Diet coke/pepsi addiction...HELP!!

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,704 Member
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    I'd say it's probably due to the caffeine in it
    THIS. In reality there's really no issue with diet soda in moderation (as long as one doesn't have PKU too).

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  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
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    Yes, diet pepsi contains aspartame, something used to sweeten your drink instead of high calorie sugar. But aspartame is responsible for everything you're feeling and here is why:
    SOME THINGS CAUSED BY ASPARTAME CONSUMPTION

    * birth defects
    * brain cancers
    * diabetes
    *emotional disorders
    *Epilepsy

    If what you're consuming has aspartame in it, don't consume it. It's a poison, like flouride. Unfortunately it can be masked with different words on the ingredient list. But the more processed a food is, the more of this stuff is in it, you can bet on that. Are people that unaware that we are being killed off or debilitated?

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  • kaylagaston1390
    kaylagaston1390 Posts: 21 Member
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    I'm actually laughing at you, ignorance isn't always bliss.
  • cheyeanna29
    cheyeanna29 Posts: 4 Member
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    Quit drinking sodas period..... the diet ones are horrible for you..... Just drink tons of water and unsweet tea or herbal teas. You will feel so much better I promise you after a few days or a week.....
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,704 Member
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    Yes, diet pepsi contains aspartame, something used to sweeten your drink instead of high calorie sugar. But aspartame is responsible for everything you're feeling and here is why:
    SOME THINGS CAUSED BY ASPARTAME CONSUMPTION

    * birth defects
    * brain cancers
    * diabetes
    *emotional disorders
    *Epilepsy

    If what you're consuming has aspartame in it, don't consume it. It's a poison, like flouride. Unfortunately it can be masked with different words on the ingredient list. But the more processed a food is, the more of this stuff is in it, you can bet on that. Are people that unaware that we are being killed off or debilitated?
    So who's the source for this information? And before you answer "google it", if one makes claims of information as is asked to provide source, the "burden of proof" is upon the person who makes the claim.

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  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
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    Yes, diet pepsi contains aspartame, something used to sweeten your drink instead of high calorie sugar. But aspartame is responsible for everything you're feeling and here is why:
    SOME THINGS CAUSED BY ASPARTAME CONSUMPTION

    * birth defects
    * brain cancers
    * diabetes
    *emotional disorders
    *Epilepsy

    If what you're consuming has aspartame in it, don't consume it. It's a poison, like flouride. Unfortunately it can be masked with different words on the ingredient list. But the more processed a food is, the more of this stuff is in it, you can bet on that. Are people that unaware that we are being killed off or debilitated?

    If you really think diabetes is caused by aspartame you really need to read up on diabetes.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
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    I'm actually laughing at you, ignorance isn't always bliss.

    maybe not, but it seems to be making you content.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,704 Member
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    My goodness people, stop being ignorant and do your own research. It is all true, not trying to scare you but enlighten you. There are many other toxins added to processed foods and beverages that make us ill throughout time. This world is not what you think it is. You don't believe me because you don't want to. I don't blame you, but that changes nothing. Just search negative effects of aspartame yourself, while you're at it, flouride as well.
    Ignorance would be if actual if EVIDENCE was correct and one dismissed it. I think you've got it the other way around.

