Aspartame!! Stop taking it!!.... I know that they advertise it as a good sugar alternative, however it is not necessarily good for you. At first glance the product seems safe, however after the product has been digested its breaks down and releases formaldehyde, and formic acid into the body. in 1995 a study was done that showed 75% of the health complaints related to food supplements could be traced back to Aspartame.
Aspartame can spike blood plasma levels of aspartate to extreme levels. This spike can be traced to many heart, and circulation problems. Aspartylphenylalanine diketopiperazine (DKP) is another by product found when Aspartame breaks down over time. In the stomach this product can undergo a nitrosation process. This can lead to many other health problems. They are currently studying the connection between DKP/Nitrosation and brain tumors.
No serious death or injury has been attributed to Aspartame as yet, however I would caution anyone using, or ingesting high amounts of the chemical.
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