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Sweeteners7

• For example, those who suffer from diabetes often opt for alternative sweeteners to keep their blood sugar down, but because aspartame interferes with one's metabolism to a degree, it can trigger a condition called metabolic syndrome. (greenmatters.com)
• At a minimum, the government should conduct new animal studies of aspartame and encourage consumers and manufacturers that use artificial sweeteners to switch to sucralose, which CSPI considers to be the safest of the several artificial sweeteners on the market. (cspinet.org)
• According to Leatherhead, aspartame remains one of the most widely used and widely recognised of the intense sweeteners, mainly as a result of its strong position in the US, which accounts for 60% of global demand. (bakeryandsnacks.com)
• Recent years have seen an increase in consumption of diet and light foods by teenagers or those who are looking for a low-calorie diet , thus resulting in several sweeteners such as aspartame . (bvsalud.org)
• Nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS), including saccharin, sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame-potassium, are commonly consumed in the general population, and all except for saccharin are considered safe for use during pregnancy and lactation. (nih.gov)
• 1. Genotoxicity testing of low-calorie sweeteners: aspartame, acesulfame-K, and saccharin. (nih.gov)
• 8. Estimated intake of the artificial sweeteners acesulfame-K, aspartame, cyclamate and saccharin in a group of Swedish diabetics. (nih.gov)

Saccharin4

• Yep - Monsanto owned and produced BOTH saccharin and NutraSweet/Equal (aspartame), at the same time, over several decades. (janethull.com)
• The aim of the this study was to evaluate the effect of an intensive treatment with chlorhexidine (CHX) gel, containing either saccharin or aspartame, in deaf children highly infected with mutans streptococci (MS). Methods: Eighteen children were randomly divided into two groups, according to the sweetener used to improve the CHX gel bitter taste: saccharin or aspartame. (bvsalud.org)
• 5. Intake of saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame K and cyclamate in Italian teenagers: present levels and projections. (nih.gov)
• 17. Assessment of Korean consumer exposure to sodium saccharin, aspartame and stevioside. (nih.gov)

NutraSweet5

• Aspartame might be most recognizable as the main sweetening component of Nutrasweet, Equal, and Sugar Twin. (greenmatters.com)
• However, they blew it this time with their editorial on aspartame (NutraSweet) that was published yesterday. (mercola.com)
• Aspartame, also sold as Equal and NutraSweet, is used in Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, and thousands of other foods and is consumed by 200 million people in the United States and around the world, according to the industry's Calorie Control Council. (cspinet.org)
• With the recent upturn in health concerns, aspartame has been and continues to be, used in many products, including many trademark brands: Tropicana Slim, NutraSweet, Equal, diet sodas, condiments, and even some vitamin supplements. (earthclinic.com)
• In 1982 , Rumsfeld had succeeded in getting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finally approve NutraSweet (aspartame), which had previously been denied FDA approval, and engineered Monsanto's purchase of GD Searle in 1985. (janethull.com)

Acesulfame potassium1

• 12. Astrogliosis and decreased neural viability as consequences of early consumption of aspartame and acesulfame potassium in male Wistar rats. (nih.gov)

Toxicity Evaluation of Aspartame1

• Genetic Toxicity Evaluation of Aspartame in Salmonella/E.coli Mutagenicity Test or Ames Test. (nih.gov)

Continued aspartame consumption1

• However, recent research has uncovered many harmful side effects of continued aspartame consumption. (earthclinic.com)

Consumption6

• In February 1984, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested CDC's assistance in evaluating consumer complaints that FDA had received about consumption of aspartame-containing products. (cdc.gov)
• Criteria originally developed to assess potential adverse reactions to medications were adapted to evaluate the likelihood that symptoms reported by individuals through this passive surveillance system could be due to aspartame consumption (1,2). (cdc.gov)
• Moreover, details relating to the time between ingestion of aspartame and onset of symptoms often were incomplete because aspartame consumption was part of the daily routine. (cdc.gov)
• Evaluation of dose-response relationships might have been fruitful had individuals reported symptoms with increasingly high consumption of aspartame-containing products. (cdc.gov)
• Defendants in this lawsuit continue to maintain that aspartame is safe for consumption. (newswithviews.com)
• In fact, there are over 92 different health side effects associated with aspartame consumption . (naturalpedia.com)

