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Aspartame...
the BAD news!

Article courtesy of: Mark Gold mgold@tiac.net -- researcher
 for twenty years on such subjects

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Aspartame was not approved until 1981, in dry foods. For over eight years the FDA refused to approve it because of the seizures and brain tumors this drug produced in lab animals. The FDA continued to refuse to approve it until President Reagan took office (a friend of Searle) and fired the FDA Commissioner who wouldn't approve it. Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes was appointed as commissioner. Even then there was so much opposition to approval that a Board of Inquiry was set up. The Board said: "Do not approve aspartame". Dr. Hayes OVERRULED his own Board of Inquiry.  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.

Long-Term Damage. It appears to cause slow, silent damage in those unfortunate enough to not have immediate reactions and a  reason to avoid it. It may take one year, five years, 10 years,  or 40 years, but it seems to cause some reversible and some  irreversible changes in health over long-term use.  METHANOL (AKA WOOD ALCOHOL/POISON) (10% OF ASPARTAME)  Methanol/wood alcohol is a deadly poison. People may recall that  methanol was the poison that has caused some "skid row" alcoholics to end up blind or dead. Methanol is gradually  released in the small intestine when the methyl group of  aspartame encounter the enzyme chymotrypsin.

The absorption of methanol into the body is sped up considerably  when free methanol is ingested. Free methanol is created from  aspartame when it is heated to above 86 Fahrenheit (30  Centigrade). This would occur when
aspartame-containing product  is improperly stored or when it is heated (e.g., as part of a  "food" product such as Jello).  Methanol breaks down into formic acid and formaldehyde in the  body. Formaldehyde is a deadly neurotoxin. An EPA assessment of  methanol states that methanol "is considered a cumulative poison  due to the low rate of excretion once it is absorbed. In the  body, methanol is oxidized to formaldehyde and formic acid; both  of these metabolites are toxic." The recommend a limit of consumption of 7.8 mg/day. A one-liter (approx. 1 quart)
aspartame-sweetened beverage contains about 56 mg of methanol.

Heavy users of aspartame-containing products consume as much as  250 mg of methanol daily or 32 times the EPA limit.  The most well known problems from methanol poisoning are vision  problems. Formaldehyde is a known
carcinogen, causes retinal  damage, interferes with DNA replication, and causes birth  defects. Due to the lack of a couple of key enzymes, humans are many times more sensitive to the toxic effects of methanol than  animals.
Therefore, tests of aspartame or methanol on animals do  not accurately reflect the danger for humans. As pointed out by  Dr Woodrow C. Monte, Director of the Food Science and Nutrition  Laboratory at Arizona State University, "There are no human or  mammalian studies to evaluate the possible mutagenic,  teratogenic, or carcinogenic effects of chronic administration  of methyl alcohol."  It has been pointed out that fruit juices and alcoholic  beverages contain small amounts of methanol. It is important to  remember, that the methanol in natural products never appears alone. In every case, ethanol is present, usually in much higher  amounts. Ethanol is an antidote for methanol toxicity in humans.  The troops of Desert Storm were "treated" to large amounts of aspartame-sweetened beverages which had been heated to over 86  degrees F. in the Saudi Arabian sun. Many of them returned home  with numerous disorders similar to what has been seen in persons  who have been chemically poisoned by formaldehyde. The free methanol in the beverages may have been a contributing factor in  these illnesses. Other breakdown products of aspartame such as  DKP, may also have been a factor.

In a 1993 act that can only be described as "unconscionable",  the FDA approved aspartame as an ingredient in numerous food  items that would always be heated to above 86°degrees F  (30°Degrees C).  Much worse, on 27 June 1996, without public notice, the FDA  removed all restrictions from aspartame allowing it to be used in everything, including all heated and baked goods.  The truth about aspartame's toxicity is far different than what
 the NutraSweet Company would have you readers believe. In  February of 1994, the U.S. Department of Health and Human  Services released the listing of adverse reactions reported to  the FDA (DHHS 1994). Aspartame
accounted for more than 75% of  all adverse reactions reported to the FDA's Adverse Reaction  Monitoring System (ARMS). By the FDA's own admission fewer then  ONE PERCENT of those who have problems with something they  consume ever report it to the FDA. This balloons the almost 10,000 complaints they once had to around a million. However,  the FDA has a record keeping problem (they never did respond to  the certified letter from the WEBMASTER of this site... a major  victim!) and they tend to discourage or even misdirect  complaints, at least on aspartame. The fact remains, though,  that MOST victims don't have a clue that aspartame may be the  cause of their many problems! Many reactions to aspartame were very serious including seizures and death. Those reactions  included:

