Defending Diet Coke’s Honor
Here’s what Snopes.com, the respected gossip/rumor rectifying website has to say about the people out there that spread lies about how incredibly unsafe aspartame is, and that Diet Coke should be taken off of the market and that the FDA isn’t doing its job. The article is titled Kiss My Aspartame.
I will also take this time to repost my Ode to Diet Coke, for those who have not yet read it.
Grant us the strength
to make it through each day
with the help of Diet CokeGrant us the temperature of product
that is as cold as possible
without little slushiesGrant us ample access
to fountain, bottle and can
in that orderand ice
oh yes, grant us iceGrant the linings of our throats
the tenacity and power
to guzzle your cold, fresh nectar
in one held breathGrant us pretty stars and spinning rooms
when we catch our breath
from such gulpsMay we always have enough change
for a diet coke for ourselves and a friendMay we always have the means
to keep our diet coke coldMay it last
longer in styrofoamMay it maintain
full carbonationMay it remain
cold cold coldMay it provide
minutes of refreshmentMay it quicken
both mind and bodyMay it never
get mixed with the root beer feed line by careless workers at some random buffetMay it ever
be sugar and guilt freeMay it always
be near meOh diet coke
we do love thee–by Josh Haley, Houston, TX
December 7th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Regardless of unfounded research proving aspartame as safe or unsafe to ingest, too much of anything is usually not a good thing. The whole gaining weight while drinking diet cola…well, that’s got some relation to a psychological mindset: you think that coz you’re drinking a diet something, you have permission to eat more of whatever it is you’re eating. Portion control as well as exercise…those two go hand in hand. But we all know that already (that’s why we all are so healthy, right?)! XD