Penny Mckay

Aspartame? What’s that? A potentially deadly artificial sweetener (aren’t they all!)

Where will I find it? In food, sweets, cereals, as a sweetener itself such as nutri-sweet, in drinks such as orange squash and fizzy drinks too.

What’s so deadly about it? There are cited to be 92 different side effects associated with consuming aspartame ranging from kidney problems to neurological problems.

What can I do about that? Start checking the lables of what you are consuming. Then stop eating and drinking products with it in.

What else do I need to know? Manufacturers are clever with their marketing and will promote a ”no added sugar” drink so you think its healthy, but if there’s no added sugar there will be added artificial sweeteners. Look for products that claim to have no artifical sweeteners. A little natural sugar is actually better for you long term because your body knows how to deal with it. For many of us it is a drip feed effect, we have been consuming products with this stuff in for years and its not natural, so the body tries to adapt to it, eventually we may become ill. Switch back to naturally occuring sugars such as honey.

How do I find out more? Google it, there is tons of stuff on it and other artificial sweeteners such as sucrolose.

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