ASPARTAME - Sweet Misery

swissbrit
swissbrit Posts: 201
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: 10,264 Member
    Sounds legit.
  • swissbrit
    swissbrit Posts: 201
    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
    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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