ASPARTAME (the silent killer)

[DmoneyCustoms]

Now this is really interesting I havnt really heard much about this. Check it out let me know what u think about ASPARTAME. My ? with this is why was it kept so silent hmmm.I will post several links for your viewing mabey some of u know about this more than I do but i thought I needed to post this info.....

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. REST OF STORY HERE http://www.insightbb.com/external/se....x=44&btnG.y=9


INFO ON ASPARTAME AT THESE LINKS:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group...e-Information/

HTTP://www.wnho.net

http://www.dorway.com

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame

[redmamma]

Yeah, I came across an article about how it turns into something similar to formaldehyde when it's raised to body temperature, back when I was four months pregnant with my first child. I immediately stopped drinking it and found that my intense back pain stopped within three days! The article was making a claim that aspartame was one of the underlying causes of Gulf War Syndrome, since the soldiers were sent so much Diet Pepsi to drink, which sat out in the desert sun, changing over to a deadly toxin with the heat.

Anyway. it probably doesn't affect everyone the same way, but it's at least worth doing a little research to know what you're putting in your body.

[redmamma]

Ahem, don't mean to be rude, but the correct spelling is "heard", not "herd". Your version refers to such things as cattle.

[DmoneyCustoms]

Sorry about the spelling I was half asleep when I put the post up but thanks for your input Redmamma lollllllllllll

[mysticalzoe]

I have heard of nutrasweet being bad for you, but not this bad. i thought my husband was joking when he told me what nutrasweet can do to you. If i ever see my sister-in-law again I need to tell her to stop using nutrasweet and equal, both her and her parents use that. I don't use it I actually use splenda, hopefully it's ok to use? i have tried equal and nutrasweet and have found that i don't even like the taste of it, so that's a plus for me.

Thank you for posting the article!

mysticalzoe

[DmoneyCustoms]

Originally Posted by mysticalzoe

I have heard of nutrasweet being bad for you, but not this bad. i thought my husband was joking when he told me what nutrasweet can do to you. If i ever see my sister-in-law again I need to tell her to stop using nutrasweet and equal, both her and her parents use that. I don't use it I actually use splenda, hopefully it's ok to use? i have tried equal and nutrasweet and have found that i don't even like the taste of it, so that's a plus for me.

Thank you for posting the article!

mysticalzoe

mysticalzoe, your welcome for the post and yes there are many products that do have this ASPARTAMEin it very few people i am finding did not even know about the product or has never heard of it. Also I have seen the product Splenda on the list what i will do here shortly i will post a list from a artical with just a few products on it which will give people an idea of just some of the products that are poisoned by this ASPARTAME........I will have the list up by later today or tomorrow thanks again for your post....

[Emerald_Dragon]

i didn't know why i was getting headaches until i started digging around.

Aspartame causes "brain lesions". I stopped eating/drinking nutrasweeted/aspartamed products and my spontaneous headaches stopped. Don't imbibe it. If you don't notice a headache, its probably too late....

[lotrfan55345]

OMGA!

I'm eating a nutasweet product right now! EEK!

I'm farked.

I havent notice any symptoms though...? No headaches or memory loss or anything so far.

[DmoneyCustoms]

Toxicity Effects of Aspartame Use

Selection of adverse effects from short-term and/or long-Term use
Note: It often takes at least sixty days without *any* aspartame or nutrasweet to see a significant improvement. Improvement in health is also often accompanied by weight loss. Check all labels very carefully (including vitamins and pharmaceuticals). Look for the word "aspartame" on the label and avoid it. (Also, it is a good idea to avoid "acesulfame-k" or "sunette.") Finally, avoid getting nutrition information from junk food industry PR organizations such as IFIC or organizations that accept large sums of money from the junk and chemical food industry such as the American Dietetic Association.

seizures and convulsions
dizziness
tremors
migraines and severe headaches (Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake)
memory loss (common toxicity effects)
slurring of speech
confusion
numbness or tingling of extremities
chronic fatigue
depression
insomnia
irritability
panic attacks (common aspartame toxicity reaction)
marked personality changes
phobias
rapid heart beat, tachycardia (another frequent reaction)
asthma
chest pains
hypertension (high blood pressure)
nausea or vomitting
diarrhea
abdominal pain
swallowing pain
itching
hives / urticaria
other allergic reactions
blood sugar control problems (e.g., hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia)
menstrual cramps and other menstraul problems or changes
impotency and sexual problems
food cravings
weight gain
hair loss / baldness or thinning of hair
burning urination & other urination problems
excessive thirst or excessive hunger
bloating, edema (fluid retention)
infection susceptibility
joint pain
brain cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals)
death
Aspartame Disease Mimmicks 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 and ADHD)
panic disorder
depression and other psychological disorders

