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Artificial Sweeteners... Aspartame and The Dangers. |
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Aspartame... sweetener number E951
About 5 years ago my mum told me something that scared the daylights out of me and stopped our whole house eating Extra Gum...
Aspartame causes brain tumors and other side effects...
I know it sounds scary but its true. They have tested it and was actually banned in USA. I believe its been lifted now but it was once banned because of its adverse effects.
Phenylalanine and aspartic acid, 90% of aspartame, are amino acids normally used in synthesis of protoplasm when supplied by the foods we eat. But when unaccompanied by other amino acids we use [there are 20], they are neurotoxic.
That is why a warning for Phenylketonurics is found on EQUAL and other aspartame products. Phenylketenurics are 2% of the population with extreme sensitivity to this chemical unless it's present in food. It gets you too, causing brain disorders and birth defects! Finally, the phenyalanine breaks down into DKP, a brain tumor agent.
Link Here
Can you believe it? I was unsure when I heard of it because the tests were on mice and they digested a HUGE ammount of the chemical for it to cause that. But when you look at it how we did its quite scary.
My grandad died of a brain tumor. When he was in his 20's he got diabetes. He switched to artificial sugars. He died a slow and painful death. We all believe this was because of the sugars. At the time it wasn't well known that they were even testing it and it deffinately wasn't known that there was any side effects when he was in his 20's.
Dont believe it still. Check out this site and this site. A paragraph from the first one is
"Aspartame sugar substitutes cause worrying symptoms from memory loss to brain tumours. But despite US FDA approval as a 'safe' food additive, aspartame is one of the most dangerous substances ever to be foisted upon an unsuspecting public."
So what is it? It is an artificial sweetener added to more than 6,000 products including carbonated soft drinks, powdered soft drinks, chewing gum, confections, gelatins, dessert mixes, puddings and fillings, frozen desserts, yogurt, tabletop sweeteners, and some pharmaceuticals such as vitamins and sugar-free cough drops. If it says 'diet' or 'sugar free' check the label. It has to be put on the back because its such a dangerous and unhealthy chemical.
So what are the effects? Here is a list of some of the doccumented symptoms and side effects of aspartame:
Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain.
It is also proven that some chronic illnesses can be triggered and worsened by aspartame. Here is a list.
Brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, parkinson's disease, alzheimer's, mental retardation, lymphoma, birth defects, fibromyalgia, and diabetes.
The 1976 Groliers encyclopedia states cancer cannot live without phenylalanine. Aspartame contains 50% phenylalanine.
Methanol breaks down into formic acid and formaldehyde, embalming fluid. Methanol is a dangerous neurotoxin, a known carcinogen, causes retinal damage in the eye, interferes with DNA replication, and causes birth defects.
Taken from this great site by someone who knows what they are talking about. Dr. Janet Hull
Is there a cover up? YES YES YES YES YES
There were a lot of independantly-funded studies that were held on the effects of aspartame using humans and animals. Out of 90, 83 of them found aspartame to cause health issues.
Check out this site... Click here
What can you use instead?
Check out this advice on Natural Sweeteners
Look into it further if you like. But whatever you do DONT give your child anything with artificial sweeteners. Aspartame, sachrine, phenylalanine are all the same. There are natural alternatives to artificial sweeteners and as a mother I BEG YOU to look into it before you give them to your child and look into the natural ones from your health food store.
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Re: Artificial Sweeteners... Aspartame and The Dangers.
I don't believe Aspertame, in moderation , is going to hurt you.
As a matter of fact when pregnant with my son , I had gestational diabetes. Obviously all use of sugar is done away with and I had to go to a diabetic class. In the class we were told the only sweetner we COULD use was one containing aspertame , such as equal, sweet n low , ect... As other sweetners , such as Cyclamate found in Sugar Twin cause Birth defects. When I asked about the harmfullnes of aspertame as I had heard so many bad things , I was informed by both Dr.'s and nurses that the Aspertame will not harm you unless you are drinking an access amout of 48 cans of diet pop per DAY. So unless you are a crazy mad pop drinker , I personally wouldnt be too concerned , after the birth of my son I continue to use Aspertame in replacement of sugar
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Re: Artificial Sweeteners... Aspartame and The Dangers.
