CNN News article re. the dangers of diet soda

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/01/diet.soda.health/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Good to see this finally making the mainstream news.  Diet sodas containing aspartame can be very addictive, make you gain weight instead of lose it, and give increased risk to diabetes, stroke, and mineral loss in bones.  Several--but not all--of the risks of aspartame are mentioned in this article.  Health sites have been warning against these drinks for years.  They should never be given to children.  Aspartame is a dangerous substance to the human body.  You can read many articles online, warning about the dangers of this substance.  An excellent one is at: http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-information.html 

EXCERPT from CNN article: Whether you feel dependent or not, drinking too much diet soda might be risky in the long run. In recent years, habitual diet-soda consumption has been linked to an increased risk of low bone mineral density in women, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. What's more, a growing body of research suggests that excessive diet soda intake may actually encourage weight gain.

Health.com: Can diet soda boost your stroke risk?

EXCERPT from sweetpoison.com:  The dangers of aspartame poisoning have been a well guarded secret since the 1980s. The research and history of aspartame is conclusive as a cause of illness and toxic reactions in the human body. Aspartame is a dangerous chemical food additive, and its use during pregnancy and by children is one of the greatest modern tragedies of all.

Why haven't you heard about aspartame poisoning before? Partly because the diet industry is worth trillions of American dollars to corporations, and they want to protect their profits by keeping the truth behind aspartame's dangers hidden from the public. When NutraSweet® was introduced for the 'second' time in 1981, a diet craze revolutionized America's eating protocols and a well-oiled money machine was set into motion changing modern lifestyles.

After more than twenty years of aspartame use, the number of its victims is rapidly piling up, and people are figuring out for themselves that aspartame is at the root of their health problems. Patients are teaching their doctors about this nutritional peril, and they are healing themselves with little to no support from traditional medicine.

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