Why is stevia listed under avoid? Why isn't Aspartame under avoid?

[Guest guest]

I was excited to find a list of additives to avoid, but..............

 

Why is stevia listed under " avoid " when my understanding is that it is much

safer than sugar?

 

Why isn't Aspartame under " avoid " since it causes numerous health problems?

 

 

_http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html_

(http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html)

Aspartame Side Effects

The components of aspartame can lead to a number of health problems, as you

have read. Side effects can occur gradually, can be immediate, or can be acute

reactions. According to Lendon Smith, M.D. there is an enormous population

suffering from side effects associated with aspartame, yet have no idea why

drugs, supplements and herbs don’t relieve their symptoms. Then, there are

users who don’t ‘appear’ to suffer immediate reactions at all. Even these

individuals are susceptible to the long-term damage caused by excitatory amino

acids, phenylalanine, methanol, and DKP.

Adverse reactions and side effects of aspartame include:

Eye

blindness in one or both eyes

decreased vision and/or other eye problems such as: blurring, bright

flashes, squiggly lines, tunnel vision, decreased night vision

pain in one or both eyes

decreased tears

trouble with contact lenses

bulging eyes

Ear

tinnitus - ringing or buzzing sound

severe intolerance of noise

marked hearing impairment

Neurologic

epileptic seizures

headaches, migraines and (some severe)

dizziness, unsteadiness, both

confusion, memory loss, both

severe drowsiness and sleepiness

paresthesia or numbness of the limbs

severe slurring of speech

severe hyperactivity and restless legs

atypical facial pain

severe tremors

Psychological/Psychiatric

severe depression

irritability

aggression

anxiety

personality changes

insomnia

phobias

Chest

palpitations, tachycardia

shortness of breath

recent high blood pressure

Gastrointestinal

nausea

diarrhea, sometimes with blood in stools

abdominal pain

pain when swallowing

Skin and Allergies

itching without a rash

lip and mouth reactions

hives

aggravated respiratory allergies such as asthma

Endocrine and Metabolic

loss of control of diabetes

menstrual changes

marked thinning or loss of hair

marked weight loss

gradual weight gain

aggravated low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)

severe PMS

Other

frequency of voiding and burning during urination

excessive thirst, fluid retention, leg swelling, and bloating

increased susceptibility to infection

Additional Symptoms of Aspartame Toxicity include the most critical symptoms

of all

death

irreversible brain damage

birth defects, including mental retardation

peptic ulcers

aspartame addiction and increased craving for sweets

hyperactivity in children

severe depression

aggressive behavior

suicidal tendencies

Aspartame may trigger, mimic, or cause the following illnesses:

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Epstein-Barr

Post-Polio Syndrome

Lyme Disease

Grave’s Disease

Meniere’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease

ALS

Epilepsy

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

EMS

Hypothyroidism

Mercury sensitivity from Amalgam fillings

Fibromyalgia

Lupus

non-Hodgkins

Lymphoma

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

These are not allergies or sensitivities, but diseases and disease syndromes.

Aspartame poisoning is commonly misdiagnosed because aspartame symptoms mock

textbook ‘disease’ symptoms, such as Grave’s Disease.

Aspartame changes the ratio of amino acids in the blood, blocking or lowering

the levels of serotonin, tyrosine, dopamine, norepinephrine, and adrenaline.

Therefore, it is typical that aspartame symptoms cannot be detected in lab

tests and on x-rays. Textbook disorders and diseases may actually be a toxic

load as a result of aspartame poisoning.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Because of the FDA refusing it GRAS status.

The FDA is the muscle for the AMA and pharma corporations.

If you think they are working for you -- they are not.

 

To make stevia GRAS would cost pharma the sweetener market.

 

FDA denied aspartame approval for over 8 years until the newly appointed FDA

commissioner Arthur Hull Hayes overruled the final scientic review panel,

approved aspartame, and then went to work for G.D. Searle's (initial owner of

aspartame) public relations firm at $1,000 a day. Hayes has refused all

interviews to discuss his actions. The FDA also urged Congress to prosecute G.D.

