Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago

Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by tomjen3 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:00PM (#15761441)

I only upvoted you because Aspartame is such an interesting case - no other food that I can think of has had such vitrol thrown at it, yet every single scientific study has shown no effect on blood sugar, the chemical is simple, the two compounds it breaks down to in the liver are already present in the body and its properties are well known.

Yet people still hate it.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by wolco on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:37PM (#15761649)

From my limited life experience:

It tastes bad to the average male, it leaves a bad after taste that is really noticable. Females don't seem to notice the after taste.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by jessaustin on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:44PM (#15762383)

I used to feel that way and I am male, but I've found that now that I've consumed a lot, it no longer has that effect.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by megaman22 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:46PM (#15762392)

I don't notice any bitterness, but I've been drinking Diet Pepsi for something like 20 years.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by andygates on Thursday November 23, 2017 @06:43AM (#15764433)

Wait what? No. "Average" and "me and my buddies" aren't the same.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by wolco on Thursday November 23, 2017 @05:07PM (#15768117)

It is if you preface the discussion by saying in my experience. That limits the group to people I've had contact with that the word average would apply.

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