One of my mantras about artificial sweeteners has been – It’s artificial, not natural, therefore, it’s a chemical, a toxin that you are ingesting. The human body was not designed to ingest toxins and chemicals, thereby putting your self potentially at risk of disease.
Aspartame is a very popular artificial sweetener that is also known as Nutra Sweet and Equal. Aspartame is widely used as a sweetener, 200 times more than sugar, in tea and coffee, especially by the weight conscious.
Aspartame is the second most widely used artificial sweetener in the world. It is found in more than 6,000 products including carbonated and powdered soft drinks, hot chocolate, chewing gum, candy, desserts, yogurt, and tabletop sweeteners, as well as some pharmaceutical products like vitamins and sugar-free cough drops.
In 1975, a FDA Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of the scientific literature on the toxicity of aspartame. This revealed gross abuse in Searle's claims which trivialized or suppressed evidence on the toxic and carcinogenic effects of aspartame.
In 1996, based on a comprehensive review of the scientific literature, Dr. John Olney, a leading independent
Yet, despite all the evidence of how harmful aspartame is, the FDA approved it. There is some good news. It is anticipated that Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the new FDA Commissioner, will ban all dietary uses of aspartame.
In light of all this information, if you are consuming any product that contains an artificial sweetener of ANY KIND, aspartame or saccharine, your best bet would be to stay clear of these products and use a natural sweetener such as raw honey or raw sugar and simply ditch your diet soda for sparkling water or club soda with a fresh lemon or lime.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-s-epstein/a-dangerous-spin-on-the-c_b_411919.html
Shari, thank you for publishing an excellent article using the information dispensed to the media by our Dallas-based volunteer organization, Aspartame Consumer Safety Network: www.aspartamesafety.com.For the past quarter of a century, our pioneer aspartame-awareness campaign has been at the forefront of a growing movement to have aspartame recalled in the U.S. and elsewhere, based on independent scientific studies published in peer-reviewed medical and science journals. The information in your article is accurate and compelling. Thank you again. All best regards - Mary Nash Stoddard, Founder ACSN [since 1987]
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding your comment to this blog. It is sad that people are not aspartame-aware. Getting the word out certainly is a grass roots effort. I will share your website on this blog and on the social media networks.
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