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Resolved Question: Artificial Sweeteners and Pregnancy?

Does anyone know the effects of artificial sweeteners during pregnancy? I've spoken with three doctors (i'm seeing every Dr. in the practice) and all of them say they don't recommend it, as a rule of thumb you should not put anything in your body that you wouldn't give to a child, but it hasn't been proven to even cross the placenta.. I wouldn't give a child a diet pepsi or a sugar free fudgesicle.. but if it doesn't cross the placenta.. how bad can it be? Aspartame (equal) has been deemed safe during pregnancy, in moderation, but what's moderation? How many "packets" does a can of diet soda have? My doctors told me stay entirely away from splenda as they're finding it's causing pancreas problems (they replaces to oxygen molecule in sugar with bleach..YIKES), and it hasn't been FDA approved long enough to know effects. I know I should just stay away entirely, but my body reacts very strangely to sugar..and I want to know what the effects could be of an occasional diet or equal with my decaff! Any opinions or advice (besides the obvious of giving it up!) I drink three liters of water a day.. if that helps any! more

Resolved Question: Need help with homework!! calling all science people! thanks :)?

6. Elements in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table are called ____. (1 point) transition elements representative elements halogens noble gases 7. The particles that make up an atom are ____. (1 point) electrons, protons, and nuclei elements, protons, and electrons protons, neutrons, and nuclei protons, neutrons, and electrons 8. The energy levels of an atom are occupied by ____. (1 point) electrons protons neutrons ions 9. In the compound, H2O, the electrons in the bonds are unequally shared between oxygen and hydrogen, forming ____. (1 point) cations ionic bonds nonpolar molecules polar bonds 10. What is the neutral particle that is formed when atoms share electrons? (1 point) cation ionic compound molecule nucleus 11. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener; its formula is C13H16N2O5. Which element in the formula has the largest number of atoms? (1 point) carbon hydrogen nitrogen oxygen 12. Each substance written to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation is a ____. (1 point) reactant product precipitate catalyst 13. According to the law of conservation of mass, how does the mass of the products in a chemical reaction compare to the mass of the reactants? (1 point) There is no relationship. The mass of products is sometimes greater. The mass of reactants is greater. The masses are always equal. 14. Which of the following changes gives NO evidence that a chemical reaction has taken place? (1 point) A cube of solid forms a puddle of liquid. A certain liquid is added to a solid, and bubbles of gas form. Two liquids are mixed, and a precipitate forms. Heating a blue solid turns the solid white. 15. When the following chemical reaction is balanced, what number is placed before NH3? (1 point) 1 2 3 6 16. Which one of the following factors would not speed up a chemical reaction? (1 point) increasing the concentration of a reactant adding a catalyst raising the temperature making the reactant particles larger Completion (1 point) Short Answer 18. The model of the atom proposed by Greek philosophers appears similar to the model proposed centuries later by Dalton. What was the key difference between the two models? (3 points) 19. Why do some atoms form positive ions and others form negative ions? (3 points) 20. What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? (3 points) Problem An iron nail (Fe) is placed into a solution of copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4). After some time, the blue color of the copper(II) sulfate disappears and some copper-colored solid (Cu) is found on the surface of the nail. The solution now contains iron(II) sulfate (FeSO4), and the container feels warmer than before the reaction. 22. Does this reaction absorb or release energy? How do you know? (3 points) 23. What do the color changes indicate? (2 points)i know, i know. But to the one that said this was a test, it isn't. I'm using it as a study guide. I'm reviewing what the correct things are, then reading in my book more information about each one. It probably sounds pointless to most of you, but thats the best way that I learn. Don't worry, it's not like I'm using this to answer the test. Obviously, I wouldn't be looking at it when I'm ready to take the test. more

Resolved Question: Do you agree with the Senate tying the bailout bill to hurricane relief funding?

