Sweet Misery and Sweet Remedy are two well done documentaries on the effects of Aspartame and politics behind its approval as a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) substance.
Aspartame, along with all other artificial sweeteners, is a serious neurotoxin that leads some people to become very ill and can cause brain damage and exacerbate symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, have seizures, headaches and other effects that we are only beginning to comprehend.
Also find out Donald Rumsfeld's direct connection to the FDA approval during his time working with G.D. Searle.
Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World
Sweet Remedy: A World Reacts
What I find interesting about artificial sweeteners is that they do not help you lose weight. They actually cause you to gain body fat in areas such as your abdomen and hips because your liver doesn't know what to do with the poison and it stores it as fat. Baring the issue of diabetics, people seem to buy this stuff because they think it is healthier. There really is no evidence that this stuff is safe at all and in fact a large body of evidence that it isn't. If you are over the age of 20 you probably remember seeing on sweet and low packets that it had been proven to cause cancer in lab rats. Well guess what, the fact that it is no longer there has nothing to do with the safety of the product and everything to do with politics. When other sweeteners came out and the substances were pushed through as GRAS all dangerous labels came off. If you think you don't ingest artificial sweeteners think again, they are in your toothpaste, dental floss, mouthwash, yogurt, vitamins, mints, all "diet" products, protein shakes, cookies, gum and countless other places that you wouldn't expect them.
If you suffer from headaches, nausea, or mood swings take a look at your diet and see if eliminating artificial sweeteners helps the problem.
The second documentary also goes into Mono Sodium Glutamate MSG, material for another post...
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