This subject is a little pet project of mine. My dad is a biochemist and started warning me about aspartame (Nutrasweet and Equal) and its hazards years ago. I finally started doing my own research and was all but shocked that aspartame was actually approved by the FDA. Based on my research, there appears to have been a political/greed reason for getting aspartame approved, but we won't go into that here. I want to focus on the health factors since I assume everyone here is into being healthy.
1. You should NOT bake anything with Nutrasweet or Equal, and you should not add it to any hot liquid, such as coffee or tea. To heat aspartame over 86 degrees is to turn it into a readily digestable poison (I currently don't have my research notes with me, so I can't give you the exact name of this poison, but if you want it, I will look it up and post it later).
2. You should NOT ingest aspartame cold, because cold temperatures chemically alter aspartame into a different kind of toxin.
So, we've ruled out putting aspartame in your hot cup of tea, your hot cup of coffee, your cold sugar-free Jello, your Diet Coke or Pepsi....etc.
3. You should not ingest aspartame that has been stored for long periods or been exposed to hot or cold environments. Long duration of storage also chemically alters aspartame into a toxin.
4. Aspartame has been shown to exacerbate and/or cause a myriad of symptoms and diseases, contributing to the worsening of such conditions as arthritis/joint pain, migraines, organ deterioration, cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, attention deficit disorder, etc. The list includes over 90 symptoms, some more severe than others.
5. Children or women who are pregnant should not ingest aspartame. Chilren and fetuses absorb the toxins more rapidly and the symptoms are more pronounced in these cases. (Anyone familiar with ADD?)
6. Diabetics should not ingest aspartame, as it leads to increased diabetic complications in regard to insulin levels and possible convulsions. (I always wondered why my blood sugar got all screwed up after I drank a diet soda...and I'm not even diabetic)
7. The body breaks down aspartame into toxic substances: formaldehyde is one of those substances. Lab testing has indicated that the toxic substances tend to get absorbed into brain tissue, and testing has shown an increase in brain tumors in subjects that regularly ingest aspartame (the tumors are mostly benign, but some are cancerous).
...and these are just a few problems associated with aspartame's use. You can do your own research and draw your own conclusions (there's a wealth of knowledge on the internet and in books about this, even detailing how it got approved by the FDA in a political move to line the pockets of those with influence). I just thought I'd share what I've learned. I actually went through my kitchen and threw away everything that had aspartame in it after I started doing my research.
The big companies don't want you to know this because it would cut into their profits. They have gone to great lengths to keep this information from getting out...but I hope that more and more people will take initiative to learn about this themselves and not just take someone's word for it, anymore, that it's "good for them." I mean, they said VIOXX was good for people, too...and look what happened there! The FDA approved that drug, too. Just goes to show that the FDA is not infallible and that they do approve bad products.
Sorry so long, folks, but I thought this was important information.
1. You should NOT bake anything with Nutrasweet or Equal, and you should not add it to any hot liquid, such as coffee or tea. To heat aspartame over 86 degrees is to turn it into a readily digestable poison (I currently don't have my research notes with me, so I can't give you the exact name of this poison, but if you want it, I will look it up and post it later).
2. You should NOT ingest aspartame cold, because cold temperatures chemically alter aspartame into a different kind of toxin.
So, we've ruled out putting aspartame in your hot cup of tea, your hot cup of coffee, your cold sugar-free Jello, your Diet Coke or Pepsi....etc.
3. You should not ingest aspartame that has been stored for long periods or been exposed to hot or cold environments. Long duration of storage also chemically alters aspartame into a toxin.
4. Aspartame has been shown to exacerbate and/or cause a myriad of symptoms and diseases, contributing to the worsening of such conditions as arthritis/joint pain, migraines, organ deterioration, cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, attention deficit disorder, etc. The list includes over 90 symptoms, some more severe than others.
5. Children or women who are pregnant should not ingest aspartame. Chilren and fetuses absorb the toxins more rapidly and the symptoms are more pronounced in these cases. (Anyone familiar with ADD?)
6. Diabetics should not ingest aspartame, as it leads to increased diabetic complications in regard to insulin levels and possible convulsions. (I always wondered why my blood sugar got all screwed up after I drank a diet soda...and I'm not even diabetic)
7. The body breaks down aspartame into toxic substances: formaldehyde is one of those substances. Lab testing has indicated that the toxic substances tend to get absorbed into brain tissue, and testing has shown an increase in brain tumors in subjects that regularly ingest aspartame (the tumors are mostly benign, but some are cancerous).
...and these are just a few problems associated with aspartame's use. You can do your own research and draw your own conclusions (there's a wealth of knowledge on the internet and in books about this, even detailing how it got approved by the FDA in a political move to line the pockets of those with influence). I just thought I'd share what I've learned. I actually went through my kitchen and threw away everything that had aspartame in it after I started doing my research.
The big companies don't want you to know this because it would cut into their profits. They have gone to great lengths to keep this information from getting out...but I hope that more and more people will take initiative to learn about this themselves and not just take someone's word for it, anymore, that it's "good for them." I mean, they said VIOXX was good for people, too...and look what happened there! The FDA approved that drug, too. Just goes to show that the FDA is not infallible and that they do approve bad products.
Sorry so long, folks, but I thought this was important information.