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  • npaniel
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    I consumed at least two diet cokes daily for over 20 years. In speaking with my dietician, she explained that the most harmful effect of diet beverage (or any artificially sweetened food/drink) consumption is the numbing of your tastebuds to nature's sweetness of bananas or oranges, etc. Apparently, the consumption of artificial sweetener and sugar both have this affect, to the point where you aren't satisified with naturally sweet food items, thus leading to continued cravings of sweet (and usually high calorie) foods. I've not consumed diet coke for two months, and found this to actually be true - I don't crave sweets nearly like I did before. I've replaced diet coke with unsweetened tea (need it for the caffeine - I can only break one addicition at a time!). Having said that, if you are wanting more sweet foods, and consuming sweet foods, you could be experiencing the sugar spikes and drops that go along with those foods.
  • kaylagaston1390
    kaylagaston1390 Posts: 21 Member
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    I have a lot of sources, but I find it important for people to do their own research. It's simple. I just replied to this thread trying to help and I get attacked, asked to prove my point and then get criticized for that. No one is watching these videos obviously, everything said can be found in documents as well, but it's all put in your face and made simple to understand. Like, there are doctors in these videos and people find it funny that is the method I chose? Oh well.
  • nikkituck56
    nikkituck56 Posts: 31 Member
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    Not to get into the fight about aspartame, but…. I believe that any scientific research you quote should be peer-reviewed, and have references, like this one. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC520987/
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
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    I gave up diet soda for Lent, but I will definitely be having them now and then beginning on Easter Sunday. It was difficult as hell to give it up. You just have to suck it up and hope you eventually get past it if you want to stop drinking them. Of course, I still crave them often after several weeks. Easter cannot get here fast enough for me! Good luck.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    YouTube!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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    Just because it is on YouTube doesn't make it true..
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  • kaylagaston1390
    kaylagaston1390 Posts: 21 Member
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    Yes, diet pepsi contains aspartame, something used to sweeten your drink instead of high calorie sugar. But aspartame is responsible for everything you're feeling and here is why:
    SOME THINGS CAUSED BY ASPARTAME CONSUMPTION

    * birth defects
    * brain cancers
    * diabetes
    *emotional disorders
    *Epilepsy

    If what you're consuming has aspartame in it, don't consume it. It's a poison, like flouride. Unfortunately it can be masked with different words on the ingredient list. But the more processed a food is, the more of this stuff is in it, you can bet on that. Are people that unaware that we are being killed off or debilitated?

    If you really think diabetes is caused by aspartame you really need to read up on diabetes.


    Are They Linked to Diabetes?
    As the sweet receptors in your esophagus and stomach are “tricked” by the zero-calorie substitutes, your pancreas is tricked into sending a false spike of insulin that can lead to insulin resistance. This can lead to diabetes. Also, since artificial sweeteners cause your body to crave more food, you can also put on weight, which further increases your risk for diabetes.

    In addition to diabetes, artificial sweeteners may be contributing to a nationwide epidemic of metabolic syndrome, which includes diabetes-inducing insulin resistance, high blood pressure, and too much fat around the waistline.
  • MarineCodie
    MarineCodie Posts: 256 Member
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    Ya'll cray….
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,704 Member
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    If you'd actually watched the videos, you'd see the proof. Explanation of what aspartame is, where it came from, tests done on animals to reveal adverse effects, doctor testimonials and most importantly the people who have become ill. These are professionals in these videos to raise awareness. So, how about this. For some scientific research, go ahead and consume as much of this junk as you can and continue living in the dark. Be the lab rat living in la la land part of the sheeple.
    Dang, for the 25+ years I've been drinking it, you'd have thought by now I'd see a tumor, diabetes, cancer, etc. Maybe I should ask my mom who just turned 88, is healthy, and has been drinking diet soda since the 70's.

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  • Sovi_
    Sovi_ Posts: 575 Member
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    Could be worse... You know...meth
  • kaylagaston1390
    kaylagaston1390 Posts: 21 Member
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    YouTube!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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    Just because it is on YouTube doesn't make it true..
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    Watch the video before you judge that, goodness me. There are doctors speaking of it in them. Not everything you read is true either, I can trust a video of a doctor more than a random article.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,704 Member
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    Quit drinking sodas period..... the diet ones are horrible for you..... Just drink tons of water and unsweet tea or herbal teas. You will feel so much better I promise you after a few days or a week.....
    How are they horrible for you?

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  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
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    I have a lot of sources, but I find it important for people to do their own research. It's simple. I just replied to this thread trying to help and I get attacked, asked to prove my point and then get criticized for that. No one is watching these videos obviously, everything said can be found in documents as well, but it's all put in your face and made simple to understand. Like, there are doctors in these videos and people find it funny that is the method I chose? Oh well.


    I've done extensive research on diabetes, because I have it. I have attended conferences with panels of doctors who dedicated their lives to diabetes research to find a cure. I have spoken for leadership conferences for the ADA and never once have I seem any studies, any research or any anything that would directly connect diabetes to the consumption of aspartame. So if you have something to share specifically linking the two I would love to see it.

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