ASPARTAME ----IS IT REALLY BAD FOR YOU ??

Roe1968

I USE TO USE SPLENDA ALL THE TIME. I WAS HAVE PELVIC PROBLEMS AND WHEN I WAS BEING SEEN BY A PELVIC SURGEON HE TOLD ME THAT SPLENDA HAD TO GO.....
ALSO IN WORKING WITH MY NUTRITIONIST SINCE 3/4...SHE TO AGREED....SHE TURNED ME ONTO A ORGANIC SUGAR CALLED "ZERO" IN A GREEN BAG, LOOSE OR A BOX IN PACKETS......

tmaksparkie

I think it depends on the person. Some people cannot handle it but others can. I drink it in my one diet pop for the week. Personally I think as long as you are not having it by the gallons or in everything once in a while is ok.

Natalie0506

Why would a person choose a man made chemical over a natural sweetener? I use Truvia (the brand name for Stevia), and I love it. It has no calories, and it's sweet. Plus no scary chemicals!

FearAnLoathing

YES YES YES YES YES
It is very bad for you- PERIOD. It causes CANCER and other irrevesable health issues. It will most likely cause headaches right off the bat too. No Good at all-

no it has never been proved to cause cancer in humans,here is what the american cancer society says about it
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/OtherCarcinogens/AtHome/aspartame


Studies in people
Most studies in people have not found that aspartame use is linked to an increased risk of cancer.

One early study suggested that an increased rate of brain tumors in the US during the 1980s might have been related to aspartame use. However, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the increase in brain tumor rates actually began back in the early 1970s, well before aspartame was in use. And most of the increase was seen in people age 70 and older, a group that was not exposed to the highest doses of aspartame, which might also make this link less likely. Other studies have not found an increase in brain tumors related to aspartame use.

In the largest study of this issue, researchers from the NCI looked at cancer rates in more than 500,000 older adults. The study found that, compared to people who did not drink aspartame-containing beverages, those who did drink them did not have an increased risk of lymphomas, leukemias, or brain tumors.

htimpaired

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I know someone who also had brain problems because of her drinking a 2L bottle of diet coke every day.

Ok, I don't have an answer one way or the other about the aspartame, but a 2L of soda every day? Regardless of what's in it, THAT in itself is a problem. 2L of ANYTHING-well, except maybe water....YIKES! :frown:

FearAnLoathing

I hate to be so down right ugly, because that's not who I am at all. I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion and shouldn't be persecuted for it, however here is what I have to say.

Toxins have no place in your body! If it's man-made it's a toxin.

Here is a nice analogy to help put it in perspective:

Your body speaks English, and toxins speak Chinese.
If you consume a Chinese speaking toxin, your body is thinking..."HUH???"
So then your body just thinks whatever I'm just going to do this with it.
Sometimes it's as harmless as creating fat cells to store it. (which how harmless is getting fatter really, seeing as it creates more problems)
Worse yet sometimes it brings on diseases in your body, like worse case scenario cancer.
If we continue to feed our body toxins, well guess what, cancer cells are enjoying an endless buffet and start multiplying! Whippee!

So to all the naysayers, this is the ugly comment you were looking for, QUIT BEING BLISSFULLY IGNORANT!

Ok so while you at it you better stay away from deoderant (has been said to cause cancer), makeup,hair dye,high tension power lines,the air in big cities,mobil homes water bottles and many many other things.You said "Toxins have no place in your body! If it's man-made it's a toxin." so stay away from mediciane cough syrup and all other man made things because it has no place in your body.I have yet to see someone post SCIENTIFIC PROOF that it causes these things. Even the american cancer society says it does not and there is no proof. So please educate yourself before calling people ignorant.

Oh and causing cancer in RATS is not proof since we are not rats. Did you know grapes and Avocados are toxic to dogs?So should we stop eating those?

FearAnLoathing

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/risk/aspartame

MysticMaiden22

Aspartame contains methanol. That for me is a good enough reason to believe it is bad.

"METHANOL (AKA WOOD ALCOHOL/POISON) (10% OF ASPARTAME) Methanol/wood alcohol is a deadly poison. People may recall that methanol was the poison that has caused some "skid row" alcoholics to end up blind or dead".

"Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical with formula CH3OH (often abbreviated MeOH). It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable, liquid with a distinctive odor that is very similar to but slightly sweeter than ethanol (drinking alcohol).[4] At room temperature it is a polar liquid and is used as an antifreeze, solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethanol. It is also used for producing biodiesel via transesterification reaction".

I haven't had any artificial sweeteners in over 2 years. My first time in a long time was the other day....when I bought some hot chocolate K-cups for my Keurig and took one sip. I spewed it right out in the sink because it tasted positively disgusting. After reading the label, I discovered it had a mixture of sugar and sucralose (Splenda).

After reading this post about methanol, I'm getting even more motivation to avoid all artificial sweeteners and treat them like poison. I used to include aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin in my diet. Each time I would eat or drink something containing it, I would get bloated and headachy. I never realized that was the problem until I eliminated those products from my diet.

I stick to real sugar, organic turbinado raw sugar, agave syrup, honey, and stevia. I refuse to end up with cancer or become insulin resistant because I put something created in a lab in my mouth.

ladyhawk00

Regarding my PP...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080210183902.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=artificial-sweeteners-confound-the-brain

http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2554