Can aspartame really cause neurological disorders?

March 9th, 2010 | Author: Vince

Does long term ingestion of aspartame (an artificial sweetener found in soft drinks and fake sugar… Splenda) really cause epilepsy? I found this information and more on this website
(http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm)

"The excess glutamate and aspartate slowly begin to destroy neurons. The large majority (75 percent or more) of neural cells in a particular area of the brain are killed before any clinical symptoms of a chronic illness are noticed. A few of the many chronic illnesses that have been shown to be contributed to by long-term exposure to excitatory amino acid damage include:

* Multiple sclerosis (MS)
* ALS
* Memory loss
* Hormonal problems
* Hearing loss
* Epilepsy
* Alzheimer’s disease
* Parkinson’s disease
* Hypoglycemia
* AIDS
* Dementia
* Brain lesions
* Neuroendocrine disorders"

Is this just crazy or what?

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2 Responses to “Can aspartame really cause neurological disorders?”

kate_the_bear:

March 9, 2010 at 12:56 am

I’ve heard mixed things about this but I do know that it lowers your siezure threshold which is enough to make it scary to me.
Trinity:

March 9, 2010 at 12:56 am

I’ve heard enough about the dangers of aspartame. However, I think that a drink which contains aspartame every now and then isn’t going to kill you.
http://www.healthmad.com/Nutrition/The-Sweet-Life.571363

^ There’s a bit of side info on the topic.

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