Should you quit Diet Coke?

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Safety questions have haunted aspartame — the no-calorie sweetener used in many diet soft drinks and other low-calorie products — since its invention. Some answers exist, but should we trust them if they were influenced by the beverage industry? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.0	Last year I was deeply in my Diet Goat gera like drinking multiple cans every single day. And then around July, I suddenly
1:18.2	started seeing this headline everywhere.
1:22.4	The World Health Organization has classified the artificial sweetener Asper tame as,
1:26.4	quote, possibly carcinogenic to humans.
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