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FDA Lists 92 Symptoms from Nutrasweet (Aspartame)
(including Death!)
By Mark Gold

Please Note: Nutrasweet is in Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi

Note: This information required a Freedom Of Information Act request to
pry it from the reluctant hands of the FDA.

Nutrasweet (brand name for Aspartame) was not approved until 1981, in dry
foods. For over eight years the FDA refused to approve it because of the
seizures and brain tumors this drug produced in lab animals. The FDA
continued to refuse to approve it until President Reagan took office (a
friend of Searle) and fired the FDA Commissioner who wouldn't approve it.
Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes was appointed as commissioner. Even then there was
so much opposition to approval that a Board of Inquiry was set up. The
Board said: "Do not approve aspartame". Dr. Hayes OVERRULED his own Board
of Inquiry.

Shortly after Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr., approved the use of
aspartame in carbonated beverages, he left for a position with G.D.
Searle's Public Relations firm.

Long-Term Damage. It appears to cause slow, silent damage in those
unfortunate enough to not have immediate reactions and a reason to avoid
it. It may take one year, five years, 10 years, or 40 years, but it seems
to cause some reversible and some irreversible changes in health over
long-term use.

METHANOL (AKA WOOD ALCOHOL/POISON) (10% OF ASPARTAME)
Methanol/wood alcohol is a deadly poison. People may recall that methanol
was the poison that has caused some "skid row" alcoholics to end up blind
or dead. Methanol is gradually released in the small intestine when the
methyl group of aspartame encounter the enzyme chymotrypsin.

The absorption of methanol into the body is sped up considerably when
free methanol is ingested. Free methanol is created from aspartame when
it is heated to above 86 Fahrenheit (30 Centigrade). This would occur
when aspartame-containing product is improperly stored or when it is
heated (e.g., as part of a "food" product such as Jello). Methanol breaks
down into formic acid and formaldehyde in the body. Formaldehyde is a
deadly neurotoxin. An EPA assessment of methanol states that methanol "is
considered a cumulative poison due to the low rate of excretion once it
is absorbed. In the body, methanol is oxidized to formaldehyde and formic
acid; both of these metabolites are toxic." The recommend a limit of
consumption of 7.8 mg/day. A one-liter (approx. 1 quart)
aspartame-sweetened beverage contains about 56 mg of methanol. Heavy
users of aspartame-containing products consume as much as 250 mg of
methanol daily or 32 times the EPA limit.

The most well known problems from methanol poisoning are vision problems.
Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, causes retinal damage, interferes
with DNA replication, and causes birth defects. Due to the lack of a
couple of key enzymes, humans are many times more sensitive to the toxic
effects of methanol than animals. Therefore, tests of aspartame or
methanol on animals do not accurately reflect the danger for humans. As
pointed out by Dr Woodrow C. Monte, Director of the Food Science and
Nutrition Laboratory at Arizona State University, "There are no human or
mammalian studies to evaluate the possible mutagenic, teratogenic, or
carcinogenic effects of chronic administration of methyl alcohol."

It has been pointed out that fruit juices and alcoholic beverages contain
small amounts of methanol. It is important to remember, that the methanol
in natural products never appears alone. In every case, ethanol is
present, usually in much higher amounts. Ethanol is an antidote for
methanol toxicity in humans.

The troops of Desert Storm were "treated" to large amounts of
aspartame-sweetened beverages which had been heated to over 86 degrees F.
in the Saudi Arabian sun. Many of them returned home with numerous
disorders similar to what has been seen in persons who have been
chemically poisoned by formaldehyde. The free methanol in the beverages
may have been a contributing factor in these illnesses. Other breakdown
products ofaspartame such as DKP, may also have been a factor.

In a 1993 act that can only be described as "unconscionable", the FDA
approved aspartame as an ingredient in numerous food items that would
always be heated to above 86°degrees F (30°Degrees C).

Much worse, on 27 June 1996, without public notice, the FDA removed all
restrictions from aspartame allowing it to be used in everything,
including all heated and baked goods.

The truth about aspartame's toxicity is far different than what the
NutraSweet Company would have you readers believe. In February of 1994,
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the listing of
adverse reactions reported to the FDA (DHHS 1994). Aspartame accounted
for more than 75% of all adverse reactions reported to the FDA's Adverse
Reaction Monitoring System (ARMS). By the FDA's own admission fewer then
ONE PERCENT of those who have problems with something they consume ever
report it to the FDA. This balloons the almost 10,000 complaints they
once had to around a million.

However, the FDA has a record keeping problem (they never did respond to
the certified letter from the WEBMASTER of this site a major victim!) and
they tend to discourage or even misdirect complaints, at least on
aspartame. The fact remains, though, that MOST victims don't have a clue
that aspartame may be the cause of their many problems! Many reactions to
aspartame were very serious including seizures and death.