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good information
i was shell shocked to read this ,, great article i have to thankyou very much for letting us all know about the dangours and cover ups ,, its all about the money with the products ,, they dont care as long as the money flows in ,,,even know i dont buy any of it that i know of ,, im more alerted to read the back of the packs now , thankyou
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I don't want to incite any debate on this..
But there is more up to date information than 2005 and there are also reports that have stated what Mel said. This link here provides a little of what was in one of the latest reports as does this link here.
Like I said though, I don't mean to spark up any debate on this subject and I don't know what was said previously although have noticed that there are deleted comments - I do however believe that when dealing with subjects like this, it doesn't hurt to know.
Fact is - this subject has been open for debate for many years now. This is not new information - yet it is information that continues to re-surface just about each year. Each year someone, from some 'qualified' organization and profession argues the safety of products containing this and then there are also those who argue that its fine to use.
To quote from Cynthia Crossen's book The Tainted Truth; The manipulation of Fact in America "In today's corporate-dominated information market truth has become to belong to those who commission it."
Or as I like to put it....sometimes the truth is only what we have been conditioned to believe...
Cheers
OB
PS,
By the way Mel, thanks so much. I had only just brought 2 pkts of Extra today....Onya! 
OB
xoxo
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Have your say my a**!
Well said Kayla. Im not interested in what the FDA and the Cancer people and the Health people are saying now. They have all been brought out. The studies proved that they cause these problems. Just cos they want to stick their heads in the mud and pretend its not true now after it was already banned before doesn't change the fact that its happening.
My grandad was a happy and very healthy Rev. without a health issue in the world. The only thing he had to deal with was his Type 1 diabeties. This was well under controlled and then suddenly he had a brain tumor that is not fixable and is dying. This has been reported a lot by people who were completely heathy suddenly coming down with these health issues.
How it happens: Methanol, from aspartame, is released in the small intestine when the methyl group of aspartame encounters the enzyme chymotrypsin (Stegink 1984, page 143). Free methanol begins to form in liquid aspartame-containing products at temperatures above 86 degrees F.. also within the human body. The methanol is then converted to formaldehyde. The formaldehyde converts to formic acid, ant sting poison. Toxic formic acid is used as an activator to strip epoxy and urethane coatings. Imagine what it does to your tissues! Phenylalanine and aspartic acid, 90% of aspartame, are amino acids normally used in synthesis of protoplasm when supplied by the foods we eat. But when unaccompanied by other amino acids we use [there are 20], they are neurotoxic. That is why a warning for Phenylketonurics is found on EQUAL and other aspartame products. Phenylketenurics are 2% of the population with extreme sensitivity to this chemical unless it's present in food. It gets you too, causing brain disorders and birth defects! Finally, the phenyalanine breaks down into DKP, a brain tumor agent. In other words: Aspartame converts to dangerous byproducts that have no natural countermeasures.
Link here
Feel free to keep eating and drinking these deadly poisons. Its your choice. But what YOU cant ignore is the fact that these things are happening and just because someone wants to cover it up doesn't mean its not real. Everyone is buyable at a price...
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here is more information
Aspartame (L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester) is a low-calorie sweetener used to sweeten a wide variety of low- and reduced-calorie foods and beverages, including low-calorie tabletop sweeteners. Aspartame is composed of two amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine, as the methyl ester. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Aspartic acid and phenylalanine are also found naturally in protein containing foods, including meats, grains and dairy products. Methyl esters are also found naturally in many foods such as fruits and vegetable and their juices. Upon digestion, aspartame breaks down into three components (aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol), which are then absorbed into the blood and used in normal body processes. Neither aspartame nor its components accumulates in the body. These components are used in the body in the same ways as when they are derived from common foods.
Further, the amounts of these components from aspartame are small compared to the amounts from other food sources. For example, a serving of no-fat milk provides about 6 times more phenylalanine and 13 times more aspartic acid compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage sweetened 100% with aspartame. Likewise, a serving of tomato juice provides about 6 times more methanol compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage with aspartame.
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here is more information
How about this one from a someone who knows more than you.
