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Why are we still using aspartame?

postmortemIA

postmortemIA

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there's natural low-calorie sweetener, Stevia - a plant!

it even helps diabetics:
With its extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar food alternatives. Medical research has also shown possible benefits of stevia in treating obesity and high blood pressure. Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets. However, health and political controversies have limited stevia's availability in many countries; for example, the United States banned it in the early 1990s unless labeled as a supplement. Stevia is widely used as a sweetener in Japan, and it is now available in Canada as a dietary supplement.

More recent medical research has shown promise in treating obesity[17], high blood pressure, and hypertension.[18][19] Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, even enhancing glucose tolerance;[20] therefore, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to diabetics and others on carbohydrate-controlled diets.
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So it appears to not have side effects. Cold be that the FDA ban of stevia is aspartame industry game?

However, aspartame is synthetic compound, tastes bad and really nobody knows conclusively what are its side-effects. So it is risky to take it (usually via diet drinks), because you never know what you will

I've tasted orange juice with stevia, it actually tastes very sweet, even sweeter than one with sugar in it.

Recently FDA has approved stevia-based sweeteners to be used.
 
Natural doesn't mean good for you, and man made compounds aren't always bad for you.
But it does seem silly to use a man-made compound over natural one if the natural one is superior.
 
Originally posted by: postmortemIA
It is Stevia - a plant!

it even helps diabetics:
With its extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar food alternatives. Medical research has also shown possible benefits of stevia in treating obesity and high blood pressure. Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets. However, health and political controversies have limited stevia's availability in many countries; for example, the United States banned it in the early 1990s unless labeled as a supplement. Stevia is widely used as a sweetener in Japan, and it is now available in Canada as a dietary supplement.

More recent medical research has shown promise in treating obesity[17], high blood pressure, and hypertension.[18][19] Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, even enhancing glucose tolerance;[20] therefore, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to diabetics and others on carbohydrate-controlled diets.
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So it appears to not have side effects. Cold be that the FDA ban of stevia is aspartame industry game?

However, aspartame is synthetic compound, tastes bad and really nobody knows conclusively what are its side-effects. So it is risky to take it (usually via diet drinks), because you never know what you will

I've tasted orange juice with stevia, it actually tastes very sweet, even sweeter than one with sugar in it.

Recently FDA has approved stevia-based sweeteners to be used.
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I'd think 40yrs of worldwide use by millions is quite conclusive?
Health concerns aside, they do really need one that's comparable to natural sweeteners in taste.

 
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: Muadib
Originally posted by: Howard
Diet soft drinks taste sort of... salty.
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In comparison to what, water?
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No. I mean there is a salty aftertaste. Salty like sodium chloride.
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Have you tried one lately? The industry recently reduced the sodium content from diet drinks, because of the heat they were getting. What's your favorite drink? I bet the sodium content is now on par with diet drinks.
 
Aspartame is just a methyl ester of a dipeptide.

There have been plenty of studies done on aspartame, with no evidence regarding its supposed 'toxicity' by all the people out there who are sure there's some sort of conspiracy going on.

Maybe there is something really wrong with stevia. We won't know til scientific studies are done, will we?
 
if you unload the idea that everything has to be sweet you can toss all that chemical/designer crapola.
 
Originally posted by: IGBT
if you unload the idea that everything has to be sweet you can toss all that chemical/designer crapola.
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I was getting Strathmore seltzer water for awhile. It's from Scotland, and I haven't been able to find it lately :^( The flavored varieties are *very* strong, and compete favorably with soda, but they don't have any sweetener whatsoever. They're delicious, don't leave you bloated, and you're not thirsty 15 minutes later like you are with Coke.
 
Cus stevia tastes like sh!t? Not saying artificial sweeteners are great, Splenda makes acne break out on my face, but I personally would rather drink unsweetened coffee than one with stevia.
 
Originally posted by: postmortemIA
there's natural low-calorie sweetener, Stevia - a plant!

it even helps diabetics:
With its extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar food alternatives. Medical research has also shown possible benefits of stevia in treating obesity and high blood pressure. Because stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to people on carbohydrate-controlled diets. However, health and political controversies have limited stevia's availability in many countries; for example, the United States banned it in the early 1990s unless labeled as a supplement. Stevia is widely used as a sweetener in Japan, and it is now available in Canada as a dietary supplement.

More recent medical research has shown promise in treating obesity[17], high blood pressure, and hypertension.[18][19] Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, even enhancing glucose tolerance;[20] therefore, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to diabetics and others on carbohydrate-controlled diets.
Click to expand...

So it appears to not have side effects. Cold be that the FDA ban of stevia is aspartame industry game?

