What exactly is Aspartame ? When I first heard the word I didnt even know how to say it right, much less spell it. I couldn't decide if it should be Aspartme or Aspirtame. Then when I looked the word up on Wikipedia it said (pronounced/ 'æsperteim/or e' sparteim) whatever that means.
So what is Aspartame ? Aspartame is one of those words that you find on the back of food and drink products. It is generally in small print, and surrounded by other words that are just as confusing and unpronounceable as it is, and I am starting to get the general idea that most Americans just do not pay attention to it. I mean, I think most Americans trust the product, they trust the company, so they assume anything it has printed on it has to be ok.
So what is Aspartame ? Aspartame was created by scientist James M. Schlatter in 1965 in a chemistry lab. It was intended to do something else than it does today. It is an artificial sweetener that is about 200 times sweeter than sugar. Often it is used to reduce calories because Aspartame has less calories than real sugar. So foods that claim to be low calorie may use Aspartame instead of sugar. Aspartame is found in Diet Coke; in little packets of Equal and NutraSweet; and in beverages like Snapple Tea and Crystal Lite. It is used in over 6000 consumer foods and beverages.
So what's the big deal ? Well it is artificial, meaning that it is not natural. And while Aspartame has less calories than sugar, it does have one thing that natural sugar does not have and that is a list of over 90 side effects. I will not list them all, but some of my favorites are blindness, ringing in the ears, holes in the brain and even slows down your metabolism.
So the next time you grab a Diet Coke and think you're doing yourself a favor, think about this. There is nothing natural about artifical. And if you look on the back of your food or drink and you can't pronounce the ingredient's name, or if you don't know what it is, then maybe you should not put in your body.
When it comes to food, there is only one rule you need to know. Eat food, real food, mostly plants.
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ReplyDeleteAspartame is known to cause illness and toxic reactions in the body. It is very harmful. It is present in artificial sweeteners. You need to reduce the consumption of artificial sweeteners. Aspartame contains Phenylalanine which is one form of amino acids which is quite dangerous. It is better to drink water than these sweet beverages. People consuming aspartame might have the following disorders like multiple sclerosis, dizziness, headaches etc. For more details refer aspartame dangers
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