They have done exactly that. The level of corruption has gone way over the top. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/financial_meltdown To quote: "Scrambling to revive a package that met with bitter derision among constituents who viewed it as a giveaway to Wall Street, the Senate added a number of sweeteners designed to please rural lawmakers, including disaster aid for hurricane-battered states and money for rural schools. The package was hitching a ride on a popular measure to require health plans for 51 or more employees to give equal treatment to mental health or addiction if they cover such illnesses." What you think of this method of packing unrelated items to try to force your representatives to vote against your wishes and possibly their own wishes? Do you think that if the bailout were truly urgent and truly the answer to the economic problems that it could pass on its own without law-makers resorting to these tactics? Are you getting tired of the blackmail and extortion coming from the bankers and the power-elite. Are you angry enough to call your contact your Senators immediately with the message that you won't be blackmailed and that bailout must not pass? We at cross-roads America. We have to choose NOW whether we will let the bankers and wall street runs this country. We won on Monday because millions of people made their voices heard? Will we give in now, or will we fight until the votes are counted. For a great link for contacting Senators, see the asker's links in this recent question posted in the politics section. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081001115959AAhdVjT more

Resolved Question: GENETICS PROBLEM, CAN SOMEBODY SHOW ME HOW TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS, HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!?

Simple Monohybrid Cross—this type of cross involves a single trait controlled by a single pair of alleles. One allele is dominant and the other is recessive. Phenylketonuria—Individuals with this disorder are unable to produce the enzyme responsible for the conversion of the amino acid phenylalanine to the amino acid tyrosine. Because tyrosine is needed in the production of melanin, PKU sufferers are light-haired and fair –skinned. Phenylalanine is present in protein and in the artificial sweetener aspartamine (such as Equal). Phenylalanine builds up in the body and acts as a neurotoxin causing brain damage and mental retardation. Most states require that all newborns be tested for the presence of this disorder. Afflicted individuals are placed on a special diet that is extremely low in phenylalanine. Strict adherence to this diet can prevent the brain damage and mental retardation. As a result of early detection and treatment, adults with this disorder may have a normal phenotype. PKU is caused by a recessive allele (p). Therefore, only individuals homozygous for the allele will develop the disorder. Assume a man homozygous for PKU marries a woman who is heterozygous for PKU and answer the following questions. 1-what is the genotype of the man? 2-what is the genotype of the woman? 3-What is the probability that their chid will have PKU? 4-What would be the genotype of the child has PKU? 5-What is the probability that thier child would be a carrier (carries one recessive allele but does not have the disease)? 6-What would be the genotype of the child if he/she was a carrier? Huntington Disease—Individuals with Huntington disease have massive degeneration of the basal nuclei in the brain leading to wild involuntary movements and progressing to dementia and death. This disease is caused by repeats of the CAG codons near the end of chromosome 4. One in 24,000 individuals develops the disorder. It is caused by a dominant allele so that every individual who inherits the allele will eventually develop the disease. Symptoms do not usually appear until after the age of 30. Huntington Disease is lethal to the embryo in the homozygous condition (HH). Using the following information, answer the questions below. A couple has been married for five years and are pregnant with their first child when they learn that the man’s father has Huntington Disease. Assume that both the man’s wife and his mother are genotypically normal. No HD has been noted in the wife’s family. Let the dominant allele for Huntington = H. Using a Punnett square and your formulas for probability will help you solve the problems. 1-what is the man’s father’s genotype? 2-What is the wife;s genotype? 3-What would the man’s genotype be it he has inherited the disease from his father? 4-What is the probability that the man has inherited the disease from his father? 5-What is the probability that the couple will have a child with Huntington Disease IF the man has inherited the disease? 6-With the information currently available (all probabilities), what is the probaility that the couple will have a child with Huntington disease? Remember that you have two probabilities to consider, one is "if" the man has inherited the disease, and two "if" he has, then what is the probability of the child inheriting the disease. 7-Why do you think Huntington disease can not be eliminated by natural selection? more

Resolved Question: Sugar substitute for frozen (ice in a blender fruit juice) drinks?

One of my favorite treats involves taking some cranberry or grapefruit juice, ice, and some sugar, and blending. The sugar keeps the ice from clumping -- this is true whether you making this recipe, or similar things like blended iced coffee drinks. Milk helps to keep things smooth, but milk also is high in sugars -- I'm diabetic, so I'm trying to make some delicious icy drinks in the blender, but without all the sugar. I'm wondering if something like gelatin powder might be worth trying - but before I start to experiment, I thought I would ask to see if anyone else had any ideas -- a search on the web didn't seem to find anything useful. So to clarify: I'm looking for very-low-sugar/very-low-calorie replacement for sugar for drinks blended in a blender using ice. Examples of things that won't work are: sugar-free sweeteners like equal (they don't solve the texture problem), milk (which is actually high in sugar)...Then entire point of the question is to find things that are not high in sugars... Although I use a little fruit juice for flavour, I will more often use sugar-free drink mix powder... So adding, for example, apple juice is NOT a solution for me -- that's all sugar! Although I appreciate all answers, answering with something that contains sugar is not a helpful answer.So in other words... The components of a prototypical drink include the following: - ice - sugar-free drink mix (or a small amount of grapefruit or cranberry juice - this amount of sugar is okay) - water Now what happens is that the ice clumps together... I need to find some ingredient that will give me the *texture* that sugar does, but the ingredient doesn't have to have flavour or sweetness, because all of that is already covered. :) I hope that helps explain better... :) more

Resolved Question: Splenda or sugar for non diabetics?

