• Aspartame, commercially known as Equal and Nutrasweet, has a flavor similar to sucrose, and also acts as a taste intensifier and enhancer. (benefits-of-honey.com)
  • But Searle's magic potion, concocted well before Rumsfeld's arrival, was to be the controversial artificial sweetener aspartame, marketed under the trade name NutraSweet. (tomdispatch.com)
  • So when I read somewhere that aspartame (Nutrasweet) was actually developed as an ant poison and only changed to being considered non-poisonous after it was realized that a lot more money could be made on it as a sweetner than as an ant poison, I decided to give it a try. (blogspot.com)
  • Despite numerous objections, including one from its own scientists, the company was able to convince the FDA to approve aspartame for commercial use in a few products in 1974, igniting a blaze of controversy. (infiniteunknown.net)
  • The board said, "Do not approve aspartame. (healthnewsyoucanuse.com)
  • By 1977, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had staunchly refused to approve aspartame for some 16 years, finding test data dubious or inconclusive and fearing that potential long-term dangers might prove prohibitive. (tomdispatch.com)
  • As the awareness of the potential health risks of artificial sweeteners grows, it is important to understand which products contain aspartame . (usevur.com)
  • In fact, aspartame is one of the worst artificial sweeteners you can ingest and has been associated with dozens of potential health risks. (draxe.com)
  • Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose and aspartame, commonly referred to as Splenda and Equal, respectively, offer a zero-calorie alternative to regular sugar. (fitday.com)
  • The Food and Drug Administration has deemed these sweeteners as safe for consumers, however, some research evidence in animal studies has pointed to potential dangers. (fitday.com)
  • First approved by the FDA in 1980, aspartame has historically served as one of the most common artificial sweeteners. (fitday.com)
  • Sucralose, the sweetening component in Splenda, has long been marketed as a derivative of sugar, implying that it is somehow safer and more versatile than other artificial sweeteners such as aspartame. (fitday.com)
  • The drum has been beaten for quite some time on the dangers of artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose (Splenda), but that hasn't stopped many people from consuming the products that contain it. (naturalnews.com)
  • NaturalNews) In response to growing awareness about the dangers of artificial sweeteners, what does the manufacturer of one of the world's most notable artificial sweeteners do? (infiniteunknown.net)
  • But the tides have been turning as the general public is waking up to the truth about artificial sweeteners like aspartame and the harm they cause to health. (infiniteunknown.net)
  • Additionally, some people find that they prefer the taste of aspartame over other artificial sweeteners like saccharin or sucralose due to its milder flavor profile compared with those alternatives. (healthranks.org)
  • The study is the first to show the pathogenic effects of some of the most widely used artificial sweeteners - saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame - on two types of gut bacteria, E. coli (Escherichia coli) and E. faecalis (Enterococcus faecalis). (lesliebeck.com)
  • This study is the first to show that sweeteners most commonly found in food and drinks - saccharin, sucralose and aspartame - can make normal and 'healthy' gut bacteria become pathogenic. (lesliebeck.com)
  • While there are a variety of artificial sweeteners on the market, aspartame is one that has been the subject of much controversy in recent years. (beatdiabetesapp.in)
  • Artificial sweeteners, including aspartame , are often added to foods to boost flavors. (ecosalon.com)
  • They're most often found in diet sodas , but aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are also found in yogurts, cereals, and even in that artificially colored pickled ginger from the sushi restaurant. (ecosalon.com)
  • Aspartame is a commonly used artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, light gelatins, and sugar-free gums. (usevur.com)
  • Daily Aspartame Summary: In light of the recent WHO questions surrounding the safety of aspartame, it is important to stay informed of which products contain this artificial sweetener. (usevur.com)
  • Join us as we uncover surprising foods that contain aspartame, a commonly used artificial sweetener. (usevur.com)
  • The sweetener industry received a blow when a major study, released in July 2017, connected aspartame to an increased risk of heart disease and increased body mass index. (draxe.com)
  • The latest aspartame marketing scheme is a desperate effort to indoctrinate the public into accepting the chemical sweetener as natural and safe, despite evidence to the contrary. (infiniteunknown.net)
  • In 1981, the FDA approved Aspartame and declared it to be safe for use in a variety of products, as a table-top sweetener and in carbonated beverages. (benefits-of-honey.com)
  • Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in food and drinks around the world, but what do we really know about it? (healthranks.org)
  • Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used to replace sugar in many foods and beverages. (healthranks.org)
  • Aspartame is an artificial sweetener made up of two amino acids - aspartic acid and phenylalanine - that provides a sweet taste without adding calories or carbohydrates to food products. (healthranks.org)
