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Does aspartame in diet soda turn into formaldehyde in your body?

Does aspartame in diet soda turn into formaldehyde in your body?

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    Yes it's true, but in small amounts. A lot of hype has been made about aspartame and formaldehyde, lots of scary stories about hair falling out, brain tumors, cancer, and a whole list of other maladies that have no basis in scientific fact. The reality is, many things consumed by people create formaldehyde in the body, namely citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruits, tomatoes, and alcohol to name a few, some in much greater quantaties than what's found in artificial sweeteners. We take on a lot more toxins than we know, and the body is very adept at removing most of them. We stand a much greater risk from much more socially acceptable poisons like sugar, high fructose corn syrup, processed chemically laden foods designed for maximum shelf life, alcohol, prescription drugs.

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Yes. Aspartame does, among other things, break down into formaldehyde.

killfoot2001

A limited amount will break down into formaldehyde anyway; heat just speeds up the process. In the amounts usually consumed, it's not enough to pose a risk but may irritate the GI tract.

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