Those reactions included:


Abdominal Pain

Anxiety attacks

arthritis

asthma

Asthmatic Reactions

Bloating, Edema (Fluid Retention)

Blood Sugar Control Problems (Hypoglycemia or Hyperglycemia)

Brain Cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals)

Breathing difficulties

burning eyes or throat

Burning Urination

can't think straight

Chest Pains

chronic cough

Chronic Fatigue

Confusion

Death

Depression

Diarrhea

Dizziness

Excessive Thirst or Hunger

fatigue

feel unreal

flushing of face

Hair Loss (Baldness) or Thinning of Hair

Headaches/Migraines dizziness

Hearing Loss

Heart palpitations

Hives (Urticaria) 

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Impotency and Sexual Problems

inability to concentrate

Infection Susceptibility

Insomnia

Irritability

Itching

Joint Pains

laryngitis

"like thinking in a fog"

Marked Personality Changes

Memory loss

Menstrual Problems or Changes

Migraines and Severe Headaches (Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake)

Muscle spasms

Nausea or Vomiting

Numbness or Tingling of Extremities

Other Allergic-Like Reactions

Panic Attacks

Phobias

poor memory

Rapid Heart Beat

Rashes

Seizures and Convulsions

Slurring of Speech

Swallowing Pain

Tachycardia

Tremors

Tinnitus

Vertigo

Vision Loss

Weight gain

Aspartame Disease Mimics Symptoms or Worsens the Following Diseases


Alzheimer's Disease

Arthritis

Birth Defects

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Diabetes and Diabetic Complications

Epilepsy

Fibromyalgia

Lupus

Lyme Disease

Lymphoma

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Parkinson's Disease

How it happens:
Methanol, from aspartame, is released in the small intestine when the
methyl group of aspartame encounters the enzyme chymotrypsin (Stegink
1984, page 143). Free methanol begins to form in liquid
aspartame-containing products at temperatures above 86 degrees F. also
within the human body.

The methanol is then converted to formaldehyde. The formaldehyde converts
to formic acid - ant sting poison. Toxic formic acid is used as an
activator to strip epoxy and urethane coatings. Imagine what it does to
your tissues! (Note from Stephanie Relfe - Even the Australian Cancer
Council says that there are NO safe levels of formaldehyde).

Phenylalanine and aspartic acid, 90% of aspartame, are amino acids
normally used in synthesis of protoplasm when supplied by the foods we
eat. But when unaccompanied by other amino acids we use [there are 20],
they are neurotoxic.

That is why a warning for Phenylketonurics is found on EQUAL and other
aspartame products. Phenylketenurics are 2% of the population with
extreme sensitivity to this chemical unless it's present in food. It gets
you too, causing brain disorders and birth defects! Finally, the
phenyalanine breaks down into DKP, a brain tumor agent.

In other words: Aspartame converts to dangerous by-products that have no
natural countermeasures. A dieter's empty stomach accelerates these
conversions and amplifies the damage. Components of aspartame go straight
to the brain, damage that causes headaches, mental confusion, seizures
and faulty balance. Lab rats and other test animals died of brain tumors.

Despite the claims of Monsanto and bedfellows:


1. Methanol from alcohol and juices does not get converted to
formaldehyde to any significant extent. There is very strong evidence to
confirm this fact for alcoholic beverages and fairly strong evidence for
juices.

2. Formaldehyde obtained from methanol is very toxic in *very small*
doses as seen by recent research.

3. Aspartame causes chronic toxicity reactions/damage due to the methanol
to formaldehyde and other break down products despite what is claimed
otherwise by the very short, industry-funded experiments using a test
substance that is chemically different and absorbed differently than what
is available to the general public. "Strangely enough", almost all
independent studies show that aspartame can cause health problems.

4. A common ploy from Monsanto is to claim that aspartame is "safe" yet a
few select people may have "allergic" reactions to it. This is typical
Monsanto nonsense, of course. Their own research shows that it does not
cause "allergic" reactions. It is there way of trying to minimize and
hide the huge numbers of toxicity reactions and damage that people are
experiencing from the long-term use of aspartame.

Summary
Given the following points, it is definitely premature for researchers to
discount the role of methanol in aspartame side effects:


1. The amount of methanol ingested from aspartame is unprecedented in
human history. Methanol from fruit juice ingestion does not even approach
the quantity of methanol ingested from aspartame, especially in persons
who ingest one to three liters (or more) of diet beverages every day.
Unlike methanol from aspartame, methanol from natural products is
probably not absorbed or converted to its toxic metabolites in
significant amounts as discussed earlier.

2. Lack of laboratory-detectable changes in plasma formic acid and
formaldehyde levels do not preclude damage being caused by these toxic
metabolites. Laboratory-detectable changes in formate levels are often
not found in short exposures to methanol.