Artificial7

• The defendants in those lawsuits number twelve and all produce or use the artificial sweetener aspartame as a sugar substitute in their products. (newswithviews.com)
• A huge study involving 340,045 men and 226,945 women, ages 50 to 69, found that the artificial sweetener aspartame doesn't raise the risk of cancer. (dvhardware.net)
• According to Dr. David Ludwig, an endocrinologist and professor of nutrition at Harvard Medical School, artificial flavor compounds like aspartame and MSG work in similar ways. (greenmatters.com)
• The Food and Drug Administration should immediately review the safety of the artificial sweetener aspartame, and possibly ban it, in light of a new study published in the European Journal of Oncology. (cspinet.org)
• CSPI has long urged that aspartame be better tested, but has not maintained that the artificial sweetener is harmful, except to some people in whom it causes headaches. (cspinet.org)
• PepsiCo said earlier this year that it would be replacing the aspartame used to sweeten Diet Pepsi with sucralose, another artificial sweetener more commonly known as Splenda. (medicaldaily.com)
• Scientifically speaking, aspartame is the name given to the artificial, non-saccharide sweetener, aspartyl phenylalanine-1-methyl ester. (earthclinic.com)

Approval of aspartame3

• This increase coincided with approval of aspartame for use in soft drinks in July 1983. (cdc.gov)
• From the clinical studies performed before FDA approval of aspartame, there was little to suggest that acute reactions would be likely to occur. (cdc.gov)
• According to the Affidavit, the doctor directing the studies has been missing since the approval of aspartame in 1984. (newswithviews.com)

Sweetener aspartame2

• Plaintiffs maintain that this lawsuit will prove how deadly the chemical sweetener aspartame is when consumed by humans. (newswithviews.com)
• Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame are released today by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). (who.int)

Rats6

• The aspartame industry consistently tries to rebut all findings with ridiculous reasons like in the Ramazzini Studies saying the rats had respiratory disease when respiratory disease is the dying process, and the rats were dying. (wnho.net)
• The study, conducted in Italy, found statistically significant increases in lymphomas and leukemias among female rats given aspartame. (cspinet.org)
• An overview of Genetic Toxicology Micronucleus Rats study conclusions related to Aspartame (22839-47-0). (nih.gov)
• Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aspartame supplementation on dietary intake , physical, biochemical, and histopathological parameters in 18 male Wistar rats , at five weeks old (young mice ) treated for 21 days. (bvsalud.org)
• Throughout the experiment the rats treated with aspartame showed a significant increase in body weight and food intake compared to the control group . (bvsalud.org)
• Haemolymphoreticular neoplasias (HLRNs) from the Ramazzini Institute (RI) carcinogenicity studies on Aspartame (APM) in rats and mice were heterogeneously grouped over the years and different statistical methods were applied. (bvsalud.org)

Carcinogenicity1

• Citing "limited evidence" for carcinogenicity in humans, IARC classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans (IARC Group 2B) and JECFA reaffirmed the acceptable daily intake of 40 mg/kg body weight. (who.int)

Sodium2

• How many calories are there in Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium ? (acaloriecounter.com)
• This option will ensure that the nutrition facts shown are 100% accurate for your specific amount of Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium. (acaloriecounter.com)

Mimics1

• According to EcoWatch , aspartame mimics sugar in the mouth by stimulating the sweet taste buds on the tongue. (greenmatters.com)

Evaluation2

• 36-Week Evaluation of the Toxicity (C99033B) of Aspartame (22839-47-0) in P16(INK4A)/(+/-) (C57BL/6) Mice Exposed via Dosed Feed. (nih.gov)
• 36-Week Evaluation of the Toxicity (C99033) of Aspartame (22839-47-0) in P53 +/- (C57BL/6) Mice Exposed via Dosed Feed. (nih.gov)

