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HollywoodSwole
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Why do so many food products/supplements have ASPARTAME FREE plastered all over them? I know some people's bodies don't react well to some synthetic food stuff (i.e. Olestra), but what is/may be wrong with aspartame?
Why do some people fear aspartame?
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HollywoodSwole
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flexygrl said:
Yeah, I knew that, but I think 99% of the population has never heard the words CKD or ketosis. Is that the same stuff they label and it has a little asterisk and says like "contains phenylketonuretics" or something like that?
flexygrl
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Bad:
http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm
Good:
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/aspartame.html
Take your pick?!?
http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm
Good:
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/aspartame.html
Take your pick?!?
the_jarhead
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I read once that it can memory loss but i don't remember where?
It does give me killer migraines.
It does give me killer migraines.
here's a trick, don't think about it possibly giving you a headache. You'll lessen your chances of actually getting one. I myself am a lab rat, I take in so fking many artificial sweeteners in one way or another.. I'll be the first one to develop cancer as a result.. mark my words
ffknight84
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isnt that just aspirin, if it is it thins out ur blood, easier to bruise, longer to clot if you cut yourself ( hmm almost the same thing ), etc.
poultrygeist
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I don't think aspartame kicks that many people out of ketosis. Check the citric acid content first as it will kick many people out of ketosis. Try drinking diet dr. pepper instead of other diet drinks and this should fix the problem.
mike57 said:
um, it's been proven to cause cancer in lab rats. yes, P R O V E N. Unfortunately, these rats were being fed a disproportionate amount of aspartame... humans would never consume anywhere close to the percentages these rats were consuming. They are also rats so there is no 100% conclusivity as to its effects on humans. In addition, NO people would not be dropping like flies. The widespread usage of aspartame along with many other sweeteners is somewhat new. Wait till you are 80 then you can validate your comment. Very few people from the baby boomer gen. used artificial sweeteners throughout childhood. Along with the trend of decreased sugar intake, several factors, including the introduction of better sugar substitutes, will increase artificial sweetener usage in the future. After saying all this, no, I personally don't see a problem with using it... I'm also betting that they will have a cure for cancer developed by the time I am 50
Kid Dynamite
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poultrygeist said:
Yup. CA has a place in the krebs cycle that messes w/ketosis.
Babyfaced Assassin
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aspartame gives me major headaches if i have too much 
YOURBODY2000
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MRP's with Aspartame
Lee Labrada's Lean Body doesn't have the Aspartame in it...A lot of manufacturers are taking it out of their products. On the box it will read " Aspartame Free "
Lee Labrada's Lean Body doesn't have the Aspartame in it...A lot of manufacturers are taking it out of their products. On the box it will read " Aspartame Free "
ffknight84
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oops, dont know why i thought of aspirin, must be some other big word i was thinking off.
kentucky
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ZKaudio said:
um, it's been proven to cause cancer in lab rats. yes, P R O V E N. Unfortunately, these rats were being fed a disproportionate amount of aspartame... humans would never consume anywhere close to the percentages these rats were consuming. They are also rats so there is no 100% conclusivity as to its effects on humans. In addition, NO people would not be dropping like flies. The widespread usage of aspartame along with many other sweeteners is somewhat new. Wait till you are 80 then you can validate your comment. Very few people from the baby boomer gen. used artificial sweeteners throughout childhood. Along with the trend of decreased sugar intake, several factors, including the introduction of better sugar substitutes, will increase artificial sweetener usage in the future. After saying all this, no, I personally don't see a problem with using it... I'm also betting that they will have a cure for cancer developed by the time I am 50
You are thining of Saccrine (sp?). The stuff that is in sweet n' low, or pink packets.
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Alucard
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Aspartame is dangerous to those who have PKU, a genetic condition that prevents proper metabolism of aspartame, causing there to be extreme neurotoxicity. If you had this condition, you'd know it.
For the rest of us, it is safe.
Way to spread bad information.
For the rest of us, it is safe.
Way to spread bad information.
It's PKU for short, the actual disease name is Phenylketonuria, so if you have it, you are called a phenlyketonuric.
It's tested for (but not always caught/treated) in newborn babies. If you had it, chances are you'd know it.
Phenylalanine & Aspartame are 2 different chemicals. Phenylalanine is safe to those who dont have PKU, but Aspartame can still be harmful, but typically only in large dosages.
Babyfaced, go to your doc and tell him whats up so he can run some tests...SERIOUSLY. Tell him about aspartame related headaches.
Sucralose (brand name: Splenda) is already a better art. sweetener than aspartame, just not as well accepted yet. Expect to see more and more products contain sucralose. Diet V8 splash and other drinks have it I believe, and you can buy it by the box.
It's tested for (but not always caught/treated) in newborn babies. If you had it, chances are you'd know it.
Phenylalanine & Aspartame are 2 different chemicals. Phenylalanine is safe to those who dont have PKU, but Aspartame can still be harmful, but typically only in large dosages.
Babyfaced, go to your doc and tell him whats up so he can run some tests...SERIOUSLY. Tell him about aspartame related headaches.
Sucralose (brand name: Splenda) is already a better art. sweetener than aspartame, just not as well accepted yet. Expect to see more and more products contain sucralose. Diet V8 splash and other drinks have it I believe, and you can buy it by the box.
kentucky
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Alucard said:
not sure who you are saying is spreading bad info.
As far as I know Sweet n'low still carries a warning label on every pack, stating that it may cause cancer. And the Univ. of Florida backs me up...
http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/keepingfit/ARTICLE/sweetca.HTM
john937
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There's a lot of anecdotal reports/worry that long term use causes brain tumors.
My family has always wondered if that had anything to do with my dad dieing of gleoblastoma, a very fast moving brain tumor.
He didn't smoke, ate tons of vegetables, very little alcohol or anything bad, execercised....
he was the poster child for healthy living,
till he was cut down by brain cancer.
If cancer is caused by substances, then aspertame is about the only substance he used that could be responsible.
But I'll be the first to admit that's not a scientific study.
My family has always wondered if that had anything to do with my dad dieing of gleoblastoma, a very fast moving brain tumor.
He didn't smoke, ate tons of vegetables, very little alcohol or anything bad, execercised....
he was the poster child for healthy living,
till he was cut down by brain cancer.
If cancer is caused by substances, then aspertame is about the only substance he used that could be responsible.
But I'll be the first to admit that's not a scientific study.
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