Aspartame

Aspartame is one of many artificial sweeteners. It is added to many sugar free/diet beverages, gums, foods, and  candy. Aspartame is said to be a safe alternative to sugar, but in reality it is a chemically synthesized substitute that wreaks havoc throughout the body. Not only can it not be metabolised or synthesized by the body into anything useful, the breakdown products it yields as we attempt to digest it are horrific. Upon ingestion aspartame can break down into formaldehyde, methanol, and formic acid; looking up all of these chemicals will reveal they are nothing you want in your body. Typically formaldehyde is a tissue fixative and embalming agent. Formaldehyde is a known human carcinogen. As for methanol, it can cause blindness if more than 10ml is ingested, and 30ml can be fatal.                                           
Some regulatory bodies like the FDA and others suggest that after investigating aspartame it is safe for human consumption and is not carcinogenic. However, some new studies suggest that since aspartame has been introduced into the food chain certain cancers such as brain cancer incidence has increased http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8939194. 

How much aspartame do Americans eat? The average american consumes over 14 pounds of aspartame each year and this amount has been rising daily. Since many of you out there and I avoid it completely, some of you are ingesting a lot more than 14 pounds per year. In April, 1993, Aspartame was approved for use in baked goods and mixes which greatly added to the 4200 products already containing the synthetic sweetener.


To help those of you who are currently diabetic or just looking to live sugar free please read about and try Xylitol, and Stevia. Use honey, maple syrup, stevia, or xylitol; and avoid sugar, fructose, corn syrup, and agave (high fructose corn syrup from the agave cactus). 
If you would like to learn more please watch Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World.