Aspartame... is it really that bad?

vltaylor3

all i know is i used spelnda daily for years with no advrese effects.... when i stopped using it however i had nausea, cramping an diaherrea fior 4 days..... withdrawal that acute shows me it can't be good for me

PamiB

It causes brain tumors! Enough said for me!

I'm and X addict to Diet Cokes... Love them! I had migraine headaches, but no more since I've stopped!

capnwo85

I heard it causes this....

Therdigh

I personally get migraines if I have anything with aspartame in it. I found this out a few years ago when I decided to drink crystal light instead of soda, sucks for me cause crystal light is delicious. Some people have no issue with it so I guess its a personal preference, but it seems like a pretty scary chemical, I even think that it is outlawed in Canada, but don't quote me on that one.

hollyberry2012

at first I thought that was one major outie....but then I realized he was turned around backwards.

You know a machete could lop that off for ya.

Picola1984

If I want my head to feel like it got a pneumatic drill inside it, then yeah its amazing

almonds1

Yes its awful for you. anything 0 calories besides celery is bad for you! and when i cut out diet coke and splenda I lost 10 pounds a few years back

I started eating ice cream a few years back and lost 10 lbs. Thus, ice cream is essential to weight loss.

weird, I had an entire pizza sunday and lost 2 lbs...I vote ice cream and Pizza = weight loss

gaby3061

One needs to avoid chemically made aspartame as your body cannot process it. If you are looking for a natural sweetener try xylitol which is made from the beech tree and it doesn't taste like a sweetener. New on the market is stevia which is also naturally made with less calories than xylihol but it does have a sweetener after taste.

almonds1

If I have a tylonal I am fine..no issues... If I have 30, I have a problem!!!

Thats how I feel about it... Thus, I drink coke zero

Picola1984

I heard it causes this....

EURGH! *scared*

CyberEd312

I really think to each their on.. I am and will continue to drink my 2-3 24 oz. bottles of diet pepsi everyday.... 32 months ago I was knocking on deaths door literally.... At 560 lbs. and unable to walk much from room to room, I decided to change my lifestyle but have been a big diet pop drinker since I was a kid so I decided to keep this one vise...... It hasn't hindered my weightloss (well I don't think it has), it doesn't effect my type 2 diabetes, It doesn't make me crave sweets, etc, etc..... So I will keep enjoying my diet pepsi and everyone else can make up there on mind if they want it or not..... Just my 2 cents.......

pastryari

Yes its awful for you. anything 0 calories besides celery is bad for you! and when i cut out diet coke and splenda I lost 10 pounds a few years back

I started eating ice cream a few years back and lost 10 lbs. Thus, ice cream is essential to weight loss.

weird, I had an entire pizza sunday and lost 2 lbs...I vote ice cream and Pizza = weight loss

I second that!

Espressocycle

Stick with saccharin, although inot very many sodas use it anymore, I think it's the best.

capricorn0120

Here are two links:

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/addit/sweeten-edulcor/aspartame-eng.php

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2006/ucm108650.htm

Health_Gal

I am not sure exactly how bad it is, but I drink very little soda these days, and when I sweeten my coffee or tea, I use Stevia if it's available, or sugar if it is not.

dme1977

I was wondering about this too... I use 2 packets of sweet n low for EVERY mug of coffee ( I usually drink 3 mugs=6 packets)

plus, I drink crystal light and when i make home made lemonade I also use sweet n low,
plus, my BF is diabetic so we use ALL non suger products in our house anyways.... (splenda, truvia, equal, etc..)

So on any given day im using lets say 10-15 packets...give or take a few... so far I havent had any side effects, and have lost 10 pounds. :drinker:

RonSwanson66

Oh, and just be ready for people to start calling Dr Mercola, Dr quack

If the shoe fits.

"Mercola.com is a horrible chimera of tabloid journalism, late-night infomercials, and amateur pre-scientific medicine, and is the primary web presence of Joseph Mercola. "

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/9-reasons-to-completely-ignore-joseph-mercola-and-natural-news/

http://www.quackwatch.com/11Ind/mercola.html

http://www.skepdic.com/mercola.html

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/joe-mercola-quackery-pays/




Re: Aspartame

Aspartame: a safety evaluation based on current use levels, regulations, and toxicological and epidemiological studies.
Magnuson BA, Burdock GA, Doull J, Kroes RM, Marsh GM, Pariza MW, Spencer PS, Waddell WJ, Walker R, Williams GM.
Source

