“Light” Does Not Mean Healthy

Watch this short documentary discovering the truth about aspartame!

The people who made this film did an interesting experiment. They approached random people on the streets with two different beverages in their hand, one being the “light” version of the other. The people were asked which beverage they would choose as a healthier option, and 70% chose the light beverage. There are still so many people who have no idea about the dangers of aspartame. Even if they have heard of it, it is often very hard to tell when products contain aspartame. In so many products, it will say “no sugar added!” so people reach for it, thinking they are making a healthy choice.

In another one of their experiments, they followed someone’s diet for one day. The aspartame use in his diet consisted of eating a light yogurt for breakfast, chewing a few pieces of sugar free gum, and drinking 3 cans of diet coke. That alone exceeds the FDA’s recommended daily serving of aspartame, meaning this person is likely to be in danger of aspartame poisoning.

The documentary also included something that I haven’t heard much of through my research. Going out and drinking at night can result in large consumption of aspartame. Many people choose to use diet sodas in mixed drinks to consume less calories throughout the night. From my personal experience as a 21-year-old female, my girlfriends and I will consume 4 mixed drinks on average in one night of partying. That’s roughly 4 diet sodas in a 3 hour time period! And that is just one night. I am not a big drinker, so I have a low tolerance and don’t need to consume as much. But what about those people who go out multiple nights a week? The more often one drinks, the larger quantity of alcohol they will need to consume to reach the desired effect. And think of how much aspartame that would be?! Bad idea.