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Originally Posted by genetic
Aspartame is poisonous to the system, I've read. Knowing that it is highly acidic, I
would suggest that you try hard to eliminate it, because it can lead to bad feeling tone and possibly some side effects over time that could be harmful.
It's the caffeine addiction, too, even though it appears that the fizzy, appealing taste is what is driving your desire for it.
You're smart to be alert to the addiction, and you'd be very wise to remove it from your diet rather than let it grow to a more dependent drain on your nutritional reserves.
Take care of yourself.
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One thing though, I even asked my physiology teacher about the bad effects of aspartame on the body because I was concerned since I was drinking so much diet coke... and he told me that the actual amount they put in the diet coke is so minuscule, that it WILL NOT have any negative effects on my body. He said I'd basically have to drink GALLONS of the stuff EVERY DAY before seeing any harm done. Aspartame itself is not good for your body... but either is fats, oils, carbs, in ridiculously large amounts... small amounts no big deal.