Norway Study, Shows aspartame destroys brain, especially in the area of learning

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If you wonder why so many children have ADD its

because aspartame destroys the brain especially

in the area of learning. This is the study from Norway in 2001. Betty

 

Abstract:

Introduction: Aspartame (ASM) is a product that

was originally made for diabetics, but today ASM

is widely used by healthy people as artificial

sweetener in many food products.

Purpose: The main goal with this research was to

see whether ASM was harmful to brain cells

(cerebellar granule cells). We wanted to check if

the damage to the neurons are connected to the

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptors on these

cells. Procedure: Brain cells from 7 day old mice

were used. They were cultured in 24 well dishes

and different quantities of ASM were added. After

7 days the cultures were analysed by two

different tests: Lactate dehydrogenases (LDH)

test, which gives a picture of cell death (LDH

leakage to the medium in which the cells were

cultured).

3­[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium

bromid (MIT) test, which can be used to analyse

mitochondrial activity in living cells. To test

whether the NMDA­receptor was involved in the

damage done by ASM, the receptor was blocked by

(±)­2-amino-5 phosphonopentanocid (AP5).

Results: Our results showed damage/cell death

from an added quantity of 0,06 mg/ml ASM each day

for 4 days. As a comparison there is 0,24 mg/rnl

ASM in Cola light MTT- and LDH-tests showed

damage to the neurons at an added quantity of 1.5

and 3.00 mg/ml ASM after 22 hours of incubation.

The results also show that ASM is in part acting

through the NMDA-receptor because AP5 reduced or

blocked the damage to the granule cells.

Conclusion: In light of these results our

conclusion is that in order to be on the safe

side it should be warned against use of ASM as a

food additive, maybe especially in products

consumed by children, because NMDA-receptors and

the synapses involved also are connected to learning.

Elisabeth Hetle og Arnstein Eltervaag HOVedonneave 2001

 

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Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum, Founder

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