Evil Aspartame
sunnyside1213
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Sugar-free = good for weight Ioss
When the sugar is taken out, artificial (chemical) sweeteners are put in.
Not only are these harmful to your health, but studies have shown that they make you crave carbohydrates and actually make you eat MORE--which increases the number on your scale!
Here is just a partial list of the health effects of Aspartame (aka Equal or NutraSweet):
Eyes:
-Blindness in one or both eyes
-Decreased vision and/or other eye problems such as blurring, flashes, tunnel vision
-Eye pain; Dry eyes/decreased tears
Nerves:
-Seizures
-Headaches/migraines
-Dizziness
-Confusion/memory loss
-Severe drowsiness and sleepiness
-Numbness of the arms and legs
-Slurring of speech
-Tremors/trembling
Psychological/Psychiatric:
-Severe depression
-Irritability/agitation
-Anxiety/phobias (fears)
-Personality changes
Chest:
-Heart palpitations/rapid heart beat
-Shortness of breath
-High blood pressure
Digestive:
-Nausea
-Diarrhea, sometimes with blood in stools
-Stomach pain/pain while swallowing
Skin and Allergies:
-Itching without a rash; Hives
Endocrine and Metabolic:
-Loss of control of diabetes
-Thinning or loss of hair
-Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
-Severe PMS symptoms
The most severe effects of aspartame poisoning are:
-Death
-Irreversible brain damage
-Birth defects, including mental retardation
-Ulcers
-Aspartame addiction and increased craving for sweets
-Hyperactivity in children
-Severe depression
-Aggressive behavior
-Suicidal tendencies
-Cancer
When the sugar is taken out, artificial (chemical) sweeteners are put in.
Not only are these harmful to your health, but studies have shown that they make you crave carbohydrates and actually make you eat MORE--which increases the number on your scale!
Here is just a partial list of the health effects of Aspartame (aka Equal or NutraSweet):
Eyes:
-Blindness in one or both eyes
-Decreased vision and/or other eye problems such as blurring, flashes, tunnel vision
-Eye pain; Dry eyes/decreased tears
Nerves:
-Seizures
-Headaches/migraines
-Dizziness
-Confusion/memory loss
-Severe drowsiness and sleepiness
-Numbness of the arms and legs
-Slurring of speech
-Tremors/trembling
Psychological/Psychiatric:
-Severe depression
-Irritability/agitation
-Anxiety/phobias (fears)
-Personality changes
Chest:
-Heart palpitations/rapid heart beat
-Shortness of breath
-High blood pressure
Digestive:
-Nausea
-Diarrhea, sometimes with blood in stools
-Stomach pain/pain while swallowing
Skin and Allergies:
-Itching without a rash; Hives
Endocrine and Metabolic:
-Loss of control of diabetes
-Thinning or loss of hair
-Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
-Severe PMS symptoms
The most severe effects of aspartame poisoning are:
-Death
-Irreversible brain damage
-Birth defects, including mental retardation
-Ulcers
-Aspartame addiction and increased craving for sweets
-Hyperactivity in children
-Severe depression
-Aggressive behavior
-Suicidal tendencies
-Cancer
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Yikes!!0
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Have seen loads of reports that its safe to use !0
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sigh. Fear mongering at its best0
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<---Ph. D in toxicology....drinking aspartame RIGHT NOW as I post.0
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Thanks for posting this. i dont think people realize. Thats why i avoid it at all costs and wont let my children have it or any other artificial sweetener. I try to avoid as many dyes and preservatives as possible as well as bpa in canned foods (still eat canned foods just not as much). Some might think i am crazy but i believe our health is directly related to what we consume and for most of us its not that good.0
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I have no doubt that it's safe, but my own anecdotal, personal evidence is that I started to lose weight and fat at a much, much higher rate when I made a conscious effort to avoid sugars and artificial sweeteners.
I'd suggest trying it for a week or two to see if it works for you before dismissing such reports out of hand.0 -
this thread brings me lulz. thanks OP!
also...
100% of people who have used oxygen have DIED.
the EXACT SAME statistic holds true for people who have ingested WATER.
dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Have seen loads of reports that its safe to use !
Produced by "indepent researchers" who are funded by the companies who sell products containing aspartame?
I can actually confirm the migraine one. My sister and I both get migraines within minutes-hours of having had aspartame.
Slurred speech is a symptom of my migraines. Don't really know about the other health concerns.0 -
No valid scientific source for your fear-mongering, I see.0
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this thread brings me lulz. thanks OP!
also...
100% of people who have used oxygen have DIED.
the EXACT SAME statistic holds true for people who have ingested WATER.
dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
because natural occurring substances and factory-made ones are in some way comparable.
