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Channing User ID: 296782 Germany 09/12/2007 11:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you have floaters in your eyes (also known as "mouches volantes") and are drinking aspartame then you should stop! I did so a year ago and my eyesight has cleared up significantly. Also, I don't have "chest pains" anymore. I also stopped drinking caffeine which helped too. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 276554 United States 09/12/2007 11:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's who sponsored that "study:" Calorie Control Council The Calorie Control Council is a non-profit group "representing the low-calorie and reduced-fat food and beverage industry. Today it represents 60 manufacturers and suppliers of low-calorie, low-fat and light foods and beverages, including the manufacturers and suppliers of more than a dozen different dietary sweeteners, fat replacers and other low-calorie ingredients." [1] "The Council has sponsored numerous studies on low-calorie ingredients, foods and beverages -- including investigations in the areas of mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, metabolism, consumer usage and public opinion," it states on its website. [2] It also published the website, The Truth About Aspartame. [link to www.aspartametruth.net] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 53618 Canada 09/12/2007 12:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you have floaters in your eyes (also known as "mouches volantes") and are drinking aspartame then you should stop! Quoting: ChanningI did so a year ago and my eyesight has cleared up significantly. Also, I don't have "chest pains" anymore. I also stopped drinking caffeine which helped too. I have floaters in my eyes and drink very little soda, aspartame-sweetened or otherwise |
anon User ID: 268038 United States 09/12/2007 12:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Funny but one of the top scientists working on creating the product recommended to the FDA that it NEVER be released onto the market as it is a NEUROTOXIN; destroys the nervous system. New generations of same product = 1) acesulfame K or acesulfame potassium 2) neotame. The bastards put it in babyfood. Anything marketed as sugar free beware. Look for these substances. It is DEADLY. A sweeping review of research studies of aspartame says there is no evidence that the non-nutritive sweetener causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in humans Looking at more than 500 reports, including toxicological, clinical and epidemiological studies dating from 1970’s preclinical work to the latest studies on the high-intensity sweetener, along with use levels and regulations data, an international expert panel from 10 universities and medical schools evaluated the safety of aspartame for people of all ages and with a variety of health conditions. Their study is published in the September issue of Critical Reviews in Toxicology. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 304“There have been continued questions in the media and on the internet about the safety of aspartame,” said panel member and University of Maryland food and nutrition professor Bernadene Magnuson. “Our study is a very comprehensive review of all of the research that’s been done on aspartame. Never before has a group with the breadth of experience of this panel looked at this question.” Aspartame A non-nutritive sweetener, aspartame is approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose, the accepted standard for sweetness. Though aspartame has the same number of calories as sugar on a weight-to-weight basis, it can be added to food or pharmaceuticals at a fraction of what would be needed with sucrose to achieve the same sweetness, with far fewer calories. Aspartame was discovered by accident in 1965, and since then has become a popular sweetener in more than 6000 food and pharmaceutical products that range from soft drinks to ketchup. Aspartame Consumption The panel used the latest data – 2001-02 -- from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to determine the most current levels of aspartame consumption. “Even the very highest consumers of aspartame are well below the acceptable daily intake (ADI) and well below the amounts used in animal testing,” said Magnuson. Evaluation Findings The team reviewed studies that tested a number of health effects of varying levels of aspartame, including amounts that far exceed the acceptable daily intake, on animals and humans. In addition to healthy adults and children, studies also looked at effects on adults and children with diabetes, hyperactive and sugar-sensitive children, and people with Parkinson’s disease and depression. The Expert Panel’s evaluation concluded the following: Overall: Aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption, which remain well below established ADI levels, even among high user sub-populations. No credible evidence was found that aspartame is carcinogenic, neurotoxic or has or any other adverse effects when consumed even at levels many times the established ADI levels. Specifically: Based on results of several long term studies, aspartame does not have carcinogenic or cancer-promoting activity. Results of extensive investigation in studies that mimic human exposure do not show any evidence of neurological effects, such as memory and learning problems, of aspartame consumption. Overall the weight of the evidence indicates that aspartame has no effect on behavior, cognitive function, neural function or seizures in any of the groups studied. Aspartame has not been shown to have adverse effects on reproductive activity or lactation. Studies conclude that aspartame is safe for use by diabetics and may aid diabetics in adhering to a sugar-free diet. There is no evidence to support an association between aspartame consumption and obesity. On the contrary, when used in multidisciplinary weight control programs, aspartame may actually aid in long-term weight control. