Sugar Substitute

chilimac · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Hello

I'm sure that this has been asked before but which sugar substitutes
do you recommend.

I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty scary.

My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you
Wayne

Archived from group: alt>food>diabetic

-= ®atzofratzo =- · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:52:07 -0500, Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote:

>When I use a sugar substitute at home, it is Splenda.

I'm new to all of this myself, but I have to agree... Splenda is the
bomb! Makes my Cream Of Wheat eatable every morning. I have both the
packets and the granular and take packets with me when I go out the
door.

________________________________

-= ®atzofratzo =-

Larry Page · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Splenda is the only suger substitute that I use as well. And, like Alan, I
drink the occasional diet pop with aspartame. So far, the only diet pop I
have found which uses Splenda is the Diet Rite brand. It advertises "no
sugar, so aspartame, no sodium, and no calories," all of which is very nice.
On the down side, it's more expensive at the supermarket, and you can never
find it in convenience stores or vending machines.

wrote in message@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:58:09 -0500, chilimac@coolgoose.com wrote:
>
> >Hello
> >
> >I'm sure that this has been asked before but which sugar substitutes
> >do you recommend.
> >
> >I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
> >report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty scary.
> >
> >My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
> >aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thank you
> >Wayne
>
>
> When I use a sugar substitute at home, it is Splenda.
>
> I drink the occasional diet pop which probably has aspartame in it.
>
>
> One thing you will find is that, apparently, different sweeteners
> taste different to different people. Which is to say that there is
> NO agreement!
>
> Alan
>
>
>

chilimac · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Thank you

I will give Splenda a try and thanks for the info concerning Diet
Rite.

Wayne

Julie Bove · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 106

wrote in message@4ax.com...
> Hello
>
> I'm sure that this has been asked before but which sugar substitutes
> do you recommend.

Aspartame or Splenda. Use the Splenda for cooking or baking. Aspartame
breaks down with heat.
>
> I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
> report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty scary.

They would be scary, if they were true. But they are not.
>
> My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
> aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.

Here are a couple. Simply type in "Aspartame".

http://snopes.com/

http://urbanlegends.com/

You'll see that the scary stuff is all a fairy tale.

--
Type 2
http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/

Walter Luffman · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 16:58:09 -0500, chilimac@coolgoose.com wrote:

>I'm sure that this has been asked before but which sugar substitutes
>do you recommend.

I prefer Splenda (sucralose); to me it tastes like sugar, right down
to the "clean" aftertaste. I use the granular version at home, and
carry the packets when I go out.

>I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
>report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty scary.

There are some scare-stories about aspartame that apparently have no
verifiable facts to back them up. I use aspartame sometimes when I'm
away from home (if I'm out of Splenda); and I drink soft drinks that
are sweetened with aspartame.

My non-diabetic sister avoid aspartame because it seems to contribute
to her migraines. OTOH, I also suffer from migraines and have never
found any correlation with aspartame consumption.

>My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
>aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.

I understand that, at least in some parts of the U.S., RC Cola and
DietRite soft drinks are sweetened with Splenda. On the occasions
when I indulge in ice cream, I buy Kroger Deluxe Reduced Fat (or
Fat-Free) with No Sugar Added; the new "yellow package" version is
sweetened with Splenda. Other supermarket chains may be converting
their own "house brands" from aspartame to Splenda.

If you don't happen to like the taste of Splenda, or it isn't
available where you are, another popular sweetener is acesulfame
potassium, sometimes called acesulfame-k or ace-k. Sweet One is one
brand name; I think DiabetiSweet is another.

I'm partial to Fifty/50 brand snacks, especially the fudge brownie
bars. Fifty/50 uses a variety of different low-car or no-carb
sweeteners in its products, and half of all profits go to diabetes
research!

Some (but by no means all) of the new "low-carb" or "Atkins diet"
snack bars are good choices for diabetics. I always check the label
to see if they are low-fat (or at least low total calories), since I
don't want to substitute fat calories for carbohydrate calories when I
have a chocolate bar -- especially since fat has twice the calories
per gram of carbs.

There are also no-carb beverages (water, black coffee, unsweetened
iced tea) you can find just about anywhere. I probably drink more
bottled water than diet soda when I'm away from home. When I *am* at
home, I just pour a glassful from the filter pitcher I keep in the
refrigerator. I developed a taste for unsweetened iced tea (thanks to
a very sweet young lady I was dating at the time) over thirty years
ago, which was long before I developed diabetes. As for coffee, I can
drink it black if I have to, and actually prefer it that way if the
coffee's really good and freshly brewed; otherwise, I add Splenda and
CoffeeMate out of self-defense.

