Aspartan warning--is it real?

[MS Fowler]

I just got an urgent email warning from a guy who does not always know what he is talking about. Its a warning that Aspartane becomes formaldehide at higher temps, and poisons people.
With all the Aspartane out there, can this be true?

[Jordan G]

I'm assuming that's the same as aspartame? I've always heard bad things....but then again, I'm an organic freak - so take that with a grain of celtic sea salt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy

I'm sure TwitchKitty has some information about it....

Generally speaking, artificial sweetners scare me but I'm no scientist.

Very few synthetic food substitutes are healthy.

R12 refrigerant becomes phosgene gas when burned.

[Gurkha]

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-information.html

http://www.dorway.com/

http://www.aspartamekills.com/symptoms.htm

http://www.aspartame.ca/indexa.html

Try Stevia instead which is derived from natural source and has been in use in Japan since 70s and also South America where it is actively cultivated.

http://www.stevia.net/

http://www.stevia.com/

[Mistel]

I wouldn't drink it unless you paid me.

[Jordan G]

Originally Posted by Gurkha

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-information.html

http://www.dorway.com/

http://www.aspartamekills.com/symptoms.htm

http://www.aspartame.ca/indexa.html

Try Stevia instead which is derived from natural source and has been in use in Japan since 70s and also South America where it is actively cultivated.

http://www.stevia.net/

http://www.stevia.com/

Yah - we use stevia, agave nectar, honey or maple syrup to sweeten things at home (occasionally rapadura).......but I'm assuming MS meant aspartame-flavored products like Diet Coke, etc?

[Zeus]

I stay away from all artificial sweeteners - aspartame, sucralose - you name it. If I want a pop, I drink the non-diet version and burn off the calories in one way or another.

One of the things that really creeps me out about sucralose is that it is not metabolized/digested at all by the body. It passes through you unscathed on a molecular level. That is creepy. The body sees the molecule and goes WTF is this? Doesn't know what to do with it, so it just passes on through...at least most of it does. Some can accumulate in the gall bladder, etc.

Aspartame does break down into formaldehyde eventually, but apparently trace amounts. You'd probably need to ingest a barrel of aspartame to get anywhere near a dangerous dose...but still...formaldehyde? No thanks.

[Mistress]

Originally Posted by MS Fowler

I just got an urgent email warning from a guy who does not always know what he is talking about. Its a warning that Aspartane becomes formaldehide at higher temps, and poisons people.
With all the Aspartane out there, can this be true?

Just think how much you'll save when it comes time to bury someone.

[Dee8go]

I mainly just drink tap water. . . . . Oh, crap! That's not good for you either!

Hell, once we all die, we'll probably be like those damned hot dogs that NEVER decay or deteriorate in land fills. Our bodies are likely to still be intact a thousand years from now,. we have so many preservatives in us.

[Dee8go]

Originally Posted by Mistress

Just think how much you'll save when it comes time to bury someone.

Of course, if any of this stuff is flammable, and we choose to be cremated, we'll be like those Kingsford Matchlight Charcoal Briquettes. Just hold a match to one of our toes and we'll light right up!

[aklim]

Originally Posted by MS Fowler

I just got an urgent email warning from a guy who does not always know what he is talking about. Its a warning that Aspartane becomes formaldehide at higher temps, and poisons people.
With all the Aspartane out there, can this be true?

How high? Higher than body temps? What amounts does it produce? IOW, what temp must I heat a can of soda to produce lethal amounts? Now if you were swimming in barrels of the stuff all day long, you have an point. You are breathing in poisons on a daily basis. Scratch that, minute basis. Without knowing the amount that we are talking about, it is impossible to say what is happening. Could it be broken down to other items? What is the effect? These things leave more questions than answers. When they have passed the "debate" point to the "fact" point, I'll believe it. Till then, I'll stick with shaving my palms and learning braille because it is said that I will go blind and/or have hairy palms from jerkin the gerkin.

So use sugar if you are that worried.

[Chad300tdt]

Originally Posted by Dee8go

I mainly just drink tap water. . . . . Oh, crap! That's not good for you either!

Mmmmm, Fluoridation.

[raymr]

Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine

Yum!

Excessive phenylalanine intake has been linked to mental retardation if you lack the enzyme required to break it down.

[TwitchKitty]

I don't remember which one but one of the substitute sweeteners is closely related to a neurotransmitter. Eat like a caveman.

Many sugar-free "foods" are really high in sodium.

Food grows, it does not come from a factory. Eat everything as close to the way it grew naturally as possible.

[Hatterasguy]

I rather just drink beer, its safer!