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But I will take my time in replying to your reply....for my reply to your
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"BZ" > wrote in message
.. .
> Never heard of any "comoany" called "Splinda". Please clarify.
>
> "Lee Cooper" > wrote in message
> news:1066087701.151348@cache1...
> > You must work for the comoany that makes Splinda!
> > "BZ" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > > I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
> > > > > report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty
> scary.
> > > >
> > > > They would be scary, if they were true. But they are not.
> > > > >
> > > > > My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
> > > > > aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Here are a couple. Simply type in "Aspartame".
> > > >
> > > > http://snopes.com/
> > > >
> > > > http://urbanlegends.com/
> > > >
> > > > You'll see that the scary stuff is all a fairy tale.
> > >
> > > Please visit www.dorway.com for excellent information on ASPARTAME and
> all
> > > the evidence you need to know about to make an informed decision about
> > what
> > > you or your children are taking into your bodies.
> > >
> > > Aspartame is very sweet. However roaches won't eat it, cats and dogs
> won't
> > > eat it, ants won't eat it and flies won't eat it - but the FDA (Food
and
> > > Drug Administration) serves it to you with their approval and the
> approval
> > > of the Monsanto Chemical Company.
> > >
> > > Warnings
> > >
> > > Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) surveyed
80
> > > people who suffered brain seizures after eating or drinking products
> with
> > > aspartame. The report stated "These 80 cases meet the FDA's own
> definition
> > > of an imminent hazard to the public health, which requires the FDA to
> > > expeditiously remove a product from the market." On July 28, 1983 the
> > > National Soft Drink Association drafted a 30-page protest questioning
> the
> > > safety of aspartame in soft drinks.
> > >
> > > The American Diabetic Association, which receives megafunds from The
> > > NutraSweet Company, ignored a 1987 abstract submitted by Dr. H.J.
> Roberts
> > > (world expert on diabetes) summarizing 58 diabetic aspartame
reactions.
> He
> > > says: "I now advise all patients with diabetes and hypoglycemia to
avoid
> > > aspartame products."
> > >
> > > The FDA and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) have received nearly
> > 7,000
> > > complaints, including five deaths, attributed to the use of aspartame
in
> > > food products since the FDA first permitted limited use in 1981. A
> number
> > of
> > > researchers and doctors around the country object not only to the
> product
> > > itself, but to the questionable preliminary research that led the FDA
to
> > > approve it's use.
> > >
> > > Why hasn't aspartame been banned? The answer could be that there are
> > > thousands of companies using aspartame in diet sodas, powdered drinks,
> > > gelatin, tea, cocoa, juices, frozen desserts, even vitamins and
> > medications.
> > > This translates to billions of dollars worldwide. Far more profits
than
> > > needed to provide agency officials with gratuities and/or very
favorable
> > > future employment, politicians with campaign funds, non-profit
> foundations
> > > with endowments, scientists with research grants, and the media with
> lots
> > of
> > > advertising dollars.
> > >
> > > History
> > > Aspartame was the accidental discovery of chemist Jim Schlatter, who
was
> > > working for the pharmaceutical company G.D. Searle on an anti-ulcer
> drug.
> > It
> > > was December 1965; Schlatter licked his finger and tasted the
substance
> > that
> > > had spilled on his flask. It's sweetness stunned him, and he realized
> that
> > > tiny amounts of the chemicals he'd been mixing were powerfully sweet.
> > Searle
> > > began testing the chemical mixture, aspartame, and it eventually
gained
> > FDA
> > > approval.
> > >
> > > Toxic Properties
> > > Aspartame is a drug that breaks down into a witch's brew of toxins. It
> is
> > a
> > > molecule composed of three components: aspartic acid, phenylalanine
and
> > > methanol.
> > >
> > > Free methanol begins to form in liquid aspartame-containing products
at
> > > temperatures above 86F. The human body runs around 98.6F. Once
ingested
> > the
> > > free methanol is released into the small intestine and encounters the
> > enzyme
> > > chymotrypsin produced by the liver which breaks it down into
> formaldehyde.
> > >
> > > Formaldehyde, also known as formalin, embalming fluid, or formol, is a
> > > colorless gas with a pungent odor. Symptoms of formaldehyde exposure
> > include
> > > nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea. When the reaction is
> > > allergic, symptoms may include minor respiratory irritation and watery
> > eyes.
> > > It is a known carcinogen.
> > >
> > > The body has difficulty eliminating formaldehyde so it combines some
of
> it
> > > with water and stores it in the fat. What is not stored in the fat is
> > > further converted to formic acid (AKA ant sting poison-also used as an
> > > activator to strip epoxy and urethane coatings).
> > >
> > > 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 they are neurotoxic. They can go
past
> > the
> > > blood brain barrier and deteriorate the neurons of the brain. The
> > > phenylalanine which is genetically engineered breaks down into
> > > diketopiperazine, a known brain tumor agent and it is the reason for
the
> > FDA
> > > mandated warning label that states "Phenylketonurics: Contains
> > > phenylalanine". 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.
> > >
> > > How bad is it?
> > > There are 90 documented symptoms including: Headaches, Muscle spasms,
> > > Irritability, Heart palpatations, Loss of taste, Joint pain,
Dizziness,
> > > Weight gain, Tachycardia (heart racing), Breathing difficulty,
Tinnitus
> > > (ringing in the ears), Blurred vision, Seizures, Rashes, Insomnia,
> Anxiety
> > > attacks, Vertigo, Hearing loss, Nausea, Depression, Blindness, Slurred
> > > Speech, Memory Loss, Fatigue, Numbness.
> > >
> > > In l993, Swiss scientist S. E. Shephard exposed aspartame to nitrite
in
> a
> > > test tube, causing it to undergo nitration as it might do when it
> > encounters
> > > nitrite in the stomach. Shephard then demonstrated that the nitrated
> > > aspartame molecule was able to cause mutations in cultured bacteria.
> This
> > > test is commonly used to assess the cancer causing potential of
> chemicals.
> > >
> > > Unethical Conduct
> > > The FDA is charged by Congress to protect the public health by
> prohibiting
> > > the manufacture and distribution of unapproved drugs. The Department
of
> > > Justice has the responsibility for prosecution of criminal and civil
> cases
> > > arising under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21, United States
> > Code
> > > Section 331. Cases are referred to the Department generally through
the
> > FDA'
> > > s Chief counsel after the FDA has conducted an investigation.
> > >
> > > The FDA approved aspartame under very suspect circumstances. By their
> own
> > > admission it is the most complained about substance in their history,
> with
> > > over 10,000 "official" complaints. The FDA, CDC and many others have
> proof
> > > that aspartame does in fact cause tumors, and they have more than
ample
> > > proof that the toxic substances methanol, formaldehyde, and formic
acid,
> > > along with the action of aspartic acid cause a wide range of problems
in
> > > those who ingest aspartame-laced products.
> > >
> > > Dr. Jacqueline Verrett, a former FDA toxicologist, and member of a FDA
> > task
> > > force that investigated the authenticity of research done by Searle to
> > > establish the safety of aspartame, says she believes the original
> > aspartame
> > > studies were "built on a foundation of sand." She testified in front
of
> an
> > > U.S. Senate hearing in 1987 that flawed tests conducted by Searle,
used
> as
> > > the basis for FDA approval, were a "disaster" and should have been
> "thrown
> > > out." She said she believed the studies left many unanswered questions
> > about
> > > possible birth defects and the safety of aspartame. Verrett said the
> team
> > > was instructed not to be concerned with, or comment upon, the overall
> > > validity of the study. She said a subsequent review discarded or
ignored
> > the
> > > problems and deficiencies outlined by her team's original report. She
> > said,
> > > "serious departures from acceptable toxicological protocols that her
> > > investigative team noted. were also discounted."
> > >
> > > On Jan 10, 1977; FDA Chief Counsel Richard Merrill recommended to U.S.
> > > Attorney Sam Skinner, "We request that your office convene a Grand
Jury
> > > investigation into apparent violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and
> > > Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(e), and the False Reports to the
Government
> > Act,
> > > 18 U.S.C. 1001, by G.D. Searle and Company and three of its
responsible
> > > officers for their willful and knowing failure to make reports to the
> Food
> > a
> > > nd Drug Administration required by the Act, 21 U.S.C. 355(i), and for
> > > concealing material facts and making false statements in reports of
> animal
> > > studies conducted to establish the safety of the drug Aldactone and
the
> > food
> > > additive Aspartame."