Equal1

• An extremely large intake of aspartame (equivalent to 17 cans of soda or 100 packets of Equal Sweetener) can slightly increase the amount of phenylalanine in breastmilk. (nih.gov)

Ingestion3

• It was recognized from the outset that this investigation alone would be unlikely to establish any cause-and-effect relationship between the ingestion of aspartame and the occurrence of reported symptoms. (cdc.gov)
• Aspartame is not detectable in breastmilk after maternal ingestion because it is rapidly broken down in the mother's body. (nih.gov)
• Effect of repeated ingestion of aspartame-sweetened beverage on plasma amino acid, blood methanol, and blood formate concentrations in normal adults. (nih.gov)

Carcinogenic1

• The methanol that results from the digestion of aspartame gets converted into formaldehyde, a toxic and carcinogenic chemical often used in embalming. (greenmatters.com)

Diet5

• People who suffer from genetic disease phenylketonuria (PKU) and those who cannot metabolize phenylalanine normally need to avoid diet drinks and other products containing aspartame. (naturalpedia.com)
• Starting as soon as this summer, Diet Pepsi will be aspartame free - in stores, at least. (medicaldaily.com)
• John Sicher, the publisher of the industry tracker Beverage Digest, thought that making the aspartame version of Diet Pepsi available online would be a smart move for PepsiCo. (medicaldaily.com)
• In any case, avoiding aspartame-laden products and eating a clean diet is the best step toward healthy, toxin-free living. (earthclinic.com)
• Nos últimos anos, tem-se observado um aumento no consumo de alimentos diet e light por adolescentes ou por aqueles que estão à procura de uma alimentação com baixo teor calórico, surgindo, assim, diversos edulcorantes , como o aspartame . (bvsalud.org)

Exposure1

• The authors of the Italian study call for "urgent re-examination of permissible exposure levels of [aspartame] in both food and beverages, especially to protect children. (cspinet.org)

Mice1

• Hemolymphoreticular Neoplasias from the Ramazzini Institute Long-term Mice and Rat Studies on Aspartame. (bvsalud.org)

19831

• The request followed an increase in aspartame-related complaints in the latter half of 1983. (cdc.gov)

Formaldehyde1

• These are researchers who have either researched aspartame for years like Monte and Bowen or even done one of the most damning studies in history on aspartame like Dr. Alemany showing how the formaldehyde embalms the body and damages DNA. (wnho.net)

Nutrition1

• Zero calorie sweetener with aspartame by CHESTNUT HILL nutrition facts and analysis. (nutritionvalue.org)

Beverages2

• Only a very small amount of aspartame is needed to give food and beverages a sweet flavor because it is approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar, according to the American Cancer Society . (naturalpedia.com)
• Although it is prudent to avoid the use of aspartame in women who are nursing an infant with phenylketonuria, amounts that are typically ingested in aspartame-sweetened foods and beverages do not result in any additional risk to breastfed infants with phenylketonuria. (nih.gov)

Studies11

• Plaintiffs maintain that Rumsfeld used his political muscle to get aspartame approved by the FDA despite objections of many FDA health researchers and negative studies. (newswithviews.com)
• According to the press release issued on this RICO lawsuit: "On or about September 8, 2004 an affidavit was signed describing the initial third world studies and the health hazards of aspartame. (newswithviews.com)
• The "double blind" studies showed conclusive evidence that aspartame caused severe health problems and even death to the exposed study group. (newswithviews.com)
• Yet, the false results were submitted to the FDA like the rest of the 150 G.D. Searle studies (on aspartame and other products), bearing a Searle Pathology-Toxicology project number. (newswithviews.com)
• Between the original studies showing everything from adenocarcinoma, brain tumors, testicular tumors, thyroid, pancreatic, uterine, ovarian and mammary tumors - at least for starters, the oncogene studies and Dr. Soffritti's studies anyone who says aspartame doesn't cause cancer is showing himself to be completely ignorant, unresearched or a downright fool. (wnho.net)
• However, new data has brought the results of those studies into question and there has been little consistency when it comes to linking cancer and aspartame. (greenmatters.com)
• The FDA immediately should ask the government's National Toxicology Program to conduct new animal studies to assess the cancer risk from aspartame. (cspinet.org)
• As a precautionary measure, in the several years it would take to design and conduct such studies, the FDA should consider ordering aspartame off the market," said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. (cspinet.org)
• The California Environmental Protection Agency has also called for further studies on aspartame. (cspinet.org)
• 3. Mutagenicity and genotoxicity studies of aspartame. (nih.gov)
• 4. In vivo cytogenetic studies on blends of aspartame and acesulfame-K. (nih.gov)

