Jury Still Out on sweeteners and metabolic effects (Aspartame can cause the metabolic syndrome, can precipitate diabetes and is responsible for this obesity epidemic along with MSG.)

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A better title would be " Jury Silenced " . Aspartame can cause the

metabolic syndrome and

more. http://www.wnho.net/new_aspartame_studies.htm and Report For

Schools: http://www.mpwhi.com/report_on_aspartame_and_children.htm

My reply is at the bottom of the article.

 

Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum, Founder

Mission Possible Intl

9270 River Club Parkway

Duluth, Georgia 30097

770 242-2599

www.mpwhi.com, www.dorway.com, www.wnho.net

Aspartame Toxicity Center, www.holisticmed.com/aspartame

Medical Texts: Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic,

www.sunsentpress.com, 1000 page medical text by H. J. Roberts,

M.D. Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D.

Aspartame Documentary: Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World, www.soundandfury.tv

 

 

 

 

'Jury still out' on sweeteners and metabolic effects

 

 

 

By Stephen Daniells, 02-Feb-2010

 

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and additives

 

 

The scientific literature does not support a link between intakes of

artificial sweeteners and metabolic changes in children, says a new

review from the US National Institutes of Health.

 

While some data from observational studies does link

artificially-sweetened beverage consumption and weight gain in

children, the overall body of science does not support an

association, according to a systematic review published in the

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.

 

" At the current time, the jury remains out regarding a possible role

of increased artificial sweetener use in the

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and diabetes epidemics, whether adverse, beneficial or neutral, "

wrote the scientists, led by Rebecca Brown from the National

Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH).

 

Billion dollar industry

 

The use of

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ers & FromNews>sweeteners

in food and beverage products is widespread and has gathered yet more

pace as food firms seek to deliver healthier products, with less

sugar, to consumers. According to Leatherhead International, the

global market for sweeteners was worth US$1.83bn in 2007.

 

Although all the sweeteners used in the EU and US have been approved

and are deemed safe by the food safety authorities, internet forums,

newspaper reports and some scientific literature continue to garner suspicion.

 

Indeed, according to background information in the article, Dr Brown

and her co-workers note that various studies have reported both

potential adverse effects and benefits.

 

Dr Brown recently reported that a synergistic effect between

sucralose and glucose may trigger the release of the

appetite-suppressing hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and

therefore promote a feeling of fullness (Diabetes Care, Vol. 32, pp.

2184-2186).

 

Review details

 

In order to provide an update-to-date review of the science, the NIH

scientists searched the literature for studies using the terms:

" Artificial sweeteners, sweetener, sugar substitute, non-nutritive

sweetener, intense sweetener, sucralose, aspartame, saccharin, sugar

free, diabetes, weight, obesity, obese, metabolic syndrome,

cholesterol, and blood pressure " .

 

Out of a total 116 studies identified only 18 human studies fulfilled

the right criteria.

 

Epidemiological data suggested an association between artificial

sweeteners and weight gain in children, said the researchers, but

this does not establish causality, they added.

 

" It is particularly difficult to establish causality between

artificial sweetener consumption, weight gain, and metabolic

abnormalities, as artificial sweetener intake is likely to be an

indicator for other variables, " explained Dr Brown and her

co-workers. " For example, the decision to consume artificial

sweeteners is often made by individuals who are concerned about their

weight in an effort to reduce their caloric intake. In the case of

children, this decision is frequently made by parents who are

concerned about their own weight. "

 

When they looked at data from randomised controlled trials in

children only a " very limited " amount was available, and this did not

support beneficial or adverse effects, they said.

 

" Our growing understanding of the active metabolic role played by

such chemicals in animal models should spur further research into the

effects of these common food additives in humans, " concluded the authors.

 

The work was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive

and Kidney Diseases.

 

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Published online ahead of print, doi: 10.3109/17477160903497027

" Artificial Sweeteners: A systematic review of metabolic effects in youth "

Authors: R.J. Brown , M.A. de Banate , K.I. Rother

 

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My reply to Editor:

 

This is funded by a diabetes group and they defend

aspartame. Aspartame can actually precipitate diabetes, simulates

and aggravates diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy, destroys the

optic nerve from the free methyl alcohol, causes diabetics to go into

convulsions and even interacts with insulin. The free methyl alcohol

causes them to lose limbs.

 

An epidemiological study by Sharon Fowler at the University of Texas

with 7 years data proved the link to obesity. Here is how its

done: http://www.wnho.net/aspartame_makes_you_fatter.htm Other

studies also have proven the metabolic syndrome. See www.mpwhi.com,

www.dorway.com, www.wnho.net and the Aspartame Toxicity Center,

www.holisticmed.com/aspartame

 

Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum, Founder

Mission Possible Intl

8270 River Club Parkway

Duluth, Georgia 30097

770 242-599

 

Here is another report by Dr. James Bowen on mechanism:

http://www.wnho.net/letter_to_senator_goyp_concerning_aspartame.htm

 

www.mpwhi.com, www.dorway.com and www.wnho.net

Aspartame Toxicity Center, www.holisticmed.com/aspartame