Aspartame A Diet Delusion Essay Research Paper — страница 3

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Severe depression 139 (25%) “Extreme irritability” 125 (23%) “Severe anxiety attacks” 105 (19%) “Marked personality changes” 88 (16%) ?Severe insomnia” 76 (14%) Chest – Palpitations, tachycardia (rapid heart action) 88 (16%) “Shortness of breath” 54 (10%) Atypical chest pain 44 (8%) Recent hypertension (high blood pressure) 34 (6%) Gastrointestinal – Nausea 79 (14%) Diarrhea 70 (13%) Abdominal pain 70 (13%) Aggravation of respiratory allergies 10 (2%) Endocrine and Metabolic – Problems with diabetes: 60 (11%) Menstrual changes 45 (6%) Paradoxic weight gain 34 (5%) Marked weight loss 26 (6%) There are many other clinical reports in the scientific literature of aspartame-caused toxicity warning about the many dangers of aspartame including the cumulative

deleterious effects of methanol and the greater likelihood of birth defects. The articles note that the ingestion of aspartame may make pilots more susceptible to seizures and vertigo. Samples of some aspartame toxicity reactions reported on the Internet can be found on the Aspartame (NutraSweet) Toxicity Info Center web page:http://www.tiac.net/users/mgold/aspartame. Clearly the effects of swallowing a very slow poison are not beneficial to anyone Aspartame is a potent sweetener that — at the very least — can be safely used by virtually the entire population. The choice between sugar and aspartame is a ‘no-brainer’ if ever there was one. Bibliography http://www.tiac.net/users/mgold/aspartame