Allergies2

• Aspartame has side effects in the skin such as itching without a rash, lip and mouth reactions, hives, and aggravated respiratory allergies such as asthma. (naturalpedia.com)
• Then, there are those with aspartame allergies, who experience hives, rashes, or labored breathing when they accidentally ingest it. (greenmatters.com)

Health2

• This isn't the first lawsuit filed alleging that aspartame is hazardous to the health of humans. (newswithviews.com)
• Friends have sent me articles about the possible health problems from too much aspartame. (nadinefeldman.com)

Researchers1

• These are independent researchers and Dr. Bowen who has been studying it for over 20 years has Lou Gehrigs from it because he used it before he researched it and accepted the lies of our FDA and the aspartame industry. (wnho.net)

Sugar10

• Aspartame is a man-made sweetener with almost no calories that is used in place of sugar. (naturalpedia.com)
• Aspartame is a man-made sweetener used to replace sugar. (naturalpedia.com)
• You've probably already heard one or more times that light products like Cola Light increase the risk of getting cancer, but according to the study this is false as aspartame, which replaces sugar, doesn't have nasty side-effects. (dvhardware.net)
• But is aspartame actually bad for you or is it just bad press concocted by Big Sugar? (greenmatters.com)
• You only need a small amount of aspartame to get the same sweetness you might be used to from sugar . (greenmatters.com)
• Created as a "safe" alternative to regular sugar, continued research has shown that aspartame is more harmful than helpful. (earthclinic.com)
• Being that aspartame is a sugar alternative designed to be safe and present in so many products, it may seem that little problem exists with the product. (earthclinic.com)
• Zero calorie sweetener with aspartame by CHESTNUT HILL belong to 'Granulated, Brown & Powdered Sugar' food category. (nutritionvalue.org)
• One of the most common sugar substitutes, aspartame is approved for use in more than 90 countries around the world and is used in 6,000 different products, including soft drinks, cereals, breath mints, chewing gum, hard candies. (businessinsider.com)
• A single gram of aspartame has the same amount of calories as a gram of sugar, but because it is 180 times sweeter than plain old sugar, you end up using a lot less to achieve the same sweetness. (businessinsider.com)

Equivalent1

• Leatherhead reports that the global market for aspartame was worth 17,500 tonnes in 2010, equivalent to $320m in value terms. (bakeryandsnacks.com)

Harmful2

• The phenylalanine in aspartame is harmful to those who take schizophrenia medications. (naturalpedia.com)
• Whether experiencing those effects or not, you should consider detoxing your body from aspartame to prevent the further influence of the harmful chemical. (earthclinic.com)

Commonly1

• As far as is known, complaints, such as those reported in this analysis as being related to aspartame use, have not been commonly reported in other countries in which aspartame is also in use. (cdc.gov)

Symptoms2

• The quality and type of evidence that may be obtained by a passive surveillance system does not allow definitive determination of whether given symptoms are or are not caused by the agent under question--in this case, aspartame. (cdc.gov)
• An important criterion in assessing potential adverse reactions is the consistency of reported symptoms with rechallenge, i.e., the recurrence of symptoms after consuming aspartame-containing products a second time. (cdc.gov)

Dangerous1

• If you still believe that aspartame is not dangerous you are in for a serious surprise. (mercola.com)

