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* You should get rid of [...] aspartame filled drinks alltogether.* But, why? Except for a few periods of a few months, when I chose to go off caffeine or lim
by randallsquared 16y ago
* You should get rid of [...] aspartame filled drinks alltogether.*
But, why?
Except for a few periods of a few months, when I chose to go off caffeine or limited my intake for other reasons, I've been drinking several liters a day of aspartame-and-caffeine-containing drinks since 1996. I've yet to identify any related effects: my teeth aren't great, but haven't been eaten away by acid; I'm overweight, but less than I have been at times since 1990; I don't find dehydration to be a problem. Some of my friends drink similarly large quantities, and none of them have shown any apparent effects, either. This, of course, is mere anecdote, but surely if there were really a serious problem then there'd be an epidemic of some problem easily traced to aspartame, given that millions of people drink liters per day of diet colas and other drinks?
- ukdm 16y agoWhile I agree completely with what you are saying the one thing we don't know about is long term effects. When I say long term I mean drinking several litres a week consistently from age 15-60. As I am falling into that category (so far drinking diet soda regularly from 16-32 with no noticeable side effects) I do wonder what, if any, problems may come about in later life due to aspartame intake. I sigh a bit with relief when I read these articles debunking the claims of how bad this stuff is for you. But the doubt still nags at me that there is something not right about taking in so much of this stuff. But then I have the same doubts about too much sugar intake.