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FDA acceptable daily intake (ADI) for aspartame is 50 mg per kg of body mass.[0] For an individual 180 pounds, that's about 82 kg. That means his ADI is 4100 mg
by mratzloff 12y ago
FDA acceptable daily intake (ADI) for aspartame is 50 mg per kg of body mass.[0] For an individual 180 pounds, that's about 82 kg. That means his ADI is 4100 mg. Aspartame in popular diet sodas is between 50 and 125 mg.[1]
You'd have to drink A LOT of diet soda to reach these levels.
[0] http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/aspartame http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/a...
[1] http://static.diabetesselfmanagement.com/pdfs/DSM0310_012.pdf http://static.diabetesselfmanagement.com/pdfs/DSM0310_012.pd...
- lucaspiller 12y agoI have a friend who used to drink nothing but Diet Coke. He went through a few 2l bottles a day. According to that link (assuming it's the same in Europe), Diet Coke is 125mg per 8 ounces, so a 2l bottle is 125 / 8 x 70.4 = 1100mg. So if he drank four 2l bottles, that's over the daily limit.