Aspartame And MSG

The Spread of MSG

2009-08-11T18:27:00.003-04:00

The food additive MSG (Mono-Sodium Glutamate) is a slow poison. MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as "Natural Flavoring."MSG is even in your favorite coffee from Tim Horton's and Starbucks coffee shops!

I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow Poisoning of America.

In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so scientists have to create them. They make these creatures morbidly obese by injecting them with MSG when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and perhaps humans) to become obese. They even have a name for the fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats."

When I heard this, I was shocked. I went into my kitchen and checked the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything – the Campbell 's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, and Kraft salad dressings, especially the "healthy low-fat" ones.The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called "Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein," which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate.

It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. MSG is hidden under many different names in order to fool those who read the ingredient list, so that they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG are "Accent, "Aginomoto," "Natural Meat Tenderizer," etc.) But it didn't stop there.

When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items contained MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG.But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough, MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere.Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant – even the sit-down eateries like TGIF, Chili's, Applebee's, and Denny's -- use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing. and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin -- their secret spice was MSG!So why is MSG in so many of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative, or a vitamin?

Not according to my friend John Erb. In his book The Slow Poisoning of America, he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more.

A study of the elderly showed that older people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobbying group says eating more is a benefit to the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us?"Betcha can't eat [just] one," takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight!

MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.

Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance. Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged meals, soups, snacks, and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday.

The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount. But how can they claim it's safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these:

"The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity." Gobatto CA, Mello MA, Souza CT , Ribeiro IA. Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002.

"Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats." Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro. Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug.

'Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: An animal model of multiple risk factors." Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, Ichikawa K, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima. Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar.

"Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity." Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K Kusunoki. Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct.

No, the date of that last study was not a typo; it was published in 1978. Both the "medical research community" and "food manufacturers" have known about the side effects of MSG for decades.Many more of the studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to diabetes, migraines and headaches, autism, ADHD, and even Alzheimer's.

So what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping this fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?

Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While he was sitting in the government office, the official told him, "Sure, I know how bad MSG is. I wouldn't touch the stuff." But this top-level government official refuses to tell the public what he knows.

The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it. Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive.

But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice! What can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while our governments are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us?This message is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to tell you the truth that the corporate-owned politicians and media won't tell you.

The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic is to forward this article to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before politicians can pass the legislation protecting those who are poisoning us.

The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on nicotine?If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself.

Go to the National Library of Medicine at www.pubmed.com .Type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.

We the public do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, feeding the food industry's bottom line while waiting for the heart transplant, the diabetic-induced amputation, blindness, or other obesity-induced, life-threatening disorders.

With your help we can put an end to this poison.Do your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail, or by distribution of this printout to your friends all over the world and stop this "Slow Poisoning of Mankind" by the packaged food industry.Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, so get the word out.

Posted July 15, 2008
http://www.actionagainstpoisoning.com/WARNING%20AAP/FOODADDITIVE/warningmonosodiumglutamate.html

Aspartame & MSG

2009-08-11T18:17:00.006-04:00

The spouse has NOT improved in the last 5 months. They drink very little diet soda at all - barely 4 litres a month. BUT they have switched to Gatorade and Powerade instead. They drink a lot of that.

I tried to explain that that is not good because the sports drinks still have aspartame in them, but the spouse will not listen. They still do not drink enough water. And yes, they still sleep all hours of the day and night.

I have also come across a LIST of symptoms of MSG poisoning as well.
Again I will highlight theproblems that the spouse has, in red.

