URGENT: NutraSweet(tm) Destroys Usenet!!!!
allbell at lys.vnet.net
Tue Aug 1 23:36:36 EST 1995
I used to drink a lot of caffein-free Diet Coke and still drink a lot of
regular and decaf coffee.
I discovered that I felt weak and began slurring my words after drinking
more than a can or two of Diet Coke, so I stopped drinking it. Drinking
too much coffee affects me in entirely different ways.
One possibility is that old aspartame breaks down into some not-so-great
substance. My recollection is that aspartame that's heated for too long
at too high a temperature has an effect similar to that of alcohol.
Another possibility is some people's bodies react badly when they are
tricked into consuming a low-calorie substance that seems high-calorie.
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