Aspartame's effects on the body

[MoreCoffee]

Some of them were pretty tasty like the caffeine free Dr. Pepper and the Diet Canada Dry ginger ale. I really don't miss them since I know the damage they've done!!!

Canada is good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRPGPAnPNa8

 

[Rens]

Canada is good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRPGPAnPNa8

I never heard the real version. Only knew this one:

https://youtu.be/x6bwQAUFLWk

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

That's all I'm going to post as I don't want an argument.

 

[Stravinsk]

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

That's all I'm going to post as I don't want an argument.

I wonder if Mr.Hattan is on the revolving door scheme between Big Food and Big Pharma and the FDA like so many other people are.

His article is faulty on many points, including the "argument from authority" and un-named "studies" (who funded them? who did them? names and organizations please).

Amused by this argument especially:

Second, the claim that aspartame ingestion results in the production of methanol, formaldehyde and formate: These claims are factual. In the gastrointestinal tract aspartame is hydrolyzed to one of its component materials, methanol, as well as the two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid. This methanol is taken up by the cells of the body and metabolized first to formaldehyde and then to formate. The key information that is missing in the description by Ms. Markle is that the levels of ingestion are very modest. In fact, there are other foodstuffs that we ingest that supply as much and sometimes even more methanol; e.g., citrus fruits and juices, and tomatoes or tomato juice. There are even higher quantities of methanol ingested when ethanol is consumed. Thus, in the final analysis this methanol is the same as from other sources and in the quantities consumed from aspartame, it is readily and naturally metabolized via the one-carbon biochemical cycle to entirely innocuous and natural body components.

Now I drink a lot of tomato juice, and I frequently drink lime juice, and sometimes lemon juice. I have yet to get a methanol related symptom from drinking these yet. NO, Mr Hattan, these products DO NOT contain methanol - unless they are fermented, which only happens under certain conditions. Even if a bit of fermentation does happen, natural fruits and fruit juices contain an array of protective factors that offset this. The product you are defending doesn't.

Snopes, sigh. That website still has up this horrendous page, which supports that absolutely ridiculous story that a Boeing Air bus flew a few inches off the ground, wasn't caught on any nearby cameras, didn't cause any wake turbulence on the freeway it's supposed to have flew directly above, who the government said videos didn't exist - then showed one that doesn't show a plane, which didn't leave any visible plane debris (but produced for our viewing later)...:

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/pentagon.asp

 

[Lamb]

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

That's all I'm going to post as I don't want an argument.

Well, I make no claim to having had cured any of those things and my lesion under my tongue was not listed on that page But it's almost gone after discontinuing use of aspartame. So I'll keep avoiding it for the rest of my life since I can't see what it did inside my body! I'm hoping any other damage is clearing up as well.

 

[MoreCoffee]

could be coincidence.

 

[Lamb]

Coincidence? The FDA knows that it can cause severe mouth problems:


http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/03/jan03/012203/02p-0317_emc-000199.txt

In an epidemiological survey which appeared in the Journal of
Applied Nutrition (Roberts 1988), 551 persons who have
reported toxicity effects from aspartame ingestion were
surveyed. The adverse effects found cover a subset of reported
acute and chronic toxicity effects from aspartame.
What follows is a listing of the adverse health effects
which were found.

-------------------
# of
people (%)
Eye
- Decreased vision and/or other eye problems 140 (25%)
(blurring, "bright flashes," tunnel vision)
- Pain (or or both eyes) 51 (9%)
- Decreased tears, trouble with contact lens, 46 (8%)
or both
- Blindness (one or both eyes) 14 (3%)

Ear
- Tinnitus ("ringing," "buzzing") 73 (13%)
- Severe intolerance for noise 47 (9%)
- Marked impairment of hearing 25 (5%)

Neurologic
- Headaches 249 (45%)
- Dizziness, unsteadiness, or both 217 (39%)
- Confusion, memory loss, or both 157 (29%)
- Severe drowsiness and sleepiness 93 (17%)
- Paresthesias ("pins and needles," "tingling") 82 (15%)
or numbness of the limbs
- Convulsions (grand mal epileptic attacks) 80 (15%)
- Petit mal attacks and "absences" 18 (3%)
- Severe slurring of speech 64 (12%)
- Severe tremors 51 (9%)
- Severe "hyperactivity" and "restless legs" 43 (8%)
- Atypical facial pain 38 (7%)

Psychologic-Psychiatric
- Severe depression 139 (25%)
- "Extreme irritability" 125 (23%)
- "Severe anixiety attacks" 105 (19%)
- "Marked personality changes" 88 (16%)
- Recent "severe insomnia" 76 (14%)
- "Severe aggravation of phobias" 41 (7%)

Chest
- Palpitations, tachycardia (rapid heart action), 88 (16%)
of both
- "Shortness of breath" 54 (10%)
- Atypical chest pain 44 (8%)
- Recent hypertension (high blood pressure) 34 (6%)

Gastrointestinal
- Nausea 79 (14%)
- Diarrhea 70 (13%)
Associated gross blood in the stools (12)
- Abdominal pain 70 (13%)
- Pain on swallowing 28 (5%)

Skin and Allergies
- Severe itching without a rash 44 (8%)
- Severe lip and mouth reactions 29 (5%)
- Urticaria (hives) 25 (5%)
- Other eruptions 48 (9%)
- Aggravation of respiratory allergies 10 (2%)

Endocrine and Metabolic
- Problems with diabetes: loss of control; 60 (11%)
precipitation of clinical diabetes;
aggravation or simulation of diabetic
complications
- Menstrual changes 45 (6%)
Severe reduction or cessation of periods (22)
- Paradoxic weight gain 34 (5%)
- Marked weight loss 26 (6%)
- Marked thinning or loss of the hair 32 (6%)
- Aggravated hypoglycemia (low blood sugar 25 (5%)
attacks)

Other
- Frequency of voiding (day and night), burning 69 (13%)
on urination (dysuria), or both
- Excessive thirst 65 (12%)
- Severe joint pains 58 (11%)
- "Bloat" 57 (10%)
- Fluid retention and leg swelling 20 (4%)
- Increased susceptibility to infection 7 (1%)

 

[MoreCoffee]

Yes, coincidence

 

[Lamb]

I'll stick with not consuming Aspartame again, thanks.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I'll stick with not consuming Aspartame again, thanks.

Good idea.

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

I see I started quite the kerfuffle. I don't deny that some may have an aspartame sensitivity, some severely so. Lamm, I'm grateful that things turned around for you when you cut it out. And I don't deny the other science you referenced. I just don't go full bore into generalizing the effects to everyone.

I guess I am a little confused by things like this, but we don't blink an eye when we buy meat (like chicken) with a label that says "white meat chicken breast with up to 15% of a solution". That worries me a bit more. Yet we consume it.

 

[Lamb]

I thought that the 15% solution in chicken was a salty water to keep the meat looking plump because that's more visually appealing to buyers. It's awful for those who need to reduce their salt intake due to health problems.

 

[MS140ukn]

When I want a little bit of sweetness in my coffee I use a bit of honey. I am stopping the diet cokes after reading this thread. They taste gross any ways!! Ewww...:crying2:

honey in coffee? intriguing. ill try it. I love honey... but I use Turkish honey, not clover style.. to each his or her own ways.