Bosco has already pointed out how misinformation regarding aspartame is being spread in this thread through bogus websites. Interspersed below I correct all the false statements made by Ferdinando, some of which involve misrepresentations of what I said.
--- On Sun, 10/17/10, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão <[email protected]> wrote: > > RESPONSE :The study is not conducted by MIT, but a talk given at MIT by >Paul > A. Spiers, whose credentials are below. > The news report from MIT that I had provided clearly states that the study was conducted at MIT. Here is the quote: "The study was conducted at MIT's CRC. Electro-encephalograms were done at the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center in Boston." Please see - http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1998/aspartame-0916.html The paper published by Spiers in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also states this clearly. Here is an excerpt from the abstract displayed on the journal website: QUOTE Aspartame: neuropsychologic and neurophysiologic evaluation of acute and chronic effects PA Spiers, L Sabounjian, A Reiner, DK Myers, J Wurtman and DL Schomer Clinical Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA. UNQUOTE Please see - http://www.ajcn.org.ezproxyhost.library.tmc.edu/cgi/content/abstract/68/3/531 > > http://www.dorway.com/upipart1.html > This a well-known untrustworthy aspartame activism website that makes dubious claims against science and scientists. > > 1- That there is no smoke without fire, that there is certainly >something > wrong with Aspartame. > Bosco and I have shown that the smoke created on Goanet regarding aspartame is simply foul smelling exhaust from dubious websites. > > 2- That Aspartame is a derivative of genetically modified E.Coli and > not chemically synthesised as stated by Santosh. > Authentic information provided by responsible sources state that aspartame is chemically synthesized from the naturally occurring essential amino acids L-aspartate and L-phenylalanine. The raw materials for its synthesis, namely the said amino acids are obtained by fermentation using two strains of harmless bacteria, B. flavum and C. glutamicum, just as dairy yogurt is produced by the fermentation of milk by bacteria called L. delbrueckii and S. salivarius. > > 3- That Aspartame is composed of three chemicals and not two as per > Santosh’s knowledge. > I did not mention how many chemicals in all were involved in the chemical synthesis of aspartame. I only stated the incontrovertible fact that it was made from two naturally occurring amino acids. Please see above. > > We clinical doctors can only give advice. Whether to heed it or not, is >up > to each one. We advise as we know we are dealing with human life and >not > experimenting on animals. > Medical doctors, whether they are general practitioners like Ferdinando or specialists, are not supposed to provide false information and mislead the public through bogus activist propaganda websites. They are supposed to provide reliable information from responsible sources such as WHO, Food and Agricultural Organization, National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, European Commission Scientific Committee on Food, etc. All of these organizations categorically state that aspartame is safe for human consumption as a sugar substitute. Cheers, Santosh
