is asperteme safe ?

Answer 1

I was told by my doctor that aspertame is not safe at all. All diet drinks except for Diet Rite have aspertmne in them. Not good for you at all.

Carefully controlled clinical studies show that aspartame is not an allergen. However, certain people with the genetic disease phenylketonuria (PKU), and pregnant women with hyperphenylalanine (high levels of phenylalanine in blood) have a problem with aspartame because they do not effectively metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine, one of aspartame's components. High levels of this amino acid in body fluids can cause brain damage. Therefore, FDA has ruled that all products containing aspartame must include a warning to phenylketonurics that the sweetener contains phenylalanine.

Answer 2

I read a great article about aspartame last year. It says that in the case of the FDA approving aspartame, politics trumped science yet again. Here is a link to the article:
http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=457
and here is a good excerpt from it:

Concerns over aspartame's toxicity meant that for eight years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied it approval, effectively keeping it off the world market. This caution was based on compelling evidence, brought to light by numerous eminent scientists, litigators and consumer groups, that aspartame contributed to serious central nervous system damage and had been shown to cause cancer in animals. Eventually, however, political muscle, won out over scientific rigour, and aspartame was approved for use in 1981 (see timeline for details).

I hope that this manages to convince you. Take care!

Answer 3

"Does Aspartame cause cancer?

Gabe Mirkin, M.D.

Researchers in Italy recently published a study demonstrating that aspartame causes cancer in animals. It showed increased incidence of malignant tumors, lymphomas, leukemias, and cancers of the kidney and nerves (Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, November, 2005.) On the same day, the Calorie Control Council, an international non-profit association representing the low-calorie and reduced-fat food and beverage industry, came out a report stating that: "Overwhelming Scientific Evidence Confirms Safety of Aspartame; Governments Recommend No Change in Dietary Practices Related to Aspartame." Whom do you believe?

More than a thousand previous studies have shown aspartame to be safe. At present, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has said they are not recommending any changes in the use of aspartame. When the Italian study was reviewed by the United Kingdom Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, the committee found aspects of study findings "implausible.� Four long-term carcinogenicity studies have found no relationship between aspartame and any form of cancer. Aspartame has been consumed for nearly a quarter of a century, and is one of the most thoroughly analyzed food ingredients, with more than 200 scientific studies concluding that it is safe.

Aspartame is composed of two amino acids, protein- building blocks called aspartic acid and phenylalanine. Both amino acids are found naturally in protein-containing foods, including meats, grains and dairy products. They are also found naturally in many foods such as fruits and vegetable and their juices. The body handles the components from aspartame in the same way it handles them when derived from other foods. I think that it is unwise to consume huge amounts of any single food or ingredient, but aspartame in small amounts appears to be safe and in my opinion, it is preferable to the refined sugars it replaces in your diet.

March 1, 2006"

Answer 4

You mean aspartame, the artificial sweetener? Dangerous, nasty stuff. Don't use it. splenda is supposed to be better but I think the further you get away from nature the more dangerous to your health. Try carrot and fruit juices for something sweet.

Answer 5

It is not safe to give aspartame to children, if that's what you are asking.

Answer 6

No!! if you need to use artificial sweeteners then go with splenda which is a derivative of natural sugar!

Answer 7

no its not safe but a safe alternative is a natural sugar called Stevia.... you can find it in any health store... Also, please do not give a baby a sugar sub its not healthy for us or babies... Stevia is all natural thou..

Answer 8

Hello there,

No. Please do not drink anything with that poison.

If you must have sugar, use the real thing.

Hope this helps you................................................ :-)

Answer 9

no