STUDY: JUNK FOOD ADDITIVES STOP NERVE CELL GROWTH

January 13, 2006

Mixing the common additives aspartame an artificial sweetener and monosodium

glutamate (MSG) causes nerve cell damage, say researchers at the University of

Liverpool. The results from a two-year study were recently published in the

journal Toxicological Sciences. The researchers found the additives were much

more potent in combination with each other than on their own. Mice were exposed

to concentrations of MSG and aspartame relative to what a child would receive in

an average snack and drink. Researchers were surprised to see the additives

interfered with nerve signaling systems and actually stopped the nerve cells

from growing. Aspartame is commonly found in diet drinks, candies and flavored

medicines, while MSG is frequently found in chips, processed cheese and many

processed foods.

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Felicity Lawrence, consumer affairs correspondent

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