Many artificial sweeteners on the market in the UK today contain ingredients that may be quite harmful to your health. Our advice here at NorthWest Personal Training in Manchester is to check out your “diet drink”  or sugar free product for
the following:

Aspartame (E951) - has been know to produce the toxin methanol, which your body can process only in small amounts, and this has been shown to cause headaches and menstrual problems

Saccharin (E954) – another common sweetner has also been linked with bladder cancer and Acesulfame K (E950) which is found in many of the popular diet colas has also been linked with cancer, while sorbitol (E420) which is normally found in toothpase and mannitol (E421) have been associated with stomach bloating.

If you insist on having a Cola or a Fizzy orange we would recommend going for the “full fat” version as its likely to be healthier for you in the long run and if you need to sweeten up your coffee or tea, it’s best to go for brown sugar rather than white refined or try and cut it out gradually.

Update: Just found an excellent article on this subject on another site:
Aspartame is poison

Tags: diet, healthy eating, Nutrition

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