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and brain or hematopoietic tumor development. [link to www.eurekalert.org] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 296665 United Kingdom 09/12/2007 12:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's who sponsored that "study:" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 276554Calorie Control Council The Calorie Control Council is a non-profit group "representing the low-calorie and reduced-fat food and beverage industry. Today it represents 60 manufacturers and suppliers of low-calorie, low-fat and light foods and beverages, including the manufacturers and suppliers of more than a dozen different dietary sweeteners, fat replacers and other low-calorie ingredients." [1] "The Council has sponsored numerous studies on low-calorie ingredients, foods and beverages -- including investigations in the areas of mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, metabolism, consumer usage and public opinion," it states on its website. [2] It also published the website, The Truth About Aspartame. [link to www.aspartametruth.net] As a general rule of life; Anytime some organization claims to be "non-profit", run, don't walk, as far away from the bastards as you can get! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 116902 United States 09/12/2007 12:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | A sweeping review of research studies of aspartame says there is no evidence that the non-nutritive sweetener causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in humans Looking at more than 500 reports, including toxicological, clinical and epidemiological studies dating from 1970’s preclinical work to the latest studies on the high-intensity sweetener, along with use levels and regulations data, an international expert panel from 10 universities and medical schools evaluated the safety of aspartame for people of all ages and with a variety of health conditions. Their study is published in the September issue of Critical Reviews in Toxicology. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 304“There have been continued questions in the media and on the internet about the safety of aspartame,” said panel member and University of Maryland food and nutrition professor Bernadene Magnuson. “Our study is a very comprehensive review of all of the research that’s been done on aspartame. Never before has a group with the breadth of experience of this panel looked at this question.” Aspartame A non-nutritive sweetener, aspartame is approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose, the accepted standard for sweetness. Though aspartame has the same number of calories as sugar on a weight-to-weight basis, it can be added to food or pharmaceuticals at a fraction of what would be needed with sucrose to achieve the same sweetness, with far fewer calories. Aspartame was discovered by accident in 1965, and since then has become a popular sweetener in more than 6000 food and pharmaceutical products that range from soft drinks to ketchup. Aspartame Consumption The panel used the latest data – 2001-02 -- from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to determine the most current levels of aspartame consumption. “Even the very highest consumers of aspartame are well below the acceptable daily intake (ADI) and well below the amounts used in animal testing,” said Magnuson. Evaluation Findings The team reviewed studies that tested a number of health effects of varying levels of aspartame, including amounts that far exceed the acceptable daily intake, on animals and humans. In addition to healthy adults and children, studies also looked at effects on adults and children with diabetes, hyperactive and sugar-sensitive children, and people with Parkinson’s disease and depression. The Expert Panel’s evaluation concluded the following: Overall: Aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption, which remain well below established ADI levels, even among high user sub-populations. No credible evidence was found that aspartame is carcinogenic, neurotoxic or has or any other adverse effects when consumed even at levels many times the established ADI levels. Specifically: Based on results of several long term studies, aspartame does not have carcinogenic or cancer-promoting activity. Results of extensive investigation in studies that mimic human exposure do not show any evidence of neurological effects, such as memory and learning problems, of aspartame consumption. Overall the weight of the evidence indicates that aspartame has no effect on behavior, cognitive function, neural function or seizures in any of the groups studied. Aspartame has not been shown to have adverse effects on reproductive activity or lactation. Studies conclude that aspartame is safe for use by diabetics and may aid diabetics in adhering to a sugar-free diet. There is no evidence to support an association between aspartame consumption and obesity. On the contrary, when used in multidisciplinary weight control programs, aspartame may actually aid in long-term weight control. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and brain or hematopoietic tumor development. [link to www.eurekalert.org] IT WILL KILL YOU |