Government Says Aspartame Is Good For You

Government Says Aspartame Is Good For You
AP calls study independent, omits previous human studies showing Aspartame danger
Paul Joseph Watson/Prison Planet.com | April 5 2006

The deadly toxin Aspartame which is included in more than 6,000 food and drink products around the world is good for you according to a new government study. The Associated Press falsely labels the results as independent and omits referencing previous human studies undertaken by groups with no corporate or government ties that concluded the opposite.
Associated Press health correspondent Marilynn Marchione seems to revel in suggesting the study is beyond reproach because it uses human subjects rather than rats.

"A huge federal study in people -- not rats -- takes the fizz out of arguments that the diet soda sweetener aspartame might raise the risk of cancer," smarms the article in an attempt to discredit last year's Italian study which linked aspartame to an increased risk of leukaemias and lymphomas in female lab rats "at doses very close to the acceptable daily intake for humans."

In putting the study in this context, the Associated Press has lied by omission. Numerous independent controlled studies (not ones conducted by corporations or government) using human subjects have concluded that aspartame is deadly. They are Camfield (1992), Elsas (1988), Gulya (1992), Koehler (1988), Kulczycki (1995), Spiers (1988), Van Den Eeden (1994), Walton (1993). Why doesn't the AP mention any of these studies?
Why doesn't the AP mention the fact that "out of 90 independently-funded studies, 83 of them found one or more
problems caused by aspartame. But out of the 74 studies funded by the aspartame industry (e.g., Monsanto, G.D. Searle, ILSI, etc.), every single one of them claimed that no problems were found?"

The AP immediately draws the conclusion that the study was, "done by reputable researchers independent of any funding or ties to industry groups."

The AP cites the Center For Science in the Public Interest as praising the results of the study. CFSPI is a Rockefeller front organization that also receives funding from Ted Turner's Nuclear Threat Initiative. Its board of directors is also littered with former government henchmen, including former FDA officials.

Having the federal government conduct studies that heavily impact profits of major corporations depending on the results and calling them independent is like Charles Manson being judged by Jeffrey Dahmer. In the 21st century of corporate fascism the two are inseparable from one another.

The Aspartame controversy is noted for the fact that it explicitly connects government conflicts of interest with corporations. Donald Rumsfeld became the chief executive officer of a worldwide pharmaceutical G.D. Searle & Company (later bought out by Monsanto) in 1977, 12 years after aspartame was discovered by G.D. Searle chemist James Schlatter.

A story by Rishi Mehta, associate commentary editor for the University of Connecticut Daily Campus newspaper, points out the following: â??In 1981, after over 15 years of FDA disapproval of aspartame, Rumsfeld said in a Searle sales meeting that he would use â??political rather than scientific meansâ?? to finally get FDA approval. Only 20 days later, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as 40th President of the United States, appointing Rumsfeld as Special Envoy to the Middle East and Arthur Hayes Hull Jr. - a friend of Rumsfeld's - to FDA commissioner."

If one of the most influential members of the current administration has publicly stated that he would use political pressure to force the acceptance of aspartame would it would therefore overwhelmingly be in the interest of a federal government study to conclude that the use of aspartame was acceptable?

Yes.

Therefore the study is not independent and it is not credible.

Futhermore, the FDA has been caught in the past removing negative data from government studies that indicated aspartame was dangerous to humans.

According to consumer rights group Mission Possible, "Since its 1981 approval, the FDA has published a list of 92 symptoms of aspartame poisoning, which includes headaches, vision loss including blindness, seizures, neurological problems, cardiovascular problems and death. The FDA admits adverse reactions to aspartame comprise about 80 percent of consumer complaints it receives each year."

Proponents of aspartame are like the idiots in the 50's who said there were no health dangers in smoking. Moves by British parliamentarians and bills such as one in New Jersey calling for the outright banning of aspartame in all foods should be supported and this poison-peddling industry shut down.

Its all bullshit. I work as a phone rep for Kraft foods and we have to tell them that Aspartame is good and has been tested by the FDA....even though I know it causes cancer. Sometimes I just hate my job because I have to lie to them, and I just say "well from Kraft's and the government's position...aspartame has been tested as safe". first rule is to never trust your govenment! The people at Kraft anyway are a bunch of rich fucking dooschbags. I try to speak always in the third person when it comes to this. lol.

How do you KNOW it causes cancer?

Every study ever conducted about aspartame, excluding the one's conducted by the corporations that use Aspartame in their products and the one's conducted by the federal government, have shown that Aspartame causes cancer and many other illnesses. The FDA had it banned for years until like the 1980's. 90% of all Aspartame studies have shown it to be dangerous, that's including the federal government's and the corporations who sell it. If you eliminate those, 100% of studies show that it is dangerous and cancer-causing.

It's like the people who said smoking wasn't bad for you..

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Originally Posted by Shelbay

How do you KNOW it causes cancer?

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They shoot shit-loads of it into lab rats and eventually the rats get cancer. I read somehting about it a while ago which mentioned that, while it did cause rats to get cancer, a person would have to drink like 10 gallons of diet coke a day to get an amount equivelent to what the rats got. The article also mentioned that depending on where you live, you probably breathe in more carcinogens each day what you'd get from drinking one diet coke a day.

So, use at your own risk. But the same thing goes for getting into your car or bathtub.

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Originally Posted by GreenKing11

Every study ever conducted about aspartame, excluding the one's conducted by the corporations that use Aspartame in their products and the one's conducted by the federal government, have shown that Aspartame causes cancer and many other illnesses. The FDA had it banned for years until like the 1980's. 90% of all Aspartame studies have shown it to be dangerous, that's including the federal government's and the corporations who sell it. If you eliminate those, 100% of studies show that it is dangerous and cancer-causing.

It's like the people who said smoking wasn't bad for you..

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Thats not true...I just saw last nights news saying that Government studies have finally proven there is no link..thats why I asked Great Spirit how he knew..thought he might have a different link or news I haven't seen & heard. I know there were alot of rumors about it but its proven now not to cause cancer according to the Federal Government....and I still smoke my MJ for the majority..better than waiting for the air quality to "get me".:)

I heard Splenda isnt the greatest in the world either. That sucks because I love my Fruit20, which Kraft makes!

Everything causes cancer or some other ill effects. Enjoy life, eat what you, drink what you want, and smoke what you want. The key is moderation and self control..which is true with just about anything.

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Originally Posted by mont974x4

Everything causes cancer or some other ill effects. Enjoy life, eat what you, drink what you want, and smoke what you want. The key is moderation and self control..which is true with just about anything.

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Abolutely true. When I was growing up my Mom was a total health food freak, still is actually. No preservatives, artificial ingredients, and was a total veg for a while. This was all supoosed to ensure our health. In the last five years my Father got prostate cancer , my Mom got breast cancer, and the dog died of stomach cancer.

Both of my folks are fine now, at least they seem to be. I guess their cancer is really just "in remission" and could come back. Anyhow, i just goes to show that even if you avoid all the bad shit out there you're still not safe. My Mom is still on the health food kick but my Dad has pretty much said "fuck it" and eats what he wants. He's a lot happier for it.