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A Poisonous Sweetener

By Zachary Shahan, Green Options
According to a UK documentary, “Sweet Misery,” the National Cancer Institute identified a significant and impressive increase in brain cancer starting in about 1984. Why did brain cancer shoot up? Evidence suggests that it is because of artificial sweeteners such as those found in diet drinks and food.
Scientists noticed that in 1983 humans began consuming something never before consumed by humans — aspartame, a chemically created substance acting as a sugar alternative used in diet drinks, food, and even on the table in most restaurants (i.e. NutraSweet, Crystallite, Equal).
Increase in Aspartame, Increase in Brain Cancer
According to the documentary, in 1984, one year after its introduction, 6.9 million pounds of aspartame were consumed by Americans. In the next year, that number doubled. It continued increasing into the ’90s. This spike in Aspartame consumption parallels the spike in brain cancer.
From 1984-1987, other cancers outside the brain basically remained the same or declined. However, brain cancer rates shot up.
Scientists confirmed that the increase in brain cancers is not due to technological advancements that made diagnosing brain cancer easier and it is not a result of changes in disease classifications.
Why is it suggested that aspartame has this neurological effect?
Scientists think that it is because 10 percent of the chemical substance, after ingestion, becomes free methyl alcohol (wood alcohol), which as one scientist in the film states, is a “real poison.” Another says, “the poisonous effect of methyl alcohol and its methyl esters are well-known.” Even small amounts of this poison can lead to blindness and death. The “miniscule” amounts in our common foods and drinks seem to sometimes lead to cancer and other neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
Bottom line — maybe it’s time to cut artificial sweeteners out of your diet!
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add your comment »The government worries over things that are none of their business but they don't worry about products that have poison in them yet they know all about it and don't stop it.
People are becoming very ill from this in all manner of ways and all they meaning the government cares about is the bottom line of all these companies that are killing us little bit by little bit.
I watched my twin sister die from brain cancer and it was horrible for three years.
I think these companies should be ordered to watch people die from their products and just maybe they will stop manufacturing them and then again maybe not because they want their bottom line remain black .
BO promiced CHANGE maybe he will step in and make this CHANGE for all of us.
I know I just cracked a joke but I couldn't help myself.
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE EFFECTED BY THIS POISON NOW AND FOR ALL TIME AS I AM SURE HE WILL!!!
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just goes to show; stick with what is simple and easily "harvested" from nature. Of course, honey is wonderful, yet I'm actually curtailing my honey intake to give the bees a break and let them eat the fruits of their labor. The more honey we eat, the more corn syrup they are fed to make more honey for our consumption.... i'm a hobby bee keeper and have a hive in my back yard.
My favorite sweetener is actually coconut palm sugar. I discovered it last year at my local health food store. From what i've researched, it's as real as it gets, it's made from the nectar of the coconut flower blossom, it's low glycemic, high in nutrients, sustainable.... and my kids don't freak out from it. I use it in everything... coffee, tea, baking. I even sprinkle a little on my roasted chicken... yum.
Coconut palm sugar, check it out....
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I Have been reading about this for awhile and its very scary. I can foresee a lot of lawsuits if ever the scientific evidence is gathered and proven. Meanwhile, why do people continue to pollute their bodies and minds??
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Here I am again
That same lady looked at me in shock as she digested what I had said to her. IN reality SHE and her husband had been trying ever since she had had her daughter to get pregnant again to no avail. I said give it up! Oh she said proudly I used to drink... wait for it.......................... 10 litres a day!!!! of diet coke OMG TEN LITRES a day! and she said now I drink 4 litres a day.......IVE CUT DOWN! I would dearly like to re meet her b/c she is certainly a candidate for something seriously serious. Her friend there agreed with me later on when we were alone. I have prayed this girl stopped.
For me I got the shakes and felt ill 24/7 and had other health problems associated with aspartame. I am a victim.
Aspartame is in CIGARETTES too along with 3999 other chemicals. Aspartame is an addiction like drugs and cigarettes and booze. This is how they make money from those who ingest it.
Once we see the 'light' and stop before something happens,then the manufacturers might become aware.
If the UK and Europe have banned it then we need to make a stance and also spread the word and never buy diet products again.
Its the scourge of the world hidden in food where most people dont realize b/c the media tells us its all OKKKKKKKk when its NOT!
