LLT
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
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LLT
a REGULAR Coke, Chris!
Diet Sweeteners often contain aspartame ( the technical name for the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure) which was originally an ulcer drug,until the scientists discovered that it had a sweet taste.... Our very own Donald Rumsfeld was involved with the producers at Searle,and got this stuff passed as a FOOD ADDITIVE,instead of a drug....
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.The excess glutamate and aspartate slowly begin to destroy neurons. The large majority (75 percent or more) of neural cells in a particular area of the brain are killed before any clinical symptoms of a chronic illness are noticed. The risk to infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly and persons with certain chronic health problems from excitotoxins are great.
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.
THIS HAS BEEN AN LLT2000 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT....
See you tomorrow!
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