Cancer6

• Dr. Soffritti's research is just as damning proving once and for all that aspartame is a multipotential carcinogen which goes along with what FDA Toxicologist, Dr. Adrian Gross, told Congress, that it violated the Delaney Amendment because without a shadow of a doubt it caused tumors and cancer, and therefore no ADI should have been able to be set. (wnho.net)
• Dr. Soffritti's research is as damning as Dr. Alemany's because he not only proved aspartame causes cancer but that it can be passed on to a woman's offspring. (wnho.net)
• Aspartame: Diabetic Lifeline or Cancer-Causing Sweetener? (greenmatters.com)
• According to MedicineNet , aspartame has been linked to everything from pancreatic damage to cancer, heart disease , erectile dysfunction, and even Alzheimer's. (greenmatters.com)
• Does aspartame cause cancer? (greenmatters.com)
• The smallest amount of aspartame (20 milligrams per kilogram of body weight) that caused a significant increase in cancer incidence is in the ballpark of what many people consume. (cspinet.org)

Chemical1

• You have to understand aspartame is a chemical hypersensitization agent because of its poisonous nature as a deadly chemical poison. (wnho.net)

Study3

• This study will determine the effect of aspartame in the heterozygous p53 deficient (+/-) mouse, hemizygous Tg. (nih.gov)
• It goes a fair way toward allaying concerns about aspartame," said Michael Jacobson, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which had urged the government to review the sweetener's safety after a troubling rat study last year. (dvhardware.net)
• As Dr. Ralph Walton who has also done a study on aspartame said, the correct ADI for aspartame is zero. (wnho.net)

Decline2

• The change was influenced by customer feedback and, according to ABC News, executives' concerns that the public's fears about aspartame were causing sales to decline. (medicaldaily.com)
• The global aspartame market has been in a period of decline since the middle of the last decade, with global oversupply having eroded prices, it added. (bakeryandsnacks.com)

Group2

• At each of five concentrations plus a control group, fifteen animals per sex shall receive aspartame in the feed for 39-weeks. (nih.gov)
• The animals were randomly assigned into two groups control group (CG) - treated with distilled water by gavage and aspartame group (GA) - treated with 2ml/100g/day of aspartame . (bvsalud.org)

Body1

• The components of aspartame can harm a number of body organs and systems. (naturalpedia.com)

News1

• Aspartame Boy hasn't written anything in a while, so his/her news feed is seriously out of date! (thespoof.com)

Safe1

• The ACS also cites that while the FDA states the use of aspartame as a general purpose sweetener is safe, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) indicates a link in the risks associated with both leukemia, lymphatic, hematopoietic and brain cancers. (greenmatters.com)

Food3

• If Food Standards continues to put the aspartame industry's propaganda on their web site that has been proven to be absolutely absurd and non-scientific, its an abomination. (wnho.net)
• A new aspartame distribution deal will benefit the UK and Irish food and drink sector through security of supply, claims leading player Atlantic Chemicals Trading (ACT). (bakeryandsnacks.com)
• Although this claim remains unproven, there are still calls in some quarters for aspartame to be banned in food manufacture. (bakeryandsnacks.com)

Medications1

• People who suffer from PKU and those who are taking medications for schizophrenia should avoid aspartame. (naturalpedia.com)

Small1

• So once you get back on it you're destined to react sometimes so severely it has caused victims to go into anaphylactic shock or like in the movie, Sweet Misery , a Code Blue who was revived, when she used some Crystal Lite Lemonade with aspartame, a very small glass. (wnho.net)

Industry2

• These are not experts that are with the aspartame industry who defend aspartame and create the propaganda. (wnho.net)
• The aspartame industry has also been hit by falling demand in other parts of the world, such as Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, continues the Leatherhead publication. (bakeryandsnacks.com)

Animals1

• A review of the metabolism of the aspartyl moiety of aspartame in experimental animals and man. (nih.gov)

Search1

• Contained in the lawsuit is the key role played by current Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld ( search ) in helping to get aspartame pushed through the FDA. (newswithviews.com)

Side1

• Other side effects of aspartame include frequency of voiding and burning during urination, excessive thirst, fluid retention, leg swelling, bloating, and increased susceptibility to infection. (naturalpedia.com)