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Aspartame, saccharin, splenda, etc. Do you think they are dangerous to your health?

I found this article:

A huge U.S. study of middle-aged adults has found that drinking more than one soft drink a day — even a sugar-free diet brand — may be associated with an elevated risk for metabolic syndrome, a cluster of factors that significantly boosts the chance of having a heart attack or stroke and developing diabetes.

"We found that one or more sodas per day increases your risk of new-onset metabolic syndrome by about 45 per cent, and it did not seem to matter if it was regular or diet," Dr. Ramachandran Vasan, senior investigator for the Framingham Heart Study, said Monday from Boston.
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I was reading an article recently that linked 'diet' soft drinks to obesity. Sounds strange right... how can something with little or no calories cause you to gain weight. Apparently there is a similar effect like when folks try and diet. Many times when people limit their caloric intake to reduce weight, the body senses this and goes into fat storing mode to stave off starvation.

Similarly when your taste buds get the sugary taste of a diet softdrink, and the body doesn't get the actual calories... it goes into the same type of metabolism (survival mode)
 
There is enough research out there that suggests they are indeed bad. I never liked the taste of them so I allow my body to keep me safe. If it doesn't taste good - don't eat it. Some folks though don't notice the taste being a problem.

I also think that if they really worked then we'd see more people being less obese after long term consumption but that is not the case.
 
Diet colas contain phosphoric acid, which is the same ingredient used in naval jelly rust remover. Phosphoric acid leeches minerals from bones so not only does cola not have any nutritional value, it also makes food less nutritious when taken with a meal. Bad stuff, avoid at all costs.

tung
 
I remember a friend of mine explaining that when diet cola first came on the scene, to get the same consistency as full fat coke they had to put in something similar to wall paper paste . Mmmm that may explain all those hangovers it was`nt the JD after all .
 
SuperSwede said:
Drink beer and you will avoid the risk of artificial sweeteners.
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Ding ding, correct answer above!

I haven't had a diet drink in years, with all the talk of aspartame poisoning and lawsuits against Monsanto (the company that produces the most of it). Even if it turns out that it isn't BAD for you, it's not gonna be GOOD for you either. I drink green tea or Chinese tea by the gallon (no hippie).
 
oldguy said:
I suggest taking the time to watch the video Rocket put a link to in another thread. Well worth watching, imo. Some (not-so-nice) surprises there, in more ways than one. Should answer the question asked here, also.

http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?p=121069#post121069
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Oh my God! I watched this and I am astounded by what has been allowed to be put into our food. I've theorized this for some time but to hear these researchers confirm it outrages me.


Sweet Misery
 
Gotta keep the worker-bees fat, content, & dependent on a substance only the masters class can provide. Easier to control the cattle that way!

Sort of like getting more & more millions dumbed-down with antidepressants & other mind-mushing pharms.
Don't let em kid you... they want you fat & stupid enough not to figure it out. Your gov is now willing to help you pay for the brain-gravy... whatever it takes.

Dan't take anyone's word for it... sit back and really think about how things work.
 
It's not just diet drinks. It's also hydrogenated vegetable oil which is put in everything, refined, processed corn syrup and white sugar, and processed white flour. All of those are poison and are causing many health problems.

I went on a radical diet about 6 months ago for health reasons: no sugar, no cereal grains, no sugar, no starches, no processed foods of any kind. I haven't eaten out since then. I make a lot of my own food from scratch. I make my own lactose-free yogurt. I drink lots of green tea.

I could barely function 6 months ago. My mental focus was nil, I felt terrible most of the time, I was irritable, egdey and just plain nasty to be around. I hadn't built an amp in 2 or 3 years. My wife and I were going to get a divorce.

Since then, I've lost about 25lbs., my mental focus is much sharper, I think more clearly and I'm generally more pleasant to be around.

I was putting poison into my body and it was killing me, very slowly, but killing me nonetheless.

tung


Rocket said:
Gotta keep the worker-bees fat, content, & dependent on a substance only the masters class can provide. Easier to control the cattle that way!

Sort of like getting more & more millions dumbed-down with antidepressants & other mind-mushing pharms.
Don't let em kid you... they want you fat & stupid enough not to figure it out. Your gov is now willing to help you pay for the brain-gravy... whatever it takes.

Dan't take anyone's word for it... sit back and really think about how things work.
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I've cut waaaaaaaay back on the amount of beer I drink; I hate diet drinks, but I love Dr. Pepper (although I don't drink it that often) and I can't live without sweet tea. I try to drink enough water to offset it but I'm sure it's not enough.
I know regular DP and Coke (and sweet tea for that matter) are bad enough, I can only imagine the crap they put in Diet coke- and it doesn't even taste good. Bleeeech.
 
Diet Soda

First, most of your sodas have high fructose corn syrup in them. That acts like a preservative and at the same time, the HFCS is what allows you to drink and drink and drink soda. If the soda was "pure", it wouldn't take much to sate you.
Second, our foods in the good ole USA are loaded with preservatives and that my friends, makes it tres' difficult for our bodies to digest and breakdown the food we eat.
When we were in Germany for Baby Cobra's ketamine coma, we had food that by and large was preservative free. Vive' la differance!! It tasted better and my innards worked fabulously. I ate whatever I wanted in Germany and I came home 5 pounds lighter. :D
 
Robert said:
Why is it allowed to be sold to humans, if it's so bad then?
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Because if people are kept healthy then they have more time for other activities such as acheivement and that threatens the upper echelon. Also, when people are kept sick then you can create multi billion dollar industries such as: insurance, pharmaceudical, HMO, physicians, schools, hospice, opthmalogical, etc.
 
Spudman said:
Because if people are kept healthy then they have more time for other activities such as acheivement and that threatens the upper echelon. Also, when people are kept sick then you can create multi billion dollar industries such as: insurance, pharmaceudical, HMO, physicians, schools, hospice, opthmalogical, etc.
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Bingo.

Many chronic diseases could be eliminated before they started, but then how would doctors be able to afford yachts, ski lodges in Aspen, etc? :flamemad:

tung
 
but but but, big business and govts. are our friends, they love us and want nothing but the best for us.... :reallymad:
 
Tone2TheBone said:
Bingo. Clearly Spud is the winner in this thread. He got it right on the money.
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Isn't this whole thing just disgusting? My blood gets to boiling over this. It's insane that people would do this to other people for any reason. I can only hope that Karma is effective in a quick fashion.

In the meantime.....be aware and intelligent.
 

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