New name for aspartame

[mirage1988]

Asartame is being renamed. If you drink diet soda you need to read this article, hopefully it will shock you, yes the FDA considers it "safe". For those that don't know, aspartame converts to formeldahyde above 86 degrees. Formeldahyde poisoning and multiple sclerosis have IDENTICAL symptoms but doctors in the US don't make the connection because of the FDA.

  http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/blog/2010/02/15/aspartame-has-been-renamed-and-is-now-being-marketed-as-a-natural-sweetener/

[MGMorden]

While it's true that some of the substance may convert to formic acid, the reality is that the amount is minuscule the same process happens (to an even greater degree) when eating natural foods like citrus fruits.  Just because something SOUNDS scary doesn't mean it is. Probiotics for example - you can say (truthfully) that your average cup of yogurt from the grocer is swimming in live bacteria.  Sounds nasty, but it's harmless and actually beneficial to you.

http://www.caloriecontrol.org/articles-and-video/feature-articles/internet-myths-about-aspartame

[mirage1988]

Yeah, I trust an article put out by the FDA since they aren't in the pockets of lobbyists. Do a little research outside of the box, you might be surprised.

http://www.ethicalinvesting.com/monsanto/aspartame.shtml

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


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.