http://www.vaclib.org/news/astimes.htm what are your conclusions is it true it was developed as a ant killer.
2006-08-13 06:42:49 · 7 answers · asked by the doctor 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
I don't think it was developed as an actual ant killer, but I do know a chap buys large amounts of Equal and changes the packaging and uses it as an ant killer. It does work, it also kills mice, and it takes less than an eighth of a small packet to kill one mice. Aspartame is a highly toxic substance, so why do doctors prescribe artificial sweeteners to diabetics?
2006-08-13 14:40:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Aspartame is a small protein containing phenylalanine.
I haven't heard of it being developed as an ant killer. The sweetness aspect is an incidental finding since it stimulates the sour sensors to taste sweet.
2006-08-13 17:16:47 · answer #2 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, PLEASE!! It was NOT DEVELOPED AS A TOXIN OF ANY SORT!!
That's an Urban legend, and completely bogus.
Here's the development history: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/549aspartame.html
Other reading to disprove the bullsh!t on the internet...
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp
http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.1316/pub_detail.asp
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/102/106833.htm
http://www.aspartamearchives.org/dangers-of-aspartame.htm
2006-08-14 10:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it was part of pesticide research, a accidental tasting showed it was very sweet and the rest is history including my wife's lymphoma that I attribute to her drinking of copious amounts of diet soda as a youth.
2006-08-13 23:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by Know it all 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
wow ..That doesnt surprise me if it was...I do know that while it is being broken down in the body of humans...it goes through a chemical process that changes it to Formaldehyde (embalming fluid) Why do people still use this crap....ewwwww
2006-08-14 01:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by Em W. 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was developed to rub on areas that were painful such as knee, shoulders, elbows, etc. I found it never worked for me. I just take motrin or advil.
2006-08-13 14:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by I luv my shitz-tzu 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
isn't aspartame a man-made artificial sugar? well for me it is an artificial man-made sugar for people who is suffering from diabetes..
2006-08-13 14:36:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