A Medical position statement: Aspartame

[Guest guest]

I found this interesting, and wondered if anyone was still using it,

in the hopes that it would help with weight loss:

 

[ " ASPARTAME MAKES YOU FATTER!

Position Statement from Sandra Cabot, M.D.,

 

I have been a medical doctor for 23 years and have clinical and

research interests in the liver and metabolism. I have authored

several best selling health books including the " Liver Cleansing

Diet " , " The Body Shaping Diet " , " Don't Let Your Hormones Ruin Your

Life " , " Women's Health " ,

 

" Menopause and Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy " and I lecture

internationally on these subjects. I have been consulted by thousands

of patients with weight problems, hormonal imbalances, fatty liver,

sluggish metabolism and chronic ill health. I have been an advocate

and practitioner of nutritional methods of healing for 30 years. I

regularly appear on national television and broadcast on many radio

stations to educate people about the importance of a healthy liver in

achieving good health and weight control!

 

In the interests of public health I am making a position statement

concerning the use of the artificial sweetener called aspartame and

sold most commonly under the names of NutraSweet and Equal. One must

ask, " why do millions of people ingest a toxic chemical like

aspartame everyday " ? To me it appears ridiculous and I believe that

it is because people have been brainwashed into thinking aspartame

will keep their weight down and is good for health. It also shows me

that we have lost touch with our own natural senses and instincts.

 

After having been consulted by thousands of overweight people

suffering with problems concerning the liver and/or metabolism I can

assure you that aspartame will not help you in any way, indeed it

will help you to gain unwanted weight. This has been my experience,

and there are logical reasons to explain the fattening and bloating

effects of aspartame. When you ingest the toxic chemical aspartame it

is absorbed from the intestines and passes immediately to the LIVER

where it is taken inside the liver via the liver filter. The liver

then breaks down or metabolizes aspartame to its toxic components -

phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol. This process requires a

lot of energy from the liver which means there will be less energy

remaining in the liver cells. This means the liver cells will have

less energy for fat burning and metabolism, which will result in fat

storing. Excess fat may build up inside the liver cells

causing " fatty liver " and when this starts to occur it is extremely

difficult to lose weight. In my vast experience any time that you

overload the liver you will increase the tendency to gain weight

easily. Aspartame also causes weight gain by other mechanisms ---

Causes unstable blood sugar levels, which increases the appetite and

causes cravings for sweets/sugar. Thus it is particularly toxic for

those with diabetes or epilepsy. Causes fluid retention giving the

body a puffy and bloated appearance. This makes people look fatter

than they are and increases cellulite.

 

To discover more about the liver look up my web site -

liverdoctor.com, and to learn more about natural sugars that are

better for the liver and weight, read my books " The Liver Cleansing

Diet " and " Boost Your Energy " .

 

To order, go to MP Bookstore at

http://aspartamekills.com/bookstore.htm, see your books store, or

call 1 888-75-Liver Betty Martini, founder of Mission Possible

International (770) 242-2599, is providing this press release. For

press receiving this release who wish to interview Dr. Cabot they can

contact Donna Medoff at 602 -860-0456. She will only be in the US a

few days longer and then she will be back in Australia. Donna's email

address is listed under CC.

 

This grants permission for those who wish to publish this statement

or put it on web. We ask that it be also put in news groups to

educate the public, and spread on other lists. Dr. Cabot's books are

also on the DORway web site below my signature.

 

Thank you, Dr. Cabot. As we have often said, " If you want to get fat,

Nutra-Sweet is where it's at! " ASPARTAME= NUTRA-SWEET !]

 

quote taken from: http://www.present-truth.org/Health%

20Library/understanding-wieght-loss.htm

 

all the best,

 

 

Bob