Aspartame in Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, is it safe?
By yuna15
@yuna15 (2706)
Philippines
October 6, 2008 4:52pm CST
If some of you are wondering how these drinks are sweetened without sugar. The manufacturers use Aspartame to replace sugar. It's also an ingredient of NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. Please click here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame.
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According to another Wikipedia article, Aspartame can cause brain tumors, brain lesions, lymphoma and even brain cancer.[/i] Please read this for further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy.
Another website I found says that the symptoms also includes: dizziness, abdominal problems, vision changes, and even obesity. They are also saying that we can still consume it at a limit of 7.8mg a day I just can't type the site because it's too long. But I found it in http://www.ehow.com
Another expert though is actually claiming that Aspartame is perfectly safe. Which I doubt this could be a person who is trying to do a cover up for their products. But please do check it out and you be the judge: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20070911/expert-panel-aspartame-sweetener-safe
After reading this are you still going to drink Coke Zero or Pepsi Max?
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5 responses
@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
6 Oct 08
well why did the company create the kind of drink if its contain some harmful elements like that... that can make a person shorten the life span about 10yrs... if prehistoric days people can live about a hundred years now people can live about a 50 or even worse 40 years life spand... if anyone of us can create a chemical that contains self rejuvenation of skins and growth hormones well that will be nice. and that will make us live longer than 50 or even 70yrs...
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
6 Oct 08
It is absolutely not safe and until the majority voices their concern, it will not be taken out..I just did a post not too long ago about how even in gums and mints with sugar, they still add aspartame. WHY????? Why would they even consider adding that to something with sugar already..WE also need to be label readers and if most if not all read those labels and refuse to buy products with aspartame, then maybe they will get the hint..But you can't go on the fact the product has sugar, because in some products, they still add it...
@jillbeth (2705)
• United States
7 Oct 08
I never use artificial sweeteners. A friend asked me to do some research on aspartame several years ago when she heard that it could cause arthritis-like pain in the joints. She was drinking a lot of diet Mt. Dew. When I showed her the information I found she gave up her Dew and says her joint pain went away!
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
7 Oct 08
I like good old sugar but I only take the raw kind not the refined sugar which is whitened using activated lime. I don't want lime in my sugar. Cheers!!
@Kevin9488 (59)
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7 Oct 08
I am not entirely sure. But scientifically its not safe at all. However, i drink alot of coke. I don't see the effects but i stopped drinking so much.
