Aspartame Is Not Evil!

Mr Jones · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:27

I frequently see people throw links and articles, each from different body backing regarding Aspartame: Evil or Myth.

FSA have released a report today, done independently in a double blind study (i.e. both subjects and researcher have not a clue on sample they're testing) have essentially said

Peer Reviewed Paper said:
Using a comprehensive battery of psychological tests, biochemistry and state of the art metabonomics there was no evidence of any acute adverse responses to aspartame. This independent study gives reassurance to both regulatory bodies and the public that acute ingestion of aspartame does not have any detectable psychological or metabolic effects in humans.

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116212

http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2015/13719/aspartame-study-findings-published

I hope this will help balance out some of the myth that aspartame is addictive, is evil, it causes health damage (some even blamed it for Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's!!).

Just remember to eat everything in moderation and you'll be fine.

StriderX · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:29

Uhh, isn't the main problem with Sugar "replacements" that they trick insulin response and cause Hypoglycemia regardless?

Thus utterly useless. (Sucralose is just as awkward as Aspartame)

Sliver · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:31

Too much water makes you drown. We need water to live.

Conclusion, everything in moderation.

/thread

Feek · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:37

It doesn't matter how many reports are published or how many scientific studies are made, there will always be some people who will disagree with them and will produce reports showing exactly the opposite.

Narj · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:40

A mate of mine works for Coca Cola and says he'd never drink the diet stuff!

Monkeynut · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:47

Narj said:
A mate of mine works for Coca Cola and says he'd never drink the diet stuff!

Why?

mattyg · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:49

Monkeynut said:
Why?

Doesn't like the taste.

Two sides to every story

thep02 · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:49

Stevia wins.

Schlong&Stable · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:50

Monkeynut said:
Why?

Includes female hormones, innit?

Feek · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:50

Narj said:
A mate of mine works for Coca Cola and says he'd never drink the diet stuff!

What relevance does that have? I used to work for Pepsi and I only drink diet drinks.

Edrof · 19 Mar 2015 at 15:57

Narj said:
A mate of mine works for Coca Cola and says he'd never drink the diet stuff!

Whether that's relevant kinda depends on what his job is there, 'cos if he's mopping the floors then...

ZXSpectrum · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:03

Narj said:
A mate of mine works for Coca Cola and says he'd never drink the diet stuff!

And in the same way, I have seen what happens when you boil down coke and it turns into syrup that looks like tar and has huge amount of sugar in it...

And I am Fat so I only drink diet coke with my burger and chips..

Narj · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:03

Edrof said:
Whether that's relevant kinda depends on what his job is there, 'cos if he's mopping the floors then...

He's worked on the production line previously but is doing something else now.

arknor · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:11

ZXSpectrum said:
And in the same way, I have seen what happens when you boil down coke and it turns into syrup that looks like tar and has huge amount of sugar in it...

And I am Fat so I only drink diet coke with my burger and chips..

so you don't drink any sugar water drinks? obviously it's going to be a burnt sugary mess.

Have you ever seen the ingredients to cakes? it might amaze you

omg never eating another cake again!

ewww nasty looks like someone had a sloppy poo

I wonder what would happen if you "boiled it down"

dannyjo22 · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:11

Feek said:
It doesn't matter how many reports are published or how many scientific studies are made, there will always be some people who will disagree with them and will produce reports showing exactly the opposite.

A book people should read is Eyes wide open by Noreena Hertz. A fantastic book where she shows how these reports are compiled and how you should always look at the funding for them and the test group. Like the Yakult one and how it increases 'helpful bacteria' funded by the company and tested on sick newborns in Africa.

Its a great book for showing you just how balls most of these studies are!

OldComputerGuy7 · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:23

Gives me a pretty good headache, plus it tastes terrible that's enough of a reason for me to avoid it

.

Django x2 · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:24

I also read that babies that are breastfed will outperform, in all areas, those who are not breastfed. Good job I don't believe such nonsense.

ZXSpectrum · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:28

arknor said:
so you don't drink any sugar water drinks? obviously it's going to be a burnt sugary mess.

Nope I have not drank any drinks with added or processed sugar for a few years now.

And very very rarely cakes...

gambitt · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:36

StriderX said:
Uhh, isn't the main problem with Sugar "replacements" that they trick insulin response and cause Hypoglycemia regardless?

I think that was proven to not be the case. Some people even perpetuate the myth that smelling food can trigger an insulin response - complete nonsense. Only eating food that contain calories (particularly quickly digested food, so not fats) will trigger an insulin response. As sweeteners are energy-free they will have no effect on insulin.

Tuppy_Glossop · 19 Mar 2015 at 16:37

dannyjo22 said:
...how you should always look at the funding for them and the test group... Its a great book for showing you just how balls most of these studies are!

The problem with people linking/citing papers is exactly this, they have to be read critically and very carefully. Famously there was a paper that claimed to show that walnuts are beneficial to heart health. The research was funded by The Association of Walnut Growers of California