Re:WHO Aspartame Brouhaha
by xinayder on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @04:31AM
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I drink alcohol to get plastered in social settings. I know it's unhealthy and the risks associated with it. I don't drink every day, mostly on social settings which happen like once or twice every couple of weeks.
I drink soft drinks more often than alcohol. I hate artificial sweeteners not just because of the taste, but all my life I've heard the fact that those sweeteners are carcinogenic, especially the cheapest ones (like aspartame).
Honestly, it doesn't help that most studies that say artificial sweeteners are safe were funded by the drinks companies themselves and obviously they will be biased towards what makes them have most profit from it. I think adding the sweeteners to this list of potentially carcinogenic and asking for more neutral, unbiased studies is a step on the right direction.
If a soft drink contains sweeteners, I simply refuse to drink it. Honestly, I'd rather have a beer which tastes worse than a coca-cola, for example, than to have to drink diet cola.
Re:WHO Aspartame Brouhaha
by scotty79 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @02:58AM
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There's nothing healthy about sugars and alcohol. If you want healthier, science indicates you should skip those along with whatever else you are skipping for whatever reason.
I drink soft drinks more often than alcohol. I hate artificial sweeteners not just because of the taste, but all my life I've heard the fact that those sweeteners are carcinogenic, especially the cheapest ones (like aspartame).
Honestly, it doesn't help that most studies that say artificial sweeteners are safe were funded by the drinks companies themselves and obviously they will be biased towards what makes them have most profit from it. I think adding the sweeteners to this list of potentially carcinogenic and asking for more neutral, unbiased studies is a step on the right direction.
If a soft drink contains sweeteners, I simply refuse to drink it. Honestly, I'd rather have a beer which tastes worse than a coca-cola, for example, than to have to drink diet cola.