1. Severe headache
2. Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting
3. Irregular heart beat or blood pressure, racing heart
4. Depression or mood change, bipolar, SAD
5. Abdominal pain, cramps, bloating, colitis, IBS
6. Balance problems, dizziness, or seizures, mini-strokes
7. Tenderness in localized areas, neck, back, etc.
8. Sleep disorders
9. Blurred vision or difficulty breathing
10. Chronic fatigue or sleepiness
11. Excessive perspiring or shuddering and chills
12. Shortness of breath, chest pains, asthma
13. Swelling, pain, or numbness of hands, feet, jaw
14. Pain in joints or bones
15. Flushing or tingling in face, chest, pressure behind eyes
16. Gagging reflex or difficulty swallowing
17. Hyperactivity, behavioral problems
18. Chronic post nasal drip
19. Skin rash, itching, hives
20. Bloated face, dark circles under strained eyes
21. Extreme thirst or dry mouth
22. Difficulty concentrating and poor memory
23. Slowed speech
24. Chronic bronchitis-like symptoms, allergy reactions, dry cough, hoarseness or sore throat
25. Heavy, weak feeling in arms and legs
26. Irritable bowel or colitis
27. Attention deficit disorder, anxiety attacks, rage, panic attacks
28. Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Fibromyalgia, MS, Parkinson's
29. Pressure behind eyes or on head, neck, shoulders
30. ADD, ADHD, Rage Disorder
31. Asthma
32. Weight problems, obesity, hypoglycemia

http://www.msgmyth.com/
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http://www.msgmyth.com/story.htm
personal story of MSG

DID you know that Attention Deficit Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, some weight problems, migraine headaches, sleeping disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Glaucoma, Asthma, Diabetes, and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), and Parkinson's may all be caused by MSG?

The spouse has 14 out of 31 symptoms - that is almost HALF of the list.

There is a series of videos on Youtube that explain why MSG is bad for humans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txiVDY-prk4part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3LckpVXolYpart 2a
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtaMO3G11-wpart 2b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j54dGXtBnKApart 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tc4-FQ8WIspart 4

My family's story

2009-03-26T23:06:00.008-04:00

My spouse has been drinking diet sodas for the last 5 years - after they were diagnosed with Diabetes.

We were married 9 years ago, and my new spouse already had a few symptoms of illnesses - depression and irritable bowel symdrome being the most severe ones. In the last 8 years since we were married, my spouse has also been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, arthritis, and type 2 diabetes.

The arthritis probably comes from the broken ankle. Like most broken ankles, it never healed properly and my spouse has always limped. Thus they do not like walking and now walk as little as possible. The diabetes diagnosis showed up about 5 years ago.

Two years ago my spouse suddenly became very tired and fatigued and spent all day in bed, while I was at work. Whenever I asked them to help with our son, most of the time they were unable to do so because they were too tired or just not feeling well.

All this time they were continuing to drink diet soda's. Particularly after the Diabetes clinic told them that diet drinks were safe and that they could drink as much as they liked. So the number of diet soda bottles in our house increased.

My spouse became more fatigued and spent more time in bed. Last year they were cleared of Cancer and Hepatitis C. The doctor has no ideas what is wrong. So what else could they have, that matches all the symptoms?

I recently came across the list of symptoms reported to the FDA by pepole who have consumed large amounts of diet soda and other sugar-free drinks and foods.

The list contains almost 100 symptoms. The first 13 are as follows.

HEADACHE
DIZZINESS OR PROBLEMS WITH BALANCE
CHANGE IN MOOD QUALITY OR LEVEL
VOMITING AND NAUSEA
ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CRAMPS
CHANGE IN VISION
DIARRHEA
SEIZURES AND CONVULSIONS
MEMORY LOSS
FATIGUE, WEAKNESS
OTHER NEUROLOGICAL
RASH
SLEEP PROBLEMS

Those symptoms in red are what my spouse has. 8 out of 13.

I am quite convinced that my spouse suffers from aspartame poisoning. The family doctor is not very open-minded. He tends to think of us as hypochondriacs because we keep asking for various tests to rule out one or another disease. We have had to fight to get these tests, but they have slowly been done and completed. The result? Zip. Nada, Nothing. The doctor has even said he has no idea what is wrong.

If I try to explain to the doctor that we think it is aspartame poisoning, I feel that the doctor will laugh at us, call us crazy, tell us that we are practising medicine without a license and maybe even refuse to have us on his schedule any more. It will be very hard to find a new doctor. There is a severe shortage of doctors in this city.

So right now I have persuaded the spouse to stop drinking diet sodas for a few weeks and see if that makes a difference. Time will tell.

Aspartame supporters

2009-03-26T22:57:00.003-04:00

There are a number of websites that promote the use of aspartame as a food additive and therefore state emphatically that aspartame is perfectly safe to ingest with food and drink.

