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I need some help. I know that Aspartame is not good for you. I was a very big soda addict before I started my weight loss journey. I have myself down to 1 diet soda a day at dinner time. My doctor told me that was fine since I was only having the one. I can not drink just straight water I never have so in order for me to get my water intake where it needs to be I have been putting Crystal Light in my water. I probably drink 12 glasses of this a day. I just realized that there is Aspartame in Crystal Light. So that's no good. Is there another product out there that works like Crystal Light and does not contain Aspartame? I know I can use fresh fruit and mint but, to me it really does not help that much. If someone could please help me with this so I keep my water intake where it needs to be I would be very greatful! What are some tricks that you all use?
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Water has no flavor. Just drink it...0
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They are really good and I believe they are sweetened with stevia? You'll have to do the research on them, but they're about as natural as you can get with a powder for water.0 -
Maybe it's the water source? The water where I grew up was nearly chewable and I didn't drink much of it. Have you tried filtering your water? Maybe try adding a little juice to your water and gradually decrease the amount of juice so you can adjust. I would recommend green, white or herbal tea (you can brew it cold too) but it sounds like you want it sweet.
Maybe fitting in some smoothies? You'll still get your fiber, nutrients, calories and some water. Or eat a lot of fruits and vegis that naturally have a lot of water already in them (watermelon, tomatoes, grapes, tomatoes). Do you like milk? My kids drink tons of milk and not much actual tap water at this point.0 -
Aspartame is not the devil, drink the Crystal Light (or diet soda).0
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Try to look for all-natural products, but it's best to opt for flavorings that aren't sweet because all zero-calorie sweeteners will make you crave more sweets. Hint waters are flavored and not sweet, but if you need sweetness, opt for LifeWater or VitaminWater, which have natural sweeteners.0
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If you want to maintain good oral hygiene, it is recommended to avoid fizzy drinks, as these are not kind on the tooth enamel. Alcohol, fizzy water, and pop, are best avoided.0
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Aspartame is not the devil, drink the Crystal Light (or diet soda).
Do you seriously not get sick of posting this? OP is asking for NON-Aspertame suggestions.
OP--I agree with trying filtered water! Depending on your source ( chlorinated, well, etc.) water can taste pretty nasty. I like filtered water icy cold ( but no ice) with a wedge of lime. It tastes good! Lemon i find is just bitter to me. I have also tried and really like liquid chlorophyll--with mint. It taste like mint ice tea to me! And....good for you for reading the label and kicking the artificial habit to the curb!0 -
Water! You can spice it up so many ways! Pass the soda and crystal light. Try a lemon twist it is SO good or a lot of my friends really like cucumber water. They say make it cold and slice them into it and it is delicious. My sister likes to cut her water with unsweetned fruit juice and that works for her. Carbonated drinks often leech calcium from your bones :P and artificle sweetner is so bad for you. You can do it!0
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Aspartame is only bad for you in large quantities cos it can cause laxative effects - if you're not feeling these effects, you don't need to worry about it0
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Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.0
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There is a school of thought that artificial sweeteners cause the body to crave more sweets.0
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Seeing it as the devil is fine by opinion. Saying that is causes cancer is irresponsible especially if it's just opinion on a public forum.Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer.
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Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?0 -
Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?
OH for pete's sake! This again? Do you all not tire of hearing the same thing over and over? (both sides...) Quit hijacking.
It would be really great to see what suggestions the OP can get for her actual question/concern! Any takers for that?0 -
Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?
OH for pete's sake! This again? Do you all not tire of hearing the same thing over and over? (both sides...) Quit hijacking.
It would be really great to see what suggestions the OP can get for her actual question/concern! Any takers for that?
The suggestion is she doesn't need to quit drinking her crystal light with her water because the amount of aspartame she would have to consume before it becomes an issues is WAY MORE than she will ever digest just drinking 12 glasses of water a day.......0 -
Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?
OH for pete's sake! This again? Do you all not tire of hearing the same thing over and over? (both sides...) Quit hijacking.
It would be really great to see what suggestions the OP can get for her actual question/concern! Any takers for that?
The suggestion is she doesn't need to quit drinking her crystal light with her water because the amount of aspartame she would have to consume before it becomes an issues is WAY MORE than she will ever digest just drinking 12 glasses of water a day.......
That is not a suggestion--that is an opinion. And of course a valid opinion--to which you are entitled. Derailing yet another thread is another issue. There are those that will never concur with the opposing view when it comes to aspartame and the like. Make a suggestion, stay on topic. For example: OP have you tried drinking a glass of ice water first thing in the morning? It really wakes me up more than a shower--and your taste buds may be more receptive to the "taste" or lack thereof first thing??0 -
This-I drink wylers light and use sweet n low in my coffee/tea and I ain't dead yet!Aspartame is not the devil, drink the Crystal Light (or diet soda).0 -
Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?
OH for pete's sake! This again? Do you all not tire of hearing the same thing over and over? (both sides...) Quit hijacking.
It would be really great to see what suggestions the OP can get for her actual question/concern! Any takers for that?
The suggestion is she doesn't need to quit drinking her crystal light with her water because the amount of aspartame she would have to consume before it becomes an issues is WAY MORE than she will ever digest just drinking 12 glasses of water a day.......
