Problems with Diet Sodas

Diet Soda Consumed by almost 50% of Adults
And Many Children As Well

Diet soda is likely the most consumed diet food of today. According to the Calorie Control Council's 2004 survey, 49% of American adults drink diet soda. So approximately 1 out of 2 adults consume diet soda. Are you one of them? Well if you are, you might be wondering what’s wrong with diet soda. Well, let’s start with the list of ingredients:

A typical ingredient list for a diet soda includes:

• Aspartame, Saccharin or Sucralose
• Caramel Color
• Caffeine
• Sodium Benzoate
• Phosphoric Acid
• Natural Flavors (most "natural flavors" contain chemicals & MSG)

Aspartame in Diet May Cause Serious Problems

Many scientists and health care professionals think that Aspartame (NutraSweet® & Equal®), that is found in diet sodas and other diet foods including sugarless gum may be responsible for causing serious diseases like brain tumors and lesions. Aspertame is also thought by many to cause all sorts of neurotoxic side effects, such as seizures, headaches, dizziness, mood disorders, anxiety and more. 

 

Saccharin and sodium benzoate, also found in many diet sodas, are carcinogenic. Sucralose, the new artificial sweetener for diet sodas and many other foods, has not been studied extensively on humans, and concerns have been raised about possible bad effects of its use on the thymus, a gland that helps boost immune function. Sucralose has also been accused by many consumers of causing drug-like feelings of disorientation and confusion, depression and anxiety, diarrhea, fatigue, headaches and more.

 

Natural Flavors Often Contains MSG, a Known Neurotoxin

 

 

 

"Natural Flavors" is really another term for MSG, a known neurotoxin. Ingestion of too much Phosphoric Acid is implicated in causing osteoporosis and is probably a significant cause of the increase in fractures we see in teenage girls toda

Diet Soda Causes Increased Appetite & Weight Gain!

 

 

 

"Many research studies have come to the conclusion that aspartame actually increases the appetite and in addition causes cravings of carbs. The American Cancer Society has documented that those who consume artificial sweeteners such as sucralose and aspartame in fact gain more weight than those who do not. So if you drink diet soda, you are in all likelihood endangering your health over the long run, and it is NOT helping you lose weight! So what are you waiting for? Stop drinking diet sodas!

STOP DRINKING DIET SODAS TODAY!