The Aspartame Information Centre is one of these sites.

There is even a page on this site that mentions Aspartame myths. This website claims that they are right and the public is wrong.

The overwhelming body of scientific evidence clearly demonstrates that aspartame, even in amounts many times what people typically consume, is safe and not associated with adverse health effects. However, over the years, some consumers have reported symptoms, which they believed were associated with aspartame.

The FDA has investigated these allegations and concluded that there is no "reasonable evidence of possible public health harm" and "no consistent or unique patterns of symptoms reported with respect to aspartame that can be causally linked to its use."

In 1984, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reviewed 517 of these anecdotal reports and stated, "the majority of frequently reported symptoms were mild and are symptoms that are common in the general populace" and that “focused” clinical studies would be the best way to evaluate these complaints.

As a result, numerous scientific studies “focused” on the allegations were conducted by expert researchers at major academic institutions. The results of these studies overwhelmingly demonstrated that aspartame is not associated with adverse health effects, including headaches, seizures, changes in mood, cognition, or behavior, or allergic reactions.

And to support their cause this website even has a page of supportive statements from some health organisations and other people.

“Don’t believe the rumors – widely spread on the Internet – that aspartame … causes not only multiple sclerosis, but also lupus, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, Gulf War syndrome, and brain tumors. ”-University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter, April 1999

“I have no problem with information dissemination, even when it is wrong. But [this] has crossed the line. There is no evidence that aspartame in any way causes, provokes, mimics or worsens MS. This series of allegations are almost totally without foundation. They are rabidly inaccurate and scandalously misinformative.”
-David Squillacote, MD, Senior Medical Advisor for the Multiple Sclerosis
Foundation

“There continues to be unsubstantiated claims that the nonnutritive sweetener aspartame (brand name NutraSweet) poses health risks to people with diabetes. Aspartame has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a governmental agency that conducts thorough scientific reviews to determine foods are safe for public consumption. The American Diabetes Association follows FDA recommendations and recognizes that there is no credible scientific evidence linking aspartame to any health-related problems for people with diabetes.”
-American Diabetes Association Statement, February 9, 1999

Aspartame Dangers in Pregnancy

2009-03-26T22:50:00.003-04:00

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Aspartame Dangers in Pregnancy

There are several breakdown products from aspartame that are major causes for concern and have caused countless toxicity reactions in the general public (see 160+ pages of samples on my web page). The concern of aspartame ingestion during pregnancy is not limited to obvious birth defects, but changes or damage to certain areas of the brain. The potential damage includes parts of the brain involved in complex learning as well as hormonal control (e.g., hypothalamus). Problems resulting from this sort of damage would not be seen until after the child reaches puberty. Neuroscientist, Dr. Russell Blaylock discusses this in some detail in his book, "Excitotoxins."

Some of the breakdown products from aspartame include:

Phenylalanine -- An amino acid found in *free* form in aspartame. (Usually found in slow-absorbing bound-to-protein form in foods.) Here is the testimony of a couple of *independent* experts on this subject:

Methanol -- Methanol breaks down into formaldehyde and formic acid. Recent research shows that chronic exposure to formaldehyde concentrations in the air at *exceptionally* low levels (< 0.01 ppm) can cause chronic health problems in children. Since a) the fetus would likely be exposed to an increased level of formaldehyde from aspartame, b) there are no studies as to the long-term effects of fetal methanol or formaldehyde exposure on human being, and c) there is no evidence that formaldehyde is obtained from methanol in foods at any significant level (likely due to protective factors), it seems prudent to avoid aspartame for this reason alone. I have received reports from persons who are sensitized to formaldehyde and who experience similar reactions from aspartame.

Aspartic Acid -- Like MSG (glutamic acid), it is an excitotoxic amino acid. When taken in significant quantities, in free form (unbound to protein), especially in liquid, it has been shown to significantly spike the plasma levels of aspartic acid. In animal experiments such spikes have been shown to destroy small numbers of cells in areas of the brain not protected by the blood brain barrier (BBB). This effect is seen in young animals. Fetuses would also be likely to be susceptible to an increased concentration of aspartic acid. While the plasma level of aspartic acid obtained from aspartame may not be high enough to cause brain cell death, it may effect brain development. Fetal brain development is very sensitive to the levels of glutamic acid. Since recent, independent research has shown that glutamic acid can cross the placenta, one might expect that high levels of aspartic acid could also cross the placenta.