___
Walter Luffman Medina, TN USA
Amateur curmudgeon, equal-opportunity annoyer

rae baker · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

STEVIA IS THE BEST TO USE.

chilimac@coolgoose.com wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I'm sure that this has been asked before but which sugar substitutes
> do you recommend.
>
> I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
> report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty scary.
>
> My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
> aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you
> Wayne

eriana · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 5

"rae baker" wrote in message@nas.net...
> STEVIA IS THE BEST TO USE.

PFFFT..IF you can find it...and IF you can afford it, perhaps.

In my opinion, I like both Equal and Splenda...Equal for my cereal; Splenda
for baking/cooking, since it holds up to heat. The onyl thing I've found
Splenda doesn't taste particularly good in is cream cheese, i.e., when I'm
tyring to make a healthier alternative to the "real" thing. Splenda also
seems to work better for sugaring fruit, such as strawberries...

JMO

~Eri

Lee Cooper · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

You must work for the comoany that makes Splinda!
"BZ" wrote in message$Ys.335958@news20.bellglobal.com...
>
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message
> @corp.supernews.com...
>
> > > I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
> > > report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty scary.
> >
> > They would be scary, if they were true. But they are not.
> > >
> > > My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
> > > aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Here are a couple. Simply type in "Aspartame".
> >
> > http://snopes.com/
> >
> > http://urbanlegends.com/
> >
> > You'll see that the scary stuff is all a fairy tale.
>
> Please visit www.dorway.com for excellent information on ASPARTAME and all
> the evidence you need to know about to make an informed decision about
what
> you or your children are taking into your bodies.
>
> Aspartame is very sweet. However roaches won't eat it, cats and dogs won't
> eat it, ants won't eat it and flies won't eat it - but the FDA (Food and
> Drug Administration) serves it to you with their approval and the approval
> of the Monsanto Chemical Company.
>
> Warnings
>
> Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) surveyed 80
> people who suffered brain seizures after eating or drinking products with
> aspartame. The report stated "These 80 cases meet the FDA's own definition
> of an imminent hazard to the public health, which requires the FDA to
> expeditiously remove a product from the market." On July 28, 1983 the
> National Soft Drink Association drafted a 30-page protest questioning the
> safety of aspartame in soft drinks.
>
> The American Diabetic Association, which receives megafunds from The
> NutraSweet Company, ignored a 1987 abstract submitted by Dr. H.J. Roberts
> (world expert on diabetes) summarizing 58 diabetic aspartame reactions. He
> says: "I now advise all patients with diabetes and hypoglycemia to avoid
> aspartame products."
>
> The FDA and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) have received nearly
7,000
> complaints, including five deaths, attributed to the use of aspartame in
> food products since the FDA first permitted limited use in 1981. A number
of
> researchers and doctors around the country object not only to the product
> itself, but to the questionable preliminary research that led the FDA to
> approve it's use.
>
> Why hasn't aspartame been banned? The answer could be that there are
> thousands of companies using aspartame in diet sodas, powdered drinks,
> gelatin, tea, cocoa, juices, frozen desserts, even vitamins and
medications.
> This translates to billions of dollars worldwide. Far more profits than
> needed to provide agency officials with gratuities and/or very favorable
> future employment, politicians with campaign funds, non-profit foundations
> with endowments, scientists with research grants, and the media with lots
of
> advertising dollars.
>
> History
> Aspartame was the accidental discovery of chemist Jim Schlatter, who was
> working for the pharmaceutical company G.D. Searle on an anti-ulcer drug.
It
> was December 1965; Schlatter licked his finger and tasted the substance
that
> had spilled on his flask. It's sweetness stunned him, and he realized that
> tiny amounts of the chemicals he'd been mixing were powerfully sweet.
Searle
> began testing the chemical mixture, aspartame, and it eventually gained
FDA
> approval.
>
> Toxic Properties
> Aspartame is a drug that breaks down into a witch's brew of toxins. It is
a
> molecule composed of three components: aspartic acid, phenylalanine and
> methanol.
>
> Free methanol begins to form in liquid aspartame-containing products at
> temperatures above 86F. The human body runs around 98.6F. Once ingested
the
> free methanol is released into the small intestine and encounters the
enzyme
> chymotrypsin produced by the liver which breaks it down into formaldehyde.
>
> Formaldehyde, also known as formalin, embalming fluid, or formol, is a
> colorless gas with a pungent odor. Symptoms of formaldehyde exposure
include
> nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea. When the reaction is
> allergic, symptoms may include minor respiratory irritation and watery
eyes.
> It is a known carcinogen.
>
> The body has difficulty eliminating formaldehyde so it combines some of it
> with water and stores it in the fat. What is not stored in the fat is
> further converted to formic acid (AKA ant sting poison-also used as an
> activator to strip epoxy and urethane coatings).
>
> 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 they are neurotoxic. They can go past
the
> blood brain barrier and deteriorate the neurons of the brain. The
> phenylalanine which is genetically engineered breaks down into
> diketopiperazine, a known brain tumor agent and it is the reason for the
FDA
> mandated warning label that states "Phenylketonurics: Contains
> phenylalanine". In other words: aspartame converts to dangerous byproducts
> that have no natural countermeasures. A dieter's empty stomach accelerates
> these conversions and amplifies the damage.
>
> How bad is it?
> There are 90 documented symptoms including: Headaches, Muscle spasms,
> Irritability, Heart palpatations, Loss of taste, Joint pain, Dizziness,
> Weight gain, Tachycardia (heart racing), Breathing difficulty, Tinnitus
> (ringing in the ears), Blurred vision, Seizures, Rashes, Insomnia, Anxiety
> attacks, Vertigo, Hearing loss, Nausea, Depression, Blindness, Slurred
> Speech, Memory Loss, Fatigue, Numbness.
>
> In l993, Swiss scientist S. E. Shephard exposed aspartame to nitrite in a
> test tube, causing it to undergo nitration as it might do when it
