PSA: Aspartame determined to be carcinogenic at normal use levels

[unixronin]

For those who haven't seen it or the New York Times article yet, the Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center of the European Ramazzini Foundation has recently conducted a long-term study on aspartame that everyone should be aware of.

The results of this mega-experiment indicate that APM is a multipotential carcinogenic agent, even at a daily dose of 20 mg/kg body weight, much less than the current acceptable daily intake. On the basis of these results, a reevaluation of the present guidelines on the use and consumption of APM is urgent and cannot be delayed.

(Emphasis mine; full paper in HTML here, PDF here)

Stay away from that shit, folks.  Not only is it nasty, there's growing evidence it can really screw you up in an increasing number of ways.

Comments

[batchfile.livejournal.com]

i just don't get why people put unnatural or processed to death food in their bodies and expect nothing bad to happen?

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

Feed corn treated with lime for masa harina.
Cassava is poisonous until cooked.
Flordia Arrowroot may be poisonous until cooked.

We don't know it will hurt us until we test it. One man's meat is another man's poison.

The natural stuff will kill you faster. Mushrooms, rhubarb leaves, fugu...

[motomuffin.livejournal.com]

FUGU ME!!! ;)

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I have no wish to try fugu ... it sounds too much like playing Russian roulette.

[jilara.livejournal.com]

I've always thought of those first folks to try something. "Here, see if this is poisonous." Hmm, Joe died. What if we try cooking it? Leaching it with water? Okay, next tester!

The guy who discovered the sweetening properties of aspartame did something you're not supposed to do in labs: he spilled some and licked his fingers. In other circumstances, he might have qualified for a Darwin award!