Posted by mattdds on April 29, 2007, at 5:13:16
I've been reading up on aspartame recently. I have been drinking diet sodas for years, and was a 'true believer' of the FDA's stance that it's harmless, etc.
Has anyone cut out aspartame from their diet and noticed improvement?
I cannot seem to find a balanced view about this. All of the anti-aspartame sites are full of sensational claims. The FDA and manufacturer have obvious bias problems.
I suspect the middle ground is somewhere inbetween the two. I doubt that it causes every disease known to man, as some claim. However, hypotheses that it causes psychiatric symptoms in some predisposed individuals through certain biochemical processes (excititoxicity from aspartic acid, serotonin depletion, etc.) seem plausable.
I guess the way to find out is to go off of it for a few weeks and see how I feel.
I'd love to hear of any reports, either anecdotal or scientific.
Thanks,
Matt
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