Does NutraSweet cause illness?

fingermouse

Nutrasweet contains aspartame, which is believed by many to be carcinogenic. Aug 22 03, 11:12 AM

Jug Head

Is a carcinogen a health hazard? Aug 22 03, 11:51 AM

mk2norwich

Er... yes. Carcinogenic means cancer-causing. Aug 22 03, 12:13 PM

Kainantu

When diet sodas and soft drinks, sweetened with aspartame, are used to replace fluid loss during exercise and physical exertion in hot climates, the intake of METHANOL can exceed 250 mg/day or 32 times the Environmental Protection Agency's recommended limit of consumption for this cumulative toxin.( toxin- read POISON ) The average intake of methanol from natural sources varies but limited data suggests an average intake of considerably less than 10 mg/day. People report that aspartame can cause dizziness, visual impairment, disorientation, ear buzzing, high SGOT, tunnel vision, loss of equilibrium, severe muscle aches, numbing of extremities, pancreatitis, episodes of high blood pressure, retinal hemorrhaging, menstrual flow changes, and depression. However the validity of these complaints has yet to be scientifically evaluated Chronic occupational exposure to methanol often produces human complaints of neuritis with paresthesia, numbing, prickling and shooting pains in the extremities. A 21-year-old non-drinking male who had been exposed daily to the fine dust of aspartame at the packaging plant he had worked for over a year, was complaining of blurred vision, headaches, dizziness, and severe depression before his sudden death. An autopsy revealed (aside from the organ involvement one might expect from methanol toxicity) myocardial hypertrophy and dilatation with the myocardiopathy and left ventricle involvement reminiscent of alcoholic cardiomyopathy. http://www.dorway.com/wmonte.txt. Acfter all of this, I'm on the wagon: Lemonade and bitters at the most ! Lots more interesting and frightening stuff on this link ... Aug 23 03, 2:46 AM