3. Aspartame-containing products often provide little or no nutrients
which may protect against chronic methanol poisoning and are often
consumed in between meals. Persons who ingest aspartame-containing
products are often dieting and more likely to have nutritional
deficiencies than persons who take the time to make fresh juices.

4. Persons with certain health conditions or on certain drugs may be much
more susceptible to chronic methanol poisoning.

5. Chronic diseases and side effects from slow poisons often build
silently over a long period of time. Many chronic diseases which seem to
appear suddenly have actually been building in the body over many years.

6. An increasing body of research is showing that many people are highly
sensitive to low doses of formaldehyde in the environment. Environmental
exposure to formaldehyde and ingestion of methanol (which converts to
formaldehyde) from aspartame likely has a cumulative deleterious effect.

7. Formic acid has been shown to slowly accumulate in various parts of
the body. Formic acid has been shown to inhibit oxygen metabolism.

8. The are a very large and growing number of persons are experiencing
chronic health problems similar to the side effects of chronic methanol
poisoning when ingesting aspartame-containing products for a significant
length of time. This includes many cases of eye damage similar to the
type of eye damage seen in methanol poisoning cases.

Note: It often takes at least sixty days without any aspartame NutraSweet
to see a significant improvement. (Note from Stephanie Relfe: Drink
plenty of good water. Preferably water filtered by reverse osmosis. If
not that, spring water. Not tap, distilled or mineral water). 

Check all labels very carefully (including vitamins and pharmaceuticals).
Look for the word "aspartame" on the label and avoid it. (Also, it is a
good idea to avoid "acesulfame-k" or "sunette.") Finally, avoid getting
nutrition information from junk food industry PR organizations such as
IFIC or organizations that accept large sums of money from the junk and
chemical food industry such as the American Dietetic Association.

If you are a user of any products with aspartame, and you have physical,
visual, mental problems take the 60-day no aspartame test. If, after two
months with no aspartame your symptoms are either gone, or are much less
severe, please get involved to get this neurotoxin off the market. Write
a letter to the FDA, with a copy to Betty Martini (for proof of how the
FDA doesn't keep proper records). Write your congressmen. Return products
containing aspartame to the point of purchase... for a FULL refund. Make
a big stink if they WON'T give you a full refund! Tell all your friends
and family... and if they stop using aspartame and also "wake up well"...
get them involved in the same way.

Aspartame is an "approved sweetener" because of a few greedy and
dishonest people who place profits above human life and well-being. With
the FDA and our Congress culpable, only an INFORMED and ACTIVE public
will affects its reclassification from "food additive" to TOXIC DRUG, and
removed from the human food chain.

>From Stephane Relfe: Note that Michael J. Fox, who was spokesperson for
Pepsi, has an old man's disease (Parkinson's Disease) at only 30 years
old.

Also Note: Aspartame has one use that I know of - it makes an EXCELLENT
ant poison. Put a few tablespoons on a nest of fire ants and see how long
before they disappear.

Article courtesy of: Mark Gold (researcher for twenty years on such
subjects), who may reached for comment at mgold at tiac.net<mailto:mgold at tiac.net>.

For more information:


www.dorway.com<http://www.dorway.com/>

www.aspartamekills.com<http://www.aspartamekills.com/>

www.nexuxmagazine.com/Aspartame.html<http://www.nexuxmagazine.com/Aspartame.html>

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame<http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame>

http://www.trufax.org/menu/chem.html#aspartame<http://www.trufax.org/menu/chem.html#aspartame>

Addresses:
Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857

Mrs. Betty Martini
Mission Possible International
9270 State Bridge Road Suite 215
Duluth, Georgia 30097
Internet E-mail: bettym19 at mindspring.com<mailto:bettym19 at mindspring.com>

NOW... that you are aware of the 92 FDA recognized symptoms (that
required a Freedom Of Information Act request to pry from their reluctant
hands) and HOW aspartame does its dirty work, change to Dorway's Official
Dogma page.
www.dorway.com/offasprt.html<http://www.dorway.com/offasprt.html>

On this page Mark Gold has taken the IFIC "Official" aspartame safety
myth and shot it full of holes using all of the smoking guns that were
used by the FDA to approve this poison as a food additive, along with
information they either ignored or discounted. This excellent debunking
of the official FDA/Monsanto/Searle/Nutrasweet/Nutrasweet
Kelco/AMA/ADA/IFIC/??? chain of lies and half truths includes a long
history of this "product's" sordid trail to the marketplace and the sweet
tooth.

Other great Aspartame / Phenylalaine links:


www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/phenylalanine.htm<http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/phenylalanine.htm> 

www.heall.com/body/askthedoctor/nutrition/artificialsweeteners.html<http://www.heall.com/body/askthedoctor/nutrition/artificialsweeteners.html>

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