Sweetener found in Diet Coke will be declared as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans

The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is set to classify aspartame, a widely used artificial sweetener, as a possible carcinogen. After years of conflicting research, the IARC is expected to make the declaration on July 14. Aspartame, which is 200 times sweeter than regular sugar, is commonly found in low-calorie food and beverages such as Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. Despite containing calories, it is used in smaller amounts due to its high sweetness. Stay tuned for the latest updates on this important classification.
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[Cat-wlub]

My favorite soft drink is water. When you are thirsty, it tastes absolutely delicious.

[carrierobinson]

I remember back in 1981 or 1982 my dad's friend came over with a couple packets of aspartame. He worked on developing it and wanted us to try it. We were so amazed at how much like sugar it tasted. Back then we just assumed things were safe or they wouldn't put them in the market.

[robertsudedeth]

*"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the next best time is now"*

[willalm]

you can trust any industry as much as any politician or any banker

[bbsaid]

I read about aspartame toxicity back in the 1980s. I also heard that the person in the FDA who approved it, then went on to work for the people that made aspartame for a multi million dollar salary. 🤔

[mrvisitador]

They knew in the very beginning that the formula was hazard for humans consumption…

[Axiomatic]

The couple of times I took a sip from a diet coke I was disgusted. It even tastes toxic.

[mingkee]

I quit aspartame based drink 2 years ago after brother of my buddy died from pancreatic cancer.
He drank 2l diet Pepsi everyday. This actually scared me out

[MadHatterDJ-]

My friend used to drink between six to eight cans of diet, Coke a day. He’s was completely addicted to it. He passed away three years ago with cancer of the kidneys. I stopped drinking the stuff when he was first diagnosed, I was drinking three or four cans a day. It’s just not worth the risk.

[paulag]

Try find a drink that doesn't have these sweetness in the UK...same for yoghurts. My sister had suffered a really bad cough and a annoying need to keep clear her throat, which I know would drive her colleagues mad, she was like this for over 15 years, her saliva was thick . Since stopping have products with aspartame it just vanished. I really can't believe that for all these years of suffering so bad it was down to sweeteners .

[dollysinn]

Great, I've been drinking this stuff for two decades.

[mrjava]

I’d like to point out a few things. First, the direct action of releasing insulin is for the body to turn sugar in the blood into fat. Insulin is a hormone, and that is its primary purpose. So the result of gaining weight coming from behavior that causes the release insulin should be viewed as expected.

Second, I think at this point that we have more than enough scientific measurement about the problematic consequences of sugary drinks to at least advise that their consumption is definitively linked with negative health outcomes. Just the overall psychological dynamic of acquiring joy from eating/drinking sugar is behavioral activity that is adverse to health outcomes.

[blueseptember]

As a child my mom would buy sugar free yogurt with nutrasweet(aspartame). I knew something was up then becase it tasted like flouride. I begged her not to buy it. But i was 7 so she only kinda listened 😑

[dimpletoadfoot]

2 words: Donald Rumsfeld. He was head of the company that made aspartame and pushed the FDA amd Congress to have it approved as a food additive.

[LasPhoenix]

My mom has been saying this for 30 years and everyone called her crazy

[evahantzi]

Thank you doctor as I was growing my mother would give me soda on my birthday parties. I remember hating the taste but because the other children would drink coca cola I would drink as well without liking it. Now that I am a mother I have never given any type of soda to my children. And glad that I did. Now that the children have grown up they are staying away from it ❤🇬🇷

[walkerpantera]

i probably drink a diet coke once a month. otherwise i drink water and home brewed tea with organic monkfruit extract.

[Mr.Del]

“Ate their regular diet” sounds like a good control of calorie intake. 🤯

[Barnaclebeard]

Who's crazy for avoiding artificial sweeteners for 30 years NOW???

[Hanover-ekjy]

You would have to drink 36 cans of Diet Coke every day for decades!