Hear Dr. Gloria Gilbere talk to Lyle Hurd, editor and publisher at Total Health Magazine, about the harmful effects of drinking soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi. Several years ago, I watched a documentary about the danger of artificial sweeteners like aspartame, so I consider information like this crucial. Thankfully more and more products contain the sweetener Stevia, or they simply have no added sugar att all but fruit sugar. Currently, I enjoy jam and ketchup at home, that contains only fruit sugar. And when my wife bakes, she often uses Stevia, dried coconut, figs, dates, cranberries, honey and so on.

And here is a nice infographic by and from The Renegade Pharmacist's post (with a larger image) about the effects of drinking Coke. The information is built upon the work of Wade Meredith.

And hear Dr. Josh Axe talk about the health risks of using artificial sweeteners, what you should be looking out for, and which safe alternatives you can use instead:

For more, watch the very honest Coca-Cola ad, and read about the experiment "10 Cokes a Day".