encounters
> nitrite in the stomach. Shephard then demonstrated that the nitrated
> aspartame molecule was able to cause mutations in cultured bacteria. This
> test is commonly used to assess the cancer causing potential of chemicals.
>
> Unethical Conduct
> The FDA is charged by Congress to protect the public health by prohibiting
> the manufacture and distribution of unapproved drugs. The Department of
> Justice has the responsibility for prosecution of criminal and civil cases
> arising under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21, United States
Code
> Section 331. Cases are referred to the Department generally through the
FDA'
> s Chief counsel after the FDA has conducted an investigation.
>
> The FDA approved aspartame under very suspect circumstances. By their own
> admission it is the most complained about substance in their history, with
> over 10,000 "official" complaints. The FDA, CDC and many others have proof
> that aspartame does in fact cause tumors, and they have more than ample
> proof that the toxic substances methanol, formaldehyde, and formic acid,
> along with the action of aspartic acid cause a wide range of problems in
> those who ingest aspartame-laced products.
>
> Dr. Jacqueline Verrett, a former FDA toxicologist, and member of a FDA
task
> force that investigated the authenticity of research done by Searle to
> establish the safety of aspartame, says she believes the original
aspartame
> studies were "built on a foundation of sand." She testified in front of an
> U.S. Senate hearing in 1987 that flawed tests conducted by Searle, used as
> the basis for FDA approval, were a "disaster" and should have been "thrown
> out." She said she believed the studies left many unanswered questions
about
> possible birth defects and the safety of aspartame. Verrett said the team
> was instructed not to be concerned with, or comment upon, the overall
> validity of the study. She said a subsequent review discarded or ignored
the
> problems and deficiencies outlined by her team's original report. She
said,
> "serious departures from acceptable toxicological protocols that her
> investigative team noted. were also discounted."
>
> On Jan 10, 1977; FDA Chief Counsel Richard Merrill recommended to U.S.
> Attorney Sam Skinner, "We request that your office convene a Grand Jury
> investigation into apparent violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and
> Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(e), and the False Reports to the Government
Act,
> 18 U.S.C. 1001, by G.D. Searle and Company and three of its responsible
> officers for their willful and knowing failure to make reports to the Food
a
> nd Drug Administration required by the Act, 21 U.S.C. 355(i), and for
> concealing material facts and making false statements in reports of animal
> studies conducted to establish the safety of the drug Aldactone and the
food
> additive Aspartame."
>
> Why was Searle not indicted? Searle's law firm met with Attorney Skinner
on
> January 26. A week later they offered him a job. On April 17 the Justice
> Department advised Skinner to proceed immediately because of a looming
> statute of limitations deadline. On July 1 Skinner switched sides to work
> for Sidney and Austin, Searle's law firm. His successor Atty. William
Conlon
> after convening a grand jury let the Statute of Limitations run out on the
> aspartame charges. Fifteen months later he too went to work for Sidney and
> Austin. All in all ten ranking FDA or federal officials involved with the
> investigation and regulation of aspartame had left government service for
> employment by the sweetener industry.
>
> No FDA Commissioner would approve aspartame and so it was kept off the
> market for 16 years. In April 1981, Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. was appointed
FDA
> Commissioner. On July 18, 1981 aspartame was approved for use in dry
foods.
> Arthur Hayes overruled a Public Board of Inquiry and ignored the law,
> Section 409(c)(3) of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348), which
> says that a food additive should not be approved if tests are
inconclusive.
> The FDA did apply an "acceptable daily intake" or ADI to aspartame. This
was
> raised so that in 1983 Dr. Hayes could approve aspartame for use in
> beverages... against the consensus of the National Soft Drink Association
> that aspartame was too unstable for such use. Shortly after the FDA
approval
> for aspartame in carbonated beverages, Arthur Hayes left the FDA under
> charges of improprieties, took a position as the Dean of New York Medical
> Collage and was hired as a consultant ($1,000 per day) with G.D. Searle's
> public relations firm, Burson-Marsteller.
>
> Burson-Marsteller (B-M) is the world's largest PR firm, with 63 offices in
> 32 countries. On the human rights front, B-M has represented some of the
> worst violators of our age. These include: The Nigerian government during
> the Biafran war, to discredit reports of genocide; The fascist junta that
> ruled Argentina during the 70's and early 80's, to attract foreign
> investment; The totalitarian regime of South Korea, to whitewash the human
> rights situation there during the 1988 Olympics; and the Indonesian
> government, which got into power through a CIA-sponsored bloodbath.
>
> So it's a possibility that B-M did a great job keeping aspartame on the
> world market despite "red-handed" evidence of it's toxic capabilities.
What
> may have been another "aspartame" biased act by the FDA was its effort to
> prevent the use of stevia. Stevia, a natural sweetener, is not a synthetic
> chemical, nor has it been implicated in health problems, as has aspartame.
> Stevia is 200 times sweeter than sugar, and in Japan it claims 41% of the
> sweetener market. In the entire history of stevia use as a sweetener in
> Japan, even in Diet CokeT, there has never been any complaints or concerns
> about its safety. Celestial SeasoningsT, one of the largest herbal tea
> companies in the world, used stevia as a flavoring and sweetener in many
> teas. In 1986, without warning, FDA agents entered their warehouse, seized
> their entire stock of stevia, and told them they could not use it in their
> teas. In 1991, the FDA banned stevia, claiming that in spite of its use
> worldwide as a sweetener additive with no reported side effects, it was an
> "unsafe food additive." (Today stevia is finally approved and on the open
> U.S. market.)
>
> Dr. H.J. Roberts has declared aspartame disease to be a world epidemic.
> Currently Monsanto reaps $1 billion/year from the aspartame toxic bonanza.
> They have asked for a more potent version called NeotameE to be approved
by
> the FDA.
>
> Those wishing detailed scientific documentation may choose to order a an
> excellent book by Dr. Blaylock or something from Dr. H. J. Roberts. On the
> internet go to http://www.dorway.com
>
>
>
>