I have been taking Equal sweetener for a year now and notice my liver and my mental state of being has been very damage... and would like a different alternative.... I heard that splenda is better than Equal because it doesnt have harmful chemical as in Equal... but i also want to know would it be better to just use regular sugar in my coffee or is splenda ok too if i dont have a problem with diabetes... I found splenda is much sweeter.. more

Resolved Question: Is splenda bad for you and can it cause weight gain?

My family has always used a ton of artificial sweeteners like splenda and equal cause we have always thought that using real sugar would pack on the pounds. But, i am battling a weight problem that I have had all my life, even though i eat healthy and exercise. I have also been cleared by a doctor of any thyroid or cortisol issues. more

Resolved Question: is it safe to drink diet soda or anything containing aspartame or any other artificalsweetners while pregnant?

i asked this question just a couple days ago and everyone who answered said that they read or heard that it was bad for u to use anything containing aspartame/sweetners while pregnant. funny, i got this email today from babyfit.com. thought other pregnant women might want to read... Discuss the use of low-calorie sweeteners with your health care provider, especially if you are diabetic or need to control calorie intake. The following low-calorie sweeteners have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and are considered safe for pregnant women and children: Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Sugar Twin) is a combination of two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is two hundred times sweeter than table sugar. It can be used in moderation by diabetics. One packet of Equal is the same in sweetness as two teaspoons of sugar. The average amount used supplies no calories. Individuals who have phenylketonuria (PKU) and cannot metabolize phenylalanine, or are sensitive to aspartame, should not use it. Saccharin (Sweet'N Low, Sweet Twin, Necta Sweet) is not metabolized and passes through the digestive system unchanged. It is a noncaloric sweetener produced from an organic compound. It is 375 times as sweet as table sugar and can be used in moderate amounts by diabetics. Acesulfame K (Sunett and Sweet One, Sweet and Safe) is not metabolized and is excreted unchanged by the kidneys. It can be used in moderation by diabetics. One packet of Sweet One is equal to the sweetness of two teaspoons of sugar. It can be used in cooking and baking. Sucralose (Splenda) is not well absorbed and is excreted unchanged. Splenda is the only artificial sugar substitute that is made from sugar. It is 600 times sweeter than sugar. Splenda or sucrolose is often used in baked goods, soft drinks, chewing gum, frozen dairy desserts, fruit juices and gelatins. One of the unique attributes of sucralose is that it can be used virtually like sugar without losing any of its sugar-like sweetness, even in applications that require exposure to high temperatures. Therefore, it can be used in baked products as well. More than 100 studies over 20 years have found no link between splenda and any health problems. It can be used by pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. Neotame (made by The NutraSweet Co.) is quickly metabolized and completely eliminated from the body. This sweetener is designed more for food industries than the direct consumer or tabletop sweetener market. The main markets for this product are soft drinks, yogurt, frozen dairy desserts and chewing gum. It would take approximately 8,000 teaspoons of sugar to equal 1 teaspoon of neotame. There has been much controversy and debate as to the safety of using these sugar substitutes during pregnancy. Saccharin has received a lot of attention since it can cross the placenta and may remain in fetal tissues. As a dietitian, I believe there is no concern if you use them in moderation. Always discuss your use of low-calorie sweeteners with your healthcare provider. more

Resolved Question: i got an email?? is this true?? its about sugar free soda?

