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January 23, 2007
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Do you think the US has the greatest health care system in the world? Do you drink diet sodas? If so (even if not), you'll want to read this. Very interesting.
[Via Cryptogon]
Posted by Jonathan at January 23, 2007 12:10 PM
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It's strange, but I have consumed Diet Coke for much of my adult life, and yet I've also had no headaches, no seizures, no blindness, no persistent amnesia, no blurry vision...nothing!
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Lesson: the plural of anecdote is not data.
Posted by: Kevin at January 23, 2007 02:19 PM
Some people smoke all of their lives and don't get lung cancer. It doesn't mean that smoking isn't detrimental to your health. Read the facts on aspartame: http://www.mindbodyhealth.com/aspartame.htm
-John
Posted by: John Cummings at January 23, 2007 04:07 PM
People are allergic to a lot of things -- I'm allergic to bee stings. Instead of making a federal case out of it I ... do my best to avoid bees. The fact that a few people out of billions has an adverse reaction is no reason to denigrate a perfectly good product.
Posted by: Kevin at January 24, 2007 10:51 AM
People are allergic to a lot of things
Please feel free to show how the symptoms are an ALLERGIC reaction.
Come on "Kevin", the readers of PastPeak are counting on you!
Instead of making a federal case out of it I ... do my best to avoid bees
1) Where is there a 'federal case'?
2) Please show where the FDA (part of health and human services) has stated there is a reaction to Aspartame.
The fact that a few people out of billions has an adverse reaction is no reason to denigrate a perfectly good product.
Smacks of the PR reaction as noted in books like 'toxic sludge is good for you'. So you are claiming a product that can cause harm == good product?
If we wait a day, will you change your position? Like you did from 'its an anecdote' to 'people have reactions'
Posted by: at January 24, 2007 12:05 PM