A certain co-worker (who is such a conspiracy theorist she firmly believes in chemtrails) said that aspartame is a DEADLY toxin that causes MS like symptoms and too much will kill you. I searched around the web for awhile and every web site I found had conspiracy theory written all over them. Is aspartame really a deadly substance? If so, how the hell did the FDA let it go?
Cecil Adams on aspartame.
This active thread has been discussing it in some depth. The scientific evidence is that Aspartame is quite safe for most people, unless you’re afflicted with phenylketonuria (which leaves you unable to digest phenylalanine, which is a component of Aspartame); some studies also indicate that a percentage of migraine sufferers find there attacks increase in severity when they take Aspartame.
But if you want to dissuade your friend, send them over to the MS Foundation Web page that discusses this exact issue.
D’oh! Sorry about the quasi-simulpost.
“There” attacks? Ooooooooohhhh. Wake up, MrDeath!