By Christina Sarich
Tag: aspartame
News Flash: Review Finds Diet Soda to be Health Destroyer
Researchers from Purdue reviewed a dozen studies published within the last five years on the health risks of consuming diet soda. The news is not positive.
What Chemicals are Really in Coca-Cola’s Coke Soda?
We all know that soda is health-damaging due to sugars, but it doesn’t end there. Here’s what’s really in Coca-Cola’s famous Coke soda:
Aspartame – The GMO Excrement Polluting Your Body
Scientists are calling for further study of the popular additive aspartame, made from genetically modified bacteria and linked to numerous health issues.
Diet Soda, Aspartame Shown to Destroy Kidney Function
In an 11-year study by scientists at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, there was a strong positive correlation found between degeneration of kidney function and consumption of aspartame-containing diet soda.
Aspartame-Cancer Link Exposed: Increasing Your Cancer Risk
There have been several studies over the years that established a link between aspartame consumption and cancer risk. But, these studies were frequently criticized as being too small and otherwise not living up to strict scientific standards. A new study, however, addresses these concerns and substantiates what the previous ones already said: that aspartame in diet soda can increase your risk of certain types of cancer, exponentially. It seems the aspartame-cancer link has been exposed…again.
How to Give up Artificial Sweeteners
We are all in the process of getting better each and everyday. Another way to improve? Drop the artificial sweeteners. If you are still adding artificial sweetener to your coffee, drinking diet sodas, or eating things labeled “sugar-free”, kicking those chemically-laden taste-bud tricksters is a good place to start.
All Natural Stevia Plant: A Scrutinized Solution for Diabetes Sufferers
If you’re a diabetic, then you’ve experienced how hard life can be knowing that the sweetest cake or cookie could dramatically harm you. But there is a new solution to the potentially deadly desire. An all natural sweetener, Stevia, is shown to not only be an alternative sweetener for diabetics, whom have to normally abstain entirely from sugar else they will suffer terminally, but may also reduce the effectiveness of the diabetic condition.
Top 10 Worst GMO Foods for Your GMO Foods List
We hear about genetically modified foods and most of us are a little scared of them, to put it mildly. But how many of us truly know which foods contain genetically modified organisms or ingredients? There are ten GMO foods that should be on your “do not eat” GMO foods list in order to steer clear of franken-foods and their unknown effects.
Artificial Sweeteners Linked with Preterm Delivery
Sugar sweetened beverages such as sodas have received a wide-scale bad reputation for their negative impact on health. All the while, diet sodas are falsely promoted as a healthier alternative. But artificial sweeteners used in diet soda, such as aspartame, have also been tied to numerous health complications, with multiple studies linking artificial sweeteners to premature delivery.
Is Splenda Safe? Examining the Dangers of this ‘Sugar Alternative’
Is Splenda safe? Unfortunately, the Splenda craze has taken a toll on the American people. Wrongfully marketed as a healthful alternative to regular sugar, ‘made from sugar so it tastes like sugar’, Splenda is actually one of the most dangerous forms of synthetic sweetener. Sucralose, the chemical name for Splenda, has been implemented as an alternative to sugar, used widely in chewing gum, bakery sweets, and fruit juices.