  • Aspartame is a commonly used artificial sweetener, but it can have some side effects. (healthranks.org)
  • Aspartame is a low-calorie sweetener used in many food and beverage products. (healthranks.org)
  • Additionally, research suggests that excessive intake of this artificial sweetener may be linked to neurological issues such as depression and anxiety due to changes in neurotransmitter levels caused by the breakdown products found in aspartame. (healthranks.org)
  • Diet Coke and Wrigley's chewing gum have been singled out by Abby as factors in her two-year-long medical problems, but in actual fact a long list of common diet, fitness and medicine products contain the added chemical sweetener, aspartame, which is behind a lot of health problems many New Zealanders are innocently suffering without being able to identify a cause, according to critics. (blogspot.com)
  • The basic problem with aspartame in the eyes of its critics lies in the fact that food safety regulators and the standard medical profession themselves are either defensive or unaware of the health problems which aspartame may create when the synthetic sweetener breaks down in the human digestive system into three potential toxins, methanol, aspartic acid and phenylalanine. (blogspot.com)
  • A case in point is the full page ad that appeared in Function Foods & Nutraceuticals (November 2004) titled, "Remember your first taste of aspartame? (wnho.net)
  • While most can use both aspartame and sucralose in moderation without seeing any negative side effects, others experience mild to moderate symptoms with just miniscule doses. (fitday.com)
  • On the other side of the coin, a large community of health-conscious, anti-aspartame health practitioners and consumers are convinced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has turned a blind eye to one of the most dangerous food additives ever discovered. (draxe.com)
  • The famous article "Dangers of Aspartame" written by Nancy Markle, an anti-aspartame advocate, is an interesting read for anyone keen to have a glimpse of what the controversy is about. (benefits-of-honey.com)
  • Abby and the NZ Safe Food Campaign have invited American food safety and Anti-aspartame coalition leader, Betty Martini, to speak at the meeting and the two are making themselves available for media interview via the contacts listed below while in Auckland. (blogspot.com)
  • I continue to urge ALL pregnant women and mothers who breast-feed to avoid aspartame products advice that many of my obstetric colleagues have adopted. (wnho.net)
  • Methanol is known as "wood alcohol" and toxic in large doses, and while the amount of methanol in one can of diet soda is low, it remains dangerous when consumed in aspartame. (draxe.com)
  • While toxic in high amounts, the amount of methanol formed during this breakdown is not hazardous when consuming aspartame in moderate amounts. (fitday.com)
  • Aspartame is combination of chemicals, namely aspartic acid (an amino acid with excitatory effects on brain cells), methanol and phenylalanine and scientists are placing it at the higher end of the range of what is considered toxic. (naturalnews.com)
  • Aspartame contains three extremely harmful ingredients - phenylalanine (50 percent), aspartic acid (40 percent) and methanol (ten percent). (benefits-of-honey.com)
  • The sweetness of aspartame comes from its ability to break down into methanol when heated or digested, giving it a sweet taste without adding calories or carbohydrates to food products. (healthranks.org)
  • Methanol is gradually released in the small intestine when the methyl group of aspartame encounters the enzyme chymotrypsin. (healthnewsyoucanuse.com)
  • Free methanol begins to form in liquid aspartame - containing products at temperatures above 86 degrees F and within the human body. (healthnewsyoucanuse.com)
  • Foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, fruit juices, fermented beverages, and diet soft drinks containing aspartame are the primary sources of methanol in the human body. (cdc.gov)
  • However, when chemically bound to other compounds, like in aspartame, phenylalanine is absorbed almost immediately into the bloodstream rather than slowly via digestion. (draxe.com)
  • When you introduce abnormally large amounts of phenylalanine and aspartic acid (synthetically bound together by an ester bond) into your bloodstream - which is exactly what happens whenever you drink a can of soda that is sweetened with aspartame - your cells can be overwhelmed. (drbenkim.com)
  • Aspartame is made by linking together the amino acids aspartic acid and phenylalanine. (fitday.com)
  • Aspartame is composed of two amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine, which are naturally found in proteins. (healthranks.org)
  • The main ingredients in aspartame are two amino acids -asparatic acid and phenylalanine-which are both naturally occurring components found within proteins such as milk casein protein complex molecules. (healthranks.org)
  • Aspartame is the methyl-ester of the aspartate-phenylalanine dipeptide. (bvsalud.org)
  • Today, aspartame is commonly found in in diet sodas, low-calorie and sugar-free teas, energy drinks, reduced-carbohydrate granola bars, protein bars and ice cream. (benefits-of-honey.com)
  • Aspartame is commonly found in sugar-free sodas and energy drinks . (healthranks.org)
  • Two WHO-affiliated agencies conducted two independent reviews to assess the health risks associated with the consumption of aspartame, which is commonly found in diet drinks, gum, and sugar-free sweet treats like syrup or gelatin dessert. (actualnewsmagazine.com)
