And aspartame is known to cause diabetes and weight gain

 

I drink around 5 diet Pepsis a day :x

 

Pepsi has after birth in it and so does make up

 

Guys what planet are y'all living on?

 

So does sugar :P

I love my Diet Dew!!

 

I'm living in the middle of sugar cane fields.

 

Lmao... Guys there are toxic things in our food..

 

And I don't want to offend anyone I care about people. And I value lives as much as my own and it kills me to see good people get sick and die. I lost some good people in my life. I'm sure y'all have as well. Just think about it.

 

And brain tumors in rats

 

Nice mermaid...

 

Quoting my pastor "One of the few things that are 100% in this world is 10 out of 10 people will die"!!!

 

Thank you. I think she'd make an awesome tattoo.

 

I bet she smells like fish

 

Thanks, Gary. My brand new 37" Samsung 120fps monitor just got christened with Dr. Pepper.

 

I lost my dad to diabetes and he was only 60. He drank sodas all day and never drank water. He also grew up on sweets... Coincidence? I think not.

 

T1 or T2? Isn't T1 kind of out of your hands?

Too much of any sugars - incl from carbs - affect T2 (and cholesterol).

I rarely drink any carbonated beverages. I don't mind sugar but I pay attention to how much. I don't consume artificial sweeteners period. Ice tea, coffee, whisky, straight up. Hot tea either honey or molasses (iron). My family has no history of heart attacks or diabetes, bit of cancer on one side. So my precautions are just common sense and balance for good health so as to live to a hundred+ and be active the entire ride.

Had a round at the medical community a number of times this past year. First time since 99. I was amazed at two things:
a) how computerized everything is in every room/office, and
b) the waiting rooms all now have seats that were 1 1/2 times standard width. I watched in amazement as jumbo sized nurses and staff waddled down the hall as they clutched their jumbo soda's. Swish, swish, duh. double duh.

 

I'm truly sorry to hear that

 

If you lift weights on a regular basis, sugar can actually be very beneficial.

 

There are so many sources of conflicting data. One of the more detailed posts I've seen on aspartame can be found in this Runners World forum.

 

And I just changed my mind. Haha! Jk