Abdominal Pain
Anxiety attacks
arthritis
asthma
Asthmatic Reactions
Bloating, Edema (Fluid Retention)
Blood Sugar Control Problems (Hypoglycemia or Hyperglycemia)
Brain Cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals)
Breathing difficulties
burning eyes or throat
Burning Urination
can't think straight
Chest Pains
chronic cough
Chronic Fatigue
Confusion
Death
Depression
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Excessive Thirst or Hunger
fatigue
feel unreal
flushing of face
Hair Loss (Baldness) or Thinning of Hair
Headaches/Migraines dizziness
Hearing Loss
Heart palpitations
Hives (Urticaria)
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Impotency and Sexual Problems
inability to concentrate
Infection Susceptibility
Insomnia
Irritability
Itching
Joint Pains
laryngitis
"like thinking in a fog"
Marked Personality Changes
Memory loss
Menstrual Problems or Changes
Migraines and Severe Headaches (Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake)
Muscle spasms
Nausea or Vomiting
Numbness or Tingling of Extremities
Other Allergic-Like Reactions
Panic Attacks
Phobias
poor memory
Rapid Heart Beat
Rashes
Seizures and Convulsions
Slurring of Speech
Swallowing Pain
Tachycardia
Tremors
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Vision Loss
Weight gain

Aspartame Disease Mimics Symptoms or Worsens the Following Diseases

Fibromyalgia
Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease
Lupus
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Diabetes and Diabetic Complications
Epilepsy
Alzheimer's Disease
Birth Defects
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Lymphoma
Lyme Disease
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Panic Disorder
Depression and other Psychological Disorders

How it happens:

Methanol, from aspartame, is released in the small intestine  when the methyl group of aspartame encounters the enzyme  chymotrypsin (Stegink 1984, page 143). Free methanol begins to  form in liquid aspartame-containing products at temperatures  above 86 degrees F.. also within the human body. The methanol is then converted to formaldehyde.  The formaldehyde  converts to formic acid, ant sting poison. Toxic formic acid is  used as an activator to strip epoxy and urethane coatings.  Imagine what it does to your tissues!  Phenylalanine and aspartic acid, 90% of aspartame, are amino  acids normally used in synthesis of protoplasm when supplied by  the foods we eat. But when unaccompanied by other amino acids we  use [there are 20], they are neurotoxic.  That is why a warning for Phenylketonurics is found on EQUAL and  other aspartame products.  Phenylketenurics are 2% of the  population with extreme sensitivity to this chemical unless it's  present in food. It gets you too, causing brain
disorders and  birth defects! Finally, the phenyalanine breaks down into DKP, a  brain tumor agent.  In other words: Aspartame converts to dangerous byproducts that  have no natural countermeasures. A dieter's empty stomach accelerates these conversions and amplifies the damage.  Components of aspartame go straight to the brain, damage that  causes headaches, mental confusion, seizures and faulty balance.  Lab rats and other test animals died of brain tumors.  Despite the claims of Monsanto and bedfellows:

1. Methanol from alcohol and juices does not get converted to  formaldehyde to any significant extent. There is very strong  evidence to confirm this fact for alcoholic beverages and fairly  strong evidence for juices.

2. Formaldehyde obtained from methanol is very toxic in *very  small* doses as seen by recent research.

3. Aspartame causes chronic toxicity reactions/damage due to the  methanol to formaldehyde and other break down products despite  what is claimed otherwise by the very short, industry-funded  experiments using a test substance that is chemically different  and absorbed differently than what is available to the general  public. "Strangely enough", almost all independent studies show  that aspartame can cause health problems.

4. A common ploy from Monsanto is to claim that aspartame is  "safe" yet a few select people may have "allergic" reactions to  it. This is typical Monsanto nonsense, of course. Their own  research shows that it does not cause "allergic" reactions. It  is there way of trying to minimize and hide the huge numbers of  toxicity reactions and damage that people are experiencing from  the long-term use of aspartame.  Summary Given the following points, it is definitely premature for researchers to discount the role of methanol in aspartame side  effects:

1. The amount of methanol ingested from aspartame is  unprecedented in human history. Methanol from fruit juice  ingestion does not even approach the quantity of methanol  ingested from aspartame, especially in persons who
ingest one to  three liters (or more) of diet beverages every day. Unlike methanol from aspartame, methanol from natural products is  probably not absorbed or converted to its toxic metabolites in  significant amounts as discussed earlier.