In 1992, an independent FASEB committee recommended the elimination of glutamic acid (MSG) for certain conditions:

"...it is prudent to avoid the use of dietary supplements of L-glutamic acid by pregnant women, infants, and children. The Existence of evidence of potential endocrine responses, i.e., elevated cortisol and prolactin, and differential responses between males and females, would also suggest a neuroendocrine link and that supplemental L- glutamic acid should be avoided by women of childbearing age and individuals with affective disorders."

Aspartic acid doses from aspartame are lower than that for glutamic acid found in supplements. However, since aspartame is often found in liquid form, the aspartic acid is absorbed very quickly leading to a much higher blood level than would be seen if slower-absorbing supplements (e.g., pill, capsules) were taken. By the way, the effects of aspartic acid and glutamic acid are cumulative, so that anywhere who takes both aspartame and MSG in their diet is asking for trouble.

Aspartylphenylalanine diketopiperazine (DKP) -- It is known that about 5% of this chemical gets absorbed from the gut. The rest of it may be eliminated or possibly transformed into other chemicals (e.g., nitrosated). No one really knows what happens to DKP in the human gut.

The effects of long-term aspartame ingestion in the general population are becoming more and more clear. The toxicity reactions are increasing at an alarming rate. However, the effects from ingestion during pregnancy are difficult to determine partly because there have been no scientific studies looking at the effects in humans and partly because many of the adverse effects from fetal exposure would be expected to be seen after the child reaches puberty. Whatever the case, I believe it is not prudent to ingest any aspartame (or MSG for that matter) during pregnancy (and after pregnancy).

It is likely that the effects of increased phenylalanine in the brain of fetuses from aspartame ingestion will be very subtle.

Another story - Baby retarded after mother's exccesive aspartame use during pregnancy

Louis J. Elsas, II, M.D., Director,
Division of Medical Genetics
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"I have no previous contact with this type of hearing. But that is probably appropriate because I am a pediatrician, a Professor of Pediatrics at Emory, and have spent 25 years in the biomedical sciences, trying to prevent mental retardation and birth defects caused by excess phenylalanine.
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"First of all, in the developing fetus -- a situation not considered previously -- the mother is supplying that fetus with nutrients. And if she were dieting, let's say, and increasing her blood phenylalanine uniquely by taking Crystal Lite or Kool Aid, or any of the various diet foods now, to maintain her weight, and increased her blood phenylalanine from its normal 50 to 150 umoles/liter by chronic ingestion at 35 milligrames of aspartame per kilo per day -- which everyone agrees could be reached -- the placenta will concentrate her blood phenylalanine two-fold. So the fetal blood circulation to her baby in utero, is now 300 umole per liter of phenylalanine. The fetal brain then, as Dr. Pardridge will tell you, will increase further that concentration into the brain cells of that baby two- to four-fold. Those are neurotoxic levels in tissue culture and in many other circumstances.

"This situation has not been studied in man. We have no research efforts in place to actively survey a cohort group, to find out whether chronic aspartame ingestion is adversely affecting our newborn population, either by producing microencephaly, mental retardation, or other birth defects that are associated with rises in blood phenylalanine. So that is one very worrisome area."

William M. Pardridge, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
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"I am a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, a practicing endocrinologist, and I have been doing neuroscience research on the blood- brain barrier transport of phenylalanine and other substances since 1970
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"...the third question that must now be addressed is, are there any untoward effects on the human brain that are associated with a four-fold increase in phenylalanine, bearing in mind that this molecule is a know neurotoxin? And three studies come to mind. One study shows that when blood phenylalanine in pregnant mothers is increased five-fold [to ~250 umole/l], there is a 10-point drop inthe I.Q. of the baby born of that mother.