That is not a suggestion--that is an opinion. And of course a valid opinion--to which you are entitled. Derailing yet another thread is another issue. There are those that will never concur with the opposing view when it comes to aspartame and the like. Make a suggestion, stay on topic. For example: OP have you tried drinking a glass of ice water first thing in the morning? It really wakes me up more than a shower--and your taste buds may be more receptive to the "taste" or lack thereof first thing??
This is not my opinion and is the reason some of us believe in the science and have read the peer reviewed studies and have based our decision off the science and not just conjecture.....0 -
Im kind of in the same boat. I drink those fizzy waters, diet green tea, flavored water diet soda. But Im trying to get away from the aspartame. The BEST thing Ive found is good earth original tea. It doesnt have any sweetener, yet its naturally sweet. I make it in the coffee pot ( take off the little tags attached to the string- not the bags lol) I put in 4 bags and make about 10-12 cups. Its tastes like sweet cinnamon. Very good. I get a large cup and fill it half way or more with ice. Instant iced tea. Plus its naturally sweet and has flavor. Sometimes I will add sweetener ( sucralose) but its perfectly drinkable with out it.
Its herbal tea, no calories and no caffiene. Lived on it through both pregnancies! 0 -
Try making iced tea with fruity tea's or tisanes. I'm a bit of a sugar addict and I love these. Just steep a big pitcher and cool it in the fridge. David's Tea or other such stores have lots of great options and you can get them caffeine and completely sugar free, yet they have so much flavour you won't know it. That's my solution anyways.0
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Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?
I can go through my research papers and give you my citations. They are mostly through Pubmed via USF in my graduate studies. Multiple from the US and UK.0 -
Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?
I can go through my research papers and give you my citations. They are mostly through Pubmed via USF in my graduate studies. Multiple from the US and UK.
And I bet I can counter that with just as many studies showing it doesn't cause cancer. What a conundrum.0 -
Yes aspartame is devil as well as other sweeteners. It doesn't have calories and won't make you gain a bunch of weight but it will give you some cancer. Drink lots of water, just chug it in the morning and keep drinking all day long. You will get used to it and it will get easier. After a couple months your body will lose its dependence for the sweetened taste.
Would you please site your scientific, peer reviewed studies that back up that claim?
I can go through my research papers and give you my citations. They are mostly through Pubmed via USF in my graduate studies. Multiple from the US and UK.
Don't talk about it, be about it. We'll wait.0 -
Thanks, for all the suggestions. I am not going to give up my one soda a day and I probably will not totally give up Crystal Light. I am however going to try your suggestions of adding fruit and flavors to my water and cut back on my Crystal Light. Thanks again!0
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We are all different and as such have different tastes, and what may be likeable to you may not be to the next person. To me it does have a taste and it is a taste I do not like! Thanks for the suggestion though.0
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Just drink water. If you don't like the taste of your water, get a filter of some kind.0
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I'm sorry, but you have to get over it. You must drink straight water daily to nourish your body. All of this crystal light and diet soda is doing more harm than you think. Honestly, anything that is processed will harm the body. Conventional doctors don't usually care about your overall well being. They just want to make sure you don't drop before you are 50 years old (some don't even care). After that, it's your problem. If you want to not only lose weight but feel good, have energy, feel younger and live longer you need to drink straight water with every meal. No diet soda during dinner and no crystal light in your water.
To address the topic of aspartame, don't listen to the people who say it's not bad for you. Hell yes, it is bad for you in any quantity. How much you drink will just slow down or speed up the process. Aspartame, like MSG (everyone is afraid of MSG but not aspartame I see), is an exotoxin. Exotoxins cause degenerative effects on the brain and nervous system. It's effects are cumulative. You may feel fine at first, but will then notice neurological issues such as headaches, brain fog and early signs of dementia. Do you really want to suffer through that (if you aren't already) just because you don't like the taste of water? To satisfy your cravings for soft drinks, simply take seltzer water and tablespoons of some unsweetened cranberry juice and walah! You have a very tasty and satisfying fizzy beverage.0 -
I'm sorry, but you have to get over it. You must drink straight water daily to nourish your body. All of this crystal light and diet soda is doing more harm than you think. Honestly, anything that is processed will harm the body. Conventional doctors don't usually care about your overall well being. They just want to make sure you don't drop before you are 50 years old (some don't even care). After that, it's your problem. If you want to not only lose weight but feel good, have energy, feel younger and live longer you need to drink straight water with every meal. No diet soda during dinner and no crystal light in your water.
To address the topic of aspartame, don't listen to the people who say it's not bad for you. Hell yes, it is bad for you in any quantity. How much you drink will just slow down or speed up the process. Aspartame, like MSG (everyone is afraid of MSG but not aspartame I see), is an exotoxin. Exotoxins cause degenerative effects on the brain and nervous system. It's effects are cumulative. You may feel fine at first, but will then notice neurological issues such as headaches, brain fog and early signs of dementia. Do you really want to suffer through that (if you aren't already) just because you don't like the taste of water? To satisfy your cravings for soft drinks, simply take seltzer water and tablespoons of some unsweetened cranberry juice and walah! You have a very tasty and satisfying fizzy beverage.
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