Why Are Diet Drinks Unhealthy? According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one-fifth of the world’s population drink diet drinks daily (2010). Looking at the nutrition labels on sugary sugary or diet sodas, a person would most likely choose the diet over the regular drinks. However, diet sodas are not as healthy as one might would think. Diet drinks contain aspartame, which has rarely been spoken about. What is aspartame? How does it affect a person’s body? Aspartame is the artificial sweetener commonly found in “sugar-free” sodas. This artificial sweetener was discovered by James M. Schlatter, a chemist at G.D. Searle and Company, in 1965, according to “What is Aspartame?” by Napala Pratini. Schlatter was composing …show more content…
However, most of them do not know the consequences of the drug. Aspartame is composed of two amino acids, aspartic acid, and phenylalanine. Aspartic acid affects brain processing, which causes severe headaches or migraines. This amino acid is found in almost all dietary proteins, but the acid has more content in drinks. Phenylalanine can be lead to brain damage. Also, there is an extra carbon atom known as methanol, which is found in antifreeze. It is harmless when taken in as small quantities, and is found in several fruits and vegetables (Yoquinto, 2012). The drug has been known to cause brain cancer, diabetes, emotional disorders, and seizures (Mercola, n.d.). Most individuals do not think to blame the drug for these symptoms occurring in their lives, however. Diet drinks are known to have an addictive quality to them, which makes it harder to quit drinking them once you have acquired a taste for the soda.
After becoming aware of the dangers of aspartame, one might ask, how much aspartame is safe? “The FDA has set the acceptable daily intake of aspartame at 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight” (Pratini, 2014). Therefore, drinking small amounts of aspartame daily obviously will not affect a person as much as drinking several drink cans daily would. When an individual begins experiencing symptoms, they do not think the long-term use of aspartame will affect them, so they do
Kool-aid was invented by a man named Edwin Perkins He was born in the state of Iowa but he eventually went to live in Nebraska. At about 1927 he invented Kool-aid He was inspired by the drink Fruit smack, but because he wanted to lower the cost of shipping he removed all fluids from the drink. This dry powder eventually became Kool-aid. However Kool-aid did not always go by the same name It was originally Kool-Ade but because Ade refers to juice he had to change it tho the name it has today. Eventually Kool-aid got their own mascot the cool-aid man (He often broke through walls), They also had a comic with 7 issues, along with the Atari 2600 came the “Adventures of Kool-aid Man”. Kool-aid can still be bought today and has manny flavors
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Sweeteners: Issues and Uncertainties. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1975.
Aspartame, or more commonly known as NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful and Equal Measure; was discovered purely by chance in 1965 by a chemist named James M. Schlatter, who was testing an antacid drug (Prantini; 2014). The commercial industry believed that “a wonder product” had been discovered, which stood to revolutionise the food industry as an artificial sweetener. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener which is found in many of our foods and beverages universally. Aspartame is two-hundred times sweeter than sugar and is commonly used as a tabletop sweetener, a sweetener in prepared foods, diet foods or drinks, flavored waters, chewing gum, condiments and is even found in flavoring of medicines. It is found in majority of our food products marketed for weight control (Prantini; 2014). Aspartame has a sweeter taste in comparison to sugar, and therefore less of the sweetener can be used in food products in order to achieve the same level of sweetness as if sugar was used; which results in an individual consuming fewer calories and less sugar (American Cancer Society; 2014).
Reinke, Beth Bence. "How Sweet It Is: Sorting Out Sweeteners." CBN. The Christian Broadcasting Network, 2014. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.
The soda that when you guzzle it, the great flavor fills your taste buds and the bubbles of carbonation explode in your mouth leaving a savory taste in your mouth. Dr Pepper is a very popular soda, that is apart of the Pepsi family. Dr Pepper is in stores all around, and is very popular, so not knowing about it, you'll stand out, but don't worry for reading this will inform you of Dr Pepper. This paper contains writing about the history of Dr Pepper such as; when it came to the world, how it was made, who made it, how has it changed, the flavors of it, and how/what are they, the company, doing now, in 2016.
