Concerns raised about the use of aspartame by pregnant women.
Is NutraSweet® Bad For You?
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For some of the most recent videos on aspartame:
Aspartame-Induced Fibromyalgia
Update on Aspartame
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is this JUST a concern for pregnant woman?
Toxins are not just a concern for pregnant women.
Toxins, this is absolutely not an issue soley for pregnant women. Everyone should be concerned about aspartame and its effects on our bodies. Please look at Dr Greger’s other videos on the subject. You will see that this lab created compound (accidentally discovered while making an anti-ulcer medicine) has no place in our food and beverages.
I only say this because the video starts out in regards to pregnant woman.
Is it true that aspartame can cause seizures in people with epilepsy?
I wouldn’t be surprised! Check out this video of aspartame related brain disease.
http://nutritionfacts.org/videos/update-on-aspartame/
I know that aspartame is “harmful,” but just how harmful is it? In other words, do I really need to rule it out ASAP? It’s pretty much my only nutritional vice.
On a related note, I’d also heard about a potential connection between aspartame and seizures, but I actually have some seizure history (long since resolved, fortunately) and have never noticed any association beween the two in my own experience.