22.11.10

Aspartame

What it is?
  • Aspartame is sold by the brand names. It's found in 6,000 products worldwide.

Where it's found?
  • diet foods, diet soft drinks & drink mixes, low calorie desserts, gelatins, puddings, frozen desserts, yogurt

Why it's bad?
  • Aspartame is responsible for 75 percent of the complaints that the FDA receives. The FDA has compiled a list of 92 Aspartame poisoning symptoms, from over 10,000 consumers. These complaints include- headaches, memory loss, seizures, vision loss, coma, and cancer.
  • Aspartame was once listed as a "Biochemical Warfare Agent" by the Pentagon.
  • For 8 years The US Food and Drug Administration did not approve Aspartame because of the evidence that was brought to light by numerous scientists, litigators and consumer groups, that aspartame damages the central nervous system and causes cancer in animals.
Taken from http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/2010/11/whats-in-your-food.html

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