It’s supposed to be the perfect carbonated soft drink. You get
all the taste and flavour of drinking coke and none of the sugar associated with
regular coke. Great deal right? The answer to that is not so fast, there are
certain unanswered issues when dealing with coke zero and it revolves around a
major ingredient:
aspartame.
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is used as a sugar
substitute in coke zero, it is about 200 times sweeter than sugar and contains
almost zero calories. Now, you might ask me what’s all the fuss about a coke
zero and the answer is many people are now drinking coke zero to avoid sugar
consumption in regular soft drinks and might not know what they getting themselves
into.
ASPARTAME:
This artificial sweetener is marketed under different names:
nutrasweet, equal, natrataste ,canderal etc. Some studies, including a 2005
study by European Ramazzini foundation suggests that there might be a link between
aspartame and cancer. Other side effects to which aspartame have been linked to
include; increased hunger, eye damage, migraine and seizures. Aspartame on consumption breaks down into
methanol and aspartic acid which can be poisonous to the body.
Now there are many reports for and against aspartame
consumption, but in matters dealing with your health it is better to err on the
side of caution. To prove this pick up a bottle of coke zero today and check
out the label, it carries a warning “contains aspartame!” If you ask me that’s enough warning! My advice to you today is very simple, stay away
from carbonated soft drinks and stay away from coke zero in particular! It’s not
just worth risking your health. If you need refreshing on a hot day nothing
beats cold water. God knew what he was doing!
Please stay healthy and do have a lovely day!
P.S
I will be focusing on some celebrities from time to time,
bringing you their success stories, fitness tips and philosophies for living a
healthy life. Do keep a date with this blog. I am leaving you with this picture
of two of the greatest fitness and motivation icons of all time! Who knew
they hung out together way back then?
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| Arnie,stallone and franco columbu after a workout 1982 |
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