ASPARTAME: WHAT '
Aspartame is a low-calorie artificial sweetener. It consists of two amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine and the carboxyl end of phenylalanine is esterified with methanol. Its sweetness is 200 times greater than that of sugar, which is why small amounts are needed to sweeten foods and beverages. Aspartame, like other sweeteners such as cyclamate and saccharin, is this useful for those suffering from diabetes and for people who want to reduce the intake of calories in the diet.
People suffering from phenylketonuria, who have difficulty in assimilating that phenylalanine, should control the intake of aspartame as a source of phenylalanine.
Aspartame is a food additive approved in Europe and is filed under number E951. The daily intake was set at 40 mg / kg body weight. (Wikipedia)
reading this description of aspartame has been led to believe that this is a substance that causes harm to our body, so as to advise "on diabetics and people who want to reduce the intake of calories in the diet. "
informing us better, we realize that this sweetener, seemingly harmless, in fact conceals aspects very dangerous for all of us, whether we are more or less consciously, regular consumers.
To provide more details on the substance listed some articles:
Aspartame ... the truth! - from "lever of Archimedes
(Association for Consumer Freedom of Choice)
L 'Aspartame was not approved for use in food until 1981. For over eight years the FDA (Food and Drug Administration - Food and Drugs Administration) has refused to approve the use of aspartame because of seizures and brain tumors
that this substance has resulted in laboratory animals. The FDA continued to refuse to approve it until President Reagan took the office (it was a close friend of GD Searle - now Monsanto), fired the FDA commissioner who had denied approval of aspartame and appoint Commissioner Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes. This, despite the negative response of the Investigative Committee, also approved aspartame.
Shortly after approving the use of aspartame in carbonated beverages, Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes, signed a cooperation agreement with the agency's Public Relations GD Searle.
long-term damage
Aspartame causes damage "slow and quiet" ... due to the presence of methanol (nell'aspartame contain at least 10%), a substance very dangerous and sometimes lethal.
doses
The researchers recommend EPA a maximum of consumption of 7.8 mg per day. One liter of aspartame sweetened beverage contains about 56 mg of methanol. The regular consumers of products containing aspartame
consume up to 250 mg of methanol per day, 32 times the upper limit suggested by 'EPA.
An evaluation of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental Protection Agency - USA) on methanol states that methanol "is considered a poison accumulation, due to the low rate of excretion once absorbed. The problems from methanol poisoning more known are the problems of view. Formaldehyde is a well known carcinogen and causes retinal damage, interferes with DNA replication and causes defects of birth. Given the lack of some key enzymes, humans are much more susceptible to the toxic effects of methanol than animals. Consequently, the evidence on aspartame and methanol made at the expense of laboratory animals do not properly reflect the risk to humans. As pointed out by Dr Woodrow C. Monte, director of the Laboratory of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Arizona, "there are no studies on humans or mammals to evaluate the possible mutagenic, teratogenic, carcinogenic or caused by chronic alcohol assumption methyl alcohol. "
It 'been pointed out that fruit juices and alcoholic beverages contain small amounts of methanol. It 'important to remember that the methanol content in natural products never appears alone, but is always accompanied by an enzyme inhibitor: ethanol.
a case
American troops during the Gulf War were quenching with large amounts of beverages sweetened with aspartame, which had been heated above 30 ° C by the sun of Saudi Arabia. Many of them returned home with numerous disorders similar to those seen in people chemically poisoned by formaldehyde. _________________________________
www.centroconsumatori.it From site:
The most controversial is probably the sweetener aspartame (E951), produced by chemical synthesis of amino acids and about 200 times sweeter than common sugar. Aspartame is used in the preparation of dozens of foods and drinks too often can be found directly in the form of tablets. The law indicates 40 mg per kilogram of body mass to its daily intake. However, since it is present in over 6000 foods, it is easy to suppose that the borrowing limit is reached (and passed) in a hurry. During the metabolism of aspartame in the body are formed aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol, the accumulation of the latter may produce side effects such as headaches, allergic reactions and epilepsy. Uncontrolled consumption Aspartame should therefore be avoided particularly by vulnerable groups such as children (especially under 3 years) and pregnant women. The
canceroginicità aspartame has already been demonstrated. It now remains to ascertain to what extent the results of tests conducted on animals also apply to the human organism and in the future if this substance will be banned from our daily diet.
