What are the dangers of aspartame?
Aspartame is the real name for artificial sweeteners like Equal or NutraSweet. In 1965, James Schlatter discovered it by accident while testing an ulcer medication. The years 1981 and 1983 saw aspartame approved for use in dry foods and carbonated beverages, respectively. Aspartame contains aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol, all of which are chemicals. Aspartic Acid Aspartic acid, or aspartate, makes up about 40 percent of aspartame. In the brain, aspartate acts as a neurotransmitter, helping information get from one neuron to another. An excess amount of aspartate in the brain releases free radicals and, in turn, kills the neurons by allowing an excess of calcium to be absorbed. Multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, dementia and Parkinson’s disease are only a few of the chronic illnesses linked to excessive amounts of aspartate over an extended period of time. The FDA has reported nausea, vision and sleeping problems, migraines and more as side effects of too much aspartate in your sy