The dosage of the drug should be used according to the carton instructions. A 10 gram over dose in adults, 140 mg for kids, can cause permanent liver damage. Also if you had just taken some other drugs , The acetaminophen may become more toxic since the drugs are catabolized in the liver. To protect yourself from injury, you should take 1 gram of vitamin C and Cysteine -a bodily antioxidant.
The phrase “pick your poison,” a common English idiom, refers to one choosing between two horrid options or the choice of an alcoholic beverage. The repercussions of sugary drinks and energy drinks should also be transposed into the hyperbolic definition as a “pick of poison.” Some of the most common ingredients in sugary/energy drinks have been known to cause heart and thyroid problems; weaken the immune system; cause dizziness, headaches, and drowsiness; damage the reproductive system, leading to infertility; and a myriad more. Stress, anxiety, and sleeping problems are some of the top complaints college age energy drink users complain about (Stasio et al.). Sugary/energy drinks are prominent in students, both high school and college age. Ninety percent of these users are blind to the “hazardous effects” of the drinks that they consume (Attila and Cakir), innocently poisoning their bodies. Students need to be better educated on the risks of their decisions to consume these toxic beverages in order to prevent health problems and to encourage more nutritious lifestyles.
Buyers locked up: The market was dominated by two major customers - Coca-Cola and Pepsi (accounted for ~50% of the aspartame usage). NutraSweet had entered into exclusive multi-year contracts with both of them. This would prevent potential entrants from establishing sales volume necessary to support the minimum efficiency production scale necessary to compete effectively in the aspartame market.
Overall, the consumption of aspartame is not so beneficial. The chemical component of aspartame may be broken down to chemical substances that are potentially harmful and may lead to symptoms such as headaches, vision impairment, hearing loss, memory loss, fatigue, dizziness, and eventually brain tumors. The sweetener may have been developed to lower the amount of calories and be a sugar substitute, but its creation has only produced medical attention. The consumption of aspartame should be limited or not be consumed at all in order to prevent symptoms from occurring. The creation of aspartame may not be so sweet after all.
American Cancer Society. “Aspartame. What is Aspartame?” Learn About Cancer, Carcinogens. N.P. 17 February 2011
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) observed 80 people who suffered brain seizures after eating or drinking products with aspartame. The Community Nutrition Institute declared: "These 80 cases which fit the FDA definition of imminent risk to public health, which requires the FDA to immediately withdraw the product from the market."
The worldwide demand for high potency sweeteners is expected to rise especially with the new practice of blending various sweeteners; the demand for alternatives is expected to increase. The sweet herb of Paraguay; Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni produces; in its leave;, such an alternative with the added advantage that stevia sweeteners are natural products. The sweet steviol glycosides have sensory & functional & properties superior to those of other high potency sweeteners. Stevia is to become a major source of high potency sweetener for the increasing natural food market in the coming future.
Beverages containing caffeine, sugar and niacin (vitamin B12) can lead to serious health problems. According to caffeine informer, one of them is cardiac arrest. While caffeine calculator can show limitation of energy drinks, everyone does not follow this rule. Those with heart problems are at the high risk to face cardiac arrest after only small amount energy drinks. Next are headaches and migraines, excessive energy drinks can lead to extreme headaches from the caffeine withdrawal syndrome. Changing the amount of caffeine people ingest daily causes more frequent headaches. A very high amount of sugar is responsible for damage the insulin producing cells of the pancreas which leads to type II diabetes. Excessive consumption of energy drinks can also lead to vomiting and thus, causing dehydration and acid abrasion of teeth and oesophagus. They can also lead to hypertension. For those with normal blood pressure, this is not affecting, but those with previously increased blood pressure could be leading themselves at risk of cerebral vascular stroke and other problems related to high blood pressure, after consuming high amount of energy drinks. The American Heart Association (2017) showed that energy drinks causes a significant negative effect on blood pressure than drinks that contain caffeine alone as the active ingredient. In addition, niacin is placed in most energy
The purpose of this experiment was to study the reactions of amino acids and aspartame. Several solutions were prepared and used in TLC analysis. A permanganate test and a ceric nitrate test were also performed. The summary of the results is shown below.