Letter going in Booklet for Schools and Physicians on aspartame

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Note to Lists: This is one of the letters going in the booklet for

schools and physicians. Dr. Walton said it can be used anywhere it

is useful. If you have children be sure your school gets it,

pediatrician, OB-GYN, etc.

 

 

 

To whom it may concern:

 

Although undoubtedly well intentioned, any attempt to replace sugared

beverages with aspartame containing diet products will, in my

opinion, have a devastating impact on the health of our children and

adolescents. The alarming increase in obesity, type II diabetes, and

a wide variety of behavioral difficulties in our children is

obviously attributable to multiple factors, but I am convinced that

one powerful force in accentuating these problems is the ever

increasing use of aspartame.

 

Aspartame is a multipotential toxin and carcinogen. The dipeptide

component of the molecule can alter brain chemistry, significantly

changing the ratio of catecholamines to indolamines, with resultant

lowering of seizure threshold, production of carbohydrate craving and

in vulnerable individuals leading to panic, depressive and cognitive

symptoms.

 

The methyl ester component of aspartame is metabolized to methanol,

which in turn is broken down into formic acid and

formaldehyde. Methanol can lead to serious eye problems, formic acid

and formaldehyde are potent carcinogens.

 

The diet food industry and the F.D.A. are fond of saying that

aspartame is " the most studied product in history " with an

outstanding safety record. In fact however virtually all of the

studies in the medical literature attesting to its safety were funded

by the industry, whereas independently funded studies, now numbering

close to 100, identify one or more problems.

 

It would be especially tragic if an attempt to improve the health of

our children led to even greater exposure to this highly toxic

product.

 

Thank you for your attention to this urgent public health issue.

 

Ralph G. Walton, M.D.

Medical Director, Safe Harbor Behavioral Health

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry,

Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Adjunct Professor Of Psychiatry

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

 

Dr. Walton's study on aspartame: " Adverse Reactions to

Aspartame: Double-Blind Challenge in Patients from a Vulnerable

Population:

http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Aspartame-Adverse-Reactions-1993.htm

 

Dr. Walton's research on Scientific Peer Reviewed Studies and

Funding: http://www.dorway.com/doctors.html#walton

 

For more information on aspartame see www.dorway.com and www.wnho.net

Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum., Founder

Mission Possible Intl

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