More Bacon, Less Broccoli

[rrpjr]

For an interesting, contrarian view of healthy living:

http://www.agora-inc.com/reports/RHB/W6RHF503/

Meant to post this to OT. My apologies.

[86 911]

I'm glad that you brought this up rrpjr. It seems that information is coming out of all directions now. Is this really true though?
While on about the same topic, I have a question on Diet sodas that contain Aspartame. I have been drinking diet sodas (average of about 4 per day) for a few years. I have seen one webpage about Aspartame that has all of these cumulative health problems that you will get from man-made aspartame if you drink diet sodas for long enough. That had me scared and I have not had a diet soda now for 6 hours, or will I have another diet soda hopefully for a very long time. Then, I saw this other webpage where a professional said that aspartame will not do any harm. Which is really true?
I have a feeling the "aspartame is bad" arguement is true, and I have stopped drinking diet coke for 6 hours. Now comes withdrawl....
Can someone back me up with the proper aspartame health facts in diet sodas? Sorry to get this a little off topic, but I am really confused right now.

[RallyJon]

Matt, have you tried Diet-Rite, or one of the other diet sodas that use Splenda for sweetening?

Splenda tastes better and it hasn't been proven to kill you. Yet.

[on-ramp]

try eating bacon every day for a week, then try eating brocoli every day for a week. See which one makes you feel better.
always look for the hidden agenda behind these studies.

[RallyJon]

How about:

> more bacon, more broccoli, more steak, more BBQ, more salad, more sushi, more wine

> less pasta, less ice cream, less soda, less commercial packaged instant food that's full of corn sweetener

[widebody911]

A quick history of Aspartame and how Rumsfeld (yeah, that Rumsfelf) pulled strings to make it legal

http://www.rense.com/general33/legal.htm

[gaijindabe]

Very interesting rrpjr. 30 years from now we will look back and laugh at what they told us in 2005. IF we last that long!

[turbo6bar]

Are you fat enough to prevent injuries from falling? Numerous skinny people received broken bones from trips and falls. Obesity prevents these injuries by cushioning your bones and soft tissue.

[RickM]

Originally posted by 86 911
I have a feeling the "aspartame is bad" argument is true, and I have stopped drinking diet coke for 6 hours. Now comes withdrawal....

I'm not much of a soda drinker but when I do indulge it's in spurts. Every few months I'll have one or two a day for 2-3 weeks then stop. I have noticed, and have been able to replicate, a side effect that I experience when drinking the stuff. My fingernails split, crack or otherwise become weak/brittle....and I keep my nails short.

I pretty much use Splenda as much as possible but it is NOT made from sugar as their tag line insinuates. It happens to have a component which is common with sugar. Splenda is 100% synthetic.