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A lady I met quite by chance engaged me in conversation and one thing led to another when she told me that she had a mild form of MS (multiple sclerosis) and found out after many tests. The Specialist asked many questions and she declared the only 'odd' thing she did was drink 2litres+ a day of diet coke. She was walking but she said its touch n go as to whether her spine/legs will hold her up later on down the track
A man I met told me his father had serious headaches and had been very ill and was rushed to hospital and fell into a coma. Days later as well as tests they brought in another specialist and he asked the question of the mans father. Btw did your father consume aspartame? Whats that said the son. Oh you know, said the Dr, Diet coke, zero sugar sweets etc? OHHHhhhhh yes said the son..all the time he would drink 2 cans of diet coke a day and suck zero sugar lollies! Ah ha...said the Dr, your father has been poisoned by Aspartame and this is what it presents and in your fathers case its in the brain and a tumor - lots in fact. He is still coping.
Another young 30 something woman had a young daughter around 2years old and at 7.30am till 2pm she began and continued drinking can after can of diet coke and tossed them under her table she worked from. I was horrified and she was overweight too. I said wow you must love dietcoke did you know its toxic with 93 serious health problems?If you want to fall pregnant you wont if your partner does too he cant.
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Its all to do with a power play and money but not only that getting a monopoly happening on food products. If your company is doing ok but wanted to be better I dare say an incentive carrot dangled in front of your nose would tip you over to accept putting this toxin into your foods to sell to us.As many people you know who drink diet coke and diet drinks/cordials/beer/foods/yoghurts/lollies and the list goes on as to what they know about these foods and I would bank it in that perhaps only 1 in a majority might get one point correct and answer...oh I know its not good for you but I drink/eat it anyway!'' I have asked many and they all answer me that till I tell them how so its a toxin. Men in particular have tipped the drink out in front of my eyes when I tell them that if they wanted to become a father they may not be so lucky the next time or they might lose their sight and never see their child again or get a brain tumor or they might not be able to walk again getting MS. When I go thru the list to men and women their eyes are huge :-O and their mouths are open wide in shock. They say to me angrily. 'Why isnt this told to US!!?? Why do they do this to us all and there is no warning on anything apart from causing loose bowels! I said vote with your purse. DONT buy it and remember the codes 650/651 and 652 and anything that says aspartame. Dont drink/eat it!
YOU will never get thinner drinking/eating aspartame
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You have to wonder why, with this new evidence, that aspartame is not being eliminated from products, the way trans fat is being generally eradicated from prepared foods (at least in Canada)!
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This is a good example of how people believe the FDA is protecting them vs. reality.
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part 2
Phenylalanine is a hidden danger to anyone consuming aspartame. Most consumers don't know that too much Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain to the point of cellular death.
ADD/ADHD, emotional and behavioral disorders can all be triggered by too much Phenylalanine in the daily diet. If you are one in ten thousand people who are PKU or carry the PKU gene, Phenylalanine can cause irreversible brain damage and death, especially when used in high quantities or during pregnancy. Phenylalanine is 50% of aspartame, and to the degree humans consume diet products, Phenylalanine levels are reaching a dangerous peak.
It is important to learn about the ingredients within your foods, especially isolated amino acids like Phenylalanine. They are in combination within nature for a reason - they don't belong in isolated form for the healthy human diet.
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Let's not forget those diet sodas. Another popular choice with Aspartame in it. Only in America, where can you super size your order of greasy, fast food. Then fight all those calories with a large diet soda. Yeah, ...right.
Don't forget the other artificial additive in diet sodas. Look on the side of a beverage can and you will see it as the first ingredient. Many have in large, red lettering. "Phenylalanine" - pronounced, phen'·yl·al·a·nine
Phenylalanine - Aspartame ...The 1976 Groliers encyclopedia states cancer cannot live without phenylalanine. Phenylalanine makes up 50% of aspartame.
Phenylalanine is one of the essential amino acids found in proteins, but I am one of the believers that amino acids should be eaten in combination, not in isolated form. Nature provides amino acids in combination; only man isolates them for processing purposes.
Phenylalanine is found naturally in foods such as eggs, milk, bananas, and meat. If you are PKU (Phenylketonuric) or sensitive to phenylalanine, you will react to the phenylalanine in aspartame. You may want to get a blood test to check for this condition. Over the past 20 years, humans have become more aware of PKU reactions because human beings began using isolated phenylalanine to the degree it is harmful to some individuals, many as aspartame side effects. My suggestion would be to research PKU and phenylalanine extensively. Phenylalanine can be very harmful to diabetics.
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