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Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is marketed under brand names such as NutraSweet and Equal. It is used to sweeten a variety of diet drinks, such as Diet Coke. While some consider aspartame potentially harmful, the Food and Drug Administration in the United States denies there are any health risks in consuming it.
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Fast Facts
- Discovered by James M. Schlatter
- Found in 1965
- Is 200 times sweeter than sugar
- 1981: Initially approved by FDA
- People with phenylketonuria should consider it a source of phenylalanine
- [http: //www.diabetes.org/home.jsp American Diabetic Association] considers it safe for people with diabetes
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@JRFire Diet coke also contains aspartame, a known carcinogen: http://bit.ly/tzUJW I wouldn't drink it.
@hristo_deshev | November 11, 2009 06:37 AM -
@ShortyFans Aspartame!! I'm highly allergic and i did not know this candy had it in it and i ate like 50 pieces of it!!
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Don Rumsfeld made a fortune with aspartame. His company, in cahoots with the FDA, hid its toxicity. http://bit.ly/1WR07h via @thesubjective
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Insta Sweet Aspartame Tablets - 125 Each - $1.88
INDICATIONS: America's Best Bargain in Aspartame Tablets for these reasons: Insta Sweet uses Aspartame, the same sweetener as Equal tablets, but consumers receive 125 tablets per dispenser versus 100 for the other brand. Although consumers ...
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What's In Your Food?: The Truth about Additives from Aspartame to Xanthan Gum - $7.95
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Eat Safe: The Truth about Additives from Aspartame to Xanthan Gum - $9.95
Updated and revised, this edition of the international bestseller is an easy-to-read, pocket-size guide to the additives that color, preserve, and flavor everything you—and your kids and your pets!—eat. It’s comprehensive: including th...
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Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic - $75.00
THE definitive book on complications from the use of "diet" products. It details two decades of extensive corporate-neutral research involving 1200 victims in the author's database.
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View All Aspartame Questions (5) | Ask a QuestionWhy is Aspartame so bad when it tastes so good? (2 Answers)Aspartame is poison! It turns to formaldehyde once ingested. It creates all sorts of health hazards as well. Check out this link http://www.scribd.com/doc/5007990/ASPARTAME-DIET-SODA-SPLENDA-Buy-Your-Poison-by-Dr-Leo-Rebello for some really good information. read moreWhat are the effects of aspartame on dieting? (1 Answer)According to Dr. Andrew Weil (integrative medicine pioneer), occasional use of aspartame likely presents no great risk for most people, with exception to people with the genetic disease PKU, liver ... read moreNow that Im consuming Coke Zero, does anyone know if Aspartame is bad for you? (1 Answer)Apparently, the answer is "No." The MSNBC article I just referenced mentions research (recent, even) about aspartame - and the conclusion that this artificial sweetener does not, as far as ... read moreWhere on the web can I find Aspartame-free, sugar-free gum sweetned with natural xylitol? (13 Answers)http://www.gleegum.com/glee-gum.htm?gclid=CLbh4YHGw5cCFQHHGgod_iUTTA http://shop.emeraldforestxylitol.com/ricochetgum12ctpersonalpack-2.aspx?gclid=CPjb2IDGw5cCFQu-GgodEAe4TQ http://www.zappgum.com/ Happy Chewing!!! read more
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