I'm reading Fat Fallacy by Dr. Will Clower--he's a neuroscientist. It's a good follow-up to Dr. Weil's books about nutrition.
I've long been suspicious of artificial sweeteners (see Artificially Splendid) so this doesn't come as a surprise, but who's responsible for this unhealthy non-food is a shock...Donald Rumsfeld.
Aspartame (Nutrasweet) kills brain cells, particularly in the hypothalamus (which controls feeding behavior). More than half of FDA claims are aspartame related. It probably causes fibromyalgia. Most Neurologists firmly believe that it causes brain tumors, has in rats (the industry's monkey studies were fixed). When aspartame gets above 86 degrees (we are 97-98.6 degrees F) it turns into wood alchohol (free methanol) and formaldehyde (embalming fluid).
THIS IS THE CRAZY PART. In 1979, the FDA gave the thumbs down to aspartame's safety (because of brain tumors in lab rats). J.D. Searle Inc., reapplied for FDA approval the day after Reagan took office, 1981. Donald Rumsfeld was the CEO of J.D.Searle, and White House Chief of Staff. Aurthur Hull Hayes overrode the FDA recommendations (Republican appointees have a habit of doing this) and approved Nutrasweet in 1983. Within 4 months he left the FDA and became a consultant for Searle's PR firm.
Can we have some accountablity and responsibility please?! Clearly, our media is owned by the corporations. No one, I mean NO ONE, should put their trust in government or corporations.
The Aspartame/NutraSweet fiasco by James S. Turner
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