Re: Aspartame
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 08:38:42 -0700
A much better way to look for medical information is to go to the journals
themselves. If you go to http://www.pubmed.gov you can type in keywords and search
medical journals. You can get the abstracts and citation. If you want to read
the whole article, you'll need to go to a local medical or nursing school's
library, or you can order the journals on-line for a fee, right from PubMed.
Renee
TJ wrote:
>
> Thanks Renee for your response. I KNEW we talked about this before but
> I couldn't remember when/who brought it up.. it was Belle! That
> research is exactly what I was hoping to come across but I'm having no
> luck. Tried a few of the medical websites that I know of and even did
> random searches through Yahoo but I'm getting overwhelmed by stuff that
> makes no sense/lacks medical credibility or has no connection to what
> I'm looking for. Any idea where I can find some of that research?
>
> Thanks very much again. Hope you are doing well!
> Tracy
>
> At Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Renee wrote:
> >
> >Most of the medical research, and the FDA, states that aspartame is safe for
> >most people. Those who are phenylketuronics, of course, can't eat it, since
> >they don't have the enzyme to process it. That's the label on the package.
> >Others seem to be sensitive (eg: my husband drops his IQ about 80 points after
> >a large volume of nutrasweet) to it in one way or another (others complain of
> >headaches). However, for most people, it's not a problem.
> >
> >Most of the anti-aspartame hype (eg: Betty Martini's work, and the web-sites)
> >is not grounded in good science.
> >
> >There is some research (I know Belle talked about this in the past), that it
> >will raise insulin levels, even though it doesn't raise blood sugar. The body
> >tastes the sweetness and thinks it's sugar and needs insulin. That worsen's
> >our problem.
> >
> >He/She likes the tea sweet! One other concern about using so much sweetener
> >is that it gives you the taste for sweetness, and it can be harder to contain,
> >and eventually get rid of, cravings for carbs and sweetness. If someone's
> >metabolism is fine, it shouldn't be much of a problem, though.
> >
> >Renee
> >
> >TJ wrote:
> >>
> >> Boy I'm sure you guys are getting so sick of me by this point... I
> >> promise I'll shut up soon..
> >>
> >> I'm looking for reputable info explaining why aspartame is bad for you,
> >> like a medical website or something. I know someone who uses TWENTY TWO
> >> PACKETS of nutrasweet in a single cup of iced tea and I want to refer to
> >> real medical info to try to get him to stop.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help!
> >> Tracy
> >>
> >--
> >--------------
> >Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
> >
> >---
> >Dwell in Possibility.
> >--Emily Dickenson
> >
>
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Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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Dwell in Possibility.
--Emily Dickenson
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