I have not researched this subject, and make no claim of its validity. SWEET POISON A MUST READ In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick.she just knew she was dying. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughter's name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of. She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd. On March 19 I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS (Multiple Sclerosis). I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment. I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda! I e-mailed her the article my friend, a lawyer, had sent. My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home. Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind. In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda...and literally dying a slow and miserable death. When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery. And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life. If it says 'SUGAR FREE' on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on 'ASPARTAME,' marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.' In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn c auses metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity mimics, among other condit ions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, Methanol toxicity is! Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas. In cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly. This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia. During a lecture, I said, 'If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting, pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss you probably have ASPARTAME poisoning!' < FONT color=#339966 size=4>People were jumping up during the lecture saying, 'I have some of these symptoms. Is it reversible?' Yes! Yes! Yes! STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame on food labels! Many products are fortified with it! This is a serious problem. Dr. Espart (one of my speakers) remarked that so many people seem to be symptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a hospice, a nurse stated that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence! Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave carbohydrates. It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight! These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used primarily to preserve 'tissue specimens.' Many products we use every day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body! Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the 'diet products' and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period. Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame. The Aspartame drives the bloodsugar out of control. Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acids necessary for a good balance. Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE. Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrierand it then deteriorates the neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, seizures, depression, manic depression, panic attacks, uncontrollable anger and rage. Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as well. Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior when these chemicals have been removed from their diet. So called 'behavior modification prescription drugs' (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place! Most of these children were being 'poisoned' on a daily basis with the very foods that were 'better for them than sugar.' It is also suspected that the Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome. Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e. mental retardation, if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy. Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners. There are many different case histories to relate of children suffering grand mal seizures and other neurological disturbances talking about a plague of neurological diseases directly caused by the use of this deadly poison.' Herein lies the problem: There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included 100 different products and strong objection was made concerning its use. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, and still nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED! There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain this deadly chemical and there will be thousands more introduced. Everybody wants a 'piece of the Aspartame pie.' I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is. And isn't it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conference of the American College of Physicians? This has been recently exposed in the New York Times. These [organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and are required to endorse their products. Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women, children and infants. The bill would also institute independent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in the general population regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, neurological changes and behavioral symptoms. The bill was killed. It is known that the powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible for this, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting and uninformed public. Well, you're Informed now! YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW! Please print this out and/or e-mail to your family and friends. They have a right to know too more

Resolved Question: How safe is MSG and Aspartate?

What if someone were to tell you that a chemical (MSG) added to food could cause brain damage in your children, and that this chemical could effect how your children's nervous systems formed during development so that in later years they may have learning or emotional difficulties? What if there was scientific evidence that these chemicals could permanently damage a critical part of the brain known to control hormones so that later in life your child might have endocrine problems? How would you feel? Suppose evidence was presented to you strongly suggesting that the artificial sweetener in your diet soft drink may cause brain tumors to develop, and that the number of brain tumors reported since the introduction of this widespread introduction of this artificial sweetener has risen dramatically? Would that affect your decision to drink these products and especially to allow your children to drink them? What if you could be shown overwhelming evidence that one of the main ingredients in this sweetener (aspartate) could cause the same brain lesions as MSG? Would that affect your buying decisions? And finally, what if it could be demonstrated that all of these types of chemicals, called excitotoxins, could possibly aggravate or even precipitate many of today's epidemic neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, and Alzheimer's disease? Would you be concerned if you knew that these excitotoxin food additives are a particular risk if you have diabetes, or have ever had a stroke, brain injury, brain tumor, seizure, or have suffered from hypertension, meningitis, or viral encephalitis? Would you also be upset to learn that many of the brain lesions caused by these products in your children are irreversible and can result from a SINGLE exposure of these products in sufficient concentration? How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they can't be recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are labeled as having "No MSG" but in fact not only contain MSG but also are laced with other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger. All of the above are true. And all of these well known brain toxins are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to TASTE of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products. Hidden Sources Of MSG As discussed previously, the glutamate (MSG) manufacturers and the processed food industries are always on a quest to disguise the MSG added to food. Below is a partial list of the most common names for disguised MSG. Remember also that the powerful excitotoxins, aspartate and L-cystine, are frequently added to foods and according to FDA rules require NO LABELING AT ALL. * Food Additives that ALWAYS contain MSG * Monosodium Glutamate Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Hydrolyzed Protein Hydrolyzed Plant Protein Plant Protein Extract Sodium Caseinate Calcium Caseinate Yeast Extract Textured Protein (Including TVP) Autolyzed Yeast Hydrolyzed Oat Flour Corn Oil more

Resolved Question: I drink between 1 to 4 liters of white or green tea per day, are there any known adverse health effects?

