1) What is aspartame made of?
Belonging to the excitotoxin family, aspartame (aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester) is a synthetic sweetener classified as the most dangerous additive with monosodium glutamate (classified Red in the list of food additives).
Aspartame is made up of 3 components in free molecules:
50% phenylalanine:
Phenylalanine is above all an essential amino acid that goes into the constitution of proteins (necessary for muscles and bones). In the body, it can turn into another amino acid, tyrosine. Man cannot manufacture phenylalanine, so it is an essential component of our daily diet, without which our body could not function. However, it has been shown that ingesting aspartame, especially with carbohydrates, can cause excessive levels of phenylalanine. Excessive levels of phenylalanine in the brain can cause the level of serotonin in the brain to decrease, leading to emotional disorders such as depression. It has been shown in human tests that blood phenylalanine levels are significantly increased in human subjects who have used aspartame chronically. Dr. Louis J. Elsas demonstrated at the US Congress that a high level of phenylalanine in the blood can concentrate in parts of the brain and is particularly dangerous for infants and fetuses.
40% aspartic acid:
Aspartic acid belongs to the class of excitotoxins. Excitotoxicity is a pathological process of neuronal alteration and destruction or neurotoxicity, by hyperactivation by glutamic acid. The human species is five times more sensitive to this acid than rats and twenty times more sensitive than monkeys! This acid is neurotoxic: it accumulates in the body and gradually affects the brain but also our reproductive system. In high doses, this acid would cause anxiety attacks, hyperactivity and obsessions. Aspartic acid in aspartame has the same harmful effects on the body as glutamic acid.
10% methanol (from wood alcohol): a deadly poison gradually released from the small intestine from a temperature of 30 degrees, the normal temperature of the human body is 37.2 ° C. This methanol, once in the liver, is converted into formaldehyde which is highly neurotoxic and carcinogenic. Symptoms of methanol poisoning are usually manifested by visual disturbances, headaches, ringing in the ears, gastrointestinal disturbances, weakness, dizziness, chills, memory loss, disturbances behavior and neuritis.
92 effects of aspartame have been identified by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) since 1995 following consumer complaints
Among them :
- Overweighting: aspartame, with its sweet taste, stimulates the desire for sugar.
- Hypersexuality: however, this has never been scientifically proven
- Alopecia or baldness
- Excessive hunger and thirst
- Å’demas on the lips (more rarely on the tongue) and / or cavities
- Dizziness and vertigo
- Tremors
- Migraines and severe headaches (in case of chronic consumption)
- Memory loss
- Difficulty speaking, confusion
- Difficulty concentrating
- Numbness or tingling in the extremities
- Chronic fatigue
- Depression: especially if the person is on antidepressants, aspartame interacts with them and therefore accentuates depression.
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Impotence
- Arterial hypertension
- Nausea and vomiting
- Nose bleeds
- Diarrhea
- More or less serious skin reactions: itching, hives, redness, etc.
- Behavior or Personality Disorders: OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), sudden attacks of aggression, paranoia, schizophrenia, attacks of dementia, hyperactivity phobias, agoraphobia, anxieties, panic attacks. If aspartame can be a trigger, it has never been established that it alone could be the trigger for this type of behavior.
- Various pains: intercostal, abdominal, joint, chest pain, when swallowing, cramps
- Respiratory or heart problems: hyperventilation, tachycardia, asthmaâ € ¦
- Seizures of epilepsy or apoplexy and convulsions
- Difficulty controlling blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia)
- Anorexia (especially in young people)
- Osteoporosis
- Urinary tract infections or pain
- Hormonal imbalance: flow more abundant than normal or menstrual cycle more frequent or quite the reverse
- Bloating, Å “edemas (fluid retention)
- Susceptibility to infections
- Decreased and disturbed eyesight
- Worsening of symptoms in the following diseases: fibromyalgia, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, lupus, diabetes and diabetic complications, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, lymphoma, birth defects, Lyme disease (normally caused by a tiny parasite) , chronic fatigue syndrome. Some of the many chronic diseases that have been shown to be caused by long term exposure to excitotoxin damage include: multiple sclerosis, ALS, memory loss, hormonal problems, hearing loss, seizures. epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, hypoglycemia, AIDS dementia, brain damage and neuroendocrinal disorders.
- Brain cancer
- Aneurysm rupture
- Dead
The famous Gulf War Syndrome is even attributed to the consumption by American GIs of Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi stored for weeks in the hot Saudi desert.
2) How to identify its presence on the labels?
Aspartame is not necessarily clearly indicated on the packaging, it is often necessary to track down its presence (would this be proof that there is indeed a real danger?).
It can appear in various forms:
- legibly in its English or French form: aspartame or aspartame
- under code E951
- under the statement “contains a source of phenylalanine”
- It is possible to find aspartame in non “light” products. The reason is mainly financial: using aspartame is much cheaper as a raw material than real sugar. Here are the products in which we find aspartame:
- table top sweeteners (powder, tablet or liquid form)
- dietetic products: meal replacements, products labeled “light”, “sugar-free”, “low-fat” or even “0%”, protein powder and preparations for desserts.
- certain sweets and desserts: chewing gum, candies, lollipops, etc. but also yogurts, dessert creams, ice creams, etc.
- certain drinks, even those that are not labeled “light”: sodas, lemonades, fruit juices, tea bags, etc .;
- certain medications (especially brands related to the flu vaccine)
- some jams
- certain packages of cereal, cereal bars or protein bars
- vitamin and mineral supplements
- some chocolate bars
Audrey Dulieux-PasseportSanté.net
. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitotoxicit%C3%A9
2. http://www.dorway.com/92symptomsfotocopy.html