  • Never mind the sugary soft drinks or aspartame-laced diet beverages, Pepsico's range of snack foods are real health dangers when eaten in excess. (notrickszone.com)
  • These symptoms usually occur within minutes to hours after consuming aspartame-containing foods or beverages. (healthranks.org)
  • Shortly after Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr., approved the use of aspartame in carbonated beverages, he left for a position with G.D. Searle's public relations firm. (healthnewsyoucanuse.com)
  • For years we have heard of the dangers of aspartame derivatives and sugars, so most of us believe there is no hope to find a tasty and healthy alternative to those delicious little white crystals. (thatscoffee.com)
  • I encompassed them as "aspartame disease" in my large text published in 2001. (wnho.net)
  • The prime motive for this ongoing effort was the apparent enormous toll in illness, disability and death attributable to aspartame disease and failure of the medical profession and many governmental and other public health agencies to concern themselves with this ignored epidemic. (wnho.net)
  • The manifestations of aspartame disease in young children are legion, and continue to be unraveled. (wnho.net)
  • Each of these disorders and the underlying mechanisms is detailed in my books, especially Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic . (wnho.net)
  • It is my further opinion that exposure to aspartame products and other neurotoxins may initiate or aggravate changes in the nervous system that result in multiple sclerosis, parkinsonism, and Alzheimer's disease. (wnho.net)
  • Using natural medicine to cure herself from a diagnosis of Graves' disease caused by aspartame, Dr. Hull began researching the toxic causes of disease. (janethull.com)
  • The fact that over two-thirds of adults in our society consume aspartame products, and approximately 40 percent of children, often in prodigious amounts, provides perspective. (wnho.net)
  • Clearly, this could only potentially happen if you consume extremely large quantities of aspartame and your body's buffering mechanisms fail to prevent metabolic acidosis. (drbenkim.com)
  • We'll explore these questions by taking a closer look at what aspartame is, potential side effects of using it, how much is safe to consume daily - if any - and more. (healthranks.org)
  • A WHO press release breaks it down: Since a can of diet soda contains about 200-300mg of aspartame, an adult who weighs 70kg would need to consume more than 9-14 cans a day to exceed this limit. (actualnewsmagazine.com)
  • Likewise, aspartame is a "hazard", but "the level of risk is low" if we don't consume too much of it, he said. (actualnewsmagazine.com)
  • No. Is aspartame harmful to the body? (draxe.com)
  • And over time, I learned about the ways in which aspartame injures nervous tissue on a cellular level - most of my education on this issue has been from the work of Dr. Russell Blaylock , a retired neurosurgeon who has long maintained that aspartame and MSG are harmful to human health. (drbenkim.com)
  • Why is Aspartame Harmful to Your Health? (drbenkim.com)
  • Although wood alcohol naturally occurs in some of the foods that we eat, it doesn't come naturally bound to amino acids as it does in aspartame. (drbenkim.com)
  • Since wood alcohol that comes with aspartame doesn't have fiber to keep it out of your bloodstream, just about all of it gets absorbed into your blood, where it can spontaneously convert to formaldehyde, a poisonous substance that is an established carcinogen. (drbenkim.com)
  • When the temperature of Aspartame exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol In ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. (scambusters.org)
  • It noted that the chief ingredients of aspartame are two building blocks of protein "just like those founds in eggs, fruit cheese or fish and even in mother's milk. (wnho.net)
  • You can detect the presence of these food additives in your ingredients by their name or code (example: E951 Aspartame). (lepivits.be)
  • According to EFSA eh "The acceptable daily intake (ADI) current of 40 mg / kg bw / day provides adequate protection for the general population and consumer exposure to aspartame is well below this ADI. (dangersalimentaires.com)
  • Enough exposure to aspartame can lead to nerve cell death. (drbenkim.com)
  • This is the maximum protection for workers in danger of exposure to unknown chemical hazards or levels above the IDLH or greater than the AEGL-2. (cdc.gov)
  • Proponents of diet drinks claim that no adverse effects have been proven and that aspartame-laced products contribute to weight loss. (draxe.com)
  • Aspartame vs. Splenda: Which Is Worse for You? (fitday.com)
  • Today, no more aspartame research is funded in America and the FDA stopped recording the deaths and adverse side-effects caused by aspartame in 1992. (janethull.com)
  • To understand why aspartame causes side effects, it's important to first explain what it is and how it metabolizes when you drink or eat it. (draxe.com)
  • Let's take a look at the potential side effects of aspartame next. (healthranks.org)
  • The dosage of the additive does not represent a major danger for the consumer: possible side effects must be studied. (lepivits.be)
  • FDA Chief Counsel Richard Merrill believed that a grand jury should investigate G.D. Searle & Company for lying about the safety of aspartame in its reports and for concealing evidence proving the chemical is unsafe for consumption. (infiniteunknown.net)
