[auburnman1]

I've noticed a decent amount of the suppliments out their now have aspartame instead of sugar to cut down on the fat you recieve from them. But Aspartame is one of the worst things you can possibly take that is legal. Aspertame is just an artificial sweetener, but I think you would rather have more sugar in your diet than the terrible effects that asartame has on your body. If you look up aspartame on google it will give you a huge list of sites that prove just how bad this little sweetener is.

One site said-

"According to researchers and physicians studying the adverse effects of aspartame, the following chronic illnesses can be triggered or worsened by ingesting of aspartame:(2) Brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, parkinson's disease, alzheimer's, mental retardation, lymphoma, birth defects, fibromyalgia, and diabetes."

another one said that these affects can be almost immidiatly upon digesting aspartame-

"A few of the 90 different documented symptoms listed in the report as being caused by aspartame include:
Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain."

Just wanted everyone to know the dangers of this stuff, and to stay away from it. Anyone can just look this stuff up and you might even find more terrible things about it. So just look at the ingredients before you buy your products.

[skb_chris]

thats preety gay, why would they put that products then if its that bad?

thanks for sharing, ill look out for it.

[KM]

I just read that Aspartame is now considered a myth and is safe.

Where did you get this information from? Everywhere I've looked says that it's safe and is consumed in everyday foods.

[auburnman1]

just look up aspartame on google.

[auburnman1]

plus i had to do a health project on the stuff so i was looking through a ton of books and all of them said it was bad.

[KM]

I don't doubt your research it just doesn't seem logical.

Why would an artificial flavor cause brain tumors and mental retardation? Mental retardation you're born with.

Show the source(s) you found on google..

I'm not trying to go at you, I'm just curious.

[bulk then cut]

hmmmmm

[skb_chris]

i also query it because why would it be in so many products like proteins etc?

but then u do get protein which say aspartame free.

[KM]

TeenBodybuilding.com - Derek Charlebois - Artificial Sweeteners: Aspartame, Part I.

[auburnman1]

Yep, their are alot of mixed beliefs on the stuff. But another reason not to take aspartame. its in the Muscletech products!
Heres another link on aspartame

NEXUS: Aspartame Is Bad!

[JakeVendetta]

Aspartame: a safety evaluation based on current use levels, regulations, and toxicological and epidemiological studies.(2007)
Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide used as a synthetic nonnutritive sweetener in over 90 countries worldwide in over 6000 products. The purpose of this investigation was to review the scientific literature on the absorption and metabolism, the current consumption levels worldwide, the toxicology, and recent epidemiological studies on aspartame. Current use levels of aspartame, even by high users in special subgroups, remains well below the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Food Safety Authority established acceptable daily intake levels of 50 and 40 mg/kg bw/day, respectively. Consumption of large doses of aspartame in a single bolus dose will have an effect on some biochemical parameters, including plasma amino acid levels and brain neurotransmitter levels. The rise in plasma levels of phenylalanine and aspartic acid following administration of aspartame at doses less than or equal to 50 mg/kg bw do not exceed those observed postprandially. Acute, subacute and chronic toxicity studies with aspartame, and its decomposition products, conducted in mice, rats, hamsters and dogs have consistently found no adverse effect of aspartame with doses up to at least 4000 mg/kg bw/day. Critical review of all carcinogenicity studies conducted on aspartame found no credible evidence that aspartame is carcinogenic. The data from the extensive investigations into the possibility of neurotoxic effects of aspartame, in general, do not support the hypothesis that aspartame in the human diet will affect nervous system function, learning or behavior. Epidemiological studies on aspartame include several case-control studies and one well-conducted prospective epidemiological study with a large cohort, in which the consumption of aspartame was measured. The studies provide no evidence to support an association between aspartame and cancer in any tissue. The weight of existing evidence is that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption as a nonnutritive sweetener.


There from PubMed

[T.O]

very nice big dog. Thats why your a VIP.

[mm1snapper]

This is like the stupid myth a few years back about mountain dew shrinking your ****/balls....

Nice find jake.

[JakeVendetta]

Originally Posted by mm1snapper

This is like the stupid myth a few years back about mountain dew shrinking your ****/balls....

Nice find jake.

hahaha.... Thats great... :-( now i know what happened. Anyways thanks guys.

[Tall HardGainer]

lol, this is just like everything else, in excess anything can be bad for you, but miniscule consumption isn't going to have adverse effects on you, unless you alergic to it or something.

[nsanclown]

Don't know about anyone else but I get real bad headaches whenever I drink something labeled diet ie " contains aspartame " been that way for years regardless of the drink makes me wonder what is in it

[Tall HardGainer]

never had that problem, then again everyone is different in how their body reacts to what they ingest..