I know white and green tea have very little or no caffeine, and I do not use any sweetener, but I am not sure if there can be other problems associated with such high consumption. I usaully drink an equal or greater amount of water as well. I am not deliberatly drinking so much tea for any health reason I just love the taste, but I dont want to cause any health problems. more

Voting Question: Why does my face continue to break out in non-acne eruptions filled with clear to brownish liquid?

Began 15+ months ago. Mostly concentrated on chin and corners of my mouth... but... sometimes along jowel lines, sides and bridge of nose. Not acne. Eruptions can almost be described as "pillows" of very thin skin filled with clear to brownish liquid. Drain them and they refill and refill and refill. A bit less each time and eventually (can be weeks) go away... ONLY to be replaced by another eruption elsewhere. Almost always 2-3 "pillows" at same time. MD said may be staph infection, perhaps from a cut using my electric shazer. Said electric shavers rife with staph, etc. Suggested I use hand razor. Put me on doxycyclene for 3 months. Complexion definitely better on doxy but STILL never entirely clear. MD suggested I clean shaver head with chlorine. Did. MD said use hand razor. Did (well, chin area only). Help? Maybe. Know someone with like problem who told me her "eruptions" due to artificial sweetener (Equal, etc) buildup in her body. HELP!!!! Any ideas? more

Resolved Question: I get a headache every time I use an artificial sweetener - does anyone else have this problem?

(ie. Nutrasweet, Equal) more

Resolved Question: what do u think?? believe it or not?

Reading this information & sharing it, might mean saving a life or improving the quality of someone's life, maybe yours. In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick, she had stomach spasms, she was having a hard time getting around, and to walk was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone biopsies, and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick, she knew she was dying. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughters name, and made sure her younger children were to be with her oldest daughter. She wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd. On March 19th I called her to ask her how one of her tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS. I thought, oh, my.... then I recalled an article a friend of mine emailed to me...and I asked her.... Do you drink Diet pop? She told me yes, as a matter of fact she was getting ready to crack one open that moment. I told her not to open it, and stop drinking the diet pop.... and I emailed her the following article. She called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she stopped drinking the diet pop, and she can walk. She went up the stairs, and the muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% well, but sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me back when she got home. She called me, and her doctor was amazed, he is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweetener! In a nutshell she was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda, dying a slow death! When she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for poisoning... she is well on her way to recovery... and she is walking!!! No wheelchair!!! This article saved her life!!! The life saving article: If it says "SUGAR FREE," on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! Have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME" marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.' In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, that it was hard to understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to Formaldehyde, and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. (Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants.) The methane toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis. People were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is! Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis; especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use, irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become life threatening. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become symptomatic once taken off diet sodas. In the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision returned and hearing improved markedly. This also applies to cases of tinnitus . During the lecture I said, "If you are using ASPARTAME (Nutra Sweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc.) And you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss.... you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!" People were jumping up during the lecture saying, I've got some of these symptoms: Is it reversible? Yes! Not drinking diet sodas and keeping an eye out for aspartame on food labels. Yes! We have a very serious problem. A stranger came up to Dr. Espisto (one of my speakers) and me and said: "Could you tell me why so many people seem to be coming down with MS? During a visit to a hospice, a nurse said that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence! Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, etc. are NOT A DIET PRODUCT! The Congressional Record states that it makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly if no significant increase in exercise, etc. Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that physicians would believe that they have a patient with retinopathy, when in fact the symptoms are caused by aspartame! The aspartame drives the blood sugar out of control! Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxin without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it passes the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain, causing in diabetics (as well as in patients not suffering from diabetes) various kinds of brain damage, seizures, depression, manic seizures, manic depression, panic attacks, rage, and violence. (The Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi, consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.) Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects: i.e. mental retardation if taken at the time of conception and early pregnancy. Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NOT be given NutraSweet. I can relate different case histories of children having mal seizures and other disturbances, being on NutraSweet. Unfortunately it is not always easy to convince a mother that aspartame is to blame for her child's illness. Only by trial and success will she be able to warn other mothers to take their children's health into their own hands. Stevia, a sweet herb, NOT A MANUFACTURED ADDITIVE, which helps in the metabolism of sugar (which would be ideal for diabetics) has now been approved as a dietary supplement by the FDA. For years the FDA has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to MONSANTO. Books on this subject are available: EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS written by Dr. Russell Blayblock (Health Press 1-800-643-2665) and DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - written by DR H. J. Roberts, also a diabetic specialist. These two doctors will be posting a position paper with some case histories on the deadly effects of Aspartame on the Internet. According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians "we are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison." Here is the problem: There were Congressional Hearings when aspartame was included in 100 different products. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail. Nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED!!!!! I assure you, MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame knows how deadly it is. They fund among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association, the Conference of the American College of Physicians. This has been exposed in the New York Times - to no avail. These Associations cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and have to endorse their products. Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all infants, pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame. The bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems existing in the population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes neurological and behavioral symptoms). It was killed by the powerful drug and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting public! Someone said this, but don’t you think that this is sort of hypocritical?? What do u think, make up your own mind in what you believe or don’t believe, but you should read it and consider it. Urban legend. Do your homework and stop believing the crap you get in e-mails. Source(s): http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/asp...LOL i got this in an email, lol i didnt not write this, lol come on, lol if i did write this, i would be spending my time on more important things that the internet and silly questions, lol more