Nan Eklund · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 11

What a bunch of baloney!
Nan, Type 2, aspertame user for 20 years or so.

Tiger Lily · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 6

"BZ" wrote in message .com...
> Look folks, this isn't rocket science. If you live in the USA you are used
> to being lied too, plain and simple. What possible gain is there for
someone
> pointing out evidence that is out there readily available? If you choose
to
> consume a chemical that makes you happy, then so be it. When others ask
> opinions why is it so difficult for you to let all opinions be heard
without
> calling people names and liars and trolls, etc.? You have your stance, and
> others have theirs. Simple, move on with your life.

simple...... this is a diabetic group

WE USE ASPARTAME AND SPLENDA

got it? simply..... move on with your life

BZ · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

Never heard of any "comoany" called "Splinda". Please clarify.

"Lee Cooper" wrote in message@cache1...
> You must work for the comoany that makes Splinda!
> "BZ" wrote in message
> $Ys.335958@news20.bellglobal.com...
> >
> > "Julie Bove" wrote in message
> > @corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > > > I'm going to try to quit anything with aspertame in it. I did a
> > > > report on it and some of the problems and symptoms were pretty
scary.
> > >
> > > They would be scary, if they were true. But they are not.
> > > >
> > > > My problem is that most no sugar added and diet products have
> > > > aspartame added. Any links or suggestions would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Here are a couple. Simply type in "Aspartame".
> > >
> > > http://snopes.com/
> > >
> > > http://urbanlegends.com/
> > >
> > > You'll see that the scary stuff is all a fairy tale.
> >
> > Please visit www.dorway.com for excellent information on ASPARTAME and
all
> > the evidence you need to know about to make an informed decision about
> what
> > you or your children are taking into your bodies.
> >
> > Aspartame is very sweet. However roaches won't eat it, cats and dogs
won't
> > eat it, ants won't eat it and flies won't eat it - but the FDA (Food and
> > Drug Administration) serves it to you with their approval and the
approval
> > of the Monsanto Chemical Company.
> >
> > Warnings
> >
> > Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) surveyed 80
> > people who suffered brain seizures after eating or drinking products
with
> > aspartame. The report stated "These 80 cases meet the FDA's own
definition
> > of an imminent hazard to the public health, which requires the FDA to
> > expeditiously remove a product from the market." On July 28, 1983 the
> > National Soft Drink Association drafted a 30-page protest questioning
the
> > safety of aspartame in soft drinks.
> >
> > The American Diabetic Association, which receives megafunds from The
> > NutraSweet Company, ignored a 1987 abstract submitted by Dr. H.J.
Roberts
> > (world expert on diabetes) summarizing 58 diabetic aspartame reactions.
He
> > says: "I now advise all patients with diabetes and hypoglycemia to avoid
> > aspartame products."
> >
> > The FDA and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) have received nearly
> 7,000
> > complaints, including five deaths, attributed to the use of aspartame in
> > food products since the FDA first permitted limited use in 1981. A
number
> of
> > researchers and doctors around the country object not only to the
product
> > itself, but to the questionable preliminary research that led the FDA to
> > approve it's use.
> >
> > Why hasn't aspartame been banned? The answer could be that there are
> > thousands of companies using aspartame in diet sodas, powdered drinks,
> > gelatin, tea, cocoa, juices, frozen desserts, even vitamins and
> medications.
> > This translates to billions of dollars worldwide. Far more profits than
> > needed to provide agency officials with gratuities and/or very favorable
> > future employment, politicians with campaign funds, non-profit
foundations
> > with endowments, scientists with research grants, and the media with
lots
> of
> > advertising dollars.
> >
> > History
> > Aspartame was the accidental discovery of chemist Jim Schlatter, who was
> > working for the pharmaceutical company G.D. Searle on an anti-ulcer
drug.
> It
> > was December 1965; Schlatter licked his finger and tasted the substance
> that
> > had spilled on his flask. It's sweetness stunned him, and he realized
that
> > tiny amounts of the chemicals he'd been mixing were powerfully sweet.
> Searle
> > began testing the chemical mixture, aspartame, and it eventually gained
> FDA
> > approval.
> >
> > Toxic Properties
