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Aspartame is not the only thing in diet cola that can kill you
By Donal on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 5:12pm |Turns out, it's not just the fake sweetener in Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke that might cause cancer; it's also the coloring agent. The cans these beverages come in aren't so healthy, either.
Modern-day commercial colas (both diet and regular) get their characteristic dark hue from something manufacturers call "caramel color." On Wednesday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest formally petitioned the FDA to ban the chemicals that fall under that ambiguous label, on the grounds that they've been shown to be carcinogenic.
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http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-16-aspartame-soda-caramel-BPA-diet-soda-kill-you
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