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Reading this information & sharing it, might mean saving a life or improving the quality of someone's life, maybe yours. In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick, she had stomach spasms, she was having a hard time getting around, and to walk was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone biopsies, and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick, she knew she was dying. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughters name, and made sure her younger children were to be with her oldest daughter. She wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd. On March 19th I called her to ask her how one of her tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS. I thought, oh, my.... then I recalled an article a friend of mine emailed to me...and I asked her.... Do you drink Diet pop? She told me yes, as a matter of fact she was getting ready to crack one open that moment. I told her not to open it, and stop drinking the diet pop.... and I emailed her the following article. She called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she stopped drinking the diet pop, and she can walk. She went up the stairs, and the muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% well, but sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me back when she got home. She called me, and her doctor was amazed, he is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweetener! In a nutshell she was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda, dying a slow death! When she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for poisoning... she is well on her way to recovery... and she is walking!!! No wheelchair!!! This article saved her life!!! The life saving article: If it says "SUGAR FREE," on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! Have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME" marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.' In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, that it was hard to understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to Formaldehyde, and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. (Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants.) The methane toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis. People were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is! Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis; especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use, irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become life threatening. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptomatic once taken off diet sodas. In the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision returned and hearing improved markedly. This also applies to cases of tinnitus . During the lecture I said, "If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc.) And you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss.... you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!" People were jumping up during the lecture saying, I've got some of these symptoms: Is it reversible? Yes! Not drinking diet sodas and keeping an eye out for aspartame on food labels. Yes! We have a very serious problem. A stranger came up to Dr. Espisto (one of my speakers) and me and said: "Could you tell me why so many people seem to be coming down with MS? During a visit to a hospice, a nurse said that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence! Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, etc. are NOT A DIET PRODUCT! The Congressional Record states that it makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly if no significant increase in exercise, etc. Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that physicians would believe that they have a patient with retinopathy, when in fact the symptoms are caused by aspartame! The aspartame drives the blood sugar out of control! Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxin without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it passes the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain, causing in diabetics (as well as in patients not suffering from diabetes) various kinds of brain damage, seizures, depression, manic seizures, manic depression, panic attacks, rage, and violence. (The Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi, consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.) Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects: i.e. mental retardation if taken at the time of conception and early pregnancy. Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NOT be given NutraSweet. I can relate different case histories of children having mal seizures and other disturbances, being on NutraSweet. Unfortunately it is not always easy to convince a mother that aspartame is to blame for her child's illness. Only by trial and success will she be able to warn other mothers to take their children's health into their own hands. Stevia, a sweet herb, NOT A MANUFACTURED ADDITIVE, which helps in the metabolism of sugar (which would be ideal for diabetics) has now been approved as a dietary supplement by the FDA. For years the FDA has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to MONSANTO. Books on this subject are available: EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS written by Dr. Russell Blayblock (Health Press 1-800-643-2665) and DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - written by DR H. J. Roberts, also a diabetic specialist. These two doctors will be posting a position paper with some case histories on the deadly effects of Aspartame on the Internet. According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians "we are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison." Here is the problem: There were Congressional Hearings when aspartame was included in 100 different products. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail. Nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED!!!!! I assure you, MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame knows how deadly it is. They fund among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association, the Conference of the American College of Physicians. This has been exposed in the New York Times - to no avail. These Associations cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and have to endorse their products. Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all infants, pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame. The bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems existing in the population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes neurological and behavioral symptoms). It was killed by the powerful drug and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting public!i got this in an email. so read it, even if u thing wtf, lol casue it could be useful some time for someone more