> > Aspartame is a drug that breaks down into a witch's brew of toxins. It
is
> a
> > molecule composed of three components: aspartic acid, phenylalanine and
> > methanol.
> >
> > Free methanol begins to form in liquid aspartame-containing products at
> > temperatures above 86F. The human body runs around 98.6F. Once ingested
> the
> > free methanol is released into the small intestine and encounters the
> enzyme
> > chymotrypsin produced by the liver which breaks it down into
formaldehyde.
> >
> > Formaldehyde, also known as formalin, embalming fluid, or formol, is a
> > colorless gas with a pungent odor. Symptoms of formaldehyde exposure
> include
> > nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea. When the reaction is
> > allergic, symptoms may include minor respiratory irritation and watery
> eyes.
> > It is a known carcinogen.
> >
> > The body has difficulty eliminating formaldehyde so it combines some of
it
> > with water and stores it in the fat. What is not stored in the fat is
> > further converted to formic acid (AKA ant sting poison-also used as an
> > activator to strip epoxy and urethane coatings).
> >
> > 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 they are neurotoxic. They can go past
> the
> > blood brain barrier and deteriorate the neurons of the brain. The
> > phenylalanine which is genetically engineered breaks down into
> > diketopiperazine, a known brain tumor agent and it is the reason for the
> FDA
> > mandated warning label that states "Phenylketonurics: Contains
> > phenylalanine". In other words: aspartame converts to dangerous
byproducts
> > that have no natural countermeasures. A dieter's empty stomach
accelerates
> > these conversions and amplifies the damage.
> >
> > How bad is it?
> > There are 90 documented symptoms including: Headaches, Muscle spasms,
> > Irritability, Heart palpatations, Loss of taste, Joint pain, Dizziness,
> > Weight gain, Tachycardia (heart racing), Breathing difficulty, Tinnitus
> > (ringing in the ears), Blurred vision, Seizures, Rashes, Insomnia,
Anxiety
> > attacks, Vertigo, Hearing loss, Nausea, Depression, Blindness, Slurred
> > Speech, Memory Loss, Fatigue, Numbness.
> >
> > In l993, Swiss scientist S. E. Shephard exposed aspartame to nitrite in
a
> > test tube, causing it to undergo nitration as it might do when it
> encounters
> > nitrite in the stomach. Shephard then demonstrated that the nitrated
> > aspartame molecule was able to cause mutations in cultured bacteria.
This
> > test is commonly used to assess the cancer causing potential of
chemicals.
> >
> > Unethical Conduct
> > The FDA is charged by Congress to protect the public health by
prohibiting
> > the manufacture and distribution of unapproved drugs. The Department of
> > Justice has the responsibility for prosecution of criminal and civil
cases
> > arising under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21, United States
> Code
> > Section 331. Cases are referred to the Department generally through the
> FDA'
> > s Chief counsel after the FDA has conducted an investigation.
> >
> > The FDA approved aspartame under very suspect circumstances. By their
own
> > admission it is the most complained about substance in their history,
with
> > over 10,000 "official" complaints. The FDA, CDC and many others have
proof
> > that aspartame does in fact cause tumors, and they have more than ample
> > proof that the toxic substances methanol, formaldehyde, and formic acid,
> > along with the action of aspartic acid cause a wide range of problems in
> > those who ingest aspartame-laced products.
> >
> > Dr. Jacqueline Verrett, a former FDA toxicologist, and member of a FDA
> task
> > force that investigated the authenticity of research done by Searle to
> > establish the safety of aspartame, says she believes the original
> aspartame
> > studies were "built on a foundation of sand." She testified in front of
an
> > U.S. Senate hearing in 1987 that flawed tests conducted by Searle, used
as
> > the basis for FDA approval, were a "disaster" and should have been
"thrown
> > out." She said she believed the studies left many unanswered questions
> about
> > possible birth defects and the safety of aspartame. Verrett said the
team
> > was instructed not to be concerned with, or comment upon, the overall
> > validity of the study. She said a subsequent review discarded or ignored
> the
> > problems and deficiencies outlined by her team's original report. She
> said,
> > "serious departures from acceptable toxicological protocols that her
> > investigative team noted. were also discounted."
> >
> > On Jan 10, 1977; FDA Chief Counsel Richard Merrill recommended to U.S.
> > Attorney Sam Skinner, "We request that your office convene a Grand Jury
