Tag: ASPARTAME
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“People with a rare hereditary disease known as phenylketonuria (PKU) have a difficult time metabolizing phenylalanine, a component of aspartame, and should control their intake of phenylalanine from all sources, including aspartame.”
Aspartame is approved for use in food as a nutritive sweetener. Aspartame brand names include Nutrasweet®, Equal®, and Sugar Twin®. It does contain calories, but because it is about 200 times sweeter than table sugar, consumers are likely to use much less of it. FDA approved aspartame in 1981 (46 FR 38283) for uses, under certain conditions, as a tabletop sweetener,…
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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 of 1958. The clause requires the FDA…
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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 infant monkeys fed low phenylalanine diets.Kerr GR, Chamove AS, Harlow HF, Waisman HA.Pediatr Res. 1969 Jul;3(4):305-12. doi: 10.1203/00006450-196907000-00006.PMID: 4979929 No abstract available.3CiteShare Phenylketonuria in infant monkeys.WAISMAN HA, WANG…
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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: reversibility of behavorial deficit. Polidora VJ, Cunningham RF, Waisman HA.Science. 1966 Jan 14;151(3707):219-21. doi: 10.1126/science.151.3707.219.PMID: 177463403CiteShare Phenylalanine: Transplacental centrations in Rhesus Monkeys. Kerr GR, Waisman HA.Science.…
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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 primates. Seven infant monkeys were given aspartame with milk. One died after…
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Long-Term Aspartame Administration Leads to Fibrosis, Inflammasome Activation, and Gluconeogenesis Impairment in the Liver of Mice
Simple Summary Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in foods and beverages worldwide to prevent increasing obesity and diabetes mellitus, acting as a tool to help the control of caloric intake. However, its chronic intake is controversial since it has been linked to some adverse effects including oxidative stress, inflammation, and liver damage through mechanisms…
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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 did with Jim Turner. Jim was the first Nader Raider. He’s a bestselling author, he’s an attorney and he’s been a successful activist for decades. And…
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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) – key facts – U.S. Right to Know
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Landrigan PJ, Straif K. Aspartame and cancer – new evidence for causation. Environ Health. 2021;20(1):42. Published 2021 Apr 12. doi:10.1186/s12940-021-00725-y
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8042911/ Abstract Background Aspartame is one of the world’s most widely used artificial sweeteners and is an ingredient in more than 5000 food products globally. A particularly important use is in low-calorie beverages consumed by children and pregnant women. The Ramazzini Institute (RI) reported in 2006 and 2007 that aspartame causes dose-related increases in malignant…
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Aspartame Notes
NOTES ASPARTAME Under various names, aspartame is an ingredient in tens of thousands of consumables. some researchers suggest it is “by far” the most dangerous food additive. this is a collection of notes and articles concerning aspartame (in no particular order). HISTORY Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, a chemist working for…
