Too much sugar is bad for you, but just a little aspartame is poison.
Big
Corporate wants you to buy aspartame, and wants you to believe the
flawed studies, most of which are funded by the industry, that conclude
that its perfectly safe. It is not!
Aspartame is
composed of two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartate, joined
together by a methanol molecule. Phenylalanine
and aspartate are obtained naturally from healthful sources of protein and are
perfectly good for you when ingested this way. But in isolated form -
they act as neurotoxins. They upset your brain chemistry.
Methanol
is oxidized to formaldehyde in our bodies and is toxic to the eyes and
nervous system. We safely ingest tiny amounts of methanol as a component
of natural foods, which is completely different than obtaining it in
isolated form.
Phenylalanine is also dangerous for a small minority of people born with the genetic error of metabolism called phenylketonuria.
Aspartame
readily breaks down into its component amino acids and methanol in the
gastrointestinal tract, when stored at 85 degrees farenheit or above,
and when used in heated or cooked foods.
The
manufacturers of aspartame want you to buy their little yellow and blue
packets and the processed food industry wants you to buy their
artificially sweetened fake foods to keep you hooked on the sweet taste
of addictive junk food.
Aspartame is hidden in many foods, protein drinks, gum, medications, and supplements - check your labels!
Artificial
sweeteners in general are also associated with weight gain! If you want
a little sweetener in your tea, coffee, or oatmeal - a tiny bit of
natural sweetener is much better for you.
All
artificial sweeteners, including sucralose (Splenda), acesulfame-K, and
the old standby, saccharin, are toxic. But aspartame is by far the
worst.