> > investigation into apparent violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and
> > Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 331(e), and the False Reports to the Government
> Act,
> > 18 U.S.C. 1001, by G.D. Searle and Company and three of its responsible
> > officers for their willful and knowing failure to make reports to the
Food
> a
> > nd Drug Administration required by the Act, 21 U.S.C. 355(i), and for
> > concealing material facts and making false statements in reports of
animal
> > studies conducted to establish the safety of the drug Aldactone and the
> food
> > additive Aspartame."
> >
> > Why was Searle not indicted? Searle's law firm met with Attorney Skinner
> on
> > January 26. A week later they offered him a job. On April 17 the Justice
> > Department advised Skinner to proceed immediately because of a looming
> > statute of limitations deadline. On July 1 Skinner switched sides to
work
> > for Sidney and Austin, Searle's law firm. His successor Atty. William
> Conlon
> > after convening a grand jury let the Statute of Limitations run out on
the
> > aspartame charges. Fifteen months later he too went to work for Sidney
and
> > Austin. All in all ten ranking FDA or federal officials involved with
the
> > investigation and regulation of aspartame had left government service
for
> > employment by the sweetener industry.
> >
> > No FDA Commissioner would approve aspartame and so it was kept off the
> > market for 16 years. In April 1981, Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. was appointed
> FDA
> > Commissioner. On July 18, 1981 aspartame was approved for use in dry
> foods.
> > Arthur Hayes overruled a Public Board of Inquiry and ignored the law,
> > Section 409(c)(3) of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348),
which
> > says that a food additive should not be approved if tests are
> inconclusive.
> > The FDA did apply an "acceptable daily intake" or ADI to aspartame. This
> was
> > raised so that in 1983 Dr. Hayes could approve aspartame for use in
> > beverages... against the consensus of the National Soft Drink
Association
> > that aspartame was too unstable for such use. Shortly after the FDA
> approval
> > for aspartame in carbonated beverages, Arthur Hayes left the FDA under
> > charges of improprieties, took a position as the Dean of New York
Medical
> > Collage and was hired as a consultant ($1,000 per day) with G.D.
Searle's
> > public relations firm, Burson-Marsteller.
> >
> > Burson-Marsteller (B-M) is the world's largest PR firm, with 63 offices
in
> > 32 countries. On the human rights front, B-M has represented some of the
> > worst violators of our age. These include: The Nigerian government
during
> > the Biafran war, to discredit reports of genocide; The fascist junta
that
> > ruled Argentina during the 70's and early 80's, to attract foreign
> > investment; The totalitarian regime of South Korea, to whitewash the
human
> > rights situation there during the 1988 Olympics; and the Indonesian
> > government, which got into power through a CIA-sponsored bloodbath.
> >
> > So it's a possibility that B-M did a great job keeping aspartame on the
> > world market despite "red-handed" evidence of it's toxic capabilities.
> What
> > may have been another "aspartame" biased act by the FDA was its effort
to
> > prevent the use of stevia. Stevia, a natural sweetener, is not a
synthetic
> > chemical, nor has it been implicated in health problems, as has
aspartame.
> > Stevia is 200 times sweeter than sugar, and in Japan it claims 41% of
the
> > sweetener market. In the entire history of stevia use as a sweetener in
> > Japan, even in Diet CokeT, there has never been any complaints or
concerns
> > about its safety. Celestial SeasoningsT, one of the largest herbal tea
> > companies in the world, used stevia as a flavoring and sweetener in many
> > teas. In 1986, without warning, FDA agents entered their warehouse,
seized
> > their entire stock of stevia, and told them they could not use it in
their
> > teas. In 1991, the FDA banned stevia, claiming that in spite of its use
> > worldwide as a sweetener additive with no reported side effects, it was
an
> > "unsafe food additive." (Today stevia is finally approved and on the
open
> > U.S. market.)
> >
> > Dr. H.J. Roberts has declared aspartame disease to be a world epidemic.
> > Currently Monsanto reaps $1 billion/year from the aspartame toxic
bonanza.
> > They have asked for a more potent version called NeotameE to be approved
> by
> > the FDA.
> >
> > Those wishing detailed scientific documentation may choose to order a an
> > excellent book by Dr. Blaylock or something from Dr. H. J. Roberts. On
the
> > internet go to http://www.dorway.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

