I never let my children have anything with aspartame. They both have ADHD and whilst they are not too bad most of the time, if they
had anything with apsartame in they were a nightmare, because of this I looked into it many years ago and discovered that it was originally developed as a
poison!
As for diet drinks etc - be careful - it is not just in diet drinks, it is also added to drinks which are not advertised as diet drinks. You also have to keep
looking at the ingredients as they have been changed without notice sometimes. We used to occasionally buy an apple version of a soft drink which could get
you slapped around the face as it didn't contain aspartame although the orange version did. After a period when we hadn't bought it for some time we
looked at the ingredients again and discovered it was now on the list. It is in so many foods, medicines and drinks - you have to be really careful.
Dawn
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I'm interested, Jacqui, will pm you. I remember over 20 years ago there was a scare regarding a sweetener, i think it was this one, and miscarriages. I
have never liked sweeteners in pops but have had sweetener in coffee. I think as with everything, give a miss if you can or small amounts only. I dont think
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Posts: 532 (14/04/2008 13:21:19) |
i have read about this before,it also is said to cause problems with diabetics being able to control their blood sugar ,which is something my mum has problem
with,she also drinks a lot of drinks that contain aspartame,also i looked into it as a lot of the symptoms of aspartame poisoning as they call it are similar
to the ones i suffer with vertigo,i no longer drink anything that contains it,i also cut out caffeine as well but unfortunately hasn't made any
difference,but its worth checking
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Posts: 1651 (14/04/2008 13:28:11) |
i had this e mail a few weeks ago and i had a look at some food items that i buy.its in a lot of weight watchers products and sugar free jelly
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Posts: 33 (14/04/2008 13:33:44) |
Thanks for the information Jacqui, I went on the internet and saw more than one report saying how bad it was for you. While shopping today I purposely looked at labels on fruit squashes (I have three young grandchildren ) most of the ones I looked at had aspartame in (Usually if they have no added sugar!) but one particular blackcurrant drink had in tiny letters NOT TO BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN UNDER THREE YEARS OLD. I have actually E-mailed the store for their comments on this! It is a joke these days trying to shop for your family. I am afraid the children are on water or fruit juice from now on. 
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Posts: 1116 (14/04/2008 13:54:56) |
Hi Jacqui,
Have been a bit wary about Aspartame for a while, saw a programme on tv about it. It was one of the ingredients that has a bad right up in the us. Yes its in a lot of low sugar items but It is found in other things, have found it in some soluble pain pills, vitamin pills, also in some Cider drinks even though they are not low sugar. Have seen it in some normal cakes, sweets that were also not low sugar products. It is something that you should check for when you buy anything, because you never know where it will turn up. I always check for it! Hugs, Tee x |
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Posts: 532 (14/04/2008 18:36:53) |
its also in a lot of chewing gums too
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Posts: 6048 (14/04/2008 18:57:25) |
I remember a TV programme on Channel 4(?) years ago about Aspartame (Canderel) being carcinogenic. They investigated the alleged trials of this product, how I
remember it. The mice used in some of the company's trials, given numbers to identify them, had apparently died several times!!!? There were a lot of
alleged false results in the trials and it was believed then to be dangerous. I couldn't understand why the thing was never banned here, as it was at the
time in the US. Ever since it is safe one day, then again thought dangerous the next day! I avoid it where possible.
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