Neotame: Sweet Enough to Die For?

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Neotame: Sweet Enough to Die For?

 

New Artificial Sweetener is Approved by FDA

 

A whopping 78% of all complaints to the Food and Drug Administration,

according to the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network (ACSN), concern

adverse reactions to Aspartame — the artificial sweetener marketed

under the names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, Indulge, Equal-Measure,

and Canderel, among others.

 

There are 92 documented adverse effects of consuming Aspartame,

including headaches, personality changes, mild to suicidal depression,

memory loss, hearing loss, blurred vision and blindness, brain tumors,

seizures, numbness and tingling in extremities, nausea, chest pain,

heart arrhythmia, increased appetite (from a " diet food " !), and death.

 

Now, as of July 5, 2002, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

has approved Neotame®, a new, 40-times sweeter variation on Aspartame

that is as least as dangerous as Aspartame, and possibly more so.

 

In 1998, Monsanto's Nick Rosa stated that Neotame was " based on the

Aspartame formula. " The difference is that Neotame has a

3,3-di-methyl-butyl group attached to the molecule. Neotame's

3-di-methyl-butyl is on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)

list of most hazardous chemicals (Aspartame Consumer Safety Network).

So in terms of metabolic breakdown, Neotame is Aspartame, and carries

the same and even greater risks.

 

Despite the known dangers, the FDA has approved Neotame for use as a

tabletop sweetener, in both granular and liquid form, and in a wide

range of foods, including baked goods, soft drinks, vitamins, and

chewing gum.

 

FDA approved Aspartame despite proof of toxicity

 

Most people consider Aspartame to be safe, since it has been on the

market since 1981. However, what is not widely known is that it took

16 years for the FDA to approve it. Doctors and neuroscientists

objected, reporting safety studies that showed serious side effects in

animals given Aspartame. In 1975, as a result of these objections, a

task force was set up to review the safety and toxicity studies on

Aspartame, and the resulting Bressler Report (Erik Millstone, Ph.D.)

found that Aspartame was not safe for human consumption. Yet despite

these findings, Aspartame was still approved.

 

In addition to side effects like headaches, depression, and brain

tumors, Aspartame can mimic epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, attention

deficit disorder, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus, hypothyroidism,

fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Epstein-Barr, post-polio

syndrome, Lyme disease, and Ménière's disease (Dorway.com/Symptoms).

 

By 1987, the FDA had already received over 3,600 consumer complaints

(UPI Investigative Report). In 1996, ACSN reported that it had over

10,000 consumer complaints about Aspartame in its files (ACSN).

 

The good news is that, at least in adults, many of Aspartame's

symptoms and illnesses either disappear completely or are markedly

reduced when Aspartame is removed from the diet. But in children, who

are still building their neurological systems, the damage may be

permanent (Dorway.com/Recovery).

 

Aspartame and Neotame are drugs, not food

 

Aspartame is a synthetic substance made from chemically combining two

amino acids (protein building blocks) — aspartic acid and

phenylalanine — using methanol, to form

L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanyl-methyl-ester. In reality it is a drug, not a

food. According to Betty Martini of Mission Possible International:

" The phenylalanine in Aspartame is genetically engineered " (Milkweed).

 

Once in the body, Aspartame decomposes back into phenylalanine,

aspartic acid, and methanol. Phenylalanine is able to cross the

blood-brain barrier and cause excitotoxin effects, such as seizures.

The phenylalanine later breaks down into other substances, such as

diketopiperazine (DKP), a known carcinogen. Aspartic acid has been

shown to cause brain lesions. And methanol is none other than " wood

alcohol " — known for causing blindness, liver damage, and death. Some

of the metabolites of Aspartame are excreted from the body; others are

stored in fat cells, leading to a cumulative effect over years.

 

To detect Neotame and Aspartame, look for this statement on the label:

" Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine. " Be aware that Aspartame is

often listed only as an " inert " ingredient in prescription medicines.

 

 

For more information, see

 

FDA

Dr. Roberts' letter to FDA

Neotame official web site

UPI Investigative Report

Journal of Healing

Mission Possible International

Stop Neotame

Aspartame Consumer Safety Network

Holistic Med.com

 

 

 

 

 

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