Methanol in Diet Sodas

Do you drink diet sodas?

I confess, I used to drink them frequently, but no more. As I stated in my last article, Why I No Longer Consume the Standard American Diet, I’ve finally become conscious to the dangers of impure manufactured substances intended for human consumption. (Can anyone honestly call diet soda a ‘food’?)

Yesterday the Daily Mail, a UK news source, published an article about premature births for mothers who consume what they call “fizzy drinks” – apparently the English term for what we call “sodas”. We’re talking about carbonated beverages – particularly those containing artificial sweeteners: diet sodas.

A new European Union (EU) study concluded that there’s a correlation between diet sodas and premature births. Apparently some of these moms-to-be switched from sugary sodas to diet, thinking that would be a better alternative while pregnant. How very sad, for the babies involved!

The article referenced a study done in America stating that methanol in artificial sweeteners may be the culprit. Once inside our bodies, methanol converts to formic acid (the poison in bee stings) and from that to a neurotoxin, formaldehyde (used to fill dead bodies and also used in cosmetics and soaps.)

Source: Do sweeteners bring on early birth? How fizzy drinks can harm an unborn child by Sean Poulter published July 10, 2010 in the Daily Mail.

After reading this I felt compelled to add a warning paragraph and quote from the article to my lens, Natural and Artificial Sweeteners… to let people know they’re drinking nerve toxins every time they consume an aspartame-laced carbonated beverage like Diet Coke (which contains Nutra Sweet brand aspartame).

I keep wondering why more people aren’t concerned about the lack of action on the part of the FDA (USA’s Food and Drug Administration) when the facts about our manufactured “food” supply being poisoned are so well documented. Does the government want us dead? (Yeah, I really think they do and that population destruction, control and decline are some of their big issues.)

Yes, diet sodas contain methanol, but with all the information on the web, people aren’t getting the information. When I worked at the pizza wreck downtown I saw lots of people drinking these sodas; I was constantly amazed at eating habits because 90% of what was sold there, I’d never be willing to consume.

The news about methanol isn’t new… I found an illuminating article on HolisticMed.Com… to quote:

“Clinically, chronic exposure to methanol has been seen to produce headaches, dizziness, nausea, ear buzzing, GI distiurbances, weakness, vertigo, chills, memory lapses, numbness & shooting pains, behavioral disturbances, neuritis, misty vision, vision tunneling, blurring of vision, conjunctivitis, insomnia, vision loss, depression, heart problems (including disease of the heart muscle), pancreatic inflammation (Kavet 1990, Monte 1984, Posner 1975).”

Source: Chronic Methanol/Formaldehyde Poisoning From Aspartame.

Doesn’t that sound like something you’d like to put into your body? Answer: Yes / No (circle one)

If your answer is ‘no’ then you might be concerned about giving aspertame to your kids in children’s pain relievers, or eating it unwittingly in a lot of other manufactured foods that contain aspertame.

Filed under: Aspartame,Soda — Linda @ 3:06 pm

Comments (23)

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Comment by Sasha — Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 10:37 pm

while I have had a few sodas..no more diet and only a small size! Big step for me

Comment by HealthEgg — Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 2:09 am

this is one of the great info i have came across with Methanol in Diet Sodas
thanks for sharing

Comment by Dan Goodman — Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:50 am

I am a big opponent of all artificial sweeteners! I realize that table sugar is not good for us but I’d rather put sucrose in my system over acesulfame, sucralose, aspartame, or any of that poison. I can even tell when something has the slightest bit of an artificial sweetener in it, it tastes horrible.
Thanks for passing on the knowledge, just one more reason to avoid that stuff.

Comment by Aaron — Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:37 pm

Diet Soda is just as horrible for your body as regular soda.M

Comment by Mike — Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:17 am

If you’re gonna drink soda, you mine as well drink regular because either way it’s bad for you. And regular usually tastes much better anyways!

Comment by Mike — Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:18 am

Diet Sodas usually contain aspartame which produces formaldehyde as you digest it–more than the legal limit.

Comment by Herbal Diet products — Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 5:12 am

Funny thing is that I loved soda as a kid and hated water. Now (as a “young” adult) the trend has reversed. But love a good soda every now and then

Comment by Dave — Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:19 pm

I am also a great opponent of using artificial sweeteners on the food we eat or drink. Anyone who knows anything about Health and Fitness knows that the number one enemy of any dieter or trainer is sugar. High levels of Glucose, Sucrose or Fructose causes fat storage, insulin sensitivity and increased hunger, eventually leading to obesity and possibly diabetes. But sugar is so prevalent in most food we eat.

Comment by Virginia DUI Lawyer — Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:12 am

Thanks for sharing this article. I use Splenda. I use it in my coffee everyday. I hear it is horrible for you. Guess it’s time to start using real sugar again.

Comment by Pam — Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:57 am

Thanks for the post, we need more publicity of the health effects of these products.

Comment by Tips for Body Building — Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 1:01 am

Wow that’s crazy. Good thing I don’t drink soda

Comment by piano tutorial — Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 5:59 pm

This sounds horible, I am not sure what will be the effect of this, but for sure wont be pleasant.

Comment by Kyle — Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 5:28 pm

it’s bad for you. And regular usually tastes much better anyways!we need more publicity of the health effects of these products.

Comment by vansci123 — Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:48 pm

Wow, there seems to be no limit as to what some companies will put in their food/drinks to make money. Just another reason why I make a good part of my own food at home. Thanks for sharing this indeed.

Comment by Smoked bbq ribs — Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:25 pm

Not only diet sodas but most of drinks which are used by us now a days, all of these having harmful contents. Difference is only that about some we are aware and rest are unknown.

Comment by Anabolic Supplements — Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:40 am

Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.Most of us are in a habit of consuming diet soda on a regular basis but are unaware of the detrimental effects of these tasty beverages. Keep blogging!

Comment by Rachel Dickman — Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:41 am

I love soda but from now on, I will pay attention from it.
thanks for sharing

Comment by mido — Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:09 am

You shouldn’t drink your diet soda if it has been warmed by the sun for a while.the heat and light cause the ascorbic acid and the benzoate preservatives in soda to form benzene, another carcinogen that produces leukemia and other blood diseases.

Comment by Pacific Hills treatment centers — Tuesday, September 14, 2010 @ 5:07 am

not omly sodas..fresh noodles, candies and a lot of chinese food cantain the same dangerous subtance..i knew these things for quite some time already but i consume these products until now. i think moderation is the key..

Comment by seth — Tuesday, September 14, 2010 @ 8:00 pm

Sodas in diet can be cause of blood disease.if soda warmed by the sun for a while because heat and light cause the ascorbic acid and the benzoate preservatives in soda to form benzene, another carcinogen that produces leukemia a blood disease and other blood disease also.