My wife and I have a $10 bet about “Aspartame”. She says that it’s bad for you and I say it’s not because it’s approved by the FDA. Who’s right?
Sweet Tooth Steve, San Antonio, TX
Pay up Sweet Tooth.
There’s only one thing that frightens Biff more than a ruffle collared, red nose Circus Clown, and that’s, Aspartame!
Aspartame wasn't approved by the FDA until 1981, when Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes was hired to replace the old FDA Commissioner. Despite the fact that a Board of Inquiry recommended against approving Aspartame because tests showed that it caused brain tumors and seizures in poor little lab rats, Dr. Hayes overruled them and approved the sweetener.
In 1994, Aspartame accounted for more than 75% of all adverse reactions reported to the FDA's Adverse Reaction Monitoring System.
Symptoms could include high blood pressure, chest pains, seizures, convulsions, depression, chronic fatigue, asthma, weight gain, abdominal pain, headaches, migraines, anxiety, brain cancer and even death.
Today, it’s an ingredient used in approximately 6,000 consumer foods and beverages sold worldwide and is commonly used in diet soft drinks. YUM!
Aspartame may be 180 times sweeter than sugar but it’s also deadly, so the next time your sweet tooth has you reaching for an ice cold Diet Cola, have your wife knock it out... It could save your life.
~ Tumor-free Biff
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There’s only one thing that frightens Biff more than a ruffle collared, red nose Circus Clown, and that’s, Aspartame!
Aspartame wasn't approved by the FDA until 1981, when Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes was hired to replace the old FDA Commissioner. Despite the fact that a Board of Inquiry recommended against approving Aspartame because tests showed that it caused brain tumors and seizures in poor little lab rats, Dr. Hayes overruled them and approved the sweetener.
In 1994, Aspartame accounted for more than 75% of all adverse reactions reported to the FDA's Adverse Reaction Monitoring System.
Symptoms could include high blood pressure, chest pains, seizures, convulsions, depression, chronic fatigue, asthma, weight gain, abdominal pain, headaches, migraines, anxiety, brain cancer and even death.
Today, it’s an ingredient used in approximately 6,000 consumer foods and beverages sold worldwide and is commonly used in diet soft drinks. YUM!
Aspartame may be 180 times sweeter than sugar but it’s also deadly, so the next time your sweet tooth has you reaching for an ice cold Diet Cola, have your wife knock it out... It could save your life.
~ Tumor-free Biff
Do you know of other unhealthy ingredients that are found in foods? If so, Enlighten Biff by leaving a comment below…
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