Nice try, troll.0 -
This goes both ways, I do not recommend them, but if the alternative is drinking regular soda/sugar and you can't go abstinent then it is a choice for you to make.
However as a critical thinker it should be noticed that
A. crave carbohydrates and actually make you eat MORE (this has been proven false)
B. The FDA has proven a lot of those to be BS http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp
C. Third the amount of aspartame you have to consume to be "poisoned" (while varies) is usually a very substantial amount, and in many cases these go away when you stop using it.
D. Finally it is listed as a carcinogen, which mean it may cause cancer, however read this: Many studies have looked for health effects in lab animals fed aspartame, often in doses higher than 4,000 mg/kg per day over their lifetimes. These studies have not found any health problems that are consistently linked with aspartame.
Two studies published by a group of Italian researchers suggested that very high doses of aspartame might increase the risk of some blood-related cancers (leukemias and lymphomas) in rats. However, both the FDA and the EFSA have called these results into question, citing a lack of some important data in the published studies and other concerns.
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/aspartame That being said, also does breathing air in a city, eating charcoal cooked food,
So while it is not the healthiest thing to do, let's not go to overboard.0 -
Effects of broccoli:
High cholesterol.
Brain damage.
Heart disease.
Diabetes.
Obesity.
Headaches.
Nausea.
Wait, you want scientific proof? Bah. Just trust me.0 -
Yeah it would be nice to have some sources for your info - and I mean peer-reviewed scientific studies rather than one person saying 'well I get migraines after ingesting aspartame so it must be bad for you.' I know someone who gets migraines if she eats smoked ham but it doesn't mean the smoked ham is poisoning her.
I think if it was so dangerous it wouldn't be so ubiquitously used in food.0 -
You'd figure that after 25 years of consuming it (that's like half my life), that I SHOULD be suffering from above symptoms. Uh, nope.
Thanks for trying to scare everyone though.
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<---Ph. D in toxicology....drinking aspartame RIGHT NOW as I post.
Not impressive when you have known MDs who smoked or drank like fish.
How how about all of those PhD scientists who've taken loads of money to prop up the likes of Monsanto? (No need to answer that. Rhetorical question.)
Their advanced degrees have only served to prop up their own greed, while helping with the infestation of the food supply with frankenseeds.
cool, can I get a tinfoil hat too?0 -
Have seen loads of reports that its safe to use !
Yes --- I agree0 -
is delicious. Extra please0
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OP where are your cites for the studies and scientific data that proves your claims?
Or are you another one of those people that just posts ignorance?0 -
I can't consume it. I can say personally, that it gave me migraines, muscle tremors, and ulcers.
6 months of not consuming any of it and all those symptoms are gone.0 -
meh.0
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Fear it like it's the devil: it's evil will consume you and everything in it's path.0
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[citations needed]0
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Something's gotta kill ya. I'll take it over diabetes and heart disease, thanks.0
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I was put in hospital due to a reaction to Aspartame but, then again, some people can die from nuts. Everything my mate drinks has aspartame in it and she's perfectly fine. We're all different and so different things affect us in different ways I suppose
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Too much diet soda will definitely give me a headache. I can only have one every once in a while. My husband accidentally bought diet soda (which he hates) to take for his lunches a few months ago, so I was drinking about one per day just to use them up. That was too much for me.0
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Wow!0
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For the record, anything written on mercola.com or naturalnews.com or whale.to or any of a hundred affiliated offshoots built to sell overpriced "alternatives" to overpriced Big Pharma and Big Aspartame should be treated as highly suspect information. Kevin Trudeau, Jenny McCarthy, Andrew Wakefield, Mike Adams... boatloads of self-serving crazy.0 -
Produced by "indepent researchers" who are funded by the companies who sell products containing aspartame?
Keep this in mind when buying stevia from a banner ad on mercola.com...0 -
Aspartame is totally safe. There are ZERO credible studies done that show any ill effects to the general population. Of course the typical reply to that is that "Everyone in the freaking world has been paid off by Monsanto!!" Lol.
Let's look at some FACTS and try to make this as simple as possible.
Aspartame metabolizes, (breaks down in the body), COMPLETELY into three metabolites. Those metabolites are phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol. The first two are naturally occurring amino acids found in much higher concentrations in regular foods such as soy, eggs, , dairy. foul, fish, seeds, etc. Methanol, while sounding scary is found in things like tomatoes, black currants, and strawberries. So... if you still wish to be afraid of Aspartame you should probably avoid all the foods listed above as well as hundreds of others I haven't listed.0
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