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Everyone knows autism is caused by plastic contaminated foods.

Vaccines? Is that guy crazy?

He probably consumed something that was sweetened with aspartame. Did you know that stuff was originally developed as a nerve toxin, and has 92 side effects including DEATH?!??!!!one!slash?!

And yet, legions of scientists have found no problem with aspartame.

In 2005 the prestigious Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center at the European Foundation for Oncology and Environmental Sciences published the results of their 3 year aspartame study on 1,800 rats, known as the Ramazzini Study. It was the most scrupulous and costly investigation of the chemical sweetener ever performed. Dr. Morando Soffritti led this groundbreaking research that revealed aspartame causes lymphomas and leukemia and is a âoemultipotential carcinogen.â

And the FDA covers up data about aspartame.

http://www.dorway.com/symptoms.html
        * List of doctor's writings on various illnesses!
        * HOW MUCH IS THIS LIST COSTING THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD FOR HEALTH INSURANCE?

Now for Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D. writings:

Excitotoxins -- The Taste That Kills
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
Book Review by Reviewed by Lawrence R. Huntoon, MD, PhD
Jamestown, NY Dr. Huntoon, a board-certified neurologist with a Ph.D. in physiology (neurophysiology), practices in Jamestown, New York, and is a member of the AAPS Board of Directors.

http://www.haciendapub.com/excito.html
quote example:

"Dr. Blaylock is in private practice and is a board-certified neurosurgeon, clinical assistant professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and President of the Mississippi Chapter of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)".

"The blood brain barrier, however, is not fully developed in the very young, and it can be damaged by a variety of brain insults that are common and often asymptomatic in older people. Those with neuro-degenerative conditions or those who are at risk for developing conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, Alzheimer's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), may be especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of glutamate and Aspartame (Nutrasweet). Those who have suffered strokes may also be at high risk because of disruption of the blood brain barrier. Various common metabolic conditions including hypoglycemia and hypoxia also place people at risk due to dysfunction of energy --- requiring, protective, cell transport mechanisms.

The damage produced by these excitotoxins seems to selectively involve areas of the brain which have a high density of glutamate receptors. This includes important structures like the hypothalamus and the hippocampus. The former structure is, in turn, involved in the regulation of many important endocrine functions in the body, and the latter structure is intimately involved in memory function. Nerve cells in the substantia nigra (Parkinson's disease) and anterior horn cells in the spinal cord (ALS) are also susceptible to damage via glutamate toxicity".

Excitotoxins, Neurodegeration and Neurodevelopment
by Russell L. Blaylock, M. D.
http://www.dorway.com/blayenn.txt

interesting quote:

"These toxins ( excitotoxins) are not present in just a few foods, but rather in almost all processed foods. In many cases they are being added in disguised forms, such as natural flavoring, spices, yeast extract, textured protein, soy protein extract, etc. Experimentally, we know that when subtoxic levels of excitotoxins are given to animals in divided doses, they experience full toxicity, i.e.they are synergistic. Also, liquid forms of excitotoxins, as occurs in soups, gravies and diet soft drinks are more toxic than that added to solid foods. This is because they are more rapidly absorbed and reach higher blood levels".

"So, what is an excitotoxin? These are substances, usually acidic amino acids, that react with specialized receptors in the brain in such a way as to lead to destruction of certain types of neurons. Glutamate is one of the more commonly known excitotoxins. MSG is the sodium salt of glutamate. This amino acid is a normal neurotransmitter in the brain. In fact, it is the most commonly used neurotransmitter by the brain.

Defenders of MSG and aspartame use, usually say: How could a substance that is used normally by the brain cause harm? This is because, glutamate, as a neurotransmitter, exists in the extracellular fluid only in very, very small concentrations - no more than 8 to 12uM. When the concentration of this transmitter rises above this level the neurons begin to fire abnormally. At higher concentrations, the cells undergo a specialized process of delayed cell death known as excitotoxicity, that is, they are excited to death.

http://www.dorway.com/symptoms.html
        * List of doctor's writings on various illnesses!
        * HOW MUCH IS THIS LIST COSTING THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD FOR HEALTH INSURANCE?

Now for Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D. writings:

Excitotoxins -- The Taste That Kills
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
Book Review by Reviewed by Lawrence R. Huntoon, MD, PhD
Jamestown, NY Dr. Huntoon, a board-certified neurologist with a Ph.D. in physiology (neurophysiology), practices in Jamestown, New York, and is a member of the AAPS Board of Directors.

http://www.haciendapub.com/excito.html
quote example:

"Dr. Blaylock is in private practice and is a board-certified neurosurgeon, clinical assistant professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and President of the Mississippi Chapter of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)".

"The blood brain barrier, however, is not fully developed in the very young, and it can be damaged by a variety of brain insults that are common and often asymptomatic in older people. Those with neuro-degenerative conditions or those who are at risk for developing conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, Alzheimer's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), may be especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of glutamate and Aspartame (Nutrasweet). Those who have suffered strokes may also be at high risk because of disruption of the blood brain barrier. Various common metabolic conditions including hypoglycemia and hypoxia also place people at risk due to dysfunction of energy --- requiring, protective, cell transport mechanisms.

The damage produced by these excitotoxins seems to selectively involve areas of the brain which have a high density of glutamate receptors. This includes important structures like the hypothalamus and the hippocampus. The former structure is, in turn, involved in the regulation of many important endocrine functions in the body, and the latter structure is intimately involved in memory function. Nerve cells in the substantia nigra (Parkinson's disease) and anterior horn cells in the spinal cord (ALS) are also susceptible to damage via glutamate toxicity".

