Should I eliminate aspartame from my life? My Doctor says yes!

beneita wrote: »

Artificial sugar is poison to our bodies....proven link to Dementia and other brain function , the list goes on... study up!

Because you heard it on the news? And we wonder why people get brainwashed with religion and cults...

earlnabby wrote: »

stevencloser wrote: »

campjackson wrote: »

Hello Everyone!
I just got back from seeing my cardiologist with a glowing report that I am praising the Lord for giving me my health back. During our conversation, my Doctor noted that I had lost weight. I told her that I had been on Nutri System...and that I really LOVE the frozen food plan! She said that Nutri System was a good way to lose weight...but that I needed to watch the labels to make sure that there were no Aspartame in the ingredients. She went on to say that Aspartame usage will result in very slow weight loss...or NONE at all...and that I should stop the Diet Coke as it was full of Aspartame. Right then and there...I swore off "pop" for ever!

But when I got home...I noticed that almost all the diet foods and drinks have Aspartame in them. Now I am wondering what I am going to eat. And I need a second opinion. Any help would be so appreciated! Roland

Don't take nutrition advice from a cardiologist just like you shouldn't take heart advice from a nutritionist.

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As far as aspartame (and other sugar substitutes) goes, if it bothers you or you are sensitive to it, you should limit or avoid it. Otherwise, go ahead (but I do believe in moderation in all things, including sugar substitutes). There is no credible evidence that it is harmful to the general public or inhibits weight loss.

+1 for common sense!

I cut back on diet soda b/c it makes me feel jittery and sick to my stomach, but if you don't have any ill effects, ignore your cardiologist on this bogus advice. I still add fake sugar (Splenda, Nutrasweet, Equal) to my coffee and that neither makes me feel bad nor does it affect my ability to lose weight.

That being said, eating foods w/ fewer, simpler ingredients can't be a bad thing. I try to look at labels for this... If you must use prepared meals b/c you can't cook or can't portion effectively, there are some good prepared foods out there such as Amy's (link).

YayFoodYayFood wrote: »

sixxpoint wrote: »

shell1005 wrote: »

sixxpoint wrote: »

Stevia is the same sort of processed food, and it is possibly even worse than them all!!

SURE....because you say so.

No, because science does.

Sorry to make an example of your post, and sorry if I'm wrong.... but you just dropped "because science".

In a previous thread that you started, you said that you were a chef.

Instead of assuming, I'm going to ask... are you a chef with a PhD or MD, or even a BSc. Not that that is required in life, but.... I'm hoping that it is required for dropping "because science".

What is with everyone's obsession with credentials on this forum?

You don't need a PhD to know the fundamentals of nutrition.

According to a systematic review from Crit Rev Toxicol. 2007;37(8):629-727, you can just go ahead and consume it, for further reading see below!

"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

Peace Out!

campjackson wrote: »

Hello Everyone!
I just got back from seeing my cardiologist with a glowing report that I am praising the Lord for giving me my health back. During our conversation, my Doctor noted that I had lost weight. I told her that I had been on Nutri System...and that I really LOVE the frozen food plan! She said that Nutri System was a good way to lose weight...but that I needed to watch the labels to make sure that there were no Aspartame in the ingredients. She went on to say that Aspartame usage will result in very slow weight loss...or NONE at all...and that I should stop the Diet Coke as it was full of Aspartame. Right then and there...I swore off "pop" for ever!

But when I got home...I noticed that almost all the diet foods and drinks have Aspartame in them. Now I am wondering what I am going to eat. And I need a second opinion. Any help would be so appreciated! Roland

The theory is that use of an artificial sweetener leads to a spike in insulin production via classical conditioning. It's gotten some basis in rat studies, and the reasoning is sound, but we're not rats. I consume stevia, aspartame, and sucralose fairly regularly and I have no problem losing weight. As another poster basically said, artificial sweeteners can't violate the laws of thermodynamics.

tedboosalis7 wrote: »

Dump that artificial sweetener and get Stevia as your replacement. Pepsi is dumping it out of their low-cal sodas. That time is coming. Soon it will be gone.

Your opinion is not based in science; rather, popular marketing tactics of a commercial product. And if you're an avid reader of "Pepsi news"... chances are you aren't a reliable source for accurate nutritional information.