"Max C." wrote:

Peter Bowditch wrote:
"Jan Drew" wrote:


http://www.thenhf.com/articles_46.htm

Aspartame: RICO Complaint Filed Against NutraSweet, ADA, Monsanto
Sepp (Josef) Hasslberger

September 17, 2004

That's over two years ago, Jan, and aspartame is still on the market.

Whatever happened to the great court case? Could it be just possible
that it went nowhere?

I don't think something being on the market is any indication that it's
safe. We FINALLY got the FDA to admit that trans fats are not safe in
any amount, but they're still everywhere.

There is no question to the validity of the claim aspartame, a
dipeptide, breaks down into several chemicals, one being methanol, once
inside the body. That methanol then breaks down into formaldehyde. I
remember seeing this in an email and thinking to myself "No way. This
has to be net lore." Then I happened to see the myth challenged on TV
(I believe on the show Dr. Know) and sure enough, formaldehyde is a by
product of aspartame.

Don't ever tell anyone to drink orange juice, Max. The methanol and
formaldehyde byproducts might cause terrible problems.


All one needs to do is search the web for aspartame and formaldehyde to
see a list of side effects cause by constant use of aspartame. I'm
surprised this is even a debating point these days.

It's not. Aspartame is safe. Don't believe everything you read on loon
sites.


Max.
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