Aspartame ? Is it just me who thinks its really bad ?

Question

is it just me who thinks that aspartame is really really bad ? Would you rather your teeth fall out with sugar .. or have cancer and stuff with Aspartame ???!

Answer 1

I can't stand the taste of it. If I see something has aspartame in it, I don't buy it.
I would much rather have sugar, a naturally occurring sweetener, than anything artificial.
I think it's a shame there are products on the market advertising themselves as having 'reduced sugar' but what has really happened is that the artificial sweeteners have been increased. What is the point?

Answer 2

Well apartame gets a bad rep, but don't you think manufactures would still sell the stuff if people were getting cancer?

nothing has been proven that people have gotten canver, and i would think there would be a lot of suing if people did get cancer,

finally, you would probably have to take an insane amount of aspartame to get cancer. The mice that do get cancer take an unnecessarily high amount of apartame, which people would never think of taking that much aspartame

Answer 3

the simple fact of the matter is, that you have to drink huge amounts of soft drinks that contain aspartame for you to get cancer, so the average person need not worry about it. you can however, buy soft drinks that use natural sweeteners that do not contain harmful substances. you must also remember that if aspartame was really that bad then it would be on the banned substance list and the companies would not be allowed to use it.
hope it helps.

Answer 4

I do not.

I know that sugar will get your teeth and fatten you up like a blimp. No one who has looked at real info believes that aspartame will cause cancer.

I think you have been reading too many supermarket tabloids that are trying to sell copies by scaring people. I think there is more of an obesity epidemic than a cancer epidemic - so read more carefully and don't fall for that baloney.

Answer 5

I think it is deadly. I get an irritation in my throat when i eat anything with aspartame. It is like my throat is wanting to close. I read that some children have ended up in hospital with cramps and then in comas because of it. Beware you may think you are doing your kids a favour by giving them sugar free, you are in fact doing more harm.

The same goes for diet cooldrinks. rather give them fruit juice than any fizzy drink diet or not.

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

Splenda is not a safe option either it contains sucralose

http://www.holisticmed.com/splenda/

Answer 6

Also known as Aspartine. I can taste it any foods that use it and frankly, it tastes awful. Give me sugars anyday. A simple google search brought up this information, something very scary indeed. (FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration, the body that regulates Food and Drugs in the USA)

"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.

The rest of the story:

http://www.dorway.com/badnews.html

Answer 7

Aspartame is a synthetic product: methyl ester of the dipeptide of the amino acids aspartic acid and phenylalanine. During digestion it becomes aspartic acid + phenylalanine + formic acid that enter the liver through portal vein. Phenylalanine is an amino acid that can cause PKU (phenylketonurics) in some genetically predisposed people (very dangerous) and formic acid is very toxic to the organism; may cause various problems. Unfortunately, huge financial interests block these important informations and make lying propaganda. Never use it! I did and almost died. I stoped and got much better!

Answer 8

Now they are stopping schoolchildren drinking sweet fizzy drinks,but they are still allowing aspartame flavoured drinks,the general consensus being sugar is worse for you than aspartame.Don't believe it people,its poison!
The knowledge has been around since the 70's yet we still allow our kids this evil stuff,tests were done,and the results wern't good,Your body thinks its sugar and tries to secreet it,read the link and learn.
Spread the word!
Aspartame=Poison.
(yes,i am on a mission)

Answer 9

Alot of foods and diet drinks contain Aspartame..it is very bad for your eye site if taken in great quantities

Answer 10

Rather stick to sugar thanks....aspartame is also linked to behavioural problems in children...stay well clear xx