(NaturalNews) In December of 1965, while James Schlatter, a chemist for G.D.
Searle & Company, was working on an anti-ulcer drug candidate he
accidentally discovered aspartame. He was recrystallizing aspartame from ethanol
when the mixture spilled onto the outside of the flask he was using. Some of the
powder landed on his fingers. Schlatter discovered the sweet taste of aspartame
when he absent-mindedly licked his finger later. He realized that the sweet
taste must have been the aspartame.
The first report of the discovery of the artificial sweetener was in the Journal
of the American Chemical Society. It stated:
"We wish to report another accidental discovery of an organic compound with
a profound sucrose
(table sugar) like taste... Preliminary tasting showed this compound to have a
potency of 100-200 times sucrose depending on concentration and on what other
flavors are present and to be devoid of unpleasant aftertaste."
G.D. Searle has spent the last 40 years aggressively and recklessly promoting
their accidental discovery with total disregard to the evidence they have
gathered that show how dangerous and toxic this chemical is to human
beings.
As early as 1984, studies were performed that clearly indicated the toxicity of
Nutrasweet (aspartame)
to living organisms. In 1984, the State of Arizona completed studies showing
that aspartame in carbonated beverages can break down into free methanol
(among other things) in 99°F temperatures. Compare this to human beings'
average body temperature and we begin to see a problem.
On May 13, 1998, the University of Barcelona produced a study clearly showing
that Aspartame was transformed into formaldehyde
in the bodies of the living creatures, and that upon later examination the
formaldehyde had spread throughout the vital organs of their bodies.
The chemical breakdown of Aspartame in the human body is as follows:
Methanol, from Aspartame, is released in the small intestine when it meets the
enzyme chymotrypsin.
The methanol is then converted to formaldehyde. The formaldehyde is next
converted to formic acid. Formic acid is toxic and is commonly used as an
activator to strip epoxy and urethane coatings. Phenylalanine and aspartic acid
(90% of Aspartame) are amino
acids normally used in the synthesis of protoplasm when
supplied by the foods eaten. When unaccompanied by other amino acids, they
become neurotoxic.
The FDA
has established at least 92 medical/health problems that have symptoms
associated with Aspartame. These include abdominal pain, anxiety attacks,
Arthritis, Asthma and asthmatic reactions, bloating, edema , blood sugar
control problems, brain cancer, breathing difficulties, burning eyes or throat,
burning urination, chest pains, chronic cough, chronic fatigue, confusion,
death, depression, diarrhea, dizziness, excessive thirst or hunger, flushing of
face, hair loss or thinning of hair, headaches/migraines, dizziness, hearing
loss, heart palpitations, hives , hypertension, impotency and sexual problems,
insomnia, irritability, joint pains, laryngitis, marked personality changes,
memory loss, menstrual problems or changes, migraines and severe headaches,
muscle spasms, nausea or vomiting, seizures and convulsions, slurring of speech,
swallowing pain, tachycardia, tremors, tinnitus, vertigo, vision loss, and
weight gain.
Aspartame disease mimics the symptoms and many times worsens the following
diseases:
In September 2004, an affidavit was signed describing the third world studies
and the health hazards of aspartame. These studies were conducted in 1983 and
1984 by the G.D. Searle Company and were translated to English from Spanish in
1984. The "double blind" studies showed irrefutable evidence that
aspartame caused severe health
problems and even death to the study group. According to the
affidavit, the doctor directing the studies has not been seen since the approval
of aspartame in 1984. The affidavit also describes how the affiant was directed
by G.D. Searle officials to destroy all records of the studies (including filed
notes and/or translations) possessed by the affiant. The affiant also described
how the translations were forwarded to the G.D. Searle corporate offices in Illinois.
These studies were destroyed and kept from the public and from health
investigators.
About the author
Jo Hartley
Wife, Mother of 8, and Grandmother of 2
Jo is a 40 year old home educator who has always gravitated toward a natural
approach to life. She enjoys learning as much as possible about just about
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