However, aspartame is synthetic compound, tastes bad and really nobody knows conclusively what are its side-effects. So it is risky to take it (usually via diet drinks), because you never know what you will

I've tasted orange juice with stevia, it actually tastes very sweet, even sweeter than one with sugar in it.

Recently FDA has approved stevia-based sweeteners to be used.
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Um neither does aspartame. I don't understand why people think it's bad for you.

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_sugar.html

FDA calls aspartame, sold under trade names such as NutraSweet and Equal, one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved. The agency says the more than 100 toxicological and clinical studies it has reviewed confirm that aspartame is safe for the general population.
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Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: IGBT
if you unload the idea that everything has to be sweet you can toss all that chemical/designer crapola.
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I was getting Strathmore seltzer water for awhile. It's from Scotland, and I haven't been able to find it lately :^( The flavored varieties are *very* strong, and compete favorably with soda, but they don't have any sweetener whatsoever. They're delicious, don't leave you bloated, and you're not thirsty 15 minutes later like you are with Coke.
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..most food have a natural sweetness. too many people have been duped into thinking everything needs to be nauseatingly sweet thus greatly overwhelming the true taste and sweetness. and playing russian roulette with designer chemicals that try to mimic sugar. same goes for salt.

 
I stopped eating and drinking stuff with aspartame in it about 3 weeks ago, just to see if there would be any effect. I believe I feel a mite clearer in the head, have more control over my appetite, and have more energy in general. I'm not so stupid as to think I'm immune to a placebo effect though, so I won't say I'm absolutely sure it's the lack of aspartame that's causing it.

On a side note: It's damn hard to cut aspartame completely out of your diet. I found out a couple of days ago that every brand of gum I like has aspartame in it. They put the stuff in everything now.
 
Originally posted by: IGBT


..most food have a natural sweetness. too many people have been duped into thinking everything needs to be nauseatingly sweet thus greatly overwhelming the true taste and sweetness. and playing russian roulette with designer chemicals that try to mimic sugar. same goes for salt.
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Yup, everything's like that. From drinks to tortilla chips. People have become desensitized to the great subtle flavors food naturally has. After being bludgeoned with artificially boosted flavor for so many years, real food appears lacking in comparison.
 
Anytime I see a new sugar alternative I think of saccharin. Used for over 70 years and it took that long to find out it causes cancer.

I eat sugar. That includes corn syrup, and cane and processed sugar in all its forms. No worries , it has been around for centuries. Sugar is not bad, it is all in how much you eat of it.

As for it being all natural, Arsenic is all natural too. People need to get off the all natural bandwagon. The same crowd that is all about 'herbal supplements' need to wise up as well. Some of that stuff can kill you too.




 
Originally posted by: Modelworks
Sugar is not bad, it is all in how much you eat of it.
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I love this statement.

It's at the root of the weight problem in the United States and in some other parts of the world. You don't need the whole rack of ribs, 1lb of mashed potatoes, pulled pork sandwich, tub of baked beans, loaf of bread, and to be healthy I'll throw in some cole slaw. Because I want to be even more healthy I'll toss in a 100oz diet coke.

I cant help but laugh at the people that order a double quarter pounder meal supersized from mcdonalds and get a diet coke. ( i know some people just don't like regular soda but i still laugh )
 
Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82

I cant help but laugh at the people that order a double quarter pounder meal supersized from mcdonalds and get a diet coke. ( i know some people just don't like regular soda but i still laugh )
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Diet Coke has anticalories :^D

You can eat anything you want, and the Diet Coke negates it :^D

 
I use Stevia regularly, and I avoid sugar and don't touch Aspartame. It isn't because I place any weight on the 'natural' argument, which is moronic, but because it has been used for hundred or maybe thousands of years as a sweetener.

I wouldn't trust anything the FDA says because it, like the EPA, is bought and sold by lobbies, like the sugar lobby. If Sugar companies and other sweetener companies want Stevia banned, they only have to pay to have it done.

I wouldn't trust one word I hear from the FDA or the EPA; they exist today to protect the profits of big business and they only pretend to protect the public interest. Additionally, the same companies that control the FDA and the EPA also own the main stream media, so you will never hear about decisions or actions of the FDA and the EPA that run contrary to the public interest so long as they are beneficial to the profits of these controlling comapnies.

When was the last time you heard anything negative about Monsanto or imilar food production companies in the MSM?, and yet a cursory search on the internet will turn up information that is just mind-boggling about their efforts to take complete control of all food production in the US, to the point of sueing farmers for not using their seeds and making farmer's markets illegal. Read about pesticide companies and what they do aroudn the world.
 
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