Aspartame

Aspartame was approved to be added to dry foods, in 1981. For over eight years the FDA refused to approve aspartame because of study results of seizures and brain tumors found in lab animals. FDA continued to refuse it until President Ronald Regan took office. He fired the FDA Commissioner who wouldn't approve it and appointed Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes.


Even after Dr. Hayes was appointed, disapproval was so great that a Board of Inquiry was set up. Although they agreed "Do not approve aspartame", Dr. Hayes went against their wishes and overruled his own Board of Inquiry. On his way up the corporate ladder, Dr. Hayes shortly left for a position with G.D. Searle's Public Relations firm, after the approval of aspartame to be used in carbonated beverages. On June 27, 1996 the FDA removed all restrictions from aspartame allowing it to be used in everything, including all heated and baked goods.



Aspartame is a drug that causes slow, silent damage to those fortunate to not react immediately. Some people can react immediately, or it could take 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, or 40 years to develop changes in health. The Barcelona Report, conducted by the staff of the biology dept of the University of Barcelona, proves that we have reason to be concerned. The results show that aspartame (labeled with carbon 14 isotope) was transformed into formaldehyde in a study with rats. The formaldehyde then binds with protein and to the tissue structures in the rats. The liver has little effect on the formaldehyde and the formation binds to tissues. Formaldehyde is also a known carcinogen, and causes retinol damage, interferes with DNA replication, and causes birth defects.



Methanol (otherwise known as Wood alcohol)is another component of aspartame, approximately 10% of aspartame is made up of methanol. Methanol is a deadly poison that caused "skid row" alcoholics to end up blind or dead when they ingested it. Methanol is gradually released into the small intestines when it encounters the enzyme chymotrypsin. 'Free methanol' is created from aspartame when it is heated to 86F. Free methanol is absorbed much faster in the body. For example, Jello containing aspartame, is heated up and the methanol becomes a 'free methanol'. When the Jello is ingested, it is absorbed at a considerably faster rate than if it was not heated.


Methanol is then broken down into formaldehyde and it then converts to formic acid by the body. Formaldehyde is a deadly neurotoxin (toxic to the nervous system). An EPA assessment proves that Methanol "is considered a cumulative poison due to the low rate of excretion once it is absorbed. In the body, methanol is oxidized to formaldehyde and formic acid; both of these metabolites are toxic." Toxic formic acid is used to strip epoxy and urethane coatings. Imagine what it can do to your soft tissues.


Phenylalanine and asparic acid (90% of aspartame) are amino acids, accompanied by other amino acids in the body (there are 20) they become neurotoxic. Finally, the phenylalanine breaks down into a brain tumor agent known as DKP.


Many reactions to aspartame were very serious including seizures and death. Those reactions included:
Abdominal pain
Anxiety attacks
Arthritis
Asthma
Asthmatic reactions
Bloating, Edema (Fluid Retention)
Blood sugar control problems (Hypoglycemia or Hyperglycemia)
Brain cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals)
Breathing difficulty
Burning eyes or throat
Burning urination
Can't think straight
Chest pains
Chronic cough
Chronic fatigue
Confusion
Death
Depression
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Excessive thirst or hunger
Fatigue
Feel unreal
Flushing of face
Hair loss (baldness) or thinning of hair
Headaches/Migraines dizziness
Hearing loss
Heart palpitations
Hives (Urticaria)
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Impotency and sexual problems
Inability to concentrate
Infection susceptibility
Insomnia
Irritability
Itching
Joint pains
Laryngitis
Marked personality changes
Memory loss
Menstrual problems or changes
Muscle spasms
Nausea or vomiting
Numbness or tingling of extremities
Other allergic-like reactions
Panic attacks
Phobias
Poor memory
Rapid heart beat
Rashes
Seizures and convulsions
Slurring of speech
Swallowing pain
Tachycardia
Tremors
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Vision Loss
Weight gain

Aspartame Disease Mimics Symptoms or Worsens the Following Diseases:
Fibromyalgia
Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease
Lupus
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Diabetes and Diabetic Complications
Epilepsy
Alzheimer's Disease
Birth Defects
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Lymphoma
Lyme Disease
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Panic Disorder
Depression and other Psychological Disorders



The recommended limit of consumption is 7.8 mg/day. A 1 litre bottle of pop (approx. 1 quart) contains about 56 mg of methanol. People who use a lot of aspartame products can consume as much as 250 mg of methanol a day, over 32 times the EPA limit.


People who are eating a 'healthy low, calorie diet' often are found to be the biggest consumers of aspartame products. These people are duped into thinking they are making a health conscience decision, by choosing say a diet soda, over a fattening sugar filled pop.


Individuals with diabetes are the sorriest statistic of them all. They substitute aspartame in their diets, to protect themselves by this choice. What they don't realize is that they are just substituting one problem for many others. Stay safe and avoid all products containing artificial sweeteners.


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