Supporting Evidence for Aspartame-Alzheimer’s Link Emerges

By Dr. Mercola

Most public health agencies and nutritionists in the United States still recommend no- or low-calorie artificial sweeteners as an acceptable, and even preferred, alternative to sugar. This flawed advice can have very serious repercussions for those who follow it.

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Study Says Diet Sodas Better than Water for Weight Loss – Could it be True?

It’s like an ongoing bad joke, ordering a diet soft drink with your super-extra-value-sized fast food meal in order to be ‘healthy’. But whether people do it out of conviction that diet sodas are somehow better than regular soft drinks, flavor preference, or an aspartame habit, few people really believe diet soft drinks are the answer to weight loss. Still, the industry keeps trying. Their latest attempt: a study funded by the American Beverage Association suggests diet soft drinks are even better than water when it comes to losing weight.

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This Is Your Brain On Aspartame

Controversy continues to rage over the artificial sweetener aspartame. Since it was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1981, aspartame has made its way into more than 6,000 food items.

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Aspartame Associated with Increased Risk of Blood Cancers in Long-Term Human Study

By Dr. Mercola

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in diet soda and over 6,000 other sugar-free or "diet" products. New research1 linking aspartame to cancer in some individuals has sparked a flurry of commentary, including an "apology" from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a Harvard University teaching facility, for promoting the results2.

I first found out about the study when ABC News contacted me and requested that I provide them with a comprehensive analysis of this 40-page study within an hour. Fortunately, I have extensively reviewed this topic and was able to provide their requested review.

Funding was provided by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

The Harvard hospital originally sent out a press release with the headline: "The truth isn't sweet when it comes to artificial sweeteners." Alas, just half an hour before the release of the study, the hospital suddenly got cold feet, issuing the following statement: >

Toxicology Expert Explains Why Aspartame is so Dangerous to Your Health

By Dr. Mercola

Aspartame is the technical name for the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure. While it's one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners in the world, it's also one of, if not THE most dangerous food additive on the market today.

Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious, including seizures and death.

In this interview, Dr. Woody Monte, professor emeritus at Arizona State University in food and chemistry, sheds light on what makes aspartame so hazardous to human health.

Dr. Monte, who also authored the book While Science Sleeps: A Sweetener Kills, is well-known as a world expert on the toxicities of methanol as it relates to aspartame, having studied it for the last three decades. >