When you drink a diet soda, do you really think about what is in your drink? There is a dangerous chemical in your diet. It's not a “healthy alternative” to sugar. It may even cause depression and weight gain. This sugar substitute is called Aspartame. The chemical formula is C14H18N2O5. First, Aspartame is one of the most common artificial sweeteners . It is found in thousands of different food products. Most “sugar-free” or “diet” foods contain Aspartame. It is approximately two hundred times more sweet than sucrose, also know as table sugar. Some side effects may include but are not limited to blindness in one or both eyes, severe intolerance of noise, epileptic seizures,anxiety, personality changes. Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, a Chemist working for G.D Searle and Company. He was trying to create a drug to create ulcers. He combined two amino acids, phenylalanine, and aspastic acids together and accidentally found out
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When ingested, Aspartame works like neurotransmitters, that signal tells the body that it's craving more sugar, because your body tries to break down sugar that's not there. Aspartame is sold to companies like Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Diet Snapple and Sugar Free Kool-Aid. In some cases, Aspartame has been linked to symptoms of weight gain and Depression. One study has shown that when patients who suffer from depression take a Aspartame pill their symptoms worsened or did not improve even with treatment. Another study has shown that drinking two diet sodas a day caused a five hundred percent increase in waist circumference. Those who drink diet soda regularly are also more likely to gain weight than those who do not says this study, In summary, Aspartame can be a dangerous chemical in your diet. It is not a healthy alternative to sugar. It may cause many side effects. It could even cause depression and weight
When ingested, Aspartame works like neurotransmitters, that signal tells the body that it's craving more sugar, because your body tries to break down sugar that's not there. Aspartame is sold to companies like Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Diet Snapple and Sugar Free Kool-Aid. In some cases, Aspartame has been linked to symptoms of weight gain and Depression. One study has shown that when patients who suffer from depression take a Aspartame pill their symptoms worsened or did not improve even with treatment. Another study has shown that drinking two diet sodas a day caused a five hundred percent increase in waist circumference. Those who drink diet soda regularly are also more likely to gain weight than those who do not says this study, In summary, Aspartame can be a dangerous chemical in your diet. It is not a healthy alternative to sugar. It may cause many side effects. It could even cause depression and weight