by Charlie H.

Created on: April 22, 2007

There are many reports and studies which say that some artificial sweeteners can cause or contribute to a number of physical and emotional side effects.
ASPARTAME, an artificial sweetener about 200 times sweeter than natural sugar, is used in over 6000 food or drink products distributed throughout the world (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame).
According to some studies, ASPARTAME has been found to cause or contribute to numerous physical and emotional health problems.

I'm including a few links to some sites that talk about the many potential side effects of aspartame, which include anxiety, irritability,depression, aggression, personality changes, phobias, insomnia, and a host of other nasty symptoms and conditions. Some of these sites also offer instructions for "de-toxifying" your system of this insidious substance...though it isn't easy, since it's used in so many products.

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-e ffects.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query. fcgi?CMD=search&DB=pubmed
http://www.dorway.com/index new.html
http://aspartamekills.com/
http://www.newstar get.com/aspartame.html

CAFFEINE, on the other hand, is a bit more confusing. I say this because years ago we heard coffee (in excess) was not really too good for human consumption. Information about pancreatic cancers, heart-related ailments, nervous disorders, etc. was rampant. People began to look at their coffee/caffeine consumption; many started using decaffeinated coffee, some stopped coffee altogether. Then, more recently, information is coming out that coffee/caffeine might actually be GOOD for humans!
I'll leave you with a couple of links to some information regarding coffee and caffeine. You can judge for yourself.
http://ific.org/publications/qa/caffqa.cfm
h ttp://stress.about.com/od/stresshealth/a/caffeine.ht m
http://www.emaxhealth.com/16/2282.html
http://www.nc bi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=Pub Med&list_uids=12519715&dopt=Abstract

Good luck...."it's a real jungle out there"...watch out for the 'snakes and spiders', and keep smiling!

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