Is anything safe anymore?!?

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okay, so I am eating a piece of gum.. Trident to be exact. I normally do not eat a lot of gum, but today I just felt like having a piece.

on the cover of the wraper it says Phenylketonurics: contains phenyalanine.

Isn't that crap bad for you, causes birthdefects, irriversable brain damage (in large dosages?)


"Nutrition fact about Phenylalanine in aspartame:

The 1976 Groliers encyclopedia states cancer cannot live without phenylalanine. Phenylalanine makes up 50% of aspartame" http://www.sweetpoison.com/phenylalanine.html

There are other websites, but too much information to read. Why does the FDA make terms so difficult to understand. All we need to know is Good/ Bad.

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  • Erica92627
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    :noway:

    okay, so I am eating a piece of gum.. Trident to be exact. I normally do not eat a lot of gum, but today I just felt like having a piece.

    on the cover of the wraper it says Phenylketonurics: contains phenyalanine.

    Isn't that crap bad for you, causes birthdefects, irriversable brain damage (in large dosages?)


    "Nutrition fact about Phenylalanine in aspartame:

    The 1976 Groliers encyclopedia states cancer cannot live without phenylalanine. Phenylalanine makes up 50% of aspartame" http://www.sweetpoison.com/phenylalanine.html

    There are other websites, but too much information to read. Why does the FDA make terms so difficult to understand. All we need to know is Good/ Bad.
  • joanne123
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    :flowerforyou: Would love that!
    This is good. :smile:
    That is bad. :noway:
    Its made so complicated that its hard to judge things
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
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    Phenylalanine only causes problems if you're allergic to it. It causes brain damage in those who are allergic, but you'd know if you were.