Aspartame Declared Save? Don't Believe It
By James Donahue
A 2007 report by a panel of American, British and Dutch “experts” could find no credible evidence that the artificial sweetener aspartame is unsafe, a Reuters News story said.
The panel, in an industry-financed study, rejected the notion that aspartame causes cancer, neurological damage, learning problems or seizures as reported by some health agencies.
Two studies conducted in Italy, which involved heavy doses of aspartame given to rats, came to a similar conclusion.
The problem with the 2007 study is that it was financed by the aspartame industry and did not involve original research. Instead the panel assessed existing studies on the safety of aspartame.
The Italian researchers examined the effect of the sweetener on rats, but not on humans.
Aspartame is made by joining the amino acids aspartic acid and phenylalanine.
Since approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1981, the sweetener has been widely used in diet soft drinks, many processed foods and sold in packets for use in coffee and foods.
This is all well and good, except the concern about aspartame, as far as we know, has never been centered on it as a possible carcinogen. But it is a poison and it has been proven to destroy brain cells. Apparently the new studies did not bother to examine that issue. Had they done so, and made the findings public, the product would have been yanked from the food chain faster than you can say “jack rabbit.”
Since aspartame is a product of big business, with billions of dollars at stake, the powers appear to be taking great pains not to look at the real issue behind aspartame or present the truth. We suspect that these stories, assuring of the product’s safety, is nothing more than a smoke screen so the sheeple will stop worrying and go back to drinking their diet sodas and eating food laced with aspartame and monosodium glutamate.
Aspartame, produced under the brand names NutraSweet, Equal and Canderel, was introduced to the American market by the G. D. Searle Company in the 1960s. When the Food and Drug Administration conducted extensive testing of the sweetener and began questioning the validity of the testing reportedly conducted by Searle, the company turned to the Nixon and Ford administration operative Donald Rumsfeld to save the day. Rumsfeld was elected chairman of the Searle board. Suddenly all information about the poisonous aspect of aspartame was magically swept under the rug and forgotten.
Aspartame is now a multi-billion dollar operation. The stuff is found in almost every prepared food you buy on the grocery shelf, including chewing gum, diet sodas, dairy products and even medicine. You have to hunt high and low to find products that do not include either aspartame or monosodium glutamate, or the combination of both of these.
And it is true, neither product is a carcinogen. Nobody ever said they were. But they are excitotoxins. It is called this because these products “excite” brain neurons, giving people a slight rush similar to what they might get with a light dose of cocaine. Dopamine levels skyrocket so people enjoy the rush. They also get addicted and crave more of it.
In addition to being addictive, both of these food additives are highly toxic. While we think they are giving us a mid-day boost, somewhat like a strong cup of coffee, they are busy stimulating the neural cells in our brains to death. They have been proven to be linked to retardation in children. Sometimes we wonder of the excessive consumption of aspartame and MSG isn’t one of the reasons for a general “dumbing-down” of Americans.
That so many different government sponsored studies have reported aspartame safe, for the wrong reasons, makes us think something deceptive is going on. We think the publicity generated largely on the Internet, warning against the consumption of aspartame, has been hurting the industry.
We believe some very powerful people have gone to a lot of trouble to assure the zombies that their diet soft drinks are safe and they can continue having their daily fix without fear.
It is easier to control a nation of stupid zombified people with only parts of their brains working, than it is a nation of educated and thinking adults.
By James Donahue
A 2007 report by a panel of American, British and Dutch “experts” could find no credible evidence that the artificial sweetener aspartame is unsafe, a Reuters News story said.
The panel, in an industry-financed study, rejected the notion that aspartame causes cancer, neurological damage, learning problems or seizures as reported by some health agencies.
Two studies conducted in Italy, which involved heavy doses of aspartame given to rats, came to a similar conclusion.
The problem with the 2007 study is that it was financed by the aspartame industry and did not involve original research. Instead the panel assessed existing studies on the safety of aspartame.
The Italian researchers examined the effect of the sweetener on rats, but not on humans.
Aspartame is made by joining the amino acids aspartic acid and phenylalanine.
Since approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1981, the sweetener has been widely used in diet soft drinks, many processed foods and sold in packets for use in coffee and foods.
This is all well and good, except the concern about aspartame, as far as we know, has never been centered on it as a possible carcinogen. But it is a poison and it has been proven to destroy brain cells. Apparently the new studies did not bother to examine that issue. Had they done so, and made the findings public, the product would have been yanked from the food chain faster than you can say “jack rabbit.”
Since aspartame is a product of big business, with billions of dollars at stake, the powers appear to be taking great pains not to look at the real issue behind aspartame or present the truth. We suspect that these stories, assuring of the product’s safety, is nothing more than a smoke screen so the sheeple will stop worrying and go back to drinking their diet sodas and eating food laced with aspartame and monosodium glutamate.
Aspartame, produced under the brand names NutraSweet, Equal and Canderel, was introduced to the American market by the G. D. Searle Company in the 1960s. When the Food and Drug Administration conducted extensive testing of the sweetener and began questioning the validity of the testing reportedly conducted by Searle, the company turned to the Nixon and Ford administration operative Donald Rumsfeld to save the day. Rumsfeld was elected chairman of the Searle board. Suddenly all information about the poisonous aspect of aspartame was magically swept under the rug and forgotten.
Aspartame is now a multi-billion dollar operation. The stuff is found in almost every prepared food you buy on the grocery shelf, including chewing gum, diet sodas, dairy products and even medicine. You have to hunt high and low to find products that do not include either aspartame or monosodium glutamate, or the combination of both of these.
And it is true, neither product is a carcinogen. Nobody ever said they were. But they are excitotoxins. It is called this because these products “excite” brain neurons, giving people a slight rush similar to what they might get with a light dose of cocaine. Dopamine levels skyrocket so people enjoy the rush. They also get addicted and crave more of it.
In addition to being addictive, both of these food additives are highly toxic. While we think they are giving us a mid-day boost, somewhat like a strong cup of coffee, they are busy stimulating the neural cells in our brains to death. They have been proven to be linked to retardation in children. Sometimes we wonder of the excessive consumption of aspartame and MSG isn’t one of the reasons for a general “dumbing-down” of Americans.
That so many different government sponsored studies have reported aspartame safe, for the wrong reasons, makes us think something deceptive is going on. We think the publicity generated largely on the Internet, warning against the consumption of aspartame, has been hurting the industry.
We believe some very powerful people have gone to a lot of trouble to assure the zombies that their diet soft drinks are safe and they can continue having their daily fix without fear.
It is easier to control a nation of stupid zombified people with only parts of their brains working, than it is a nation of educated and thinking adults.