"A second study shows that if you measure choice reaction time, a test of higher cognitive function in humans, that when their blood phenylalanine is increased six-fold, there is a 10 percent shift in your ability to make a key decision before a video screen.

"And a more recent study by Dr. Elsas has shown that there are quantitative changes in the human electroencephalogram when the blood phenylalanine is raised three-fold [to ~150-200 umole/l] -- something that clearly will happen in children who consume near 5 servings per 50-pound body weight."

Aspartame as a possible cause of MS

2009-03-26T22:36:00.005-04:00

WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE and the MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION F.D.A. ISSUING FOR COLLUSION WITH MONSANTO
Article written by Nancy Markle 1999
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I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME marketed as 'NutraSweet', 'Equal', and 'Spoonful"'. In the keynote address by the EPA, they announced that there was an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant across the United States. I explained that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject.

When the temperature of Aspartame exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME coverts to formaldehyde 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 multiple sclerosis; thus people were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is.

In the case of systemic lupus, we are finding it has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink three to four 12 oz. Cans of them per day, some even more. In the cases of systemic lupus, which is triggered by ASPARTAME, the victim usually does not know that the aspartame is the culprit. The victim continues its use aggravating the lupus to such a degree, that sometimes it becomes life threatening.

When we get people off the aspartame, those with systemic lupus usually become asymptomatic. Unfortunately, we can not reverse this disease. On the other hand, in the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We have seen cases where their vision has returned and even their hearing has returned. 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, shootingpains, 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!" People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I've got this, is it reversible?" It is rampant. Some of the speakers at my lecture even were suffering from these symptoms.

We have a very serious problem. Even a stranger came up to Dr. Espisto (one of my speakers) and myself and said, 'Could you tell me why so many people seem to be coming down with MS?" During a visit to a hospice, a nurse said that six of her friends, who were heavy DietCoke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence.

Here is the problem. There were Congressional Hearings when aspartame was included in 100 different products. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail. Nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED!!!!

At the time of this first hearing, people were going blind. The methanol in the aspartame converts to formaldehyde in the retina of the eye. Formaldehyde is grouped in the same class of dmgs as cyanide and arsenic-- DEADLY POISONS!!! Unfortunately, it just takes longer to quietly kill, but it is killing people and causing all kinds of neurological problems. Aspartame changes the brain's chemistry. It is the reason for severe seizures. This drug changes the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine what this drug does to patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. This drug also causes Birth Defects.

There is absolutely no reason to take this product. It is NOT A DIET PRODUCT!!! The Congressional record said, "It makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT". Dr. Roberts stated that when he got patients off aspartame, their average weight loss was 19 pounds per person. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs.

Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics. All physicians know what wood alcohol will do to a diabetic. We find that physicians believe that they have patients with retinopathy, when in fact, it is caused by the aspartame. The aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of control, causing many patients to go into a coma. Unfortunately, many have died. People were telling us at the Conference of the American College of Physicians, that they had relatives that switched from saccharin to an aspartame product and how that relative had eventually gone into a coma. Their
physicians could not get the blood sugar levels under control. Thus, the patients suffered acute memory loss and eventually coma and death.

Memory loss is due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it goes past the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. Dr. Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said, "The ingredients stimulates the neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. Dr. Blaylock has written a book entitled "EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS"(Health Press 1- 800-643-2665). Dr. H.J. Roberts, diabetic specialist and world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also written a book entitled "DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE" (1-800-814-9800). Dr. Roberts tells how aspartame poisoning is escalating Alzheimer's Disease, and indeed it is. As the hospice nurse told me, women are being admitted at 30 years of age with Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Blaylock and Dr. Roberts will be writing a position paper with some case histories and will post it on the Internet.

>According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians, 'We are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison". Dr. Roberts realized what was happening when aspartame was first marketed. He said "his diabetic patients presented memory loss, confusion, and severe vision loss". At the Conference of the American College of Physicians, doctors admitted that they did not know. They had wondered why seizures were rampant (the phenylalanine in aspartame breaks down the seizure threshold and depletes serotonin, which causes manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence). Just before the Conference, I received a FAX from Norway, asking for a possible antidote for this poison because they are experiencing so many problems in their country.

