Is it safe to drink diet soda during pregnancy? There are no
scientific studies that show adversarial effects on pregnant
women who enjoy no more than one diet soft drink per day. While
one diet soda a day may not seem like much, most dieticians and
doctors recommend limiting your soda intake in this way so as to
consume more juice, water and milk which each supply more health
benefits and nutrients than soda. There are, however, a few
aspects to consider. NutraSweet, the brand name of aspartame, is
a non-caloric sweetener used in diet sodas and many other foods.
It is made up of two amino acids. The digestive track breaks
down aspartame the same way that it would break down any other
protein during digestion. One of the proteins that make up part
of aspartame is phenylalanine. Phenylketonuria (also called PKU)
is a rare hereditary condition in which this particular protein
is not metabolized. If you have a family history of PKU, you
might consider getting tested. If you take in too much
phenylalanine while y