Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 fyi moma The Lowdown on Sweet? > The Lowdown on Sweet?> February 12, 2006, New York Times>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/business/yourmoney/12sweet.html> When Dr. Morando Soffritti...saw the results of> his team's seven-year study on aspartame, he knew he> was about to be injected into a bitter controversy> over this sweetener. Aspartame is sold under the> brand names Nutra-Sweet and Equal and is found in> such popular products as Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Diet> Snapple and Sugar Free Kool-Aid. Hundreds of> millions of people consume it worldwide. Dr.> Soffritti...oversees 180 scientists and researchers> in 30 countries. Dr. Soffritti's study> concluded...that the sweetener was associated with> unusually high rates of lymphomas, leukemias and> other cancers. The study...involved 1,900 laboratory> rats and cost $1 million. Soffritti said he was> inspired to look at aspartame because of what he> calls "inadequacies" in the cancer studies done by> Searle in the 1970's. Others have also challenged> Searle's studies. Years before the F.D.A. approved> aspartame, the agency had serious concerns about the> accuracy and credibility of Searle's aspartame> studies.> From 1977 to 1985 — during much of the approval> process — Searle was headed by H. Rumsfeld,> who is now the secretary of defense. Searle was> acquired by Monsanto in 1985. Dr. Soffritti> said...more research and open debate were needed on> whether aspartame was a carcinogen. "It is very> important to have scientists who are independent and> not funded by industry looking at this."> Note: If you want to understand the influence of> big money on your health, this article is well worth> reading. Our Health Information Center at> http://www.WantToKnow.info/healthinformation has> lots more. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 I don't know how I got all those addresses in there! . .. . I try not to put out other's addresses . . . but once it's gone, it's gone! How are you doing? . . . Hugs, Rogene --- Penni Pitre <penniquilts@...> wrote: > fyi moma > The Lowdown on Sweet? > > > > > The Lowdown on Sweet? > > > February 12, 2006, New York Times > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/business/yourmoney/12sweet.html > > > When Dr. Morando Soffritti...saw the results > of > > his team's seven-year study on aspartame, he > knew he > > was about to be injected into a bitter > controversy > > over this sweetener. Aspartame is sold under the > > brand names Nutra-Sweet and Equal and is found > in > > such popular products as Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, > Diet > > Snapple and Sugar Free Kool-Aid. Hundreds of > > millions of people consume it worldwide. Dr. > > Soffritti...oversees 180 scientists and > researchers > > in 30 countries. Dr. Soffritti's study > > concluded...that the sweetener was associated > with > > unusually high rates of lymphomas, leukemias and > > other cancers. The study...involved 1,900 > laboratory > > rats and cost $1 million. Soffritti said he was > > inspired to look at aspartame because of what he > > calls " inadequacies " in the cancer studies done > by > > Searle in the 1970's. Others have also > challenged > > Searle's studies. Years before the F.D.A. > approved > > aspartame, the agency had serious concerns about > the > > accuracy and credibility of Searle's aspartame > > studies. > > > From 1977 to 1985 - during much of the approval > > process - Searle was headed by H. > Rumsfeld, > > who is now the secretary of defense. Searle was > > acquired by Monsanto in 1985. Dr. Soffritti > > said...more research and open debate were needed > on > > whether aspartame was a carcinogen. " It is very > > important to have scientists who are independent > and > > not funded by industry looking at this. " > > Note: If you want to understand the influence > of > > big money on your health, this article is well > worth > > reading. Our Health Information Center at > > > http://www.WantToKnow.info/healthinformation has > > lots more. > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place > of advice given by licensed health care > professionals. Consult your physician or licensed > health care professional before commencing any > medical treatment. > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the > politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts > are, and make your own decisions about how to live a > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - > Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, > Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > See our photos website! Enter " implants " for > access at this link: > http://.shutterfly.com/action/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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