ASPARTAME - Sweet Misery

swissbrit
swissbrit Posts: 201 Member
edited January 23 in Food and Nutrition
It is important that we as people become more aware of what we putting in our bodies, and the effects of It.ASPARTAME - Sweet Misery, A POISONED World - Documentary, lecture, talk - (CANCER Food) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owtF2nt2VX4

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  • Charlottesometimes23
    Charlottesometimes23 Posts: 687 Member
    I'm sorry but Mercola is even less credible than Dr Oz. The following opinion pieces are worth a read.

    http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2012/08/03/15-years-of-promoting-quackery/

    http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/mercola.html
  • Charlottesometimes23
    Charlottesometimes23 Posts: 687 Member
    For some reason I can't edit....I thought Mercola made this doco, but I was mistaken. He supports It and writes about it but i don't think he was involved in it. Actually, I'm not 100% sure.

    The aspartame poison thing pops up on my Facebook feed quite frequently. It includes a whole bunch of links to studies (many are unrelated!), quotes from Mercola and links to this doco. It irritates me very time I see it....:angry:

    I do not believe that aspartame is unsafe, or that there is a big pharma/govt coverup, but I'm going to try my best to keep an open mind and watch this video.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,795 Member
    Sounds legit.
  • swissbrit
    swissbrit Posts: 201 Member
    For some reason I can't edit....I thought Mercola made this doco, but I was mistaken. He supports It and writes about it but i don't think he was involved in it. Actually, I'm not 100% sure.

    The aspartame poison thing pops up on my Facebook feed quite frequently. It includes a whole bunch of links to studies (many are unrelated!), quotes from Mercola and links to this doco. It irritates me very time I see it....:angry:

    I do not believe that aspartame is unsafe, or that there is a big pharma/govt coverup, but I'm going to try my best to keep an open mind and watch this video.
    All I know is that I was told by a doctor that I had Fibromyalgie oover 10 years ago and suffered every day but since I stopped using this crap I have no symptoms whatsoeverand joy of joys I do not get migrains with the puking either that use to lay me flat for about 3 days once a month.
    I am not saying that they are right I am only saying think about what you put in your mouth and if you do have certain health problems it might be worth a try doing without and see where it takes you ;-)
  • pizzaquixote
    pizzaquixote Posts: 14 Member
    Agree completely that Mercola is quackery. No science - just scares and ads for alt-health products and practices. Stay clear.

    Having Said That, aspartame doesn't play nice with me. With the caveat that the plural of "anecdote" is not "data," I can attest to aspartame headaches, and also an increase in body odor associated with it.

    I don't think it will kill me, but I've pretty much concluded that high-fructose corn syrup is "healthier" than most artificial sweeteners.

    Stevia may be OK -- it's more natural -- but the jury is still out on that one too.
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