Aspartame: A Sweet Deception in Our Food Supply
Concerns have been raised about aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in many common products. This sweetener, used in brands like NutraSweet and Equal, breaks down during digestion into several compounds including methanol, which can further metabolize into formaldehyde and formic acid. Interestingly, formic acid has industrial applications, including use in floor stripping compounds, and is also found naturally in fire ant venom.
Aspartame is widely used in diet soft drinks, sugar-free products, and some children’s vitamins. Some individuals have reported experiencing various symptoms after consuming aspartame, including headaches, dizziness, numbness in extremities, skin reactions, and sleep disturbances. Various studies have examined potential health effects of aspartame, with some researchers suggesting possible connections to different health conditions.
The metabolism of aspartame and its effects on the body, particularly the liver and nervous system, continue to be subjects of scientific research and discussion. Some researchers have expressed concerns about long-term consumption and its potential effects on various body systems.
Dr. Woodrow Monte, Ph.D., discusses these concerns in his book, While Science Sleeps A Sweetener Kills:
“Something very wrong is going on, something that is killing good people and causing untold suffering to families and communities around the world. Never has such a high percentage of the population been afflicted with so many tragic and wasting illnesses. In the past thirty years, a group of diseases has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and many other countries. These diseases….include multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, melanoma, and autism, a once rare birth defect…[M]ankind endures a plague whose point of origin distinctly coincides with the Food and Drug Administration’s 1981 approval of aspartame – an artificial sweetener containing methanol, which is metabolized into deadly formaldehyde within the brain and sinew of all who consume it.”
