Aspartame...the devil!

I recently have been reading more on the ingredient Aspartame. It is an artificial sweetner used in soft drinks and many other things. It is something that should be avoided at all costs! It amazes me that ingredients like this one gets approved by the FDA and is allowed to be put in our food and drinks for us to consume. So it is really up to us to look out for these things and take care of ourselves because no one else is.

Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death.(1) 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.

How aspartame was approved is a lesson in how chemical and pharmaceutical companies can manipulate government agencies such as the FDA, "bribe" organizations such as the American Dietetic Association, and flood the scientific community with flawed and fraudulent industry-sponsored studies funded by the makers of aspartame.

Aspartame can be found in thousands of products such as:

instant breakfasts breath mints cereals sugar-free chewing gum cocoa mixes coffee beverages frozen desserts gelatin desserts juice beverages laxatives multivitamins milk drinks http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm MUST READ http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/hidden_dangers.htm

pharmaceuticals and supplements, including over-the-counter medicines shake mixes soft drinks tabletop sweeteners tea beverages instant teas and coffees topping mixes wine coolers yogurt