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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 04:19 PM
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55. I love this kind of 'know-it-all' dismissal with nothing to back it up
Edited on Thu Oct-21-04 04:20 PM by mlle_chatte
here's a link to a few scientific studies which points out the built-in biases:

http://kateladd.com/allaboutaspartame/id4.html

like "This study was mounted by Nutrasweet" "These docs work for Monsanto" and "This guy is an independent."

Read and think for yourself... :)
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  -Any opinions on aspartame (ie. Nutrasweet)? brentspeak  Oct-20-04 10:08 PM   #0 
  - No...it's the usual hokum  Maple   Oct-20-04 10:11 PM   #1 
  - LOL - I like you're attitude!  Mr_Spock   Oct-20-04 10:22 PM   #11 
  - I love this kind of 'know-it-all' dismissal with nothing to back it up  mlle_chatte   Oct-21-04 04:19 PM   #55 
  - No it isn't.  Lindacooks   Oct-21-04 04:42 PM   #57 
  - Many serious questions have been raised about it  SpiralHawk   Oct-20-04 10:13 PM   #2 
  - Considering that it was banned for 15 years until rummy stepped in, I  radwriter0555   Oct-21-04 07:56 AM   #39 
     - Amen n/t  Southpaw Bookworm   Oct-21-04 08:37 AM   #42 
  - Don't eat foods that contain it.  DianeG5385   Oct-20-04 10:14 PM   #3 
  - I'm allergic to it, as are many people.  CanuckAmok   Oct-20-04 10:15 PM   #4 
  - Google Rumsfeld and aspartame.  Child_Of_Isis   Oct-20-04 10:15 PM   #5 
  - It's not going to cause alzheimers, or anything like that. and it's not  jadedcherub   Oct-20-04 10:17 PM   #6 
  - Who funds Dr. Spiers?  BiggJawn   Oct-20-04 10:27 PM   #21 
     - I have no idea.  jadedcherub   Oct-20-04 10:39 PM   #30 
        - So he's a Psychiatrist...  BiggJawn   Oct-21-04 07:32 AM   #37 
           - A neuropsychologist would be logically be part of the research team  kiahzero   Oct-21-04 08:16 AM   #41 
              - Well, we're getting side-tracked here.  BiggJawn   Oct-21-04 09:45 AM   #45 
  - Well it tastes like ass, and Splenda (Sucralose) tastes better  Taverner   Oct-20-04 10:18 PM   #7 
  - It does taste like ass.  tjdee   Oct-20-04 10:20 PM   #9 
  - All I know... If I consume a tiny bit of it...  Rick Myers   Oct-20-04 10:20 PM   #8 
  - It is a serious problem...don't be fooled by the propaganda  indigobusiness   Oct-20-04 10:21 PM   #10 
  - Good Lord I hope aspartame isn't a neurotoxin  legally blonde   Oct-20-04 10:22 PM   #12 
  - Seems I saw some studies recently where  qnr   Oct-20-04 10:22 PM   #13 
  - Rumsfeld.  Child_Of_Isis   Oct-20-04 10:25 PM   #18 
     - Thank you n/t  qnr   Oct-20-04 10:27 PM   #20 
     - Here is a link  Child_Of_Isis   Oct-20-04 10:34 PM   #27 
  - I use it a lot and I HAVE heard that it causes Memory Problems.  Radicalliberal   Oct-20-04 10:25 PM   #14 
  - There are lots of people who say it causes it lot of problems.  FloridaPat   Oct-20-04 10:25 PM   #15 
  - I use it a lot and I HAVE heard that it causes Memory Problems.  Radicalliberal   Oct-20-04 10:25 PM   #16 
  - I use it a lot and I HAVE heard that it causes Memory Problems.  Radicalliberal   Oct-20-04 10:25 PM   #17 
  - I use it a lot and I HAVE heard that it causes Memory Problems.  Radicalliberal   Oct-20-04 10:26 PM   #19 
  - heheheh n/t  qnr   Oct-20-04 10:27 PM   #22 
  - do you remember  dddem   Oct-21-04 08:11 AM   #40 
  - play it safe and avoid it  NV Whino   Oct-20-04 10:28 PM   #23 
  - Problem is, I have high cholesterol and trigs  brentspeak   Oct-20-04 10:33 PM   #25 
     - Stevia can be found in health food stores.  Child_Of_Isis   Oct-20-04 10:38 PM   #29 
     - Go with Stevia  Robeson   Oct-21-04 12:47 AM   #34 
        - It is the best. ... Swansons sells 4 oz jars cheap.  indigobusiness   Oct-21-04 10:37 AM   #50 
  - My Naturopathic doc/sister-in-law says don't use it  oregonjen   Oct-20-04 10:33 PM   #24 
  - Don't use it as a meal substitute.  politicat   Oct-20-04 10:34 PM   #26 
  - Thanks, I'll check them out (n/t)  brentspeak   Oct-20-04 10:35 PM   #28 
  - I hate the taste of saccharine...  BlueHandDuo   Oct-20-04 10:54 PM   #32 
     - Cyclamates are very nice... but find a canadian friend.  politicat   Oct-21-04 02:14 PM   #51 
  - Have you tried Diet Rite?  catchthefever   Oct-20-04 10:45 PM   #31 
  - Links to CDC Report, Peer Reviewed Papers, links...etc  indigobusiness   Oct-21-04 12:45 AM   #33 
  - There was another thread like this in the Meeting Room...  transistor97   Oct-21-04 08:59 AM   #44 
     - Thanks...There is a real shell-game going on that I didn't buy into  indigobusiness   Oct-21-04 10:30 AM   #46 
  - I don't know any medical side effects, but I do know this:  primate1   Oct-21-04 12:59 AM   #35 
  - Doctor tells me to stay away from any artificial sweetners  The Zanti Regent   Oct-21-04 01:14 AM   #36 
  - Check out Snopes.com.  RebelOne   Oct-21-04 07:48 AM   #38 
  - Snopes blows  indigobusiness   Oct-21-04 10:32 AM   #48 
     - OK, how about this site?  RebelOne   Oct-21-04 02:23 PM   #52 
        - I prefer to look at all the evidence  indigobusiness   Oct-21-04 04:11 PM   #53 
  - I use it all the time. And my ass leaks.  kick-ass-bob   Oct-21-04 08:39 AM   #43 
  - Perhaps you are using it  indigobusiness   Oct-21-04 04:13 PM   #54 
  - I'm sure..  getoffmytrain   Oct-21-04 10:31 AM   #47 
  - It tastes like shit!  IMModerate   Oct-21-04 10:36 AM   #49 
  - WAY too much paranoia about this  Frangible   Oct-21-04 04:41 PM   #56 
 

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