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There are studies that link Diet Soda to other vascular risks. http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/study_finds_possible_link_between_diet_soda_and_vasc

There are studies that link Diet Soda to other vascular risks. http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/study_finds_possible_link_between_diet_soda_and_vascular_risks/ http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/study_finds_pos... There are also studies emerging which link artificial sweeteners to Diabetes. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/17/artificial-sweeteners-diabetes-saccharin-blood-sugar http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/17/artificial-sw...

bengarvey 12y ago
Right yes, but not in this particular study
ep103 12y ago
I think its generally understood that most artificial sweeteners are seen as sugar by the body, but don't actually get turned into sugar in the bloodstream. So it makes sense that it might contribute to diabetes (your body digests it like sugar), but not aging (which is accelerated by sugar in the bloodstream). I believe the whole point of coke 0 is that it doesn't use an artificial sweetener? But don't quote me on that last sentence.
- bri3d 12y ago
  Coke Zero for the US market still uses aspartame, the same sweetener used in Diet Coke. Coke Zero is a more modern formulation which is supposed to taste more like "classic" Coke than Diet, which has its own distinctive "artificial" flavor which some customers have become accustomed to. It's also marketed very squarely towards young men: during the recent "Share a Coke with X" campaign, there was even a "Share a Coke Zero with a BRO" can, which made me laugh a bit.
  - orclev 12y ago
    There's also a Coke Zero Splenda version that substitutes Splenda for aspartame, but it's a separate product from the normal Coke Zero.
  - Lockyy 12y ago
    In the UK at least we have 'Share a Coke with a Mate' which I guess is our equivalent.
- bengarvey 12y ago
  Coke Zero definitely uses Aspartame Source: The can I'm drinking right now.
- ssmoot 12y ago
  I could be wrong, but I thought Coke Zero was just the name for Diet Coke with Sucralose instead of Aspartame.
  - johnward 12y ago
    I thought so too but if you look at the ingredients they both use aspartame.
  - tdicola 12y ago
    There's a version of Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda, but Coke Zero is sweetened with aspartame just like regular Diet Coke. The Splenda Diet Coke isn't bad, but it does taste a little different than normal Diet Coke or Coke Zero. Look for the Diet Coke cans with a yellow label to find the Splenda version.
  - pkroll 12y ago
    As the others have said, Coke Zero contains aspartame. However, it also contains acesulfame potassium which is another sweetener, so it may have a little less aspartame than Diet Coke. (The effect of multiple sweeteners is generally greater than an equivalent larger dose of one... or so I have... read. Maybe. In something somewhere. No promises.)
  - kalleboo 12y ago
    They seem to have gone back and forth, and more it varies by country. My experience in Sweden was that first they with big fanfare changed Coke Light (what they call Diet coke outside of English-speaking countries) to Sucralose, then introduced Coke Zero, which used Sucralose and silently changed Coke Light back to Aspartame, and then at some point silently also changed Coke Zero to Aspartame.

bengarvey 12y ago

Right yes, but not in this particular study

ep103 12y ago

I think its generally understood that most artificial sweeteners are seen as sugar by the body, but don't actually get turned into sugar in the bloodstream. So it makes sense that it might contribute to diabetes (your body digests it like sugar), but not aging (which is accelerated by sugar in the bloodstream). I believe the whole point of coke 0 is that it doesn't use an artificial sweetener? But don't quote me on that last sentence.

bri3d 12y ago
Coke Zero for the US market still uses aspartame, the same sweetener used in Diet Coke. Coke Zero is a more modern formulation which is supposed to taste more like "classic" Coke than Diet, which has its own distinctive "artificial" flavor which some customers have become accustomed to. It's also marketed very squarely towards young men: during the recent "Share a Coke with X" campaign, there was even a "Share a Coke Zero with a BRO" can, which made me laugh a bit.
- orclev 12y ago
  There's also a Coke Zero Splenda version that substitutes Splenda for aspartame, but it's a separate product from the normal Coke Zero.
- Lockyy 12y ago
  In the UK at least we have 'Share a Coke with a Mate' which I guess is our equivalent.
bengarvey 12y ago
Coke Zero definitely uses Aspartame Source: The can I'm drinking right now.
ssmoot 12y ago
I could be wrong, but I thought Coke Zero was just the name for Diet Coke with Sucralose instead of Aspartame.
- johnward 12y ago
  I thought so too but if you look at the ingredients they both use aspartame.
- tdicola 12y ago
  There's a version of Diet Coke sweetened with Splenda, but Coke Zero is sweetened with aspartame just like regular Diet Coke. The Splenda Diet Coke isn't bad, but it does taste a little different than normal Diet Coke or Coke Zero. Look for the Diet Coke cans with a yellow label to find the Splenda version.
- pkroll 12y ago
  As the others have said, Coke Zero contains aspartame. However, it also contains acesulfame potassium which is another sweetener, so it may have a little less aspartame than Diet Coke. (The effect of multiple sweeteners is generally greater than an equivalent larger dose of one... or so I have... read. Maybe. In something somewhere. No promises.)
- kalleboo 12y ago
  They seem to have gone back and forth, and more it varies by country. My experience in Sweden was that first they with big fanfare changed Coke Light (what they call Diet coke outside of English-speaking countries) to Sucralose, then introduced Coke Zero, which used Sucralose and silently changed Coke Light back to Aspartame, and then at some point silently also changed Coke Zero to Aspartame.