The aspartic acid, in aspartame, is a known excitotoxin which easily crosses the blood-brain barrier, and is chemically similar to MSG. An excitotoxin, is a deleterious substance that excites or over stimulates nerve cells to death. (L.E.Rosenberg, McGraw-Hill 1991)
Aspartame creates altered brain function, nerve damage, and systemic organ complications. Information collected by independent research, reveals that aspartame clinically exacerbates any borderline (even yet undetected) predisposing illness, and absolutely complicates certain known medical illnesses like Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, diabetes, retinopathies, allergies, and mentation and behavior disorders, et al.
The research data uncovered aspartame’s connection regarding nerve cell mitochondria damage, and aspartame-induced brain cell hypoglycemia. Changes in peripheral circulation and nerve transmission occur. Altered systemic metabolites occur, including and the conversion of phenylalanine metabolites into destructive chemical toxins like diketopiperazine, a known carcinogen.
Tests reveal a correlation between diketopiperazine and astrocytoma (type of aggressive brain tumor). Aspartame is unique in this hazardous respect. Aspartame is not an allergen, but rather, a true toxin.
On the political side and economic perspective, I can only say that politics was the underlying cause of this depraved indifference toward human life, and is exhibited by the FDA-corporate corruption, which had brought aspartame to our tables.
No political or profit based motive should ever replace common sense and the responsibility of preserving the public health…EVER. Although, there is no question as to aspartame's lethality and instigation of morbidity, ANY question of food safety should ALWAYS be ruled in favor of public health, until disinterested, third party investigations can be initiated.
From this, it would be apparent, and can be documented, that companies that abstain from using aspartame, have not suffered any financial setbacks. On the contrary: it would be both reassuring, if a company would actually produce healthy and health supporting foods to the general public. The publicity of excellent quality controls, acknowledgment of healthful foods, based on scientific and available bio-physiological evidence, would be absolutely welcomed by the consuming public. This would be especially true, if corporate or federal interference did not place the profit motive before a human being’s health needs. I believe the public requires a governmental body to support the public’s best interests and not that of corporate profit motives.
The issues of toxic food additives and their resulting destructive health effects are long term and seriously incapacitating, as earmarked by the number of disease states from the collective insults of foods, air, and water issues, all driven by profit, and distinctly indifferent to common sense health implications. Make no mistake…to rule against aspartame, is to rule in favor of public conviction and good, sound public health principles.
Sincerely,
Arthur M. Evangelist, PhD
Public Health & Medical Fraud Research Cooperative
P.O. Box 474, Barnardsville, NC 28709 828-658-4174
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