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It uncovered eight WHO panelists involved with assessing safe levels of aspartame consumption who are beverage industry consultants who currently or previously worked with the alleged Coke front group, International Life Sciences Institute (Ilsi).

Their involvement in developing intake guidelines represents “an obvious conflict of interest”, said Gary Ruskin, US Right-To-Know’s executive director. “Because of this conflict of interest, [the daily intake] conclusions about aspartame are not credible, and the public should not rely on them,” he added.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The soda acid thing is also a myth. The PH level of your stomach acid is much higher than soda.

Edit: Yes, had that backwards...but my point stands...stomach acid is more acidic than soda. It's not an issue.

Yes...I concur, it's terrible for your teeth.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lower pH means stronger acid. Soda is not more acidic than you stomach acid. The real danger that the acidity of soda poses is to your teeth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And considering the knock-on effects to the rest of your body from your teeth, it's not an issue to sneeze at.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

cut a stomach open, spread the stomach acid on a painted car hood, eat that shit right off. saying it's the same ph as stomach acid, is like saying 1 of a thing is safe but 2 of the same thing has to be safe as the 1 thing. idiocy. and said with such confidence. ah the internetz, such a boon to humanity.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Sigh...come back after highschool chemistry.