About the person...
Dr. Janet Hull's aspartame expertise is based on her professional background. She holds a Doctorate in Nutrition, a Master's Degree in Environmental Science, is an international geographer and geologist, a former university professor, firefighter and Hazardous Waste Specialist and Emergency Responder. She is a Licensed Certified Nutritionist, certified fitness professional, author and aspartame victim.
What she has to say...
The dangers of aspartame poisoning have been a well guarded secret since the 1980s. The research and history of aspartame is conclusive as a cause of illness and toxic reactions in the human body. Aspartame is a dangerous chemical food additive, and its use during pregnancy and by children is one of the greatest modern tragedies of all.
Why haven't you heard about aspartame poisoning before? Partly because the diet industry is worth trillions of American dollars to corporations, and they want to protect their profits by keeping the truth behind aspartame's dangers hidden from the public. When NutraSweet® was introduced for the 'second' time in 1981, a diet craze revolutionized America's eating protocols and a well-oiled money machine was set into motion changing modern lifestyles.
After more than twenty years of aspartame use, the number of its victims is rapidly piling up, and people are figuring out for themselves that aspartame is at the root of their health problems. Patients are teaching their doctors about this nutritional peril, and they are healing themselves with little to no support from traditional medicine.
Site is here. Check it out shes a smart lady!
The 1976 Groliers encyclopedia states cancer cannot live without phenylalanine. Aspartame contains 50% phenylalanine.
Methanol breaks down into formic acid and formaldehyde, embalming fluid. Methanol is a dangerous neurotoxin, a known carcinogen, causes retinal damage in the eye, interferes with DNA replication, and causes birth defects.
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What is your problem?
Of course the aspartame website is going to say different! There WERE studies done to prove that they cause all sorts of problems including but not limited to tumors.
Quoting you "Just because you can find information on the net stating what you want, doesn't mean it is true"
Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet)
This artificial sweetener is found in Equal and NutraSweet, along with products that contain them (diet sodas and other low-cal and diet foods). This sweetener has been found to cause brain tumors in rats as far back as the 1970s, however a more recent study in 2005 found that even small doses increase the incidence of lymphomas and leukemia in rats, along with brain tumors. People who are sensitive to aspartame may also suffer from headaches, dizziness and hallucinations after consuming it. Taken From this site
About the study that was dont to PROVE that is causes tumors
Researchers administered aspartame to Sprague-Dawley rats by adding it to a standard diet. They began studying the rats at 8 weeks of age and continued until the spontaneous death of each rat. Treatment groups received feed that contained concentrations of aspartame at dosages simulating human daily intakes of 5,000, 2,500, 500, 100, 20, and 4 mg/kg body weight. Groups consisted of 100 males and 100 females at each of the three highest dosages and 150 males and 150 females at all lower dosages and controls.The experiment ended after the death of the last animal at 159 weeks. At spontaneous death, each animal underwent examination for microscopic changes in all organs and tissues, a process different from the aspartame studies conducted 30 years ago and one that was designed to allow aspartame to fully express any carcinogenic potential.
The treated animals showed extensive evidence of malignant cancers including lymphomas, leukemias, and tumors at multiple organ sites in both males and females. The authors speculate the increase in lymphomas and leukemias may be related to one of the metabolites in aspartame, namely methanol, which is metabolized in both rats and humans to formaldehyde. Both methanol and formaldehyde have shown links to lymphomas and leukemias in other long-term experiments by the same authors.
Taken from here
Italian study
A large multi-year study of a private Italian health research foundation has acutely confirmed what studies in the 1980s had already found: brain tumors and other unsavory effects of aspartame consumption. The study, which used laboratory animals to test the cancer hypothesis, has been published by Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. The article is available on the EHP website.
Consumer complaints
Consumer complaints about aspartame were collected by the FDA and in a rare slip, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in February of 1994 released a listing of adverse reactions. There are some 92, the listing can be found in Aspartame... the BAD news!. Apparently aspartame accounted for more than 75% of all adverse reactions reported to the FDA's Adverse Reaction Monitoring System.
Taken from here
While im at it check out this site...
And this one about the study
THis one
and this one
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