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WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits (www.cnbc.com)

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[–] Showroom7561 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You need to consume the equivalent of 125+ cans of Diet soda per day to see an even slightly elevated risk of cancer or any other serious disease

The report says that 14 cans for a person who is normal weight, but that's still 5L of diet pop!

Heartburn and stomach upset would probably prevent anyone from consuming that much of this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I used to have quite the diet coke habit. I would regularly drink 6 cans before noon to wake up, and on weekends when I didn't need to get to sleep, I probably did often hit 14 cans or more. But I think I even topped out around that 14 can amount because you start getting caffeine side effects and twitching...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The report says that 14 cans for a person who is normal weight, but that’s still 5L of diet pop!

Heartburn and stomach upset would probably prevent anyone from consuming that much of this stuff.

You'd be surprised. When I was in college, someone on our floor regularly drank at least 2 2L bottles of soda every day. The recycling bin was put near his door, and it was filled to the brim at the end of every week. I saw Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Coke, Dr Pepper and more.

We think he didn't drink water, only soda.