Aspartame (NutraSweet): Is it Safe? (Nutrasweet : Is It Safe?) (Paperback)

~ H J Roberts (Author) "ASPARTAME, KNOWN BEST BY the trade name NutraSweet, is now consumed by more than 100 million persons in the United States..." (more)
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Just how safe is the artificial sweetener aspartame (more commonly known as NutraSweet), currently used in some 6000 products and consumed by hundreds of millions of people? You may be surprised to learn that a number of medical problems are likely to be adverse reactions to products containing aspartame. Author HJ Roberts, MD, a board-certified internist with impressive credentials, first became suspicious of aspartame when he encountered an increasing number of patients with a wide variety of symptoms, such as headaches, mood swings, memory loss, dizziness, depression, insomnia, diarrhea and anxiety, among others. Based on hundreds of case studies, Roberts concluded that these unexplained symptoms were actually reactions to products containing aspartame. The book not only looks at the clinical picture of aspartame, but also describes how it received FDA approval without undergoing testing in humans, and how the United States Senate allowed this well-financed chemical additive to sail through the official government channels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Charles Press Publishers (October 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914783580
• ISBN-13: 978-0914783589
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #946,668 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Warning, December 30, 2003

By A Customer

I was warned by my OB not to use aspartame when we were trying to conceive; fortunately I'd already read this book and have done everything I can to avoid aspartame since. I have a friend would black out and was eventually diagnosed with "panic attacks" at Scripps; it turned out to be aspartame poisoning. Since she's steered clear of this, the attacks disappeared. Read the book and heed the doctor's advice! You wouldn't drink wood alcohol, would you? It's part of the aspartame molecule.

22 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It is NOT safe., March 7, 2005

By	FOX (USA) - See all my reviews

A MUST READ BOOK.

I read this book many years ago, long before they had to start putting all the warning labels on every product now containing Aspartame.

Donald Rumsfeld, left government to become CEO of Searle and his job was to put Aspartame in just about every food and drink on the planet.

Now, Searle is no longer the company that is listed on NutraSweet and Equal packets, but now the company on those products is listed as MONSANTO. Yes that IS the same company responsible for producing "agent orange"

The reason there are so many new illnesses and diseases that we never had before the early 80s when Aspartame was first put into all our drinks and food, is because of Aspartame.

As this book is several years old, it does not mention the dangers of Acesulfame-K or Sucralose, the NEW stuff they are putting in food and drinks as people are becoming aware of the dangers of Aspartame and trying to avoid it!

Even the name Sucralose (brand name is Splenda) is deceptively close in spelling to "sucrose" which is just natural sugar. This way, when you read through the ingredients at the store, you might confuse Sucralose for Sucrose. Clever, huh?

Even regular products that are NOT labeled as "sugar free" now contain one or all of these chemicals! Look at REGULAR SUGAR gum and see how Aspartame, Sucralose and Ace-K are in them now!

It is getting ridiculous.

If you want a SAFE NATURAL alternative to sugar, then try STEVIA.

18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very infomational, June 28, 1999

By A Customer

I found this book a couple of years ago at the campus library where I live. I found it very informative, especially since I know many people with the symptoms described in the book. Not long after I found it at te libary it disappeared. Since I discovered it here, I made sure I bought a copy. It is definately a must-read for anyone.