Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 I suspect these rumors are sparked by people who remember when cyclamates -- remember TAB cola? -- were withdrawn as a possible carcinogen. It's rather the way people will still make comparisons between new chemicals or drugs and Thalidomide, citing the malformed babies that resulted. On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 11:58 PM, wrote: > Message: 25 > Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:58:00 -0700 > " Megan Milligan " <yasminduran > Re: Check at Snopes > > there was a whole thing about saccharin causing cancer in laboratory mice > several years ago but it is untrue for two reasons. > > 1) it would take so much saccharin being pumped into a body for it to > have > any effect. just think of the saccharin ratio of rat to human for that to > take place. i personally like sweet 'n low but not THAT much sweet 'n > low. > > > 2) rats' livers process saccharin differently than human livers, breaks > it > down into a known carcinogen, while ours don't. (this straight from my > dad > who's a former chemical & mining engineer) > > Megan > > " Bush does not like chitchat when he jogs, " Mr. Lindlaw wrote. " Spotting a herd of cattle, he says simply, `Bovine.' Minutes pass before he says another word. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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