Diet Coke Causes Cancer?? Greattttt.

June 26, 2007 1:00 pm     Posted in Body, News  Candy -- NYU g+ page

artificialsweetener.jpgSo I think all of you devoted readers deserve to know that I’m dying.


By Candy

Ok, not really… but according to a new study, cancer might be brewing inside me as I sip my diet coke. (Why am I such a Debbie Downer today? Wah wahhhhhhhhhh.)

The study found that one of the most popular artificial sweeteners may cause cancer. And I don’t know about you, but that is practically a death sentence for me.

As artificiality has become a societal fundament, I’ve managed to resist plastic surgery and fake tanning. Hell, I don’t even have a fake id. But, because I’m such a lucky gal, the one faux treat that I’ve wildly indulged in is now linked to cancer.

The study claims that aspartame—often used in diet soda and also marketed as table condiments like Equal and Nutrisweet—caused leukemia, lymphoma and breast cancer in the rats tested.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest—a U.S. consumer group—urged the FDA to review the safety of aspartame after the findings were published last week.

The FDA has not yet reviewed the study but claims that previous studies evaluated by the FDA give it no reason to deem aspartame unsafe as a general purpose sweetener.

Who are we to believe? On one hand, I want to dismiss the claim because, let’s face it, there are studies claiming that just about everything causes cancer. On the other hand, I devour Equal like it’s my job… so I’m thinking if this turns out to be true, I’ll probably die unless I halt consumption immediately.

Til the FDA promises that Equal won’t kill me, I think I’m going to err on the side of caution and cut aspartame out of my diet. I’d advise my fellow artificial sweetener junkies to do the same.

A few alternatives:

• Splenda: While Splenda is still an artificial sweetener, it contains sucralose—not aspartame. I’m not saying it’s better, but it hasn’t been linked to cancer (yet).

• Stevia: Stevia’s a more natural alternative—extracted from South American herbs and shrubs. Although it’s banned by the FDA, hippies are obsessed with it, and hippies live forever, right?

• Agave nectar: A true hippie product. Plus it hasn’t been banned by the FDA (again, yet). It’s natural syrup that serves as a sugar-substitute. Sweet.

I’ll probably try them all out, though they’ll probably all be linked to some terminal illness within a few months.

Maybe the best bet is to use real sugar (gasp!). I know, I know… calories suck. But cancer—and keeping up with the incessant cancer claims—sucks more.

10 Comments on "Diet Coke Causes Cancer?? Greattttt."

  1. noname says:
    Wed, 18th Jul 20079:23 am 

    my younger cousin was given diet soda as a child, and by the 5th grade had luekema

  2. Jason says:
    Fri, 17th Aug 20079:49 am 

    Something that I tried (albeit doubted completely at first) and thought was incredible, completely healthy and is patented was http://www.mymonavie.com/knighty . This juice is filled with 19 anti-oxidant fruits and nothing else. I got my boost and didn't have to worry about what the soda was doing to me any longer or other drinks, additives. The main berry has actually been on Opra a few times. It is also touted along with helping rid the body of cancer and other ailments. I felt so good after a month taking it that I started distributing it as I always wanted to help people.

  3. Mary says:
    Sun, 1st Jun 20084:20 pm 

    fear not. You cannot get cancer, luekemia, or gulf war syndrome from diet coke :3

    It is a famous urban legend

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.as…

  4. Mediterranean diet f says:
    Thu, 8th Apr 20109:00 pm 

    There's nothing like a half tea spoon of good old fashioned unrefined honey in coffee and tea or anything else for that matter. Bees like it and they don't get stung with cancer! :-)

  5. Ruby says:
    Tue, 11th May 20106:07 am 

    Hello, I think There some problems of coca cola. it give me a lot of headace, fat and my heart

    Coca cola gave me energy which make my heart go faster but also it hurt.

    I stop drink coca cola and i start water and i feel normal and well.

    Warning! if you have astama and drinking coke that will get a health problems i have seen lot of people who died.

    Stop drink coca cola and start water. it get u worst headace

  6. Sneezewhiz says:
    Mon, 30th Aug 201012:30 pm 

    They found out in the early 1970s that artificial sweetener caused cancer in laboratory rats. Later on it was reported that the amount required was equivalent to a boxcar full for humans.

    So get all the facts before you panic.

  7. Sachi says:
    Wed, 25th Jan 201211:49 pm 

    I'm am now officially confused about aspartame. There are some that would say it is dangerous (such as this site http://www.mercola.com/Downloads/bonus/aspartame/… ) and there are some that would say it is completely safe. So which is it???

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