History of xylitol
Emil Fischer, a German chemistry professor, and his assistant Rudolf Stahel isolated a new compound from beech wood chips in September 1890 and named it Xylit, the German word for xylitol. The following year, the French chemist M.G. Bertrand isolated xylitol syrup by processing wheat and oat straw
Several high-ranking government officials closely tied to the approval and subsequent defense of aspartame took jobs in the NutraSweet industry
U.S. Attorney Samuel Skinner went to work for Sidley & Austin, G.D. Searle’s law firm. Assistant U.S. Attorney William Conlon went to work for Sidley & Austin. H.R. Roberts, director of the FDA’s Bureau of Food took a job as vice president of the National Soft Drink Assoc. After
After an unsuccessful bid in the late ’70s, G.D. Searle reapplied for FDA approval of aspartame the day after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.
G.D. Searle CEO Donald Rumsfeld served as a key member of Reagan’s transition team. In April 1981 From Sweetheart Deal Thoughts for another day: Rumsfeld – ‘Valiant Thor’? 🤨
Aspartame was discovered by James M. Schlatter (1930 – 2019)
Lead chemist and developer of Aspartame used to make NutraSweet and Equal artificial sweeteners
Torunn Atteraas Garin (1947 – 2002)
Norwegian chemical engineer who helped develop aspartame sweetener as a sugar substitute while working for General Foods (1971-85)
Experimental (induced) phenylketonuria in infant monkeys – A high phenylalanine diet produces abnormalities simulating those of the hereditary disease (1965)
Experimental phenylketonuria can be produced in infant monkeys by feeding excessive quantities of L-phenylalanine soon after birth. Both the phenylketonuric monkey and the phenylketonuric human patient have elevated plasma levels of phenylalanine, and monkey and human excrete almost the same phenyla
James S. (Jim) Turner, an attorney and consumer advocate who was an original “Nader’s Raider,” passed away suddenly at his Washington, D.C. home on January 25. He was 81.
In 2021, Turner was instrumental in forcing the FDA to release its documents on aspartame. At the time of his death, Turner had been preparing a lawsuit to get aspartame banned, using the Delaney Clause, incorporated into the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by the Food Additives Amendment o
Harry F. Harlow (1905 – 1981), monkey man and former president of the American Psychological Association – I don’t believe the F is for Fred. Nope.
American psychologist best known for his controversial maternal-separation, dependency needs, and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which manifested the importance of caregiving and companionship to social and cognitive development. He conducted most of his research at the University o
Harlow Article Search at NIH
Results are displayed in a computed author sort order. Results by year timeline is unavailable EXPERIMENTAL PHENYLKETONURIA IN INFANT MONKEYS.WAISMAN HA, HARLOW HF.Science. 1965 Feb 12;147(3659):685-95. doi: 10.1126/science.147.3659.685.PMID: 142420162CiteShare The development of inf
Waisman Article Search at NIH
Results are displayed in a computed author sort order. Results by year timeline is unavailable EXPERIMENTAL PHENYLKETONURIA IN INFANT MONKEYS. WAISMAN HA, HARLOW HF.Science. 1965 Feb 12;147(3659):685-95. doi: 10.1126/science.147.3659.685.PMID: 142420162CiteShare Phenylketonuria in rats: r
Dr. Harry Waisman, a respected expert in phenylalanine toxicity, conducted a study of the effects of aspartame on primates for GD Searle in 1970
G.D. Searle approached Dr. Harry Waisman, Biochemist, Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the University of Wisconsin’s Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial Laboratory of Mental Retardation Research and a respected expert in phenylalanine toxicity, to conduct a study of the effects of aspartame on prim
Jim Turner exposes horrific dangers and corrupt approvals of aspartame (and other products) Episode 22 – Podcast
https://livehealthybewell.com/podcast/jim-turner-exposes-horrific-dangers-and-corrupt-approvals-of-aspartame-and-other-products-episode-22/ Transcript Hi, this is Jeffrey Smith and welcome to my podcast, Live Healthy, Be Well. Today I’m playing you the audio version of a Facebook live I just d
What Is The CCC (Calorie Control Council)
The Calorie Control Council, established in 1966, is self-described as an international association representing the low- and reduced-calorie food and beverage industry. Other sites lead a reader to believe they are some kind of highfalutin kneecapping thugs. Calorie Control Council (CCC) – k