Futurama Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 So, since a discussion in class today i've decided to test peoples/knowledge on the allegations regarding health problems with diet coke and coke zero. and please, no pepsi jokes :) The sweetener in Diet Coke is made from a chemical called aspartame; Alleged harmful effects of aspartame ingestion include seizures and a change in the level of dopamine, a brain neurotransmitter. Symptoms associated with lupus, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease have been claimed to result from an excess intake of aspartame. As well, aspartame consumption is claimed to increase the difficulty of diet-dependent diabetics in regulating their blood glucose level. To tell you the truth i'm stopping drinking it to be on the safe side; sounds dodgy to me, so don't wanna take any risks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dragon_Reborn Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 But I like Coca-Cola...Ah well..won't stop me. I'm stubborn. :D ~~Let The Dragon ride again, on the winds of time~~I've always felt as if I'm the only person who can understand the concept of sarcasm on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadburys_egg Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 But I like Coca-Cola...Ah well..won't stop me. I'm addicted. :D Fix'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordanFreeman Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 My dad drinks at least 3-5 diet cokes a day, and for around 10 years. He's completely fine. I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with it. But, eh, I guess it's always possible. "El que no arriesga no gana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ape Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 But I like Coca-Cola...Ah well..won't stop me. I'm stubborn. :D I love it, too much. But after reading that eye-opener, I think I'm gonna' cut down. Big-time. Cheers, Rob. -Mitch New sig to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 FYI: Aspartame is used in almost all artificially sweetened food. I am astonished that you are making a fuss about it being in coke since it is used in EVERY 'diet' soft drink, almost all chewing gum, just about anything that advertises itself as being low calorie. Aspartame is nothing new. It has been used in food for well over a decade. I'm not saying it's good or okay, I'm saying that it is stupid to be making a fuss over one drink in particular, when it is used in all 'diet' soft drinks and pretty much anything that advertises itself as sugar free. I love it, too much. But after reading that eye-opener, I think I'm gonna' cut down. Big-time. It won't help unless you cut out all artificially sweetened food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Aspartame is a very common sweetener sold in supermarkets as the brand names NutraSweet and Canderel. Its true that in large doses it is dangerous, but then so is chocolate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I love diet coke, but don't drink that much. Not too worried about this though after the reading those few posts above sounds like it's just one of those things, I mean everything has side effects when taken to excess, so as long as you're not drinking a few litres of the stuff every day you should be okay. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragen Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Everything is bad for you if you have to much of it. I'm sure that drinking no more than a three or four cans a week wont affect me at all. Thanks Venomai for this super sig and Kwimbob for the awesome avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I hope people don't just ignore our replies and continue shouting about diet coke as though it's something unique to that drink, or like it is something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menot Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 What? Dammit I love diet coke. I don't drink that much though, maybe a couple of cans a week on average, more on holiday. How much are they talking about though for these kind of effects? A few litres a day? most likely a very large amount yes. i havnt looked into it but i would expect a "casual" or "occasional" drinker will have no effect, if that (how you have less than no effect i dont know) also, yes its pretty common. reminds me of DHMO.org babelfish - level 180 60th placestrongguy - level 173 69th place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaziek Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 aspartame is in virtually every sweetened drink / some weird sweets cutting down on coke isnt gonna do anything, and im certainly not gonna stop drinking coke because a study says theres a slight possibility that it may lead to a chance of a risk of cancer or whatever... heard it all before - still not listening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 most likely a very large amount yes. i havnt looked into it but i would expect a "casual" or "occasional" drinker will have no effect, if that (how you have less than no effect i dont know) Since edited my post, yeah you're right it does remind me of that DHMO.com site :P "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Making this topic about coke is like saying: "This just in! Smoking Malbro cigarettes can give you cancer! Stop smoking Malbro!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLancer Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Like said above: If it doesn't have sugar, it has aspartame. It's nothing new, it's common knowledge. Not a reason to cut down on sodas though. I don't drink them simply because water and other drinks are better :P But yeah I'm aware of the new Coke Zero (which literally has 0 calories per serving), but compared to real coke, it just tasted weird. And real coke has lots of sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadburys_egg Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 "This just in! Smoking Malbro cigarettes can give you cancer! Stop smoking Malbro!" Whoa, really? Daaaaaaaaang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Alex85 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 "This just in! Smoking Malbro cigarettes can give you cancer! Stop smoking Malbro!" Slag off! *puts cigarette out in your eye* Jay kays, jay kayys. It really has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Wow, I can't believe I was able to pronounce correctly all those words. :shock: Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4u689 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 This is talking about Diet Coke, not Coke. A ton of diet products have aspartame in them. This should be common knowledge. Everybody hug and spread the love :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qw3rt Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 i dont belive this because i drink about 2 liters of diet coke each day, yes each day..im addicted =], and nothing has happened to me. Iv been drinking coke for the past 15 years and im 16 =O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadburys_egg Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 i dont belive this because i drink about 2 liters of diet coke each day, yes each day..im addicted =], and nothing has happened to me. Iv been drinking coke for the past 15 years and im 16 =O What sort of irresponsible parent would let their 2/3/4/5 year old child drink 2 liters of diet coke? I call BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabola Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 What sort of irresponsible parent would let their 2/3/4/5 year old child drink 2 liters of diet coke? I call BS. Let's examine our options: [*:19kde8zb]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child suffering tooth decay [*:19kde8zb]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child bouncing off the walls on caffeine (which has a more pronounced effect on young children, as do artificial colourings) [*:19kde8zb]The sort of parent who doesn't know better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadburys_egg Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 What sort of irresponsible parent would let their 2/3/4/5 year old child drink 2 liters of diet coke? I call BS. Let's examine our options: [*:1sbkp037]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child suffering tooth decay [*:1sbkp037]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child bouncing off the walls on caffeine (which has a more pronounced effect on young children, as do artificial colourings) [*:1sbkp037]The sort of parent who doesn't know better So teenage mothers then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 What sort of irresponsible parent would let their 2/3/4/5 year old child drink 2 liters of diet coke? I call BS. Let's examine our options: [*:2thts401]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child suffering tooth decay [*:2thts401]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child bouncing off the walls on caffeine (which has a more pronounced effect on young children, as do artificial colourings) [*:2thts401]The sort of parent who doesn't know better And also, the sort of parent who doesn't mind paying hundreds of dollars in dentist and health bills. So teenage mothers then? And since they don't have that kind of money, nor heath insurance, it's where welfare comes into play. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadburys_egg Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 What sort of irresponsible parent would let their 2/3/4/5 year old child drink 2 liters of diet coke? I call BS. Let's examine our options: [*:3ew01dmy]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child suffering tooth decay [*:3ew01dmy]The sort of parent who doesn't mind their child bouncing off the walls on caffeine (which has a more pronounced effect on young children, as do artificial colourings) [*:3ew01dmy]The sort of parent who doesn't know better And also, the sort of parent who doesn't mind paying hundreds of dollars in dentist and health bills. BAHA, over here we got NHS> :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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