  • Long term consumption of aspartame may lead to more serious health problems such as cancer and neurological disorders. (healthranks.org)
  • The danger is that many of these chemicals may not harm us but will do silent violence to our children. (wnho.net)
  • Moreover, aspartame could affect subsequent generations borne to mothers who were misled about the safety of this and related chemicals. (wnho.net)
  • This caution has been dramatically demonstrated by the occurrence of convulsions in suckling infants as the mother drank an aspartame soda. (wnho.net)
  • Yes, the dangers of soda (dissolving your bones & contains addictive substances, including caffeine) and the aspartame have been known for ages. (crankyfitness.com)
  • Indeed, some who regard the widespread promotion of aspartame products to these groups as "crimes against humanity" have urged the banning of aspartame products as an imminent health threat. (wnho.net)
  • The vastly ingested aspartame-filled products that are frequently targeted at women may directly correlate to the deficient health trends. (sugaralert.com)
  • Do aspartame-sweetened products help you lose weight? (draxe.com)
  • Pregnant women and lactating mothers are advised against consuming products containing aspartame as the child's brain barrier is not developed enough to protect it from this chemical. (benefits-of-honey.com)
  • Components of aspartame go straight to the brain, causing damage that creates headaches, mental confusion, seizures, and faulty balance. (healthnewsyoucanuse.com)
  • Aspartame has been identified as the most common cause for food-related complaints to the FDA, and includes a list of severe reactions from tinnitus and headaches, to cancer and fertility issues. (ecosalon.com)
  • Aspartame is a chemical compound, accounting for over 75% of the adverse reactions to food additives reported each year to the Food and Drug Administration, including seizures and death. (sugaralert.com)
  • My doctor much caution on the subject, So I stopped drinking the liters of Diet Coke that I consumed every day (I have some health problems that no doctor cannot solve, aspartame is therefore one of the tracks). (dangersalimentaires.com)
  • Danger in Diet Coke & Wrigley's gum? (blogspot.com)
  • While more research exists on the dangers of artificial colors, there are some known risks with artificial flavors, like MSG (monosodium glutamate). (ecosalon.com)
  • Its dramatic increase in the body can cause severe neurological and other damage if aspartame abstinence and other dietary precautions are not instituted. (wnho.net)
  • When exposed to high temperatures or simply stored for a long period of time, aspartame breaks down into a few different compounds, one of which is aspartylphenylalanine diketopiperazine (DKP). (drbenkim.com)
  • Aspartame is commonly used as a sugar substitute because it has no calories but still provides a sweetness similar to regular table sugar (sucrose). (healthranks.org)
  • Aspartame can help reduce the amount of fat and cholesterol in certain foods while providing a sweet taste without adding calories or carbohydrates. (healthranks.org)
  • Aspartame ingestion can bring into being some dreadful reactions that explains the many advocates wanting it removed from the market. (sugaralert.com)
  • The risk of experiencing nerve cell death from ingesting too much aspartame is higher in people who smoke, have high blood pressure, or have diabetes, as all of these factors potentially increase the permeability of the blood-brain barrier that is supposed to protect your nerve cells against excitotoxins. (drbenkim.com)
  • Mistakes that put people in danger. (collagevideo.com)
  • When we get people off the aspartame, those with systemic lupus usually become asymptomatic. (scambusters.org)
  • Furthermore, other animal studies have indicated some severe complications from using Aspartame, such as blindness, heart palpitations, emotional disorders and anxiety. (fitday.com)
  • By reviewing available human and animal studies, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives ( JECFA) found limited evidence that aspartame might be associated with a type of liver cancer. (actualnewsmagazine.com)
  • We found later that small black ants would not eat the aspartame. (blogspot.com)
  • And, remember - aspartame is still as dangerous to your health today as it was in the 1960s - nothing's changed over the years . (janethull.com)
  • Over 25 years ago, aspartame was first introduced into the European food supply. (infiniteunknown.net)
  • Despite the myriad of evidence gained over the years showing that aspartame is a dangerous toxin, it has remained on the global market with the exception of a few countries that have banned it. (infiniteunknown.net)
  • The company merely changed its FDA approval application from drug to food additive and, voila, aspartame was born. (infiniteunknown.net)
  • We explain everything about the dangers of food additives . (lepivits.be)
  • Abby Cormack is coming to Auckland on Thursday, 2nd August to speak at a public meeting on the aspartame issue to be held at the Auckland Medical School, 85 Grafton Rd on Thursday night at 7.30pm, chaired by Green Party food safety spokesperson and MP, Sue Kedgley. (blogspot.com)
  • Watch this shocking 10-Minute report on how aspartame eventually obtained its stamp of approval from the FDA despite all the signs of potential health dangers. (benefits-of-honey.com)