Aspartame, the quiet killer.

Aspartame, (aka NutraSweet, Equal, Canderel ... it has many disguises, err I mean names and blends like Acesulfame K etc etc), is good for us isn't it? I mean it's like heath food isn't it? After all the government (FDA) and corporations would never let greed and corruption send people to an early grave .. no way. It's not like after you get sick then the pharmaceutical companies also get rich, no way, nothing like that. We trust everything that the government and corporations tell us, they are our friends.





Equal, NutraSweet, and Canderel are ingredients of approximately 6,000 consumer foods and beverages sold worldwide, including (but not limited to) diet sodas and other soft drinks, instant breakfasts, breath mints, cereals, sugar-free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, frozen desserts, gelatin desserts, juices, laxatives, chewable vitamins supplements, ... See Moremilk drinks, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, shake mixes, tabletop sweeteners, teas, instant coffees, topping mixes, wine coolers and yogurt. It is provided as a table condiment in some countries. Aspartame is less suitable for baking than other sweeteners, because it breaks down when heated and loses much of its sweetness. Aspartame is also one of the main sugar substitutes used by people with diabetes.