Guest guest Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 Jerry Do you have a link or Medical Article that gives the entire story? I have been after all my relatives to stop drinking diet drinks, to no avail. Allie Jerry Mittelman" <jmittelmannot sweet Two New Studies on Aspartame and Diet Drinks Confirm Source of Obesity, Cancer/Malignant Brain Tumor Epidemics. Aspartame Conclusively proven a carcinogen by new study in Italy which induced lymphomas and leukemias in rats, and showed malignant brain tumors in rats dosed with the toxin. Aspartame/NutraSweet/Equal/E951 should be banned from schools along with the lobbyists of the pop companies. Save the children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Here's a really good explanation at least of the aspartame: Diet Coke is a Joke | By: Shane Ellison, M.Sc. 2005, Countless numbers of dieters consume Diet Coke thinking that it is inert to their diet efforts. After all, it's called Diet Coke, right? Wrong! Diet Coke, regardless of how many calories it has, wreaks havoc on your metabolism and will ultimately cause you to gain weight. There are two main reasons for the Diet Coke fallacy. First, the sweet taste from Diet Coke elicits an insulin spike, which blocks your ability to burn fat. Second, artificial sweeteners found in Diet Coke disrupt satiety, the feeling of being full. Combined, the actions of Diet Coke go against a healthy lifestyle. Understanding why ensures that we think twice before consuming it. When it comes to losing fat, it is more about how much sugar (or sugar substitute) you consume rather than calories or dietary fat intake. Hence, the goal is to consume as little sugar or sugar substitute as possible (including fruits and their juices). Why? The sweet flavor elicits the release of insulin from the pancreas to enhance the uptake of sugar by the cells so that it doesn't linger in the bloodstream. Once insulin is released it inhibits your fat burning hormone called HSL (hormone sensitive lipase). This hormone is responsible for releasing fat into the bloodstream to be utilized as fuel. If inhibited, your body is unable to burn fat and will then begin utilizing amino acids (from muscle) and carbohydrates as fuel. This will leave you feeling tired, grumpy, and sloth-like toward the end of the day. Not to mention, you will become abnormally hungry. Those with large amounts of HSL burn fat all day and look thin and slim. Those who inhibit it by eating or drinking the wrong substances grow fat throughout their adult years. Second, as discovered by Professor Terry Davidson and associate professor Susan Withers at Purdue University, artificial sweeteners disrupt satiety, the feeling of being full. Their results, published in International Journal of Obesity showed that " mouth feel " plays a crucial role in the body's ability to count calories and that when we consume artificial sweeteners we disrupt the body's ability to count calories based on sweetness. Not able to use mouth feel to count calories, those who drink diet coke will overeat without conscious awareness. In other words, you think you're not eating like a pig, but in reality you are. Diet Coke is not the only substance having these abilities. Makers of health food bars and protein supplements are either not aware or ignore the ill effects of sugar alternatives and sugar. This can be seen by the fact that most every health food bar and protein supplement is loaded with sugar or artificial sweeteners. The belief that these bars and supplements are healthy for you is a perfect example of how marketing strategies can supersede medical science and common sense. In closing, Diet Coke is a joke. Stay away from it and other sugar sources if you're serious about losing fat and keeping it off forever. Regardless of your diet and/or training efforts, the aforementioned ill effects of sugar alternatives and sugar will greatly hinder them. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. He understands that Americans want and deserve education rather than prescriptions. He is the author of the controversial and shocking book Health Myths Exposed. To learn more visit www.healthmyths.net. You can get his free eBook What You MUST know about Cholesterol Lowering Drugs at www.health-fx.net. , blessingsx10@a... wrote: > Jerry > Do you have a link or Medical Article that gives the entire story? > I have been after all my relatives to stop drinking diet drinks, to no avail. > Allie > Jerry Mittelman " <jmittelman@n...