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 Sweeteners September 10, 2004 8:52 AM

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Thread: Recipe Exchange http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=586&pst=12132#20156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Splenda: Not so splendid! http://www.janethull.com/newsletter/0704/splenda-here-we-go-again.php Aspartame: Sweet Poison http://www.sweetpoison.com Stevia: A better, safer choice http://www.stevia.net  [ send green star]
 
$350 Million RICO Lawsuit Filed Over Aspartame September 16, 2004 3:33 PM

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taking Aspartame/Nutrasweet to Court ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $350 Million RICO Lawsuit Filed Over Aspartame http://newswithviews.com/BreakingNews/breaking25.htm - - - - - - - - - - Article Highlights - - - - - - - - - - A $350 million class action lawsuit was filed on September 15, 2004 in United States District Court in San Francisco, California....This class action racketeering (RICO) lawsuit was filed against the NutraSweet Corporation, American Diabetes Association, Dr. Robert H. Moser and John Does 1-50. Plaintiffs maintain that this lawsuit will prove how deadly the chemical sweetener aspartame is when consumed by humans. Contained in the lawsuit is the key role played by current Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld (search) in helping to get aspartame pushed through the FDA. Back in the 1980s, Rumsfeld was the President and CEO of Searle who originally owned the patent on aspartame. Plaintiffs maintain that Rumsfeld used his political muscle to get aspartame approved by the FDA despite objections of many FDA health researchers and negative studies. "On or about September 8, 2004 an affidavit was signed describing the initial third world studies and the health hazards of aspartame. These studies conducted in 1983/84 by the J.D. Searle Company were translated to English from Spanish by a translator in 1984. The "double blind" studies showed conclusive evidence that aspartame caused severe health problems and even death to the exposed study group. According to the Affidavit, the doctor directing the studies has been missing since the approval of aspartame in 1984. The affidavit also describes how the affiant was directed by J.D. Searle officials to destroy all records of the studies - including filed notes and/or translations - possessed by the affiant. The affiant describes in detail how the translations were forwarded upon completion to J.D. Searle corporate offices in Illinois." This lawsuit charges the defendants engaged in unlawful acts of "knowingly and intentionally using the neurotoxic Aspartame as a sugar substitute in the manufacture of Equal, while knowing that exposure to Aspartame causes among other diseases/symptoms: abdominal pain, arthritis, asthma, brain cancer, breathing difficulties, burning eyes or throat, burning urination, chest pains, chronic cough, chronic fatigue, death, depression, diarrhea, headaches/migraines, hearing loss, heart palpitations, hives (urticaria), hypertension, impotency and sexual problems, memory loss, menstrual problems or changes, nausea or vomiting, slurring of speech, tremors, tinnitus, vertigo and/or vision loss." The lawsuit also states, "Further, Aspartame disease mimics symptoms or worsens the following diseases: Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Lupus, Diabetes...[see article for more....]  [ send green star]
 
STEVIA ! THE NATURALLY SAFEST SWEETEST WONDER ! January 27, 2005 3:53 PM

STEVIA ! THE WONDER-NON-SUGAR ! An Absolute Zero on the Glycemic Index, & A Total "10" when it comes to grrreat health. 100% Safe for Diabetics, children with ADHD, & people who're susceptible to sugar addiction. (*Use with reckless abandon !) Stevia - many times "sweeter" (*to the tongue) than sugar - is completely loving on your exhausted adrenals ! Composed of a soluble fiber, a plant sugar/polysaccharide which doesn't cause any glycemic blips - Stevia "sweeps-up"/cleans your entire system, while populating your colon with all those healthy bacteria which prove essential to healthy digestion. You may both purchase & find details on stevia at the link below: http://Stevia.home-page.org (*Place the term "STEVIA" in the Search Box & Hit Enter.) Enjoy the sweetness of life ! ;-)  [ send green star]  [ accepted]
 
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