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/

[DmoneyCustoms]

This is some of the keywords that has to do with Aspartame

nutrisweet
aspertame
nutri sweet
nutri-sweet
Monsanto
Kelco
Benevia
equal
Equal's Million Dollar Difference Giveaway
Team Equal
Equal Measure
spoonful
diet soda
diet coke
diet pepsi
diet sprite
pepsi light
pepsi max
crystal light
sweeteners
sugar
artificial sweetener
acesulfame-k
sucralose
sunette
sunnette
sweet one
sweet & safe
splenda
stevia
stevioside
Canderel
Chuker
Misura
Manugel
Keltrol
Kelcogel
Nutrifos
Stabil-9
Levn-Lite
ethics
scientific fraud
weight loss

There is many more products with this dangerous poison Aspartame

[Emerald_Dragon]

>I havent notice any symptoms though...?
>No headaches or memory loss or anything so far.

well, 2 possibilities...

1) you're young and your body has already started to produce the counter-toxins naturally, to minimize the affects,

2) you're young and its adverse effects have not had a chance to kick in yet.


I started ingesting nutrisweet in the mid-80's and didn't notice any problems until the early 90's. I loved diet pepsi, but after a while [a few years], i started getting headaches drinking it. i didn't make the connection until i started getting headaches drinking sparkling flavored water, which had aspartame in it.

i haven't touch the stuff or anything with aspartame in it, since. i may have a few brain lesions to show for it....*lol*

[lotrfan55345]

Originally Posted by Emerald_Dragon

>I havent notice any symptoms though...?
>No headaches or memory loss or anything so far.

well, 2 possibilities...

1) you're young and your body has already started to produce the counter-toxins naturally, to minimize the affects,

2) you're young and its adverse effects have not had a chance to kick in yet.

I hope it's the 1st one. :)

Although previously I've taken to getting a package or two of Equal once a monthl, it's been the past week that I've been massively eating Aspartame from these really good and addicting mints I have. I'm trying to stop eating them now.

[mysticalzoe]

Great I'm screwed, I have a lot of problems from your list let me list them:

1.dizziness
2.severe headaches
3.memory loss, this one is recently, and it's really affecting me, I'm only 27!
4.numbness in my hands
5.abdominal pain, but that could also be due to my acid reflux disease?
6.thinning of my hair, well maybe?I've been losing lots of hair before I decided to use splenda
7.Itching

This stinks I'm on a low-carb diet and it has helped me lose tons of weight, so going back to sugar would be hard. This is something I will have to talk to my doctor about. We'll see. Thanks for the list!

mysticalzoe

There is no scientific evidence to the claims that Aspartame are bad for you in any way its made up from stuff we eat in our diet everyday...

Quoted from the http://www.aspatame.info

It is made from two building blocks of protein just like those found naturally in many everyday foods such as meat, fish, cheese, eggs and milk. Aspartame is digested by the body in exactly the same way as these other protein foods and so does not bring anything new to the diet.

Is aspartame safe for everyone?

Aspartame is one of the most thoroughly tested ingredients in our food supply. It has been approved by health and regulatory authorities in 100 countries throughout the world. Numerous organisations, including experts of the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, the European Union's Scientific Committee for Food, and the United States Food & Drug Administration have approved the use of aspartame in food and drinks.
Aspartame is safe for the general population, including pregnant women and nursing mothers, children, diabetics and slimmers.

Also to somone who was wondering...

Why do products which contain aspartame have the label 'Contains a source of phenylalanine' on the packaging?

Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid (that is, an amino acid which our bodies cannot make and so we must obtain it from our diet). It is also one of the amino acids which is used to make aspartame. Phenylalanine is found in all protein-containing foods including milk, cheese, eggs, meat and fish.

Products which contain aspartame have a label which says 'Contains a source of phenylalanine'. This label is there to help people with the rare inherited genetic disorder phenylketonuria (PKU). These people cannot metabolise phenylalanine from any source and need to follow a very strict diet to avoid this amino acid. The disorder affects approximately 1 in 10,000 babies born in the UK. A screening programme has been in place since 1969 for all new born babies which includes tests for PKU

Find some evidence that fully backs it up against this many international scientists, there has been a recently discovered one called Sudan1 which is now known to cause cancer...

