DIET SODAS, ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS AND HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE AMONGST OLDER ADULTS We have written previously about the fact that the artificial sweetener, aspartame (NutraSweet and other brands) is an excite-toxin and can literally kill brain cells. We have reported on another study that showed that people consuming diet sodas did not lose weight. And now, yet another study reports an increased risk of heart attack and strokes amongst older, daily diet soda users. The results...