Category Archives: Aspartame Doctor Quotes

Dr. Mark Stengler, December 24, 2013 The dangers of aspartame Aspartame is safe? Don’t believe it! The European Food Safety Authority claims it conducted the most thorough safety review ever on this artificial sweetener, but I have to wonder just … Continue reading →

More than 90 countries have approved the artificial sweetener aspartame for use in thousands of food and beverage products, but multiple studies show it causes concerning effects on the brain A newly published study with rats investigated the chronic effect … Continue reading →

Dr. John Olney of Washington University expresses fears about brain tumors ­ a problem he and other scientists say would not show up in humans for 20 years and would be difficult to trace to NutraSweet. Olney said Searle rat … Continue reading →

Dr. Sidney Wolfe, executive director of the Washington-based Health Research Group, said, “The thing that’s really worrisome is that it clearly affects brain metabolism in animals, and anyone who disputes that is irresponsible.” Reported by Gregory Gordon, UPI Investigative Reporter

Dr. Woodrow Monte, an Arizona State University food scientist, and Dr. Morgan Raiford, an ophthalmology professor at Emory, worry that a NutraSweet breakdown product, methyl alcohol, could produce severe eye damage. Last year, Raiford examined more than a half dozen … Continue reading →

Dr. William Pardridge of the UCLA Medical School, who also has done phenylalanine research, said he most fears the sweetener’s effect on children, who, he says, “are more likely to approach the FDA’s acceptable daily intake level of 50 milligrams … Continue reading →

Dr. Timothy Maher of Massachusetts General Hospital, supported his mentor by reporting that mice, given a seizure inducing drug and NutraSweet, suffered more seizures than those receiving the drug alone. Reported by Gregory Gordon, UPI Investigative Reporter  

Dr. Richard Wurtman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology neuroscientist, says heavy NutraSweet consumption may so flood the bloodstream with phenyalanine that other essential amino acids are blocked from reaching the brain, causing chemical changes that can affect behavior and lower the … Continue reading →

Dr. Donald Johns, a neurology resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, reported last year that a “double-blind” study of a woman suffering migraine headaches showed her problems were aggravated by consumption of NutraSweet. NutraSweet, known generically as aspartame, consists of phenylalanine … Continue reading →

In St. Louis, Washington University allergist, Dr. Anthony Kulczycki found that two women given NutraSweet capsules and a placebo suffered allergic reactions to NutraSweet. The women reported hives and other skin reactions after using the sweetener. Reported by Gregory Gordon, … Continue reading →

Dr. Paul Spiers, a clinical neuropsychologist at Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital, found in a recent pilot study that, after consuming NutraSweet, some subjects with no previous problems failed to show the usual improvement in performance on cognitive tests. He plans … Continue reading →

Dr. Rueben Matalon of the University of Illinois has reported that heavy consumption of NutraSweet’s main component ­ the amino acid phenylalanine ­ may cause neurological problems such as loss of memory and concentration. Matalon and Dr. Louis Elsas of … Continue reading →

Aspartame is added to children’s prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. It has caused an epidemic of autism, ADD and ADHD. Dr. Betty Martini, Mission Possible International

Independent scientific peer reviewed medical studies continually show aspartame is unsafe. This has been going on for three decades. FDA ignores them due to their strong ties to the aspartame industry and Big Pharma from which they get most of … Continue reading →

Dr. Martini visited Dr. Alemany in Barcelona who conducted the Trocho study, and he told her: “Betty, aspartame will kill 200 million people.” It not only embalms but also causes sudden cardiac death, the reason why so many young athletes … Continue reading →

According to the Trocho Study the formaldehyde from the free methyl alcohol released by aspartame embalms living tissue and damages DNA. Damage DNA and you can destroy humanity. http://www.mpwhi.com/formaldehyde_from_aspartame.pdf. Dr. Betty Martini, Mission Possible International

On 60 Minutes an official said, “One thing we don’t understand is why those with Desert Storm Illness have a burning tongue” European Coke victims also complained of this. Dr. James Bowen who has ALS from aspartame explained: “The intact … Continue reading →

Military Admits Gulf War Illness is from Aspartame – I have on good authority from a high U.S. military official who wishes to remain anonymous that the military now admits aspartame caused Gulf War Illness. We’ve known this for many … Continue reading →

“The only responsible action would be to immediately take aspartame off the market, fully disclose it toxicities, offer full compensation to the injured, public and criminally prosecute anyone who participated in the fraudulent placement of aspartame on the marketplace. That … Continue reading →

“ While an E.R. doctor and primary care physician in Augusta, GA in 1987 and 1988, I was told a number of interesting facts about the adjacent Aspartame factory. Bacteria with genes inserted generate a sludge which is centrifuged to … Continue reading →

“There is an enormous polulation suffering from side effects associated with aspartame, yet have no idea why drugs, supplements and herbs don’t relieve their symptoms.  Then, there are users who don’t ‘appear’ to suffer immediate reactions at all.  Even these … Continue reading →

“Aspartame can precipitate diabetes, simulates and aggravates diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy, destroys the optic nerve and even interacts with insulin.” Dr. H.J.Roberts

In 1985, Dr. Richard Wurtman reported several cases of seizures brought on by drinking too many diet drinks. The first case involved a woman with no previous seizure activity who developed seizures after drinking seven liters of NutraSweet-containing beverages per … Continue reading →

In the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Donald R. Johns reported what appeared to be a connection between a case of migraine and the consumption of large amounts of a beverage containing NutraSweet™. A thirty-one-year-old woman with a known … Continue reading →

“Diet drinks with aspartame release small amounts of methanol when the aspartame is broken down through digestion in the small intestine. It is well documented that methanol interrupts the retina and optic nerve transmissions and causes visual problems. Even though … Continue reading →

In the case of systemic lupus, we are finding it has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially in Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink three to four 12 oz. Cans … Continue reading →

Children and pregnant women drink the most diet colas, so children are at the greatest risk of developing one of these horrible diseases. The study found that even low doses of aspartame cause these malignancies, yet the higher the dose, … Continue reading →

“The new study released in the European Journal of Oncology by Morando Soffritti and co-workers should terrify mothers and all those consuming aspartame sweetened products. This was a carefully done study which clearly demonstrated a statistically significant increase in several … Continue reading →

“Aspartame has been shown by several studies to damage DNA, which can lead to cancer and degenerative brain disorders later in life. The risk of increased brain tumors in such a child would be enormous. Similar mechanisms of damage would … Continue reading →

“Inferences by funeral directors about the “pre-embalming” of persons who had been heavy aspartame consumers initially evoked considerable skepticism. But this theme kept surfacing. One experienced undertaker literally warned his family against using diet sodas after repeatedly detecting the deposition … Continue reading →

“Aspartame, an L aspartyl L-phenylalanine methyl ester, is composed of two amino acids, aspartate and phenylalanine, linked by methanol. Inside the gastrointestinal tract, especially in the stomach, it’s broken down into its constituent components. In some instance the dipeptide is … Continue reading →