THE DANGERS OF
ASPARTAME- 'White Sugar's Big Brother'!
I love making zobo
drink by myself. For some time, I stopped using refined sugar because I know it
is a killer. Someone introduced me to jolly juice or something like that. I
would put like half of the sachet and it is already sweet. I knew something
wasn’t quite right until I read the food label. The strange word I saw there
was aspartame and since I didn’t know much about it then, I decided to research
on it.
The answer I got
chilled me to the bones and I asked myself why these companies would use this
stuff when they know how dangerous it can be. I became wary of things that will
boast of no sugar.
That brings me to
another killer Zero coke. People are consuming this without looking back
claiming it is healthy.
Zero coke is a KILLER!
If you look at the bottle well, you will see where they wrote in tiny letters,
“contains aspartame”. This is far much deadlier than sugar so why would these multibillion
dollar companies put people’s lives at risk just to make more money?
You can’t feign
ignorance because they will claim they wrote the info on their bottles just
like cigarette companies will tell you they added a warning that smoking is
dangerous to your health.
You can’t fight them
because they have the money to buy lawyers, health officials, etc but you can
stop yourself from using and also warn your loved ones.
I wanted to buy Orbit
chewing gum from shoprite yesterday and of course it has aspartame so I held
myself.
Can you imagine how
many things we ingest on a daily basis that has aspartame?
It is better to be safe
than sorry. DO NOT USE YOUR MONEY TO BUY WHAT CAN KILL YOU.
Aspartame is a
non-calorie artificial sweetener comprised of methanol, phenylalanine and
aspartic acid. It is used in diet sodas and thousands of other products
worldwide. Since it appeared on the US market in the 1980s, aspartame and the
possible health risks from the substance have been a topic of much debate.
Research has linked the
sweetener to diabetes, fibromyalgia and certain forms of cancer.
Here are some of the
dangers of excessive aspartame consumption.
CANCER
Studies have found a
dangerous connection between aspartame consumption and the development of brain
tumors. When aspartame breaks down, it produces a substance called DKP. As your
stomach digests DKP, it produces a chemical that induces the growth of brain
tumors.
DIABETES
Aspartame consumption
is extremely harmful to people with diabetes. It makes it more difficult to
control sugar levels and aggravate diabetes-related conditions such as
retinopathy, cataracts, neuropathy and gastro-paresis. The sweetener also has
been known to cause convulsions often mistaken for insulin reactions.
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Emotional and mood
disorders have been linked to aspartame. Studies suggest that people with
certain emotional problems are more sensitive to aspartame. High levels of
aspartame cause changes in the serotonin levels which can lead to behavioural
problems, depression and other emotional disorders. In some cases, the side
effects were so dangerous that doctors were forced to put an end to the
studies.
HINDERS WEIGHT LOSS
Aspartame can be found
in diet sodas and most other diet products. However, research indicates that
the sweetener increases your hunger and can actually impede your weight loss.
Phenylalanine and
aspartic acid can cause spikes in insulin levels and force your body to remove
the glucose from your blood stream and store it as fat.
Aspartame also inhibits
the production of serotonin and prevents your brain from signalling to your
body that you are full. This can lead to food cravings and make it more
difficult for you to lose weight.
Birth Defects
Aspartame is an
excitotoxin or a substance that has the potential to damage or kill cells in
the nervous system. The blood-brain barrier is a structure that stops harmful
substances from penetrating the brain. The barrier doesn’t completely form
until a child is one year old, therefore, before a child is born, its nervous
system is vulnerable to any dangerous excitotoxins that the mother may consume.
Too much exposure to phenylalanine or aspartic acid may cause irreversible
brain damage and other serious birth defects.
Vision Problems
Methanol, one of
Aspartame’s components, can damage the retinas and the optic nerves. Aspartame
consumption has been connected to eye pain, blurred vision and, in some cases,
blindness.
Brain Damage and
Seizures
Aspartame can change
the chemistry of the brain. Formaldehyde, a product of methanol, gathers in
certain areas of the brain causing degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s,
Alzheimer’s and ALS. Aspartame consumption can also trigger seizures in both epileptics
and other individuals without a history of epilepsy.
Aspartame may contain
fewer calories than sugar, however, the toxic sweetener has the potential to
cause serious damage to the nervous system and in the worst case scenarios can
be fatal.
