Artificial sweetener causing bad health
25 year old Aspartme, an artificial sweetener linked to bad health including but not limited to: weight gain, cancer, seizures, heart palpitations and other severe medical issues. It was first sold under the name NutraSweet.
Since Aspartme’s approval for use in food products by the FDA in 1981 it’s been the subject of several political and medical controversies. See below for the history of this “sweetener”.
If you have the genetic condition phenylketonuria (PKU) Aspartme must be avoided due to it’s medical composition including phenylalanine.
Anti-ulcer medicine turned sweetener = bad health?
Originally an anti-ulcer pharmaceutical drug, Aspartme was discovered to have a sweet taste so the FDA allowed it’s switch from a drug to a food. It’s contents are 40% aspartic acid which according to Dr. R. Blaylock from the Medical University of Mississippi, can cause serious chronic neurological disorders and a multitude of other severe symptoms.3 They can stimulate the neural cells to death. Blaylock from the Medical University of Mississippi, can cause serious chronic neurological disorders and a multitude of other severe symptoms. 50% is made up of phenylalanine which can cause serious abnormal brain function and damage. Excess phenylalanine in the brain can cause neurological illnesses such as schizophrenia or seizures.
References
2) https://thehealthyjunkie.wordpress.com/tag/aspartame/
3) http://www.betterhealthliving.org/do-you-know-these-shocking-facts-about-aspartame/
4) http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/02/18/aspartame-toxic-effects.aspx
5) http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/mercola/aspartame-timeline.jpg
