On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:37:55 +0200, Iwona_s wrote:

> Szczerze mówiąc ani to ani to, ale jak już cię przypili to unikaj
> słodzika...

Dla porządku wypada napisać, że nie ma jednoznacznych danych
wskazujących na szkodliwy wpływ aspartamu spożywanego w "normalnych"
ilościach na człowieka (poza ludżmi cierpiącymi na fenyloketonurię) -
doniesienia o związku aspartamu z glejakami mózgu nie potwierdziły się,
aczkolwiek są na przykład dane sugerujące, że przewlekłe stosowanie
dużych dawek aspartamu u szczurów może zaburzać przekaźnictwo nerwowe...

W porównaniu jednak z dymem tytoniowym na przykład, aspartam jest
*bardzo* zdrowy:)

Przytocze jeszcze jeden abstrakt - wybaczcie:)

Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2002 Apr;35(2 Pt 2):S1-93.

Aspartame: review of safety.

Butchko HH, Stargel WW, Comer CP, Mayhew DA, Benninger C, Blackburn
GL, de Sonneville LM, Geha RS, Hertelendy Z, Koestner A, Leon AS, Liepa
GU, McMartin KE, Mendenhall CL, Munro IC, Novotny EJ, Renwick AG,
Schiffman SS, Schomer DL, Shaywitz BA, Spiers PA, Tephly TR, Thomas JA,
Trefz FK.

Medical and Scientific Affairs, The NutraSweet Company, Mt Prospect,
Illinois 60056, USA. h...@n...com

Over 20 years have elapsed since aspartame was approved by
regulatory agencies as a sweetener and flavor enhancer. The safety of
aspartame and its metabolic constituents was established through
extensive toxicology studies in laboratory animals, using much greater
doses than people could possibly consume. Its safety was further
confirmed through studies in several human subpopulations, including
healthy infants, children, adolescents, and adults; obese individuals;
diabetics; lactating women; and individuals heterozygous (PKUH) for the
genetic disease phenylketonuria (PKU) who have a decreased ability to
metabolize the essential amino acid, phenylalanine. Several scientific
issues continued to be raised after approval, largely as a concern for
theoretical toxicity from its metabolic components--the amino acids,
aspartate and phenylalanine, and methanol--even though dietary exposure
to these components is much greater than from aspartame. Nonetheless,
additional research, including evaluations of possible associations
between aspartame and headaches, seizures, behavior, cognition, and mood
as well as allergic-type reactions and use by potentially sensitive
subpopulations, has continued after approval. These findings are
reviewed here. The safety testing of aspartame has gone well beyond that
required to evaluate the safety of a food additive. When all the
research on aspartame, including evaluations in both the premarketing
and postmarketing periods, is examined as a whole, it is clear that
aspartame is safe, and *there are no unresolved questions regarding its
safety under conditions of intended use*.

m.
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Zadziwiające jest, że mało dokształcający sie lekarz może praktykować
medycynę, nie dziwi jednak, że robi to źle /Sir William Osler/