Golf4food said:
Aspartame gets a bad rap from a number of people, but most of the bad things you hear about it are comlpetely false, 100 % urban legends. Aspartame is the most tested chemical in FDA history and is so widely used that if there were any TRUE side effects that affected more than .000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 % of the population, it would be broadcast so loudly as a recall notice on the evening news that the left wing media would forget to bash George Bush for ordering french fries instead of a salad at lunch yesterday...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/n/nutrasweet.htm
While I'm sure there are some people out there who might have mild alergies to something in either aspartame or a product that uses it, it has NEVER been linked to any serious side effects in anything, including humans.
I am sorry, but I have to correct this especially the last line. There was an episode of Montel Williams where he explained that MS is often misdx-ed that it is aspartame poisoning. I am a part of the aspartame victim support group message board online. Again, I am not sure if I am allowed to post links, but do a search for yourself and decide for yourself.
Here are some links: (if they can't be posted, let me know)
http://www.aspartame.com
http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/fda_safety_study.htm
http://www.aspartame.com/lydon.htm
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9611/18/aspartame/
http://www.aim4health.com/nutrasweet.htm
As far as it being all over the news, there are plenty of studies to support my convictions, but there is a lot of suppression in the media. Look at what happened with Big Tobacco! People used to smoke in hospitals! Why are companies that harm the health of Americans allowed to prosper? MONEY! Companies drive this country unfortunately and it is the saddest thing ever.
Personal experience- My aunt had fallen, felt dizzy and was slurring her speech and acting confused and my uncle took her to the hospital. They didn't know what was wrong with her. She later found out through a friend of hers (she's a nurse) who was also a nurse who had also gotten a degree in natural medicine that she had aspartame poisoning. I was currently depressed. After this, she stopped aspartame and her problems went away. I stopped aspartame and my depression greatly improved. We all avoid aspartame in my family.
It has been linked to depression, headaches, MS, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc. Last October there was an article abt it in Oxygen magazine. While one can will not kill you, anything that builds up chemicals in your brain or can make a human do what my aunt did cannot be healthy! Some people drink liters a day!
If you feel 100 % perfectly healthy drinking it and do not believe all of these things, that's fine, but if you have someof the problems above, try eliminating aspartame for 60 days and see if it clears up. Several friends of mine have tried it, and they can vouch for it, too. I am sorry if my strong opinions offend, but I would not want anyone to suffer the way my aunt did. In my heart of hearts I do not believe my aunt, myself and the others that post on the online support group to be ".000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 % of the population". and what I said about aspartame being the number one source of FDA complaints is a fact, not an opinion.
I used to consume a lot of aspartame too, and it was hard to cut back until I could see my health improving. Please do not be upset with me if you disagree with this because I truly am just looking out for your health. I wish you all the best!