Artificial Sweetners.....Bad

The topic of artificial sweeteners is one that I have written about time and time again. This topic deserves frequent visits for two reasons. One, people do not get that they can be dangerous. They either choose not to believe it, or they don't understand the science behind the danger. Two, people do not realize what an artificial sweetener is and how many different foods they are in.

Here is the latest news flash. A long term study performed in Italy by the Italian Cancer Institute and recently published in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives, June,13 2007, found that Aspartame increased the risk of Lymphomas, leukemias and breast cancer. Aspartame is the artificial sweetener marketed as Nutrasweet and Equal. The Italian study focused on feeding rats 20 mg of aspartame per pound of bodyweight and found that cancer risks were found in both male and female rats, but higher in female rats. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, based on these research results, suggests that people, especially children, should not consume any products that contain aspartame. The conclusion from the study is that life long exposure to aspartame increases the risk of cancer. According to the ACA News Journal, 70% of aspartame sales are from soft drinks. Aspartame is also found in sugar-free foods like candies, chewing gum, Light sugared foods, yogurts, and hundreds of other food products including prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Please note, while the focus of this weeks health tip is the negative effects of aspartame, In my and many others opinions, all artificial sweeteners should be avoided as many studies show that they are also not without risk. Other artificial sweeteners are marketed as Splenda, Sucrolose and Acesulfame.

Thought for the Week: "Sweet are the uses of adversity." ---- William Shakespeare

" Now you are lookin at a man

That's gettin kinda mad;

I've had lots of luck, but it's all been bad.

No matter how I struggle and strive

I'll never get out of this world alive." -------- Hank Williams

Chiropractic Thought for the Week: "Health is a condition in which all body functions are carried on normally, meeting all body demands for adaptation to the environment. Nerve impulse supply is vital to all body function. Therefore, the degree of health enjoyed by each person is dependent upon the normal transmission of nerve impulses between the brain and all parts of the body." ------ Galen Price, D.C. Ph.C.

Chiropractic care removes nerve impulse interference and improves nerve impulse supply to the body for greater health.-----Dr. J.