Also see http://execonn.com for how to use aspartame properly.
Marshall Duncan Crow wrote: > Hi; > > Aspartame contains phenylalanine. So does Nutra-sweet. So does Sugar > Twin...You have to read the pak. > > The comment about phenylalanine being an essential neurotransmitter is true, > but spplementation is usually unnecessary and unwise because it breaks down > to formaldehyde.. > > A google search turned up a wealth of information, all of it bad WRT > Aspartame and phenylalanine...here are just a few.. > > 'Nuff said. > > ciao > > Duncan > > ******************** > > http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/aspart.htm > > "Aspartame an L aspartyl L phenylalanine methyl ester, is composed of two > amino acids, aspartate and phenylalanine, linked by methanol. Inside the > gastrointestinal tract, especially in the stomach it is bro ken down into > its constitutent components . In some instances the dipeptide is lysed > within the cells of the gut. As a consequence the methanol is rapidly > absored and distributed throughout the tissues of the body. Within the > tissues substantial amounts of methanol's two metabolic breakdown products > (formaldehyde and formic acid) have been shown to accumulate in many > tissues." > > ********** > > The "Pandora's box of chameleon-like toxins and tumor agents" > > Aspartame was never and cannot be proven to be safe. It is not and > cannot > be a diet aid because the formaldehyde (from the breakdown of the 10% > methanol) gets stored in the fat along with some water. The National Soft > Drink Association did a 30-page protest in the '80s (Congressional Record, > Senate S 5511, 5/7/85) that mentioned the fact that aspartame was unstable, > and that aspartame reduced the levels of serotonin (a substance that gives > one that "full" feeling) which often induces a craving for carbohydrates. > > L-Aspartyl-l-phenylalanine methyl ester, 98%, aspartame CAS #22839-47-0 > (a.k.a. Equal, NutraSweet, Spoonful, Benevia, Equal Measure, etc.) is > composed of (at least) three things: > > 1.) aspartic acid, (around 40%) CAS # 56-84-8 > 2.) phenylalanine, (around 50%) CAS # 63-91-2 > 3.) methanol (wood alcohol) (10%) CAS # 67-56-1 > > Molecular Weight : 294.30 > Formula : C14H18N2O5 > MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET : http://www.dorway.com/asparta.txt > > ********* > > http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/abuse/methanol.html#discussion > > "These are indeed extremely high levels for adducts of formaldehyde, a > substance responsible for chronic deleterious effects that has also been > considered carcinogenic. > > "It is concluded that aspartame consumption may constitute a hazard because > of its contribution to the formation of formaldehyde adducts." (Trocho 1998) > > "It was a very interesting paper, that demonstrates that formaldehyde > formation from aspartame ingestion is very common and does indeed accumulate > within the cell, reacting with cellular proteins (mostly enzymes) and DNA > (both mitochondrial and nuclear). The fact that it accumulates with each > dose, indicates grave consequences among those who consume diet drinks and > foodstuffs on a daily basis." (Blaylock 1998) > > The methanol from aspartame is converted to formaldehyde and then formic > acid (DHHS 1993, Liesivuori 1991), although some of the formaldehyde appears > to accumulate in the body as discussed above. Chronic formaldehyde exposure > at very low doses has been shown to cause immune system and nervous system > changes and damage as well as headaches, general poor health, irreversible > genetic damage, and a number of other serious health problems (Fujimaki > 1992, He 1998, John 1994, Liu 1993, Main 1983, Molhave 1986, National > Research Council 1981, Shaham 1996, Srivastava 1992, Vojdani 1992, Wantke > 1996). One experiment (Wantke 1996) showed that chronic exposure to > formaldehyde caused systemic health problems (i.e., poor health) in children > at an air concentration of only 0.043 - 0.070 parts per million! > > Obviously, chronic exposure to an extremely small amount of formaldehyde is > to be avoided. Even if formaldehyde adducts did not build up in the body > from aspartame use, the regular exposure to excess levels of formaldehyde > would still be a major concern to independent scientists and physicians > familiar with the aspartame toxicity issue. > > In addition to chronic formaldehyde poisoning, the excitotoxic amino acid > derived from aspartame will almost certainly worsen the damage caused by the > formladehyde. Synergistic effects from aspartame metabolites are rarely, if > ever, mentioned by the manufacturer. Aspartame breaks down into a free-form > (unbound to protein) excitotoxic amino acid which is quickly-absorbed (as > long as it is not given in slow-dissolving capsules) and can raise the blood > plasma levels of this excitotoxin (Stegink 1987). It is well known that > free-form excitotoxins can cause irreversible damage to brain cells (in > areas such as the retina, hypothalamus, etc.) in rodents and primates (Olney > 1972, Olney 1980, Blaylock 1994, Lipton 1994). In order to remove excess, > cell-destroying excitotoxic amino acids from extracellular space, glial > cells surround the neuron and supply them with energy (Blaylock 1994, page > 39, Lipton 1994). This takes large amounts of ATP. However, formate, a > formaldehyde metabolite, is an ATP inhibitor (Liesivuori 1991). Eells > (1996b) points out that excitatory amino acid toxicity may be the "mediators > of retinal damage secondary to formate induced energy depletion in > methanol-intoxication." The synergistic effects from the combination of a > chronic formaldehyde exposure from aspartame along with a free-form > excitotoxic amino acid is extremely worrisome. > > ************* > www.dorway.com > 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. > Shortly after Commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr., approved the use of > aspartame in carbonated beverages, he left for a position with G.D. Searle's > Public Relations firm. > Long-Term Damage. It appears to cause slow, silent damage in those > unfortunate enough to not have immediate reactions and a reason to avoid it. > It may take one year, five years, 10 years, or 40 years, but it seems to > cause some reversible and some irreversible changes in health over long-term > use. > **************** > > ciao > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
