This should be big - and about time. Studies have known about this for 40 years, and it’s known in some circles that aspartame is quite bad for your health.
Wonder what coke - and many other companies that use it - are going to do.
This should be big - and about time. Studies have known about this for 40 years, and it’s known in some circles that aspartame is quite bad for your health.
Wonder what coke - and many other companies that use it - are going to do.
So let’s say we stop playing semantics to the degree of harm and say that aspartame is not good for humans. Ok. What sweetener currently on the market is the least damaging option for me to pursue?
Probably regular sugar in moderation. Unfortunately moderation doesn’t seem to be a word that food companies understand when it comes to sugar or sweetener. But if you drink coffee and add your own sugar, then that’s probably the safest. At least your body knows what it is and how to deal with it.
I’ve found a better solution. Bypass the soda and just get sparkling water or seltzer and toss in your own flavor from natural sources. Lemon, grapefruit, mint, strawberries, cucumber, frozen grapes, etc.
I’ve basically completely over soda except in the case of a maybe once a month craving for something like a float.
Feels like there are 2 classes of sweeteners:
And whenever one in the second category becomes popular, it inevitably transitions to the first category.
Also, “proven” is a minefield these days. There are so many agents with so many agendas conducting these so-called medical studies. It’s difficult to know what to trust. For example, for decades the sugar industry has been paying “scientists” to conduct dodgy studies into the effects of fat in your diet in an attempt to deflect from the true horrors of added sugar.
Stevia, erythritol, xylitol.