Searle for " specific false statements or concealed facts " stemming from Searle's

testing of aspartame. However, the 2 government lawyers assigned to the case

decided against prosecuting G.D. Searle and then joined G.D. Searle's law firm!

http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/aspartame.html

 

Fernwoods wrote:

I was excited to find a list of additives to avoid, but..............

 

Why is stevia listed under " avoid " when my understanding is that it is much

safer than sugar?

 

Why isn't Aspartame under " avoid " since it causes numerous health problems?

 

 

_http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html_

(http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html)

Aspartame Side Effects

The components of aspartame can lead to a number of health problems, as you

have read. Side effects can occur gradually, can be immediate, or can be acute

reactions. According to Lendon Smith, M.D. there is an enormous population

suffering from side effects associated with aspartame, yet have no idea why

drugs, supplements and herbs don’t relieve their symptoms. Then, there are

users who don’t ‘appear’ to suffer immediate reactions at all. Even these

individuals are susceptible to the long-term damage caused by excitatory amino

acids, phenylalanine, methanol, and DKP.

Adverse reactions and side effects of aspartame include:

Eye

blindness in one or both eyes

decreased vision and/or other eye problems such as: blurring, bright

flashes, squiggly lines, tunnel vision, decreased night vision

pain in one or both eyes

decreased tears

trouble with contact lenses

bulging eyes

Ear

tinnitus - ringing or buzzing sound

severe intolerance of noise

marked hearing impairment

Neurologic

epileptic seizures

headaches, migraines and (some severe)

dizziness, unsteadiness, both

confusion, memory loss, both

severe drowsiness and sleepiness

paresthesia or numbness of the limbs

severe slurring of speech

severe hyperactivity and restless legs

atypical facial pain

severe tremors

Psychological/Psychiatric

severe depression

irritability

aggression

anxiety

personality changes

insomnia

phobias

Chest

palpitations, tachycardia

shortness of breath

recent high blood pressure

Gastrointestinal

nausea

diarrhea, sometimes with blood in stools

abdominal pain

pain when swallowing

Skin and Allergies

itching without a rash

lip and mouth reactions

hives

aggravated respiratory allergies such as asthma

Endocrine and Metabolic

loss of control of diabetes

menstrual changes

marked thinning or loss of hair

marked weight loss

gradual weight gain

aggravated low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)

severe PMS

Other

frequency of voiding and burning during urination

excessive thirst, fluid retention, leg swelling, and bloating

increased susceptibility to infection

Additional Symptoms of Aspartame Toxicity include the most critical symptoms

of all

death

irreversible brain damage

birth defects, including mental retardation

peptic ulcers

aspartame addiction and increased craving for sweets

hyperactivity in children

severe depression

aggressive behavior

suicidal tendencies

Aspartame may trigger, mimic, or cause the following illnesses:

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Epstein-Barr

Post-Polio Syndrome

Lyme Disease

Grave’s Disease

Meniere’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease

ALS

Epilepsy

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

EMS

Hypothyroidism

Mercury sensitivity from Amalgam fillings

Fibromyalgia

Lupus

non-Hodgkins

Lymphoma

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

These are not allergies or sensitivities, but diseases and disease syndromes.

Aspartame poisoning is commonly misdiagnosed because aspartame symptoms mock

textbook ‘disease’ symptoms, such as Grave’s Disease.

Aspartame changes the ratio of amino acids in the blood, blocking or lowering

the levels of serotonin, tyrosine, dopamine, norepinephrine, and adrenaline.

Therefore, it is typical that aspartame symptoms cannot be detected in lab

tests and on x-rays. Textbook disorders and diseases may actually be a toxic

load as a result of aspartame poisoning.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Funnily enough my alternative Dr who practices by diagnosing using an atrial

response in her patients also dislikes Stevia - tho I have never talked with

her in depth about this sweetener all she would say is that it is

addictive - I cannot see how this is addictive - I mean if you have sugar in

tea or coffee for example you always have it don't you - if you substitute

Stevia then you always have Stevia - simple as that - don't you think? The

benefits - to me as far as I have read and as far as I have experienced - by

far outweigh the properties of sugar - for example when you substitute sugar

with Stevia you really notice the lack of rush you can get with sugar as it

hits the blood stream ..... has anyone else had much experience with Stevia?

