Health expert reveals healthier option in Coke Zero vs Diet Coke debate FlickrA dietitian has taken to social media to reveal what the healthier option is \u2013 Coke Zero, or Diet Coke. Toronto-based dietician Abbey took to TikTok to share some thoughts on a topic that\u2019s long been the subject of debate. Lasting only 90 seconds in total, she packed a lot of information in quickly for Coke fans. \u201cBoth contain aspartame, caffeine, natural flavors, and caramel colors, etc.,\u201d she said. \u201cThe key difference is that Diet Coke is sweetened exclusively with aspartame, whereas Coke Zero also contains a sweetener called acesulfame potassium or Ace-K,\u201d Sharp revealed. \u201cWhile the wellness community will call both of these sweeteners complete poison, the reality is, they\u2019re both FDA-approved and have been deemed safe in moderation.\u201d The consensus on aspartame is uncertain, with the World Health Organization\u2019s cancer research arm classifying it as \u201cpossibly carcinogenic to humans,\u201d and demanding further research on potential health risks. However, despite this, the Food and Drug Administration contends that this \u201cdoes not mean that aspartame is actually linked to cancer.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m generally not concerned about either of these sweeteners, though I prefer not to take the risk specifically in pregnancy with Ace-K because it has been shown to cross the placenta,\u201d Sharp continued. Ace-K appeared in a French study conducted in 2022, where they linked aspartame to an increased risk of stroke and Ace-K to a higher risk of coronary artery disease. \u201cHonestly, diet sodas are not healthy foods. They should be treated no differently than regular, full-sugar soda,\u201d she contended. \u201cThey don\u2019t really add anything to the diet except for maybe some pleasure and a little energy kick. Diet, zero, regular, whatever, if you\u2019re gonna drink soda, choose the one you like the most and enjoy in moderation.\u201d Coke also went viral after Subway announced they\u2019d be ditching the brand and teaming up with another soda giant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Health expert reveals healthier option in Coke Zero vs Diet Coke debate FlickrA dietitian has taken to social media to reveal what the healthier option is \u2013 Coke Zero, or Diet Coke. Toronto-based dietician Abbey took to TikTok to share some thoughts on a topic that\u2019s long been the subject of debate. Lasting only 90 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}