Hi Marshall, This is from vague memory, and I cannot recall where I read it, perhaps in some of Betty Martini's writing, but there is something going on with the labeling requirements for Aspartame, that does not require it to be listed below certain levels or something like that. I will try to find my reference. I suppose one could write the makers.
On the other hand, they may have gotten smart and removed it. I hope so, because Pediolyte is so very useful. James-Osbourne: Holmes -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>CS and gatoraide /i am curious about that also "James Osbourne, Holmes" wrote: Brooks Bradley's research group hooked up a dog, gently and carefully, to a real time blood sampler in a toe vein. They carefully inserted a tube into the dog's stomach and placed measured amounts of various solutions into the dog's stomach. CS, CS with MSM, etc. Brooks wrote an informal report that is in the archives. When the following balance of Lactated Ringer's solution CS, and MSM was used, the CS levels in the blood were 4 X that within the same time range as when only CS was used . Voila; near IV results without the poke. Lactated Ringer's solution is a standard water and electrolyte replacement solution used commonly in modern medical practice. It is most often administered IV. Pedialyte (spelling?) is very similar, but unfortunately contains aspartame, a deadly neurotoxin. It is used to orally hydrate babies with diarrhea and other conditions that cause them to loose lots water and electrolytes. I used it to keep my kids out of the hospital on an IV on several occasions, but will wait till someone makes a version w/o aspartame before using it ever again. I recall seeing aspertame on the ingredients of Pediolyte also. But I just checked several bottles of it tonight, both the unflavored and several flavors, and it no longer lists aspertame in the ingredients. It now has sucaryl or something like that. I compared Pediolyte to Gaterade, and although similar they are quite different. The second ingredient (first is water), is glucose (aka dextrose) for Pediolyte and sucrose (cane sugar) for Gaterade. Also Gaterade contains citric acid which Pdeiolyte does not. Marshall