> > >
> > > Why was Searle not indicted? Searle's law firm met with Attorney
Skinner
> > on
> > > January 26. A week later they offered him a job. On April 17 the
Justice
> > > Department advised Skinner to proceed immediately because of a looming
> > > statute of limitations deadline. On July 1 Skinner switched sides to
> work
> > > for Sidney and Austin, Searle's law firm. His successor Atty. William
> > Conlon
> > > after convening a grand jury let the Statute of Limitations run out on
> the
> > > aspartame charges. Fifteen months later he too went to work for Sidney
> and
> > > Austin. All in all ten ranking FDA or federal officials involved with
> the
> > > investigation and regulation of aspartame had left government service
> for
> > > employment by the sweetener industry.
> > >
> > > No FDA Commissioner would approve aspartame and so it was kept off the
> > > market for 16 years. In April 1981, Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. was
appointed
> > FDA
> > > Commissioner. On July 18, 1981 aspartame was approved for use in dry
> > foods.
> > > Arthur Hayes overruled a Public Board of Inquiry and ignored the law,
> > > Section 409(c)(3) of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348),
> which
> > > says that a food additive should not be approved if tests are
> > inconclusive.
> > > The FDA did apply an "acceptable daily intake" or ADI to aspartame.
This
> > was
> > > raised so that in 1983 Dr. Hayes could approve aspartame for use in
> > > beverages... against the consensus of the National Soft Drink
> Association
> > > that aspartame was too unstable for such use. Shortly after the FDA
> > approval
> > > for aspartame in carbonated beverages, Arthur Hayes left the FDA under
> > > charges of improprieties, took a position as the Dean of New York
> Medical
> > > Collage and was hired as a consultant ($1,000 per day) with G.D.
> Searle's
> > > public relations firm, Burson-Marsteller.
> > >
> > > Burson-Marsteller (B-M) is the world's largest PR firm, with 63
offices
> in
> > > 32 countries. On the human rights front, B-M has represented some of
the
> > > worst violators of our age. These include: The Nigerian government
> during
> > > the Biafran war, to discredit reports of genocide; The fascist junta
> that
> > > ruled Argentina during the 70's and early 80's, to attract foreign
> > > investment; The totalitarian regime of South Korea, to whitewash the
> human
> > > rights situation there during the 1988 Olympics; and the Indonesian
> > > government, which got into power through a CIA-sponsored bloodbath.
> > >
> > > So it's a possibility that B-M did a great job keeping aspartame on
the
> > > world market despite "red-handed" evidence of it's toxic capabilities.
> > What
> > > may have been another "aspartame" biased act by the FDA was its effort
> to
> > > prevent the use of stevia. Stevia, a natural sweetener, is not a
> synthetic
> > > chemical, nor has it been implicated in health problems, as has
> aspartame.
> > > Stevia is 200 times sweeter than sugar, and in Japan it claims 41% of
> the
> > > sweetener market. In the entire history of stevia use as a sweetener
in
> > > Japan, even in Diet CokeT, there has never been any complaints or
> concerns
> > > about its safety. Celestial SeasoningsT, one of the largest herbal tea
> > > companies in the world, used stevia as a flavoring and sweetener in
many
> > > teas. In 1986, without warning, FDA agents entered their warehouse,
> seized
> > > their entire stock of stevia, and told them they could not use it in
> their
> > > teas. In 1991, the FDA banned stevia, claiming that in spite of its
use
> > > worldwide as a sweetener additive with no reported side effects, it
was
> an
> > > "unsafe food additive." (Today stevia is finally approved and on the
> open
> > > U.S. market.)
> > >
> > > Dr. H.J. Roberts has declared aspartame disease to be a world
epidemic.
> > > Currently Monsanto reaps $1 billion/year from the aspartame toxic
> bonanza.
> > > They have asked for a more potent version called NeotameE to be
approved
> > by
> > > the FDA.
> > >
> > > Those wishing detailed scientific documentation may choose to order a
an
> > > excellent book by Dr. Blaylock or something from Dr. H. J. Roberts. On
> the
> > > internet go to http://www.dorway.com
> > >
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