ok I have a question about water intake.

AND crystal light packs ( aspertaine) actually make people crave carbs - its a studied fact.

So you have a link to this 'fact'?

My roomate is a personal trainer and hes mentioned it to me many times - i dont have his quote but if you type in dangers of aspartame on the web many topics describe how it makes you crave carbohydrates, and stores in the fatty tissue. Not going to tell you to not eat drink it because the odd day for me water and lemon just dont cut it but i have cut it out of my intake alot in the last two years but its hard to stay away from it in other ways. Its in a lot of sugar free items - they dont add sugar but they add aspartame. A lady at uweightloss when i went for a consult told me that all those sugar stand ins like splenda all have aspartame in it and the only good sugar substitute is truvia made form stevia - its neat stuff if you look into it

I think that when people ask for you to back up your claims that they mean something other than your roommate, the lady at the clinic and sketchy websites.

Is aspartame safe?

Yes. Aspartame has been tested for more than three decades, in more than 200 studies, with the same result: Aspartame is safe. In fact, the FDA Commissioner, upon approving aspartame, noted, “Few compounds have withstood such detailed testing and repeated, close scrutiny, and the process through which aspartame has gone should provide the public with additional confidence of its safety.”


Have other regulatory bodies reviewed aspartame's safety?

Yes. In addition to FDA, aspartame has been reviewed and determined to be safe by the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization, the Scientific Committee on Food of the European Commission, and the regulatory bodies of over 100 countries.


Have independent health organizations reviewed the safety of aspartame?

Yes. The American Medical Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Dietetic Association (ADA) have reviewed research on aspartame and found it to be safe. In fact, the ADA’s 2004 updated position paper states, “A comprehensive review of the safety of aspartame has recently been published. The review covers previous publications as well as new information that support the safety of aspartame as a food additive and negates claims of its association with a range of health problems...” Links to numerous other health organizations, which have confirmed the safety of aspartame, can be found at www.aspartame.org.