> > not sweet > > Two New Studies on Aspartame and Diet Drinks Confirm Source of Obesity, > Cancer/Malignant Brain Tumor Epidemics. > Aspartame Conclusively proven a carcinogen by new study in Italy which > induced lymphomas and leukemias in rats, and showed malignant brain tumors in > rats dosed with the toxin. Aspartame/NutraSweet/Equal/E951 should be banned > from schools along with the lobbyists of the pop companies. Save the children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Posted on another group: > > > > Sugar substitutes seem like healthy alternatives, but there is more > > than meets the eye. > > > > Dave Gabriele > > > > We all know that eating and drinking sweets does nothing to promote > > our health. Even the magical tooth-whitening gums or vitamin- > enriched > > energy drinks have a down side. We all know this, but mostly we > choose > > to ignore it. After all, how bad can a little piece of gum be? > > > > Sugar Substitutes > > > > A great deal of the foods we consume are artificially sweetened to > > make them cheaper to manufacture. Real sugar needs to be imported > at a > > cost much greater than producing these sweetening chemicals. The > > industry produces a whole range of artificial or artificially- > derived > > substances to meet our demands for sweet foods. Artificial > sweeteners > > have virtually replaced sugar in the processed foods that we eat. > > > > One of the most infamous sweeteners is aspartame. Since aspartame > has > > fewer calories than sugar, it has been branded as being a healthy > > substitute. These aspartame brands including NutraSweet and Equal, > are > > marketed as being good for people on diets. > > > > Since aspartame is popular among dieters and can be produced at a > very > > low cost, it is used in many products available today. Hey, if > > something can stay sweet and let us lose weight at the same time > then > > it must be good, right? Although it is true that products containing > > aspartame don't have as many calories, there are many more serious > > issues at play. > > > > History > > > > Where did aspartame come from? Aspartame was discovered by accident > is > > 1965 when a chemist at G.D. Searle was looking for an anti-ulcer > drug. > > Its value was immediately recognized. Aspartame would mean a great > > increase in the profit of all sweet food manufacturers. > > > > But the dream didn't last long; the FDA rejected aspartame because > > initial testing showed that it caused brain tumours in rats. When > > Ronald Reagan came into power he appointed a new Commissioner to the > > FDA. The new Commissioner approved the chemical in 1981 even though > > FDA investigators and toxicologists were warning him about the > dangers > > of the substance. It is no secret that after the approval of > > aspartame, the Commissioner became a consultant to G.D. Searle with > a > > huge increase in salary. > > > > So 16 years after its discovery, aspartame entered the market as a > > legal sweetener. > > > > What Is It? > > > > But what is aspartame? Chemically speaking, it is a synthetic > > substance that is made from a combination of methyl ester (10%), the > > amino acids phenylalanine (50%) and aspartic acid (40%). Unless > you're > > a chemistry major that probably means nothing to you, but there are > > significant problems with these ingredients. > > > > How Your Body Recognizes It > > > > After ingesting aspartame, the methyl ester becomes methanol. > > According to the EPA, methanol " is considered a cumulative poison > due > > to the low rate of excretion once it is absorbed. " In other words, > > methanol is considered a poison because once it's in your body, it > > stays there for a long time. Methanol breaks down in our bodies to > > form formic acid and formaldehyde. The problem is that formic acid > is > > toxic and formaldehyde is a carcinogen and a neurotoxin. And that's > > only 10% of the issue. > > > > Phenylalanine and aspartic acid are amino acids that are found in > > natural combinations with other amino acids in foods like eggs, > > bananas and meat. These combinations are key to our body's ability > to > > process them. When they are consumed in isolation as they are in > > aspartame, they are toxic and can cause health problems. > > > > Side Effects > > > > But just what kinds of health problems does aspartame cause? > Although > > the `official' word on aspartame is that it has no negative effects, > > independent testing around the world has concluded what the FDA knew > > in 1965: it does has negative effects. > > > > There can be immediate effects such as headaches or dizziness, or > > there can be more serious long-term effects such as seizures or > > cancer. Although the list of symptoms is very long, they are > difficult > > to connect to aspartame. This explains why aspartame has persisted > in > > our foods for so long; ill-effects are hard to prove. > > > > Where it is Used > > > > Which foods contain aspartame? According to the Aspartame > Information > > Center, these are the most popular products that contain aspartame: > > > > 1. Breath Mints > > 2. Carbonated Drinks > > 3. Chewing Gum > > 4. Hard Candies > > 5. Ice Cream, Sugar Free > > 6. Iced Tea > > 7. Jams & Jellies > > 8. Juice Drinks > > 9. Meal Replacements > > 10. Yogurt, Fat free > > > > ____________________________ > > be careful > > > > The foods and beverages are always there ready to eat or drink and > it > > can be so easy to brush the warnings aside. After all, it's only a > > piece of gum or a can of pop. But what you should know is that these > > toxins have a cumulative effect that worsens with each dose. In the > > end, the choice is yours. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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