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[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Nine to fourteen cans of cola a day is the limit. Eek, I've probably done that when I was a young programmer! Hope it doesn't catch up to me. :(

[-] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The WHO said aspartame is safe to consume within a daily limit of 40 milligrams per kilogram of a person’s body weight.

An adult weighing 70 kilograms or 154 pounds would have to drink more than nine to 14 cans of aspartame-containing soda daily to exceed the limit and potentially face health risks.

Holy shit you weren’t kidding. And here I was worried that my 2-3 cans a month might be catching up to me!

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You'd basically die from water poisoning before the aspertame would get you.

[-] Mechaguana@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

well that settles it, I am going to treat myself without worrying anymore.

[-] ryannathans@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What about all the other foods and drinks that contain it?

[-] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve only ever seen aspartame in the ingredient list of diet sodas, and I often check ingredient lists.

[-] nichos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's also used in gum, not sure how much though.

[-] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I feel like you’d give yourself the gum chewer’s equivalent of wanker’s cramp before you even got halfway to the daily limit.

[-] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Compared to diet soda, it should be very little. Otherwise it would be extremely sweet.

[-] ryannathans@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Iced tea, cordials, alcoholic beverages, gelatin/jelly, tabletop sweeteners/coffee/tea, protein shakes and milk drinks, condiments, gums, dessert foods. There is no doubt more I'm missing

[-] TheRealBob@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I drink about a can per day and I was so worried. lol

[-] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe if you are very, very, very little.

Read this article and decide if you think the risk is actually that serious. The WHO is almost certainly blowing this way out of proportion and overstating the risks.

[-] Tonloc@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

You think Coca-Cola would let someone say they've been giving everyone cancer? He'll no.

I know you didn’t even look at the article because it doesn’t rely on coca-cola’s word at all.

[-] dakku@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

So, how much is that in liters ?

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

3.2 to 5 liters a day. Hope I did that calculation correctly.

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