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What is the difference in todays diet soft drinks and the first ones that came out with all the warnings?

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Dr. Howard Hack answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Sweetners: The original diet sodas were flavored with cyclamates and saccharin. There are newer and presumably safer sweetners now, mincluding aspartame and stevia.

Dr Ferdowsi and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/22/2020

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