The NEW "Pepsi Next" coming out on the market
I didn't bother posting this in FOOD since there are no "food-like" ingredients. . . :) Sorry for the length, but it all seemed kind of important.
Thenew version of the Pepsi drink is called PEPSI NEXT. And they are now promotingit as a healthier alternative to their original drink. Well careful out therewith this advertising. Take a look at what they did, and think twice beforetaking a sipof this soda.
The Beverage that isEven WORSE than High Fructose Corn Syrup Soda
Story at-a-glance
§ Pepsi Next claims to have 60 percent lesssugar without sacrificing taste. The secret to keeping its sweet taste comesfrom the use of THREE artificial sweeteners: aspartame, acesulfame potassium,and sucralose.
§ Aspartame (Nutrasweet and Equal) is believedto be carcinogenic and accounts for more reports of adverse reactions than allother foods and food additives combined.
§ Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame-K) has beenlinked to kidney problems, and sucralose (Splenda) has been found to reduce theamount of beneficial microflora in your gut by 50 percent—in addition to beingassociated with many of the same adverse reactions as aspartame.
§ Contrary to popular belief, research hasshown that artificial sweeteners can stimulate your appetite; increasecarbohydrate cravings; stimulate fat storage and weight gain. Diet sodas mayactually double your risk of obesity.
§ You’ll find that, indeed, thesugar content has been reduced.
§ But it’s still the secondingredient after water—four teaspoons of it, in fact, in the form of highfructose corn syrup. The secret to keeping this beverage sweet-tasting,however, comes further on down, in the form of aspartame, acesulfame potassium,and sucralose.
§ So, really, all that’s changedwith this new beverage is that 6 teaspoons of sugar have been substituted withthree sweeteners that are even worse. Yes, although I strongly recommendavoiding all soda, you would be far better off with the strictly high fructosecorn syrup sweetened version.
§ Why Aspartame is FAR Worse thanSugar
§ While many of the artificial sweeteners havereportedly similar side effects, aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of theadverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of thesereactions are very serious, including seizures and death. About 90 differentadverse effects have been linked to aspartame
§ Aspartame is made up of three chemicals:
A. Phenylalanine(50 percent)—Phenylalanine is an amino acid normally found inyour brain. Persons with the genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU) cannotmetabolize phenylalanine and must avoid it at all costs to prevent theaccumulation of phenylalanine in their brain, which can be lethal. It has beenshown that ingesting aspartame, especially along with carbohydrates, can leadto excess levels of phenylalanine in the brain even in persons who do not havePKU. Excessive levels of phenylalanine in your brain can decrease your serotoninlevels, which in turn can provoke emotional disorders such as depression.
B. Aspartic acid(40 percent)—According to the work of Dr. Russell L. Blaylock,a professor of neurosurgery at the Medical University of Mississippi, there areabout 500 scientific references showing that excess free excitatory amino acidssuch as aspartic acid and glutamic acid (about 99 percent of monosodiumglutamate (MSG) is glutamic acid) in our food supply are causing seriouschronic neurological disorders and a myriad of other acute symptoms.
Aspartate and glutamate act as neurotransmitters inyour brain by facilitating the transmission of information from neuron toneuron. Excess aspartate or glutamate in your brain can kill off neurons byallowing the influx of too much calcium into your cells. This influx triggersexcessive amounts of free radicals, which kill the cells. The neural celldamage that can be caused by excessive aspartate and glutamate is why they arereferred to as “excitotoxins.” They literally “excite” or stimulate your neuralcells to death. It is important not to confuse this with the amino acidglutamic acid, which is a normal part of foods and an important nutrient.
A. Methanol (10percent)—Methanol,also known as wood alcohol, is a deadly poison. It is gradually released inyour small intestine once the methyl group of aspartame encounters thedigestive enzyme chymotrypsin. Inside your body, methanol breaks down intoformic acid and formaldehyde, the latter of which is another lethal neurotoxinand a known carcinogen, which passes freely through your blood brain barrier tocause brain damage.
According tothe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), methanol is considered “a cumulative poison due to the low rate ofexcretion once it is absorbed. In the body, methanol is oxidized toformaldehyde and formic acid; both of these metabolites are toxic.” The EPArecommends limiting consumption of methanol to 7.8 mg/day. A one-liter (approx.1 quart) aspartame-sweetened beverage contains about 56 mg of methanol. Heavyusers of aspartame-containing products can consume as much as 250 mg ofmethanol daily, or 32 times the EPA limit.
For a much more indepth report, you can go to site below:
http://eatalkalinefoods.com/pepsi-next-even-unhealthier-than-their-original-formula/