The_Raven on 17/9/2008 at 17:47
Shut up, everyone loves carsingenics in their food. In fact, I wish they would add asbestos into ground beef in order to prevent hamburgers from bursting into flames on the BBQ.
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The claim is made that aspartame has even caused the epidemic of obesity because it makes you crave carbohydrates so you gain weight, and the formaldehyde accumulates in the adipose tissue (fat cells) according to the Trocho Study.
A sugar substitute that increases one's risk of obesity? Irony...
Nicker on 17/9/2008 at 17:54
That's a nasty bit of work by Rummy and company. Have they no shame?
Oh what a silly question - of course they don't. That's precisely why they can ascend to positions of power. Such a tragedy our systems of government actually filter FOR people with damaged morals, rather than filtering them out.
David on 17/9/2008 at 17:59
Is there some new thing regarding Aspertame, or is it just that? I ask because the article is over four years old and it was posted without comment.
Am I missing something?
D'Arcy on 17/9/2008 at 22:40
I actually stopped consuming any food products with aspartame in it (which are basically anything with the word 'light' in it) a few years ago, after watching (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454639/) 'Sweet Misery'. I find it curious that at least here many of those food products don't even state clearly that they have aspartame in it, instead simply inform us that they contain a 'source of phenylalanine'.
P.S.- That documentary is available on (
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-566922170441334340) Google Video, in case anyone's interested.
paloalto90 on 17/9/2008 at 23:27
(
http://suewidemark.netfirms.com/aspartam.htm)
Possible reason why it makes you fatter.
I don't think the body has any natural way to dump formaldehyde so the daily safe dosage is misleading to me.
Aerothorn on 18/9/2008 at 00:56
See, I HATE the taste of aspartame, so even with relative ignorance to its affects I don't consume the stuff.
That said, a couple of my mod mates by diet soda by the dozen.
Phydeaux on 18/9/2008 at 07:49
Nasty shit. Aspertame tastes like...well...shit. Overly sweet shit. I'll stick with my good ol' high fructose corn syrup, thanks.
Matthew on 18/9/2008 at 10:08
A couple of relatives in the medical profession basically warned my mum off eating anything with aspartame or acesulfame K in it several years ago. I didn't hear the specifics of why, but I've always tried to avoid them as a result.
Rogue Keeper on 18/9/2008 at 10:46
I think the food industry started using phenylalanine based sweeteners right because high doses of sacharine have been proved to cause carcinomas in lab rats. Also, drinks sweetened with sacharine smell like drain.
So I'm sweetening my cofee with aspertame, as I have enough sugar elsewhere. Few chemicals are without controversy over health risk, but if you're not eating dozens of arteficial sweetener pills every day or aren't allergic to them specifically, the health risk is comparable to using your cellyphone. At present level of knowledge at least.