2. Lack of laboratory-detectable changes in plasma formic acid and formaldehyde levels do not preclude damage being caused by these toxic metabolites. Laboratory-detectable changes in  formate levels are often not found in short exposures to  methanol.

3. Aspartame-containing products often provide little or no  nutrients which may protect against chronic methanol poisoning  and are often consumed in between meals. Persons who ingest  aspartame-containing products are often
dieting and more likely  to have nutritional deficiencies than persons who take the time  to make fresh juices.

4. Persons with certain health conditions or on certain drugs  may be much more susceptible to chronic methanol poisoning.

5. Chronic diseases and side effects from slow poisons often  build silently over a long period of time. Many chronic diseases  which seem to appear suddenly have actually been building in the  body over many years.

6. An increasing body of research is showing that many people  are highly sensitive to low doses of formaldehyde in the  environment. Environmental exposure to formaldehyde and  ingestion of methanol (which converts to
formaldehyde) from  aspartame likely has a cumulative deleterious effect.

7. Formic acid has been shown to slowly accumulate in various  parts of the body. Formic acid has been shown to inhibit oxygen  metabolism.

8. The are a very large and growing number of persons are  experiencing chronic health problems similar to the side effects  of chronic methanol poisoning when ingesting  aspartame-containing products for a significant length of time.  This includes many cases of eye damage similar to the type of  eye damage seen in methanol poisoning cases.

Toxicity Effects of Aspartame Use Selection of Health Effects  from Short-term and/or Long-Term Use Note: It often takes at  least sixty days without any aspartame NutraSweet to see a  significant improvement. Check all labels very carefully  (including vitamins and pharmaceuticals). Look for the word  "aspartame" on the label and avoid it. (Also, it is a good idea  to avoid "acesulfame-k" or "sunette.") Finally, avoid getting  nutrition information from junk food industry PR organizations  such as IFIC or organizations that accept large sums of money  from the junk and chemical food industry such as the American  Dietetic Association.  If you are a user of any products with aspartame, and you have  physical, visual, mental problems... take the 60-day no  aspartame test. If, after two months with no aspartame your  symptoms are either gone, or are much less severe, please get  involved to get this neurotoxin off the market. Write a letter  to the FDA, with a copy to Betty Martini (for proof of how the  FDA doesn't keep proper records). Write your congressmen. Return  products containing aspartame to the point of purchase... for a  FULL refund. Make a big stink if they WON'T give you a full  refund! Tell all your friends and family... and if they stop using aspartame and also "wake up well"... get them involved in  the same way.

Aspartame is an "approved sweetener" because of a few greedy and dishonest people who place profits above human life and  well-being. With the FDA and our Congress culpable, only an  INFORMED and ACTIVE public will affects its reclassification  from "food additive" to TOXIC DRUG, and removed from the human  food chain.  Link to a printable report form:

http://www.dorway.com/reprtfrm.html

Addresses:

Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857

Mrs. Betty Martini
Mission Possible International
9270 State Bridge Road Suite 215
Duluth, Georgia 30097
Internet E-mail: bettym19@mindspring.com

Links for additional information:

http://www.dorway.com Front door to everything!
http://www.dorway.com/possible.html Mission Possible Files
http://www.dorway.com/asprlink.html Links to more sites/source information
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame More in-depth Information
http://www.trufax.org/menu/chem.html#aspartame More good articles

Links for books:

http://www.dorway.com/books.html
http://www.dorway.com/amazon.html DORway Amazon Bookshelf
 

NOW... that you are aware of the 92 FDA recognized symptoms (that required a Freedom Of Information Act request to pry from their  reluctant hands) and HOW aspartame does its dirty work, change to my  Official Dogma page.   On this page Mark Gold has taken the IFIC  "Official" aspartame safety myth and shot it full of holes using all  of the smoking guns that were used by the FDA to approve this poison  as a food additive, along with information they either ignored or  discounted.  This excellent debunking of the official  FDA/Monsanto/ Searle/ Nutrasweet/ Nutrasweet Kelco/AMA/ADA/IFIC/??? chain of lies and half truths includes a long history of this  "product's" sordid trail to the marketplace and the sweet tooth.