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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 102
Aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial low-calorie sweetener used in diet soft-drinks, candy, gum,
other diet products and as a table top sweetener; it has been sold under the brand names Nutra-
Sweet, Equal, Spoonful, Equal Measure, Canderal and is used throughout the world. It was first
approved by the FDA for limited use in 1974. In 1981 it was approved for use in various foods,
in dry beverages mixes and as a table-top sweetener. In 1983 it was approved for use in
carbonated beverages. In 1982 sales reached $74 million and skyrocketed thereafter;
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in 1984
sales were $585 million, in 1985 sales were $800 million
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and by 1998 sales were nearly $1
billion. Aspartame is presently found in over 7,000 foods, beverages and medicines in over 90
countries of the world and with a total consumer base of about 250 million “high intensity”
users.
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A growing number of prominent physicians and scientist contend that aspartame is not
safe and actually quite dangerous and for some people it can even be deadly.
Aspartame's Composition
In order to understand the potential health risks of aspartame, it is very helpful to
understand both its composition and the history of its approval. Aspartame's health risks are the
result of it's three components; each of which can be dangerous. Aspartame is composed of
phenylalanine (50%), aspartic acid (40%), and methyl ester (10%). Once aspartame is ingested,
the digestive tract breaks down aspartame into its three components. Although each of these
occurs in nature, they occur in combination with other natural occurring chemical that neutralize
any possible health hazards.
Phenylalanine is an amino acid which is produced in the human body. When the body
produces phenylalanine, it produces other necessary amino acids in the proper proportion that the
body needs to function correctly. Introducing phenylalanine alone into the body can cause a
chemical imbalance in the body that can cause the levels of serotonin to decrease. Serotonin is
necessary for proper brain function; low levels of serotonin are associated with depression and
other psychological disorders. Science has shown that “phenylalanine buildup in the brain can
cause schizophrenia or susceptibility to seizures.”
Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock has shown that phenylalanine does in fact build up in the
brain; the areas where phenylalanine builds up in the brain are the hypothalamus, medulla
oblongata, and corpus stranium. Dr. Louis Elsas presented evidence to congress that
demonstrated that elevated levels of phenylalanine are dangerous to both fetuses and infants. Dr
Elsas also showed that experiments with rats can be misleading because rats metabolize
phenylalanine more efficiently than humans.
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Aspartic acid is produced in the body and serves as a neurotransmitter, which facilitates
the transfer of information from one neuron (nerve) to another. According to Dr, Blaylock, too
much aspartic acid, even minute over concentrations, can acts as an “excitotoxin” and can kill
neurons and brain cells. Excitotoxins are excess levels of any brain chemicals that act as
neurotransmitters. The excess levels of neurotransmitters cause brain cells to become extremely
overexcited, burn-out and die. An experiment conducted by Dr. John Olney showed aspartic acid
fed to rats caused holes in their brains.
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Those most susceptible to neurological damage due to
excitotoxins are infant, developing children, pregnant women, the elderly and the chronically ill.
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