Whats so bad about aspartame?
The safety studies they did to get aspartame approved showed that rats got brain tumors. The rats on aspartame got 47 times more tumors than the control rats but the FDA chose to ignore it from pressure form the makers. When aspartame breaks down in the body it forms into methyl alcohol which is a toxin, which even in low doses is harmful to cells, especially DNA. It can convert to formaldehyde and formic acid. No one in their right mind would drink formaldehyde. Diabetics who drink large amounts of aspartame are more likely to go blind. One group of people that know about this danger is pilots. a number of pilots have lost their licenses due to aspartame. It was found to cause impaired vision, convulsions, or confusion. One pilot in the Air Force had a grand mal seizure that was reported to Congress. In 1988 the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network set up a private hotline to receive inquiries from pilots who were in jeopardy of losing their licenses because of these seizures. They have
