Diet Coke

I am not a big fan of artificial sweeteners, but I think 1 or 2 a week is fine.

Aspartame, found in many diet sodas, is so bad for you. I've been reading that it has actually been linked to multiple sclerosis in some people. Also, it's been proven that diet sodas actually make people hungry and they consume more junk food calories throughout the day. People who switched to regular sodas, actually lost weight than the diet drinkers.I steer clear from all artificial sweeteners except one (Splenda) which is actually made from sugar. Only a handful of sodas can be found made with Splenda (I like Pepsi One) but i only stick to 1 or 2 a week.

My husband since he was dieabetic at a very young age was practically raised on it. He was constantly having issues with his joints and such. But several years ago he was having some major issues with his health. He was eating healthy, got plenty of exercise and sleep, and yet he began having extreme rises in blood sugar. He began losing weight and having various other problems sleeping. Well it became so severe I was honestly very scared. At the same time my daughter and I were having severe migraines. I started doing alot of research on possible causes. I found aspartame. I let him read all the information. Then we chose to take it out of our diet. It took 6 weeks but the change was amazing. He was gaining weight, sleeping better and his blood sugars did not have the rapid rises and falls. His joints were not hurting him and he could actually taste better. My daughter and I have not had severe migraines since.

I know this is a persoanl experience but I can't get over all the information out there that is similiar in nature to ours.

It is a choice but in my opinion it is not worth it. By the way he is very healthy now with no problems with his sugar levels.

I used to be a diet coke junkie. I never thought that I would be able to give that up. Funny thing happened...I now drink so much water that I don't even think about diet coke anymore. Even when I go out to eat, I drink water. Every once in a while I will get the urge for a DC and when I do I drink it.

I think DC is fine as long as you are not drinking 6 a day. Water is a much better choice for weight loss and healthy lifestyle.

This article about the safety of aspartame seems pretty believable to me.

http://www.getbig.com/articles/aspartame1.htm

"Aspartame (an ingredient commonly found in diet sodas and other sugar-free foods) has been blamed for a slew of scary maladies, like arthritis, birth defects, fibromyalgia, Alzheimer's lupus, MS, and diabetes. When methyl alcohol, a component of aspartame, enters your body, it turns into formaldehyde. Formaldehyde's toxic and carcinogenic (cancer-causing). Laboratory scientists use formaldehyde as a disinfectant or preservative... The FDA has received more complaints about aspartame than any other ingredient to date... When aspartame is paired with carbs, it causes your brain to slow down its production of serotonin. A healthy level of serotonin is needed to be happy and well balanced."

-From "Skinny *****," by Freedman and Barnouin

I still drink a diet coke now and then, but this is scary stuff.

right before I saw the title I was thinking I read that somewhere.. about aspartame and the FDA. Skinny B**** was a great book. It is as the author wrote it talking to the reader. I recommend the book.

If you go to www.factorfiction.com clears up alot of food myths! Be careful, the website can be addictive!!:bigsmile:

If you go to www.factorfiction.com clears up alot of food myths! Be careful, the website can be addictive!!:bigsmile:

I don't understand how that site works??

After you get to their homepage, on the left there are different topics. You click on the "food/nutrition" topic. It will have multiple topics/myths to click on and then it explains:happy: .