Children, pregnant women, the elderly can continue to drink light sodas, eat low-fat foods and use sugar-based sweeteners.aspartame.
“For the general population, the current Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of 40 mg per kg of body weight per day provides adequate protection,” the agency said. But what do you think this Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is?
How many cans of diet soda am I allowed?
Knowing that the ADI (authorized daily intake of aspartame) is 40 mg per kilo, that a can of diet soda contains between 240 mg and 600 mg / liter of aspartame, how many cans can you drink per day if do you weigh 60 kilos?
Reply :
Between 12 and 20 cans depending on the dosage of your cans, difficult to estimate because this rate does not appear in the composition of light sodas! Or between 4 and 6.6 liters per day.
How many sweets am I allowed?
Knowing that the ADI (authorized daily intake of aspartame) is 40 mg per kilogram, that a sweetener contains between 8 mg of aspartame, how many sweets can you eat per day without danger if you weigh 60 kilos?
Reply : 300 sweets!