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lvd1102 · 01-02-2008, 12:59 PM

Ok i was just wondering if on a low carb diet does aspertame affect anything? or is it just as bad as sugar. Thanks.

genesis · 01-02-2008, 02:24 PM

Its got zero calories so in that respect is different from sugar, its one of the worst sweetners there is and one to avoid if you can, sucralose is better, i find most things with aspartame in have a chalky aftertase, somthing i noticed the other day For all the million $$ research muscletech are doing with there products there still shoving aspartame in the nitrotech

TH&S · 01-02-2008, 02:42 PM

Stevia from memory is better

TaintedSoul · 01-02-2008, 05:59 PM

Stevia is better, taste like sugar from what I have read yet the pharmas dont care or want to market it cause they prefer to pump us full of carcogenic aspartame.

It's bad and avoid it all costs... Regular coke has Sugar and Diet coke has aspartame. You loose either way!!

oaklad · 01-02-2008, 06:09 PM

its no just for that reason that it should be avoided,i recently read n article about aspantame that claims it has side effects that can leave you like an MS sufferer as the symptoms are the same if taken in large amounts

so sure any alternative would be better

lvd1102 · 02-02-2008, 04:47 AM

Not talking it in large doses. I was just wondering if i can have like diet coke like twice a week or add sweetners to my green tea. Thanks.

TaintedSoul · 02-02-2008, 09:39 AM

I used to buy Met-Rx sachets. Huge box with about 60 sachets or more???

Anyway when on it I recall have terrible migrains. A colleague being nosey was reading the box while I was out of the office and when I came back told me off about Aspartame. She asked me have I been having headache. I said yeah I had been having terrible migraines and she said that's a classic side effect of the stuff. I was having about 2 sachets a day of the stuff. Lifestyle wise I living close to work in Sutton, nice casualy dressed job earning really good money and 15 minute commute to work so I was relaxed and not stressed at all. I stopped the Met-Rx sachets and migraines went.

I dont normally get migraines?

pauly7582 · 04-02-2008, 06:49 PM

The media have for some reason hyped aspartame up to be a heavy carcinogen. The studies when scrutinised are quite unreliable. As per usual they are carried out on rats. A significant increase in carcinogenic qualities was only seen at exceptionally high doses. I can't remember the numbers but per lb of body weight it was massive. for a human to eat as much would be close to impossible.

So, feel free to have the odd sweetener in your tea ;-)

01-02-2008, 12:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
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TaintedSoul The resident dirty Saffir! Join Date: May 2007 Location: 69 Axe wound mile Posts: 3,693	Re: Aspertame Stevia is better, taste like sugar from what I have read yet the pharmas dont care or want to market it cause they prefer to pump us full of carcogenic aspartame. It's bad and avoid it all costs... Regular coke has Sugar and Diet coke has aspartame. You loose either way!! __________________ _________________________________________________ There's those that do, and those that don't, Those that will, and those that won't, Those that can, and those that can't. ..... Dont be a loser!! ....

01-02-2008, 06:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
oaklad Gym Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: keighley,west yorkshire Posts: 167	Re: Aspertame its no just for that reason that it should be avoided,i recently read n article about aspantame that claims it has side effects that can leave you like an MS sufferer as the symptoms are the same if taken in large amounts so sure any alternative would be better

02-02-2008, 04:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
lvd1102 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2	Re: Aspertame Not talking it in large doses. I was just wondering if i can have like diet coke like twice a week or add sweetners to my green tea. Thanks.

02-02-2008, 09:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
TaintedSoul The resident dirty Saffir! Join Date: May 2007 Location: 69 Axe wound mile Posts: 3,693	Re: Aspertame I used to buy Met-Rx sachets. Huge box with about 60 sachets or more??? Anyway when on it I recall have terrible migrains. A colleague being nosey was reading the box while I was out of the office and when I came back told me off about Aspartame. She asked me have I been having headache. I said yeah I had been having terrible migraines and she said that's a classic side effect of the stuff. I was having about 2 sachets a day of the stuff. Lifestyle wise I living close to work in Sutton, nice casualy dressed job earning really good money and 15 minute commute to work so I was relaxed and not stressed at all. I stopped the Met-Rx sachets and migraines went. I dont normally get migraines? __________________ _________________________________________________ There's those that do, and those that don't, Those that will, and those that won't, Those that can, and those that can't. ..... Dont be a loser!! ....

04-02-2008, 06:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
pauly7582 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,562	Re: Aspertame The media have for some reason hyped aspartame up to be a heavy carcinogen. The studies when scrutinised are quite unreliable. As per usual they are carried out on rats. A significant increase in carcinogenic qualities was only seen at exceptionally high doses. I can't remember the numbers but per lb of body weight it was massive. for a human to eat as much would be close to impossible. So, feel free to have the odd sweetener in your tea ;-) __________________ 6' 0" 218lb 9% bf BP: 160k DL: 240k Squat:200k Dieting To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.