Diet soda isn't without health risks ... The most common sugar substitute in diet soda is aspartame, but diet soda may also contain potassium acesulfame, sucralose, and saccharin.

Sugar substitutes like erythritol and aspartame are used in many everyday household goods – chewing gum, canned food, diet sodas jellies ... used to sweeten without adding many calories or ...

In fact, Ludlam-Raine said research suggests that artificial sweeteners in diet sodas, such as aspartame or sucralose, could make some people crave sweet foods. On days when I don't have an ...

Aspartame is the artificial sweetener that people love to hate. It's also one of the most common alternatives to sugar, found in over 6,000 products and sold as NutraSweet® and Equal®.

Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, chewing gum, yogurt and other food products, is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at the existing daily ...

In a 1981 report, JECFA said that an adult weighing 60kg (132 pounds) would have to drink between 12 and 36 cans of diet soda – depending on the amount of aspartame in the beverage – every day ...