Never assume
Always Acknowledge
Only three things are certain: Death, Taxes, and that England will not win back the Ashes in this lifetime.
Never assume
Always Acknowledge
New years resolution; Lay-off the "yo mama" jokes
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Written by: jemima (jem)
I read it thinking "Oh its ok, its just an amino acid", but it destroys brain cells ?!*&??
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Never assume
Always Acknowledge
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Never assume
Always Acknowledge
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Disclaimer:im not responsible for what i say or do whether it be before,during and after drinking alcoholic substances (owned by BMVC).
Creater of Jenisms(TM)
Virginity like bubble,one prick all gone.
You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.
Green peppers, lime pickle and whole-grain mustard = best sandwich filling.
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
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...many researchers believe that the adverse neurological effects of aspartame may be at least partially due to the phenylalanine derived from aspartame ingestion. Because the phenylalanine from aspartame is in free-form (unbound to protein), it is absorbed suddenly and can spike the blood plasma levels of phenylalanine (Caballero 1986, Matalon 1988, Stegink 1987). This sudden "rush" of phenylalanine does not happen when ingesting food because protein is broken down slowly and the phenylalanine is gradually absorbed. Nor does this phenylalanine "rush" occur when ingesting aspartame in capsules (Stegink 1987).
Maher (1987) points out that increased levels of phenylalanine along with an increase ratio of phenylalanine to other Large Neutral Amino Acids (LNAAs) can inhibit enzymes needed to synthesize the neurotransmitters and diminish the production of brain catecholamines and serotonin. The hypothesis is that this change in brain chemistry will lead to a lowering of the seizure threshold and persons ingesting aspartame will become more susceptible to having seizures.
Wurtman (1988) reviews the research to show that a dose of 60 times more aspartame is needed for rodent studies to simulate the change in phenylalanine/LNAA ratio change that occurs in humans. Based on these findings, several research teams have found that aspartame lowers the seizure threshold in animals (Diomede 1991, Garrattini 1988, Guiso 1988, Kim 1988, Maher 1987, Pinto 1986, Pinto 1988)
You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.
Green peppers, lime pickle and whole-grain mustard = best sandwich filling.
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
Written by: Birgit
but I've heard so many times that it causes people trouble, there is attention there! Otherwise how would you have found all those websites and know about its alternative names?
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what are they, by the way?
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And I wonder why there is this sudden lack in publications after 1988...
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Published 2003 (outside America):
Up to now the only safety concern about aspartame, which received valid scientific proofs, is pro-seizure action of its excessive intake. In patients with epilepsy, excessive intake of aspartame can decrease the threshold for seizures or prolong them once they appear. However, if the intake is not above the recommended level of 40 mg/kg b.w./day, aspartame is well tolerated even in this subpopulation.
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and why the capsules wouldn't cause the same kind of "rush".
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I think the recommended daily intake level is quite important here...
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Written in the Lancet, 1999:
The antiaspartame campaign purports to offer an explanation for illnesses that are prominent in the public eye.
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By targeting a manufactured chemical agent, and combining this with pseudoscience and selective reporting, the campaign makes complex issues deceptively simple.
Sensational website names (eg, aspartamekills.com) grab the browser's attention and this misinformation is also widely disseminated via chat groups and chain e-mail.
People consult the internet about medical issues for various reasons and many users regard online sources as being authoritative and valid. The medical profession has a role in teaching our patients to be discriminating consumers of the information offered there.
You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.
Green peppers, lime pickle and whole-grain mustard = best sandwich filling.
Written by: polarity
There is no press or medical recognition of a condition that has actually been recognised in diagnostic criteria like the ICD since the 50s, when chemistry started to become big business. All that has changed is that the chemicals are in the enviroment in much larger quantities, so many more people are experiencing the effects, and the industries are taking steps to supress all evidence that they are harmful.
Written by: polarity
People don't get these conditions in cultures where there are no chemicals. Take people of the same genetic make up from an affected culture, and they have a higher level of neurological disorders.
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(list of alternative names for MSG)
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Aspartame was approved for use in soft drinks in 1983 (after 16 years of being disallowed, on a very strong case that is causes brain tumours), thanks to the industry's influence via the new president.
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(studies approved for funding before 1983 would likely continue through the next couple of years and be published up to 1988).
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Aspartame's major favourable scientific proofs have been shown to be flawed. The FDA accepted the evidence that they were flawed, and also the evidence that aspartame causes brain tumours. There was proof enough to keep it from being approved for 16 years in an unbiased political climate.
Written by: polarity
The industry's average intake levels are old, and their updated estimates do not correlate with the increase in the amount of aspartame sold. Many people have a much higher intake.
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.
Green peppers, lime pickle and whole-grain mustard = best sandwich filling.
Written by: polarity
Yeah go throwing the term 'conspiracy theory' around like this is the same kind of thing as UFO abductions and shapeshifting lizards, and imply that I'm just another tin foil wearing schizo. It just shows you would rather be ignorant, insulting and use emotive words than take the time to look into it.
"vices are like genitals - most are ugly to behold, and yet we find that our own are dear to us."
(G.W. Dahlquist)
Owner of Dragosani's left half