What do you call a carbonated beverage in your part of the world?

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Originally Posted by Funkutron5000 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What does the National Cancer Institute have to say? Let's see. "There is no clear evidence that the artificial sweeteners available commercially in the United States are associated with cancer risk in humans" http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/f...ial-sweeteners

Now, I know the NCI is part of the same government as the FDA so let's check American Cancer Society. What could they say? "Aside from the possible effects in people with phenylketonuria, there are no health problems that have been consistently linked to aspartame use."
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerc...home/aspartame

Let's just go to a general review on peer-reviewed scientific articles and see what they have to say. "The data from the extensive investigations into the possibility of neurotoxic effects of aspartame, in general, do not support the hypothesis that aspartame in the human diet will affect nervous system function, learning or behavior. Epidemiological studies on aspartame include several case-control studies and one well-conducted prospective epidemiological study with a large cohort, in which the consumption of aspartame was measured. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and cancer in any tissue. The weight of existing evidence is that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a nonnutritive sweetener."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17828671

I'll give you the point that some research has found some worrying links:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/ea...30833.abstract

Though, even they had this as a conclusion "Conclusion: Although our findings preserve the possibility of a detrimental effect of a constituent of diet soda, such as aspartame, on select cancers, the inconsistent sex effects and occurrence of an apparent cancer risk in individuals who consume regular soda do not permit the ruling out of chance as an explanation."

I have now wasted too much time giving you data and sources. Have fun! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Corova confirmed PhD in Organic Chemistry from a top 15 US College, currently post-doc at said university.

But still plays a paladin?!