This "poison" is now available in 90 PLUS countries worldwide. Fortunately, we had speakers and ambassadors at the Conference from different nations who have pledged their help. We ask that you help too. Print this article out and warn everyone you know. Take anything that contains aspartame black to the store. Take the "NO ASPARTAME TEST" and send us your case history.

I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of aspartame, knows how deadly it is. They fund the American Diabetes Association, American Dietetic Association, Congress, and the Conference of the American College of Physicians. The New York Times, on November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic Association takes money from the food industry to endorse their products. Therefore, they can not criticize any additives or tell about their link to MONSANTO.

How bad is this? We told a mother who had a child on NutraSweet to get off the product. The child was having grand mal seizures every day. The mother called her physician, who called the ADA, who told the doctor not to take the child off the NutraSweet. We are still trying to convince the mother that the aspartame is causing the seizures. Every time we get someone off of aspartame, the seizures stop. If the baby dies, you know whose fault it is, and what we are up against.

There are 92 documented symptoms of aspartame, from coma to death. The majority of them are all neurological, because the aspartame destroys the nervous system. Aspartame Disease is partially the cause to what is behind some of the mystery of the Dessert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and other problems discussed
in over 60 cases can be directly related to the consumption of an aspartame product. Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were shipped to the Dessert Storm troops. (Remember heat can liberate the methanol from the aspartame at 86 degrees F). Diet drinks sat in the 120 degree F. Arabian sun for weeks at a time on pallets. The service men and women drank them all day long. All of their symptoms are identical to aspartame poisoning.

Dr. Roberts says "consuming aspartame at the time of conception can cause birth defects". The phenylalanine concentrates in the placenta, causing mental retardation, according to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrician Professor - Genetics, at Emory University in his testimony before Congress. In the original lab tests, animals developed brain tumors (phenylalanine breaks down into DXP, a brain tumor agent). When Dr. Espisto was lecturing on aspartame me, one physician in the audience, a neurosurgeon, said, "when they remove brain tumors, they have found high levels of aspartame in them".

Stevia, a sweet food, NOT AN ADDITIVE, which helps in the metabolism of sugar, which would be ideal for diabetics, has now been approved as a dietary supplement by the F.D.A. For years, the F.D.A. has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to MONSANTO. If it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label-- DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DRINKING O EATING IT.

Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all infants,pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame. The bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems existing in the population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes in neurological and behavioral symptoms). It was killed by the powerful drug and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting public.

Since the Conference of the American College of Physicians, we hope to have the help of some world leaders. Again, please help us too. There are a lot of people out there who must be warned, *please" let them know this information.

Is Aspartame safe?

2009-03-26T22:33:00.002-04:00

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In Canada (and USA and many other countries around the world), aspartame is considered safe. Health Canada regulates all sweeteners as "food additives". They also make recommendations regarding safe levels of sweetener consumption.

The acceptable daily intake for aspartame is 40mg per kilogram body weight per day. This is the amount a person can consume on a daily basis without any adverse side effects. For example, a 75kg person could consume more than 10 cans of diet coke per day.

The Aspartame Controversy

Aspartame - how the media fails to tell the truth

2009-03-26T22:24:00.001-04:00

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The news media regularly fails to investigate so-called "independent experts" associated with industry front-groups. These front-groups all have important-sounding names like "Consumer Alert" and "The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition," but they fail to reveal their corporate funding and their propaganda agenda.

The industries's front-groups promote their agenda in part by an endless stream of "press releases" announcing "breakthrough research" to every newspaper, radio and TV station in the country. Many of these press releases read like news, and indeed are purposely molded in the news format

Words in press releases are very carefully chosen for their emotional impact. A front group called the International Food Information Council handles the public's natural aversion to genetically modified foods. Who do you think funds the International Food Information Council? Take a wild guess. Right - Monsanto, DuPont, Frito-Lay, Coca Cola, Nutrasweet - corporations in a position to make fortunes from GM foods.

Aspartame

2009-03-26T21:42:00.000-04:00

I am concerned about the effects of Aspartame on Humans.
The FDA calls Aspartame a food. It is not a food.
Aspartame is a medical chemical, a drug.
It is also very addictive and it has numerous negative side effects.

