Would you drink diet soda if...?

Question

you knew it was linked to several medical conditions, drug interactions and that it never passed a single toxicity test? Did you know our very own Donald Rumsfeld, CEO of aspartames maker, Searle used political clout to get it on the market and that Ron Reagan used his clout to make sure the FDA could no longer block its introduction to the public despite the medical research against it? Knowing this, (and the research is EASY to find) would you be able to give up your diet soda and other treats laced with the deadly aspartame? Would you feel strongly enough to merely pass on the information, or would you just sit there and watch friends and family drink it down, and pay hundreds of dollars per year to something that contributes to ill health in a variety of factors, some of them deadly. Does this introduce concerns about the power the FDA has or had? thoughtful answers only please.

merely do a search on aspartame poisoning or go to www.sunsetpress.com

Answer 1

I knew there was a reason I hated diet soda. I don't drink it and am very glad I don't. Not only does it taste like crap, it'll kill ya!

Answer 2

I stopped drinking or eating anything with aspartame in it years ago after I started having seizures and the aspartame would increase the "feelings" I would get before I had a seizure. Until you can back up what you say above about Repubicans aiding in the distribution of aspartame, I am going to say this. Why is it that Liberals can't wait to jump all over the Republicans for what is wrong in our society. Of all of the wild things I've heard this and Katrina are two of the craziest. I'm sorry I'm using this as a platform to complain about Liberals and their ability to say everything is bad because of the GOP, but you opened this can of worms. Back up what you say and I will retract what I say. I think the FDA has issues, too. I was told by an FDA agent that because I have to take seizure medication that I can NEVER have a child without it being disabled and I shouldn't even try. I have a two year old healthy baby now. The FDA has power and sometimes they abuse that power by trying to hurry up and get a drug on the market without fully knowing what it's side effects are and then bam, we have people dying and getting hurt worse from the drugs that were supposed to help them. ALL government needs to stop the bitching and moaning and do something like come together for the better of OUR NATION. Sorry to rant, but like I said, you opened that can.

Answer 3

I have been drinking or eating aspartame since I was a small child, I grew up on Diet Pepsi. These false claims of "deadly health problems" have been floating around for years and nothing is ever done about it. Our government wouldn't let us sit back and consume all of this "deadly" chemical if they knew without a doubt that it was to blame for major health concerns. So to answer your questions, YES I would sit back and watch my friends and family drink it down, as would I.

Answer 4

Yes I would because no one has actually ever died or become ill from diet soda. All tests were inconclusive and everything you just said is heresy until I see some documents or am personally invited to Donald Rumsfeld house for dinner to discuss his possible involvement in the diet soda scams.

Answer 5

um NO! i wouldn't drink diet b/c it tastes awful!

but in all honesty, the FDA is just totally corrupt (then and still). i mean seriously, acid reflux DISEASE?, obesity? - they're just SO CALLED diseases b/c the only way the FDA will release a drug if it helps a 'disease'. try telling someone that their medications are POINTLESS and are NOT a cure (or that their medications are making them dependent on their medications) and the pharmecuital companies just want you to come back EVERY SINGLE DAY for more medications instead of actually CURING you. no one will listen, people these days are far too STUBBORN and thick headed to listen unless you who them actualy physical proof, in which they will still be skeptical. believe me i've tried!

people don't see it as being harmful b/c no direct deaths have occured from it. they dont' realize that having a LONG diseased filled, frequent hospital visit, unhealthy death is coming to them.

Answer 6

You have this question in various forms in different sections of Yahoo! answers. You are making assertions. You put the onus (meaning "the burden of proof") on others to see if what you are saying is true. With your mentioning only of known Republicans, this seems more like a political platform than a concern for the well being of others.

Answer 7

Aspartame was originally developed as ANT KILLER bcoz it is a neuro toxin

somebody found out it was sweet, who found that out I wonder?

an it's CHEAP, look at the cost of cheap fizz and then the cost of low sugar cheap fizz

it boils down to money, only 2% are sensitive to it's toxic effect, if I have it in a drink I go almost unconscious for 24 hrs

Answer 8

You know I used to drink soda of all types and now I can not... It leaves a toxin in my system that is possible for cancer in the chest... I haven't really had soda for the past 2 years and when I do drink it ... I get sick from it... because of the taste that I am not used too..

Answer 9

I do not use any products with asparatame in them for several reasons. This first reason is that it is not healthy and can cause health problems and second it has a distinctive taste and for the life of me I can not stomach that taste. I can honestly say that no one has yet to be able to trick me with a taste test.

Answer 10

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING INTO THEIR BODIES .. AND JUST LIKE CIGARETTES .. IT IS REALLY HARD TO QUITE A BAD HABIT. POP IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ON THE BODY..YES IT DOES CREATE CONCERNS ABOUT THE POWER THAT THE FDA HAS ..THEY ARE NOT PUTTING A STOP OR INTRODUCING THE FACT THAT THIS STUFF IS HARM FULL

Answer 11

I don't drink diet soda. I try not to eat any processed chemically laden foods. I buy organic produce, meats and dairy.

We're all gonna die some day, but I'd rather be healthy while I'm here.