Diet Coke Aspartame Heart Risk

If you drink Diet Coke, you might be putting yourself at risk for a heart attack.

Even though there's no sugar, this isn't the only thing that puts you at risk.

Diet Coke has an ingredient called L-aspartyl L-phenylalanine methylester, or commonly known

as aspartame, and drinking just one can a day raises your risk of irregular heartbeats by 20

percent. This is because aspartame is an artificial sweetener, and its sweet taste

tricks your brain into thinking you are having sugar. causes an unnecessary insulin response,

which can lead to plaque buildup in your arteries, putting you at risk of a heart attack.

That's why you need to be checking the back of every ingredient label for harmful chemicals,