Excitotoxins, Neurodegeration and Neurodevelopment
by Russell L. Blaylock, M. D.
http://www.dorway.com/blayenn.txt

interesting quote:

"These toxins ( excitotoxins) are not present in just a few foods, but rather in almost all processed foods. In many cases they are being added in disguised forms, such as natural flavoring, spices, yeast extract, textured protein, soy protein extract, etc. Experimentally, we know that when subtoxic levels of excitotoxins are given to animals in divided doses, they experience full toxicity, i.e.they are synergistic. Also, liquid forms of excitotoxins, as occurs in soups, gravies and diet soft drinks are more toxic than that added to solid foods. This is because they are more rapidly absorbed and reach higher blood levels".

"So, what is an excitotoxin? These are substances, usually acidic amino acids, that react with specialized receptors in the brain in such a way as to lead to destruction of certain types of neurons. Glutamate is one of the more commonly known excitotoxins. MSG is the sodium salt of glutamate. This amino acid is a normal neurotransmitter in the brain. In fact, it is the most commonly used neurotransmitter by the brain.

Defenders of MSG and aspartame use, usually say: How could a substance that is used normally by the brain cause harm? This is because, glutamate, as a neurotransmitter, exists in the extracellular fluid only in very, very small concentrations - no more than 8 to 12uM. When the concentration of this transmitter rises above this level the neurons begin to fire abnormally. At higher concentrations, the cells undergo a specialized process of delayed cell death known as excitotoxicity, that is, they are excited to death.

All I see is a bunch of anecdotal cases

this is slashdot, anecdotal cases make up the majority of the "truth" that's to be found here. Things like "Windows is unstable" and "Linux is easy to use" are touted as major "truths" all the time, and if you disagree, you're spreading FUD.

That being said, I don't know if there's been any formal long-term testing of the effects of this poison on the human system. I DO know that the head of the FDA blocked Searle from putting it in the public market for years due to faulty and suspicious testing procedures, and then approved it just a couple of months before he left and started working at Searle for $1.2M/year as a "marketing director". Take what truth from that you want. The of the story vary, but the truth remains.

What amazes me is if MS funds a study for Windows/against anyone, it's not valid. The fact that 74 of Searle and the FDA's studies of aspertame showed absolutely no danges while 92% of the independantly conducted studies showed MANY dangers shouldn't have any effect on truth, right?

I personally have seen the positive effects of ceasing the ingestion of it. My mother's vision had degraded severely over the course of a couple of years. Significantly more than could be attributed to her astigmatism. I suggested she stop downing so much diet soda with aspertame in it, and within 6 months, her vision restored pretty much back to where it should have been. Also, the migraines she'd recently started experiencing also stopped completely. I take more than enough truth from that, anecdotal or not.

The report of the Task Force submitted in March of 1976 in essence constituted a stinging indictment of Searle and it contained various recommendations for regulatory action including referral to the Justice Department for review of possible criminal violations of the law.

"Placebos are supposed to be completely inert substances. Otherwise they would produce a physiological effect all of their own and ruin the experiment. In the case of MSG toxicology studies, the placebo used to test the excitotoxin glutamate is NutraSweet, which contains the excitotoxin aspartate. It has been clearly shown in a multitude of studies that aspartate produces the identical destructive reactions on the nervous system as MSG. It would seem obvious even to the layman that you would not use a control substance to compare to a known toxin if the control contained the same class of chemical toxin. But that is exactly what is being done."

In any fair test, I can tell you whether food contained MSG or not. In fact, I can tell you within 5 minutes at a restaurant whether food I just ate contains MSG or not by my physical reaction.

The fact is, artificial engineered glutamate and natural glutamate are handled by the body very differently. It would be like if Olestra were also called soybean oil and then we were told the body handles soybean oil no problem, which, of course, is a ludicrous statement to then apply that logic to the artificial stuff.

BTW, excitotoxins are among the leading candidates as causes for Alzheimer's http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/w-07.html and ALS/Gulf War disease http://www.wnho.net/aspartameandgulfwar.htm.

They have also been documented to cause Multiple Sclerosis symptoms http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2004/06/10/as partame_and_multiple_sclerosis_neurosurgeons_warni ng.htm and blindness http://health.benabraham.com/html/impotence___blin dness_from_die.html.

I drink Diet Rite cola, the only major diet cola not to include the allegedly unsafe aspartame sweetener. Any other diet cola is just wrong.

To make more sense out of what he's trying to say, do some googling or read this. some scientific mistakes, but informative. aspartme's "ingredients" are not the chemicals listed, a misleading way to phrase it.

John Katz, Michael, and anyone else who tries to tell you that people in the world are up to selfishly bad things are just after more hits. We live in America, and Americans just don't do bad things. Don't you uneducated nerds read your history books? When you slashdot people who constantly suspect corps and government of doing no good, remember, there is no long and well documented history of them doing wrong. They've only ever had the best interests of you and indeed, all of humanity at the heart of every decision they make daily. Trust them, they know better than you.

Enjoy Diet Coke!

• US Air Force pilots are not allowed to consume Aspertame
• More than 10,000 food products contain Aspertame, everything from mints to soda to cereal.
• When heated above 86 F (30 C) Nutrasweet turns to Methanol (wood alcohol) This then digests as formaldehyde and Formic Acid.
• The two main ingredients of Nutrasweet are: Phenylalanine and aspartic acid which are essentially natural, however are never found independent of other amino acids.
• May cause autism by affecting unborn children (cases of autism has been on the rise for the past 20 years)
• in 1996, 60 minutes showed a porportional rise between brain tumors in the US and use of Aspertame in the US since 1981. Why has this never been mentioned in the recent cell-phone cancer scare?

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