PepsiCo to Drop Aspartame From Diet Pepsi

[icyfroth]

PepsiCo said it would switch to sucralose, a less controversial but still artificial sweetener. The beverage giant said the change—the boldest soda reformulation since Coca-Cola's New Coke fiasco—was in response to consumer surveys showing aspartame as the No. 1 reason Americans are shunning diet colas.

The new sweetener is a blend of sucralose and acesulfame potassium that will be used in Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi in the U.S. beginning in August. The new sweetener formulation “was developed after extensive research and testing with U.S. diet cola drinkers,” the company said.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a public health group and soft drink critic, said Friday that, while consumers should still avoid acesulfame potassium, more commonly known as Ace K, sucralose is “likely’’ a safer sweetener than aspartame. It cited past studies suggesting aspartame had caused tumors in rats, and said tests in the 1970s flagged Ace K as a potential cancer risk.

Coke and Pepsi have both been trying to solve the diet sweetener problem for years. Pepsi tweaked Diet Pepsi a couple of years ago to a blend that retained aspartame but mixed it with acesulfame potassium.

They have both spent heavily in recent years trying to develop zero-calorie sweeteners that can be marketed as natural, not artificial. Each has placed bets on stevia, which is derived from a plant but can leave a bitter aftertaste.

Coke and Pepsi rolled out cola variations sweetened with stevia in the U.S. last year, but mixed in sugar, turning them into mid-calorie colas instead of diet colas.

Entire Article Here

Again the aluminium connection:

Artificial Chemical Sweeteners - Grocery Warning

Making matters worse, soft drink companies put their liquid products containing aspartame in containers made of aluminum.

When this aluminum - a known neurotoxin - is combined with aspartame, the results are multiplied:

In the case of diet drinks in aluminum cans, the very brain-toxic aluminum fluoride compound co-exists with multiple toxins found in aspartame, thus creating the most powerful government-approved toxic soup imaginable. With the strong association between aluminum, excitotoxins, aluminum fluoride complexes and Alzheimer’s disease, it would be completely irresponsible to encourage people to consume this toxic mixture.

Yet, this is done literally billions of times every year in advertising. It is important to remember that the aluminum can has been around for only about three decades, and most toxin-related diseases take years of accumulation to produce the full clinical expression of the disorder.
-Russell Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life

[icyfroth]

in your post 44:

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis?

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

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Can you provide a link to that quote pls?

[#3]

siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis?

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

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Can you provide a link to that quote pls?

[icyfroth]

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@icyfroth wrote:

in your post 44:

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis?

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can you provide a link to that quote pls?

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From Wiki:

Russell Blaylock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

Blaylock was a clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and is currently a visiting professor in the biology department at Belhaven College.[1]

He is the author of a number of books and papers, including Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills (1994), Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life (2002), and Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients (2003), and writes a monthly newsletter, the Blaylock Wellness Report.

Blaylock has endorsed views inconsistent with the scientific consensus, including that food additives such as aspartame and monosodium glutamate (MSG) are excitotoxic in normal doses and that the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) vaccine carries more risk than swine flu itself.[2][3][4]

[#5]

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis?

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can you provide a link to that quote pls?

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

in your post 44:

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis?

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can you provide a link to that quote pls?

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From Wiki:

Russell Blaylock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

Blaylock was a clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and is currently a visiting professor in the biology department at Belhaven College.[1]

He is the author of a number of books and papers, including Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills (1994), Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life (2002), and Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients (2003), and writes a monthly newsletter, the Blaylock Wellness Report.

Blaylock has endorsed views inconsistent with the scientific consensus, including that food additives such as aspartame and monosodium glutamate (MSG) are excitotoxic in normal doses and that the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) vaccine carries more risk than swine flu itself.[2][3][4]

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Wikki?.........His "books" are not research. or is Wikki....lol.

If you support his theories, how come you are unable to find his research /studies............

[#7]

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

"From Quack of the day link -

"Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has produced scientific

evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis?

No, because he has never bothered to produce

evidence nor has he participated in research to support his theory.Could it be that Dr. Blaylock has finally been able to produce

evidence that his claims about the dangers of aluminum cookware, or fluoridated drinking water, or dental fillings are substantiated

and verified? No, because he hasn’t bothered to produce the research, add his name to a study, or even be bothered to write

unpublished papers detailing his claims in any detail."

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can you provide a link to that quote pls?

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

As I quoted.... Blaylock has never bothered to produce evidence, research, studies that supports his nutty theories.

He has written books to spruik his vitamins/supplements though.

And the gullible eat it up, choosing to believe his carp.

[icyfroth]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

As I quoted.... Blaylock has never bothered to produce evidence, research, studies that supports his nutty theories.

He has written books to spruik his vitamins/supplements though.

And the gullible eat it up, choosing to believe his carp.

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As you quoted from where please?

[icyfroth]

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@curmu-curmu wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

I think I've spotted a few astroturfers:

"Does it scare off genuine community members who have an opposing point of view through violent and aggressive behaviour? Astroturfers incite the irrational and volatile in our community (sometimes using psychosocial tactics) for one reason: to make a lot of noise and drown out opposition."

How To Spot An Astroturfer

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@curmu-curmu wrote:

"So not only a nutter - a conspiracy theorist to boot!" and "retards"

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

The Dr quoted in the OP is a nutter.

@am*3 wrote:

"Not surprising these 'quacks' always have their own products to sell to prevent/cure what ever they are going on about.

They aren't informing people for the good of  the people, just to make money for themselves.

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Icy...not having a shot at you, but please...google Blaylock. So many unsubstantiated claims, unsupported by medical evidence, unsupported by research - even unsupported by his peers!

Here's just one...

http://vaccineconspiracytheorist.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/quack-of-day-dr-russell-blaylock.html

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   From this link....

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Here's another quote from the above link ........

"Meanwhile - I have no doubt that Dr. Blaylock is laughing all the way to the bank knowing full well that he has tapped a market of

followers that have no interest in separating fact from fiction."........lol...... how true.

[curmu-curmu]

I've also searched for him by name, on Pub Med - unarguably the most notable medical site for published medical papers - and his name returned NO results!

I had heard however, that he'd not published since 1981 - so their records may not go back that far.

Either way, I'd be a little concerned about his so-called cures and potions/pills - if he's not published anything for at least 30 years!  Except for the promotion of his own website, that is.

Whilst I don't doubt that there are many chemicals in food /drinks that can potentially do us harm, I'm more than a little pushed to beleive a 'scientist' who goes against the grain of most scientists/medicos...unless of course, it's all a monumental conspiracy to delude us all, by pretty much every scientist and medical practitioner - world wide!

Maybe it's time to call in the big idiots guns!

[the_great_she_elephant]

If we can't trust the peer reviewed studies that tell us asparteme is harmless and vaccines and fluoride added to drinking water are actually beneficial, does it follow that the reverse is also true - that when Government funded researchers produce studies to show smoking causes cancer, excessive drinking causes liver damage or  doing drugs will fry your brain, they are all lying to us because they have a hidden agenda?