[DmoneyCustoms]

Originally Posted by adroit

There is no scientific evidence to the claims that Aspartame are bad for you in any way its made up from stuff we eat in our diet everyday...

Quoted from the http://www.aspatame.info

adroit, you might want to check your link to make sure it works it wont work here anyone else having problems getting to adroit link. Also i would like to state there is mountain evidense from what this product does to ppl so I see to each is there opinion, once again i would really like to see what your link supports......Thanks

[dcookcan]

http://www.aspartame.info/

The link was mispelled in adroit's post.

It is made from two building blocks of protein just like those found naturally in many everyday foods such as meat, fish, cheese, eggs and milk. Aspartame is digested by the body in exactly the same way as these other protein foods and so does not bring anything new to the diet.

Carbon, Hydrogen, and chlorine are all naturally occurring elements also, but they can be arranged in a manner to be extremely toxic to humans. So what?

[Keeblergiant]

Great I'm screwed, I have a lot of problems from your list let me list them:

1.dizziness
2.severe headaches
3.memory loss, this one is recently, and it's really affecting me, I'm only 27!
4.numbness in my hands
5.abdominal pain, but that could also be due to my acid reflux disease?
6.thinning of my hair, well maybe?I've been losing lots of hair before I decided to use splenda
7.Itching

This stinks I'm on a low-carb diet and it has helped me lose tons of weight, so going back to sugar would be hard. This is something I will have to talk to my doctor about. We'll see. Thanks for the list!

mysticalzoe

Excluding numbers 6 and 7, I have the same "symptoms" as you. In fact, I'm "suffering" from 16 of the symptoms listed above. However, I don't consume artificial sweeteners (or atleast I think I don't, you never know what companies don't put on food labels. Hahaha, that was just a joke, so don't take it seriously). My point? Quit worrying. You're describing very broad and general things that are common amoung alot of people.

[Emerald_Dragon]

>There is no scientific evidence to the claims that Aspartame are bad for you
>in any way its made up from stuff we eat in our diet everyday...

yeah, they said that about milk. they forgot to mention that if you're lactose intolerant, or from Asia, milk could be detrimental to your diet. and i doubt they'll pay for scientific studies to show that milk is bad for you.

there are about 4 major body types in the world, IMO. what is good for one, may not be good for another. aspartame may be of no consequence if you're of caucasian stock, but well, not everyone is caucasian.

as far as i'm concerned, aspartame is an oil by-product that i'm not about to ingest.

[mysticalzoe]

Keeblergiant,

Well, ok I can see it that way, I guess, the memory loss is getting to me though, I really can't remember a lot of things and I used to be like an elephant. I'll get my memory back one day, maybe I'm just overly stressed out who knows. My husband has told me about this certain drug but it was found mainly in nutrasweet and equal, that's what he said. Who are ya gonna listen to, your husband you've known for 8 1/2 years or some strange guy on the internet, you've met for less then five minutes? LOL That was a joke a very bad joke!

Jessica

[Protostar]

keeblergiant, have you consulted your doctor? Severe headaches and numbness are a bad sign man. If you are strictly on a low/no carb diet, you are not giving your body enough of the other essential vitamins and minerals required to stay fit.
Also, The high protein could be doing some major damage to your heart and arteries. If you also lose too much weight too fast, you may have a heart attack and then where would you be? Don't weaken your heart by dieting. That is not the price you need to pay.

[ALIENTheorist]

keebler just for your safety and health I'd recomend the same as posted above me, and I thought aspertame (<-- however it is spelled...,) was something which replaces sugar and is cancerous...well that's according to my mother which is a very suffisticated nurse. I should also see a doc... some of these "symptoms" I think I might have...probably cause of stress though.

[dutchie]

Originally Posted by ALIENTheorist

keebler just for your safety and health I'd recomend the same as posted above me, and I thought aspertame (<-- however it is spelled...,) was something which replaces sugar and is cancerous...well that's according to my mother which is a very suffisticated nurse. I should also see a doc... some of these "symptoms" I think I might have...probably cause of stress though.

Cyclamates can cause cances when ingested in absurdly large quantities.

I still haven't seen links here I find sufficiently credible...

