Diet Sodas Cause Weight Gain

Let’s set aside this information about the fact that aspartame will not help you lose weight – why else would you drink a nasty tasting diet soda – and look at some of the probable health problems.

Studies done by Monsanto – the owner of NutriSweet, which makes the company about a billion dollars a year in profit – show that aspartame is perfectly safe. The FDA agrees – in fact, many of those who approved aspartame are currently working for Monsanto – including the ex-director of the FDA!

The FDA has recently said that although some people experience bad effects, it’s not worth pulling it from the market place – hmmm….

According to independent studies – 76% are negative – they demonstrated a whole range of serious health problems including:

Also, it has been linked to:

Oh yeah, in case I forgot to mention: Death

How does aspartame do all these things and still manage to remain on the market? For one, it mimics many common hard to diagnose illnesses like:

Lab tests can rule these out, but it still means several trips to the doctor and many a worried hour thinking you might die. Best just to cut the diet soda first and see if you symptoms abate.

More bad news: the patent for aspartame has lapsed meaning anyone can make it and add it to their foods.

The US may be behind the times in controlling this, but the Mexican government requires warning labels on all aspartame products that say:

This product should not be consumed by individuals who are allergic to phenylalanine. Consumption by pregnant women and children under 7 is not recommended. Users should follow a balanced diet. Consumption by diabetics must be authorized by a physician.

These warnings and recommendations fly in the face of The American Diabetes Foundation, the FDA and many other scientific studies, so in the end you need to decide for yourself but you will NOT lose fat by drinking diet sodas and you may end up hurting yourself.

Is it really worth the risk?

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