 

Jane

 

" Kirk McLoren "

 

] Why is stevia listed under avoid? Why isn't Aspartame under avoid?

 

 

Because of the FDA refusing it GRAS status.

[Guest guest]

I use it all the time in tea and cooking, and have actually grown to like

the taste better than sugar. It definitely doesn't mess with my blood sugar

the way other sweeteners do either, and I doubt if it is at all addictive. I

was rather perplexed to see it on that list.

 

StephB

 

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On Behalf Of Jane

MacRoss

Monday, April 09, 2007 9:14 AM

 

Re: Why is stevia listed under avoid?

Why isn't Aspartame under avoid?

[Guest guest]

In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) performed a thorough evaluation of

recent experimental studies of stevioside and steviols conducted on animals and

humans, and concluded that " stevioside and rebaudioside A are not genotoxic in

vitro or in vivo and that the genotoxicity of steviol and some of its oxidative

derivatives in vitro is not expressed in vivo. " [13] The report also found no

evidence of carcinogenic activity. Furthermore, the report noted that

" stevioside has shown some evidence of pharmacological effects in patients with

hypertension or with type-2 diabetes " [13] but concluded that further study was

required to determine proper dosage.

Indeed, millions of Japanese people have been using stevia for over thirty

years with no reported or known harmful effects. Similarly, stevia leaves have

been used for centuries in South America spanning multiple generations in

ethnomedical tradition as a treatment of type II diabetes.

 

[edit] Political controversy In 1991, at the request of an anonymous

complaint, the United States Food and Drug Administration labeled stevia as an

" unsafe food additive " and restricted its import. The FDA's stated reason was

" toxicological information on stevia is inadequate to demonstrate its

safety. " [14] This ruling was controversial, as stevia proponents pointed out

that this designation violates the FDA's own guidelines, under which any natural

substance used prior to 1958 with no reported adverse effects should be

generally recognized as safe (GRAS).

Stevia occurs naturally, requiring no patent to produce it. As a consequence,

since the import ban in 1991, marketers and consumers of stevia have shared a

belief that the sweetener industry pressured the FDA to keep stevia out of the

United States. Arizona congressman Jon Kyl, for example, called the FDA action

against stevia " a restraint of trade to benefit the artificial sweetener

industry. " [15] To date, the FDA has never revealed the source of the original

complaint in its responses to requests filed under the Freedom of Information

Act.

The FDA requires proof of safety before recognizing a food additive as safe. A

similar burden of proof is required for the FDA to ban a substance or label it

unsafe. Nevertheless, stevia remained banned until after the 1994 Dietary

Supplement Health and Education Act forced the FDA in 1995 to revise its stance

to permit stevia to be used as a dietary supplement, although not as a food

additive — a position that stevia proponents regard as contradictory because it

simultaneously labels stevia as safe and unsafe, depending on how it is

sold.[16]

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia now you know why Kirk

 

Steph Brown <steph_brown1 wrote: I use it all the time in tea and

cooking, and have actually grown to like

the taste better than sugar. It definitely doesn't mess with my blood sugar

the way other sweeteners do either, and I doubt if it is at all addictive. I

was rather perplexed to see it on that list.

 

StephB

 

________________________________

 

 

On Behalf Of Jane

MacRoss

Monday, April 09, 2007 9:14 AM

 

Re: Why is stevia listed under avoid?

Why isn't Aspartame under avoid?

 

 

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[Guest guest]

If sugar is a food, not an additive or supplement, even in its state

where it is extracted from

beets or sugar cane, then purified to a drug-like state, then why is

stevia not considered a

food.

 

Why is algae (spirulina, etc.) considered a supplement. How is algae,

a plant, different from say seaweed that we line our shushi with.

 

If its not posinous (like the death mushroom) and does not

detrimentally effect normal phisiological processes when consumed in

normal feeding amounts, (such as foxglove, the source of digitalis) and

it is basically digestible, and it does provides the body with

nutrients that

sustain life, ITS A FOOD.

 

If anything should be banned, restricted, controlled, and put under a

microscope, it should be politicians. That would make us far safer

than all the shennanigins we put up with that interfere with our

ability to have and eat our food.

 

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