Burdock Group, Washington, DC, USA. bmagnuso@umd.edu
Abstract

Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide used as a synthetic nonnutritive sweetener in over 90 countries worldwide in over 6000 products. The purpose of this investigation was to review the scientific literature on the absorption and metabolism, the current consumption levels worldwide, the toxicology, and recent epidemiological studies on aspartame. Current use levels of aspartame, even by high users in special subgroups, remains well below the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Food Safety Authority established acceptable daily intake levels of 50 and 40 mg/kg bw/day, respectively. Consumption of large doses of aspartame in a single bolus dose will have an effect on some biochemical parameters, including plasma amino acid levels and brain neurotransmitter levels. The rise in plasma levels of phenylalanine and aspartic acid following administration of aspartame at doses less than or equal to 50 mg/kg bw do not exceed those observed postprandially. Acute, subacute and chronic toxicity studies with aspartame, and its decomposition products, conducted in mice, rats, hamsters and dogs have consistently found no adverse effect of aspartame with doses up to at least 4000 mg/kg bw/day. Critical review of all carcinogenicity studies conducted on aspartame found no credible evidence that aspartame is carcinogenic. The data from the extensive investigations into the possibility of neurotoxic effects of aspartame, in general, do not support the hypothesis that aspartame in the human diet will affect nervous system function, learning or behavior. Epidemiological studies on aspartame include several case-control studies and one well-conducted prospective epidemiological study with a large cohort, in which the consumption of aspartame was measured. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and cancer in any tissue. The weight of existing evidence is that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a nonnutritive sweetener.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17828671


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capnwo85

Oh, and just be ready for people to start calling Dr Mercola, Dr quack

If the shoe fits.

"Mercola.com is a horrible chimera of tabloid journalism, late-night infomercials, and amateur pre-scientific medicine, and is the primary web presence of Joseph Mercola. "

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/9-reasons-to-completely-ignore-joseph-mercola-and-natural-news/

http://www.quackwatch.com/11Ind/mercola.html

http://www.skepdic.com/mercola.html

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/joe-mercola-quackery-pays/




Re: Aspartame

Aspartame: a safety evaluation based on current use levels, regulations, and toxicological and epidemiological studies.
Magnuson BA, Burdock GA, Doull J, Kroes RM, Marsh GM, Pariza MW, Spencer PS, Waddell WJ, Walker R, Williams GM.
Source

Burdock Group, Washington, DC, USA. bmagnuso@umd.edu
Abstract

Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide used as a synthetic nonnutritive sweetener in over 90 countries worldwide in over 6000 products. The purpose of this investigation was to review the scientific literature on the absorption and metabolism, the current consumption levels worldwide, the toxicology, and recent epidemiological studies on aspartame. Current use levels of aspartame, even by high users in special subgroups, remains well below the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Food Safety Authority established acceptable daily intake levels of 50 and 40 mg/kg bw/day, respectively. Consumption of large doses of aspartame in a single bolus dose will have an effect on some biochemical parameters, including plasma amino acid levels and brain neurotransmitter levels. The rise in plasma levels of phenylalanine and aspartic acid following administration of aspartame at doses less than or equal to 50 mg/kg bw do not exceed those observed postprandially. Acute, subacute and chronic toxicity studies with aspartame, and its decomposition products, conducted in mice, rats, hamsters and dogs have consistently found no adverse effect of aspartame with doses up to at least 4000 mg/kg bw/day. Critical review of all carcinogenicity studies conducted on aspartame found no credible evidence that aspartame is carcinogenic. The data from the extensive investigations into the possibility of neurotoxic effects of aspartame, in general, do not support the hypothesis that aspartame in the human diet will affect nervous system function, learning or behavior. Epidemiological studies on aspartame include several case-control studies and one well-conducted prospective epidemiological study with a large cohort, in which the consumption of aspartame was measured. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and cancer in any tissue. The weight of existing evidence is that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a nonnutritive sweetener.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17828671


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rjt1000

Like I said before, I drink 6-8 cans of diet coke a day and have for 20 years minimum. I'm in good health, have reached my maintenance weight, have never been severely overweight, have no migraines or headaches, no stomach upset, etc. Can I claim that aspartame has improved my health as I am healthier (by FAR) than the average 50 year old male?

somebody posted earlier that just because I haven't had any problems YET doesn't mean I wont. OK, after 20 years of large amounts of aspartame daily and at age 50, when are these supposed problems going to come up? And what problems should I be expecting?

RonSwanson66

So you're saying that you have a short attention span.


And you're proud of this?