The pros and cons of the age of the internet are that bogus info is passed just as easily as correct information. The text below is how the "Aspartame is bad for you hoax got started" it is a hoax there is not proven problems with Aspartame..be careful not to let yourself be used as a pawn in the battle between corporate worlds for dominance :<)


ASPARTAME HOAX

Type: Urban Legend

Description:

The original text of this hoax was written in 1995. It claims that the artificial sweetener Aspartame is responsible for diseases such as multiple sclerosis and lupus. There has been no conclusive medical evidence to prove the allegations.

Trend Micro suggests that email users not forward this message, which is a hoax.

Original Message:

In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick, she had stomach spasms, she was having a hard time getting around, to walk was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain.

By March 2002, she had undergone biopsies, and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick, she knew she was dying.

She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance etc. in her oldest daughters name, and made sure her younger children were to be with her oldest daughter. She wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to FL (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.

On March 19th I called her to ask her how one of her tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS. I thought, oh, my....then I recalled an article a friend of mine emailed to me...and I asked her....Do you drink Diet pop? She told me yes, as a matter of fact she was getting ready to crack one open that moment....I told her not to open it, and stop drinking the diet pop....and I emailed her t


he following article.

She called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she stopped drinking the diet pop, and she can walk... she went up the stairs, and the muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctors with this article and would call me back when she got home.

She called me, and her doctor was amazed, he is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweetener....In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda, dying a slow death.

When she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for poisoning....she is well on her way to recovery.....and she is walking!!!!! No wheelchair!!!! This article saved her life!!!! The life saving article

If it says "SUGAR FREE," on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!

I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME" marketed 'NutraSweet', 'Equal', and 'Spoonful'. In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, that it was hard to understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject.

I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to Eformaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. (Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants.) The methanol toxicity mimics among other conditions such as multiple sclerosis.

People were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is!

Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use, aggravating the lupus to such a degree that it may become life threatening.

We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptomatic once taken off diet sodas. In the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear.

We've seen many cases where vision returned and hearing improved markedly. This also applies to cases of tinnitus. During a lecture I said "If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc.) And you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss-you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!"

(Note: The original email

Originally Posted by Researcher

The text below is how the "Aspartame is bad for you hoax got started" it is a hoax there is not proven problems with Aspartame..be careful not to let yourself be used as a pawn in the battle between corporate worlds for dominance :<)

Actually, the people that run most "hoax" sites have no scientific expertise let alone experience researching aspartame. For example, one "hoax" site it put together by a former computer programmer and his wife. They do little to no investigation and certainly do not read the scientific literature.

On the other hand, I believe the most accurate place to get scientific information on almost any subject is to contact truly independent researchers who have conducted research on the subject -- clinical, double-blind, animal studies, etc. Fortunately, the Internet makes this possible. Otherwise, one is likely to end up with paid consultants, PR web sites (such as the .info site above or a site by the sugar industry, etc.) or persons unfamiliar with the research on one side or another.

Dr. Walton is one such researcher who like at aspartame research outcome versus who paid for or who was involved in the aspartame studies. A transcription of his preliminary results can be found at: http://www.dorway.com/peerrev.html .

[tranz]

FDA Studies Show Aspartame Link To Brain Tumors
http://www.rense.com/general64/tuors.htm

In one set of documents, aspartame producer G.D. Searle used poor people from six third-world countries as test subjects for a study conducted in 1983/84. The data shows that, over the 18-month duration of the study, some of the subjects developed brain tumors; others began to experience seizures. In one case, a pregnant woman spontaneously aborted, began hemorrhaging and then disappeared from the study.

The study showed that the numbers of people whose brains and central nervous systems are adversely affected by aspartame are statistically significant enough to warrant a review of its status as an FDA-approved artificial sweetener. But the FDA was not provided with the results of the Searle study nor was it allowed to review the clinical data.

....
The prevalence of brain tumors in the U.S. has been increasing steadily since the early 1980s. Today, about 70 percent of adults and 40 percent of children are regular consumers of products that contain aspartame.

"There is not one shred of evidence to suggest that aspartame is safe. Yet, our files are overflowing with studies and reports proving that aspartame is a not a food additive but a neurotoxic drug that breaks down to a brain tumor agent, DKP. And now, 25 years later, we have epidemic proportions of people developing brain tumors and a full spectrum of other neurological disorders," Martini said