Opinion: Why the aspartame in Diet Coke and Coke Zero probably isn’t worth worrying about
An epidemiologist and Diet Coke/Coke Zero fan examines the evidence on possible cancer risks.
This essay was originally published on Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz’s Medium blog.
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is used in a lot of products, including Diet Coke and Coke Zero. Like most artificial sweeteners, we have a wonderful love/hate relationship with it. It’s sweet but doesn’t have any calories, so it’s great for people who want to lose a bit of weight. Also, a bunch of people are convinced that anything artificial is basically poison, and that diet soft drinks are probably killing us all.
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