Again r.e. the FDA, a recent article in Esquire claims that the FDA did NOT want to approve aspartame as a sweetner by were pressured by government friends of D. Rumsfeld, who was then CEO of G.D. Searle, which makes the stuff. I can not verify the accuracy of this claim; if true, it suggests that some in the FDA have the right inclinations but lack the right stuff to stand up to bullying. . . .
Ode Coyote wrote: > > When I first read that article, I visited a biochemist friend involved in > drug research. > He outlined the metabolytes of aspertame from memory. Many of the > metabolytes are common in our environment..various hydrocarbons etc. [my > memory is not as good as his even though he took a lot more drugs when we > were kids] > He was not alarmed by them but did say, basically, that caution and > moderation was a good thing... for just about all things. [Yea, he's one to > talk] > I see in further examination of the articles and follow up that methonal > toxicity is considered to be the main problem. Did you know that one of > the metabolytes of booze is methonol? [ If i recall, another is > formaldehyde] Some people metabolize ethonol into methonol at greater > rates and in higher ratios [to sugars] than others. Given the difference in > a normal 'dose' of nutrasweet and the amounts of booze that many people > drink, just what IS a toxic dose of methonal? You can smell it strong on > the morning after a good drunk. Does a teaspoon or two of aspertame make > you smell like that? > > Does aspertame "contain" methonal? I doubt it. Methonal is a liquid and > neutrasweet is a powder. > Methonal cannot be made into a powder. If I recall, acetylene was one of > the metabolytes mentioned by my friend and he said it goes straight to the > liver...like ethonol [booze]. Possibly it can metabolize into methonal there. > > Just because something will kill ants does not mean it's an ant poison. > It kills ants because ants can't tell the difference between sugar and > nutrasweet and they get no nutrition. > Eating nothing but Wonderbread will kill you too. > > Here's a good one > "Aspartame is not a diet product. On the last page of the NSDA protest you > will > see that aspartame is a drug that makes you crave > carbohydrates so you gain > weight. No wonder there is so much obesity in this country. " > > It would be more logical to assume that people use nutrasweet because they > crave sweets [carbohydrates], not the other way around and they are obese > because they eat them... though the effect 'could' be 'made' to look like > the cause. > I constantly see obese people eat 3 Big macs and drink a diet coke [to > wash it all down]. That doesn't make sense...nor does eating 3 Big Macs. > But that doesn't mean that a diet coke made them eat the burgers. I > suspect it's a guilt reducing device and a way to hide ones own > responsibility for getting so fat. "See? I drink diet soda and I'm still > fat...I'm a victimmmm!" [Go figger] > ...and Coke has lots of money to sue them for... > > Well , maybe aspertame is a factor in the diseases mentioned, but I doubt > it's the only one. It's entirely possible that discontinuing use could > aleviate symptoms just by removing one source of the toxins so the critical > levels are no longer reached. > Humm, lots of hydrocarbons in the air during the gulf war? Gasoline burns > MY tongue too...for quite a while. > > How many of the stricken ones drink vodka..or certain French wines > sweetened with polyglycol [antifreeze] or have liver problems? > > I'm no fan of the FDA, But it's typical to give an official cold shoulder > to reactionary public outcry from just a few individuals. I'm sure they > get all sorts of crank stuff that forces everyone else to 'go through > channels'. > Many people use their answering machines to screen out telemarketers. Now, > if they want to talk to me, they have to come 'here'..and face my shotgun. > Same sorta thing. > > Still, aspertame, a good thing to stay away from. Besides, it tastes like > crap. > But the point is, how much of this info is a distortion of the whole > truth, while the intent is clearly 'to scare'? > > ken > > At 10:51 AM 8/2/02 -0700, you wrote: > >Ken writes (of > >http://www.XpeditionsMagazine.com/magazine/articles/kathy/asp.html ): > > > > > >> ...like any reactionary piece designed to manipulate your emotions... > >> > >Good eye, Ken! This did cause a firestorm of controversy...and > >awareness: > > > >> What follows is an explanation from Betty Martini, the > >> person who actually wrote the (Nancy Markle letter), as to the > >> history of the piece... > >> > >http://nancymarkle.com/betty/betty.html > >jr > > > > > >-- > >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > >
