So Do I Have To Stop Drinking Diet Coke Now, Or What?

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Experts reveal their thoughts in light of the aspartame news.

For Diet Coke drinkers, its impossible to deny the allure of the caffeinated, carbonated beverage.

And thats thanks to a little ingredient called aspartame.

Experts weigh in: Is Diet Coke worse than regular Coke?

Thisseemsgreat in theory, but aspartame doesnt come without its own host of adverse effects.

Heres an investigation into the all-important question regarding everyones favorite afternoon treat.

What Is Aspartame, Anyways?

Aspartame is a sugar substitute thats 100 times sweeter than regular sugar.

Ernst von Schwarz, M.D., a triple board-certified clinical and academic cardiologist.

Specifically, aspartame is made from a peptide bond.

Its the second nonnutritive sweetener that hit the market, the OG being saccharin.

Aspartame was the next iteration of that.

Whats more, nonnutritive sweeteners are not all that great for your gut.

But its not like sugar is all that harmless in comparison.

And we all have way too high consumption of it on a daily basis.

Then the carcinogenic risk comes into play if youre going the aspartame route.

To put things into perspective, though: Whatisntdangerous these days?

For instance,cellphone useandtalcare also classified as potential carcinogens.

Thus, hed recommend going with Coke if you want something sweet.

I wouldnt recommend that every day, but maybe once or twice a week, he says.

In an ideal world, of course, youre not drinking soda at all.

But Im not here to stop you from having a good time.

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