The formaldehyde from each can of diet soda is more than the legal limit of this dangerous chemical.

The formaldehyde from each can of diet soda is more than the legal limit of this dangerous chemical.

Aspartame breaks down into an alkaloid - that can mess with mind?

When you drink a diet soda, your body breaks down the aspartame into aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol, one molecule of each.

• aspartic acid is harmless; it’s broken down into alanine, an amino acid, and oxaloacetate, an organic compound
• phenylalanine, an allergen to some people, is broken down into mostly tyrosine, an amino acid, and to a lesser extent into phenylethylamine, an alkaloid, and phenylpyruvate.
• methanol (wood alcohol) is broken down into formic acid (the toxin in ant bites) and formaldehyde which is a carcinogen.