BZ · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

Look folks, this isn't rocket science. If you live in the USA you are used
to being lied too, plain and simple. What possible gain is there for someone
pointing out evidence that is out there readily available? If you choose to
consume a chemical that makes you happy, then so be it. When others ask
opinions why is it so difficult for you to let all opinions be heard without
calling people names and liars and trolls, etc.? You have your stance, and
others have theirs. Simple, move on with your life.

"Nan Eklund" wrote in message@mb-m11.aol.com...
> What a bunch of baloney!
> Nan, Type 2, aspertame user for 20 years or so.

Ted Rosenberg · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 11

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Look you scamming piece of fecal matter
You keep pushing your scam on diabetic groups

FUCK OFF

BZ wrote:
> Look folks, this isn't rocket science. If you live in the USA you are used
> to being lied too, plain and simple. What possible gain is there for someone
> pointing out evidence that is out there readily available? If you choose to
> consume a chemical that makes you happy, then so be it. When others ask
> opinions why is it so difficult for you to let all opinions be heard without
> calling people names and liars and trolls, etc.? You have your stance, and
> others have theirs. Simple, move on with your life.
>
> "Nan Eklund" wrote in message
> @mb-m11.aol.com...
>
>>What a bunch of baloney!
>>Nan, Type 2, aspertame user for 20 years or so.
>
>
>

chilimac · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Well said, your family must be so proud of you.