Is Neotame a Neurotoxin like Aspartame?

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Is Neotame a Neurotoxin Like Aspartame?

 

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Neotame has similar structure to aspartame -- except that, from it's structure,

appears to be even more toxic than aspartame.

 

This potential increase in toxicity will make up for the fact that less will be

used in diet drinks. Like aspartame, some of the concerns include gradual

neurotoxic and immunotoxic damage from the combination of the formaldehyde

metabolite (which is toxic at extremely low doses) and the excitotoxic amino

acid.

 

Given all of the suffering being caused by Monsanto's aspartame, the prudent

course would be to start out with the assumption that it may cause toxic damage

or cancer from long-term exposure and conduct many thorough, long-term, and

independent human studies to see the effects.

 

Even Monsanto's own pre-approval studies of neotame revealed adverse reactions.

Unfortunately, Monsanto only conducted a few one-day studies in humans rather

than encouraging independent researchers to obtain NIH funding to conduct

long-term human studies on the effects of neotame.

 

It is obvious to anyone who has thoroughly read the scientific literature on

aspartame that 1) nearly 100% of the independent studies found problems with

aspartame (Monsanto's studies never showed problems); and 2) that

industry-funded studies bordered on fraudulent research (and a Grand Jury was

convened because the officials wanted to pursue fraud charges).

 

Much of industry-funded research related to other Monsanto products such as rBGH

and toxic carpeting is similarly deceptive and poorly designed. In addition, a

" research " organization led by one of Monsanto's close business parters was

caught hiding a reaction-causing substance in beverages given to control groups

in double-blind studies. (They did this for 13 years!)

 

Given all of the problems with aspartame industry research and scientific abuse,

it is clear that any neotame research that Monsanto, industry groups, or

consultants or research friends of Monsanto have any part of should be rejected

until which time more trustworthy, independent research can be conducted. Such

experiments should include independent animals studies and especially long-term

(e.g., 4-5 years+) human studies in various susceptible population groups.

 

What is likely to happen, however, is:

 

 

Monsanto's subsidiary, the FDA, will accept Monsanto research as if it were

legitimate.

 

 

Monsanto will given money to their research consultants at various institutions

(rather than NIH funding of truly independent researchers) to repeat poorly

designed tests and " confirm " neotame safety. This is what they did with

aspartame so that they could claim safety.

 

 

The FDA and Monsanto will claim that " comprehensive " research [by Monsanto

consultants] at various institutions proves that neotame is safe. There will be

alot of press releases, PR statements from their friends in the research

community, and from organizations they fund (e.g., IFIC, ADA, etc.). This will

be a time of a massive PR blitz. Please see " Toxic Sludge Is Good For You " for

information on these techniques.

 

 

The FDA will claim to track adverse reaction reports. But they made the same

claim when they told people that had received only 16 aspartame toxicity

reaction reports in 1996, but refused to tell people that they stopped taking

such adverse reaction reports in early 1996.

 

Fortunately, by the time neotame is approved, a very large percentage of the

population will have switched to healthy sweeteners, gotten off unhealthy or

toxic sodas and made a unwavering decision not to become a guinea pig for

another one of Monsanto's toxic sweeteners no matter what organizations or trade

groups Monsanto can pay $$$ to get their approval. I sincerely hope you are

amongst those who will move toward health as opposed to chronic disease and

misery.

 

http://www.holisticmed.com/neotame/toxin.html

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