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Aspartame — Yes or No?

Paulina Rau

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Some time ago, I realised that I had an addiction to Diet Coke and Coke Zero. It was an unwelcome surprise as I didn’t believe that I had an addictive personality, however, every few days I definitely craved it.

In addition, more ominously, I found that drinking an Aspartame-laced beverage regularly made me crave carbohydrates. So I wasn’t going to lose any weight that way, and it made me ponder the customers at the…

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Paulina Rau

I am a writer, interested in people, ideas and language.