THIS IS A COPY OF THE FDA DOCUMENT RELEASED UNDER A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACTION IN AUGUST 1995

SYMPTOMS FOR ASPARTAME

COUNT SYMPTOMS
1862 HEADACHE
737 DIZZINESS OR PROBLEMS WITH BALANCE
656 CHANGE IN MOOD QUALITY OR LEVEL
651 VOMITING AND NAUSEA
457 ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CRAMPS
364 CHANGE IN VISION
331 DIARRHEA
291 SEIZURES AND CONVULSIONS
256 MEMORY LOSS
242 FATIGUE, WEAKNESS
230 OTHER NEUROLOGICAL
226 RASH
201 SLEEP PROBLEMS
191 HIVES
186 CHANGE IN HEART RATE
175 ITCHING
174 CHASNGE IN SENSATION (NUMBNESS, TINGLING)
174 GRAND MAL 115 1.74% 1.17% LOCALSWELLING
114 CHANGE IN ACTIVITY LEVEL
112 DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
108 ORAL SENSORY CHANGES
107 CHANGE IN MENSTRUAL PATTERN
100 OTHERSKIN
98 OTHER
93 LOCALIZED PAIN AND TENDERNESS
91 OTHER UROGENITAL
74 CHANGE IN BODY TEMPERATURE
74 DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING
68 OTHER METABOLIC
67 JOINT AND BONE PAIN
66 SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
59 OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL
57 CHEST PAIN
51 OTHER MUSCULO-SKELETAL
50 FAINTING
43 SORE THROAT
43 OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR
39 CHANGE IN TASTE
37 DIFFICULTY WITH URINATION
37 OTHER RESPRIATORY
36 EDEMA
36 CHANGE IN HEARING
35 ABDOMINAL SWELLING
30 CHANGE IN SALIVA OUTPUT
30 CHANGE IN URINE VOLUME
30 CHANGE IN PERSPIRATION PATTERN
30 EYE IRRITATION
30 UNSPECIPED
26 MUSCLE TREMORS
26 PETIT MAL
25 CHANGE IN APPETITE
22 CHANGE IN BODY WEIGHT
22 NOCTURNAL
20 CHANGE IN THIRST OR WATER INTARE
IS UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND COMA
18 WHEEZING
16 CONSTIPATION
16 OTHER EXTREMITY PAIN
15 PROBLEMS WITH BLEEDING
IS UNSTEADY GAIT
IS COUGHING
15 BLOOD GLUCOSE DISORDERS
14 BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES
14 CHANGES IN SKIN AND NAIL COLORATION
13 CHANGE IN HAIR OR NAILS
II EXCESSIVE PHLEGM PRODUCTION
10 SINUS PROBLEMS
10 SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURES
8 HALLUCINATIONS
7 ANY LUMPS PRESENT
6 SHORTNESS OF BREATH ON EXERTION
6 EVIDENCE OP BLOOD IN STOOL OR VOMIT
5 DYSMENORRREA
4 DENTAL PROBLEMS
4 CHANGE IN SMELL
4 DEATH
4 OTHER BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC
4 ECZEMA
4 COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES
3 SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES
3 HEMATURIA
2 SHORTNESS OF BREATH DUE TO POSITION
2 DIFFICULTIES WITH PREGNANCY
2 (CHILDREN ONLY) DEVELOPMENTAL RETARDATION
2 CHANGE IN BREAST SIZE OR TENDERNESS
I ANEMIA
I CHANGE IN SEXUAL FUNCTION
I SHOCK
I CONJUNCTIVITIS
I DILATING EYES
I FEBRILE

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The COUNT is the number of reports of each symptom sent to the FDA prior to this report being released. The most common symptom is a headache.

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THE FDA has admitted that only approximately 1% of people know how to, or do, file complaints with them. Under a 1995 Freedom of Information order, the FDA admitted that aspartame accounted for over 75% of complaints filed. They claimed that over 8000 were filed, but they keep changing their bookkeeping to keep the numbers low. The fact that 8000 reports were received indicates that there must have been over 800,000 people adversely affected at the very least.