Facts About Aspartame

Chemical Facts No.1

Facts About Aspartame

I came to know aspartame during our biochemistry class. In that book, it stated there that this chemical can cause Alzheimer's disease. After knowing that, I became curious on it on how it will cause that disease. When I was working, I came to handle and do quality assurance testing of the chemical. It is really sweet with just a dust of it and you can taste its sweetness. At that moment, I realized that this chemical will be used in every product that requires to be sweetened but I was worried. I was worried to the fact that I know the toxicity of it and the danger that this chemical could caused to consumers.

Here are the list of products that this chemical has been used. According to this blog www.livestrong.com. Artificial sweeteners are synthetic sugar substitutes that may or may not be derived from naturally occurring substances. Aspartame is one example of a non-nutritive artificial sweetener approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration. Artificial sweeteners are many times sweeter than regular sugar, but contain no added calories. While these non-nutritive chemicals are considered safe, there are some concerns regarding their use. Nevertheless, aspartame is in a variety of foods and beverages on the market today.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/389334-a-list-of-foods-containing-aspartame/#ixzz2PN4R8HgL

According to this blog http://www.relfe.com/aspartame_92.html, FDA Lists 92 Symptoms from Aspartame including Death:

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

Alzheimer's Disease
Arthritis
Birth Defects
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Diabetes and Diabetic Complications
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
Lupus
Lyme Disease
Lymphoma
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease

References: http://www.relfe.com/aspartame_92.html

http://www.livestrong.com/article/389334-a-list-of-foods-containing-aspartame/#ixzz2PN4R8HgL

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