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Young Mom Almost Dies After Sipping Diet Soda

A 30-year-old mother of two fell into a coma after suffering a severe allergic reaction while taking just a sip of Diet Coke, according to the UK Metro News. Elizabeth Perkins and her sons are severely allergic to artificial sweeteners aspartame and asphetame, which are found in thousands of products and are used in high quantities in diet soft drinks, the report said. Perkins was in a pub and ordered a regular coke, but the staff mistakenly gave her a Diet Coke. Although the sale of...