Aspartame is contained mainly in the following products: •
soft drinks (carbonated): 200 mg / tin
• chewing gum and candy: 2.52 mg / piece
• yogurt: 100 mg/100g
• sweetener: 18 mg / tablet (45 mg)
• dessert (ice cream and frozen desserts): 60100 mg/100g
Most consumers are unaware, however, that this substance is also used in the products spreads on breads, breakfast cereals, in mustard, in sauces, canned in fruits and spirits.
All foods with added aspartame must bear the label 'contains phenylalanine "or" source of phenylalanine ", as such a substance contraindicated for people with fenilchetunoria (metabolic disease).
From 26 January 2005, the European law approved two new artificial sweeteners: sucralose and salt of aspartame-acesulfame.
The salt of aspartame-acesulfame (E962), consisting components already approved for food use, is more stable than aspartame alone and about 350 times sweeter than sucrose. Thanks to its water-soluble is used especially in the preparation of drinks. The body is separated into its components originating metabolizing aspartame and acesulfame eliminated through the kidney.
Conclusions:
the light of the above would be advisable to consume beverages such as water or unsweetened tea. If you do not want to dispense with all the sweet, rather a judicious use of natural sugar (possibly replaceable with honey), rather than large amounts of artificial sweeteners. After eating sugary foods, remember always wash your teeth.
Project co-financed by the Ministry of Productive Activities
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A warning about the dangers of this artificial sweetener is given by the outcome of research ...............
Since it was shown that even small amounts of aspartame have profound consequences, I wonder why product does not show the amount of sweetened. It would allow the consumer more control over the food they consume daily . Many of the reactions attributed
uncontrolled and prolonged use of aspartame is dangerous, among them stand out:
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arthritis -
asthmatic reactions - swelling, edema (fluid retention)
- burning on urination
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chronic cough - chronic fatigue
- diarrhea
- impotence and other sexual problems
- muscle spasms
- reduction in memory
- convulsions
- tachycardia
- reduced vision
BUT WHAT MECHANISMS MAY HAVE EVERYTHING '?
Methanol, from aspartame, is released in the small intestine when the methyl group of aspartame encounters the enzyme chymotrypsin. Free methanol begins to form when any liquid product that contains aspartame is heated to a temperature above 30 ° C. .. This also occurs naturally in the human body.
The methanol is then converted to formaldehyde. The formaldehyde results in the formation of formic acid, the venom of the ant. L 'formic acid is toxic and is used as an activator of strippers for urethane and epoxy coatings. Imagine what it does to your tissues!
Phenylalanine and aspartic acid account for 90% of aspartame, and these amino acids, when taken with food, normally used by the body for the synthesis of protoplasm. But when unaccompanied by other amino acids that would normally eat in a normal meal protein content, become neurotoxins.
This is the reason for which we find on the label of EQUAL and other aspartame products, the warning for phenylketonuria (PKU). 2% of the population suffers from this disorder that results in extreme sensitivity to this substance, unless it comes from the power. This causes problems to the brain and other birth defects! In the end, phenylalanine becomes DKP (diketopiperazine), a substance that causes cancer of the brain.
In other words, L 'Aspartame converts to dangerous byproducts for which no natural countermeasures. The empty stomach of a person on a diet accelerates these conversions and amplifies the damage. The components of aspartame go straight to the brain, causing severe headaches, mental confusion, seizures and balance problems. Rats and other animals used as guinea pigs are then died of brain cancer.
The studies are the subject of strong debate, for now, there is only the allegation of the scientific community of the harmful effects of this sweetener.
If you are a consumer of any product containing aspartame and have physical, visual, or mental ... Take a test: do not take aspartame for 60 days. If, after two months with no aspartame your symptoms have disappeared or decreased, join with us to eliminate this neurotoxin from the market.
for more information:
http://www.masternewmedia.org/it/2007/06/30/studio_sullaspartame_rivela_dati_sconcertanti.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy
http://www.dorway.com/
http://www.disinformazione.it/monsanto
http://www.minerva.unito.it/chimica&industria/dizionario/Supplementi02/AdditiviAlimentari/SchedaE951. htm
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