http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1187
a few mistakes: Re: [WNHO-Aspartame-Information] Aspartame Maker Tells A
Whopper: Martini: Murray 2005.07.23

The pro-aspartamers will really try to discredit us if we make mistakes in
our posts. Experts study our attention to detail to evaluate our
credibility.
If we quickly and easily admit and correct our mistakes, we gain
credibility.

So far, I have not found any mainstream national media reports in the USA
about the clear-cut, alarming results of the Ramazzini study, announced July
14.

1. "...the 3,600 rats ..."
The total number of rats was 1800. 900 were given aspartame.

2. "The number of cancers that developed in rats given zero aspartame was
zero."
44 [ 14.7% ] of the 300 control rats, given no aspartame, developed
lymphomas and leukaemias (hemolymphoreticular neoplasias ), and none had
malignant brain tumors. However, there were many more male controls, 31 [
20.7% ] than female controls 13 [ 8.7% ] with lymphomas and leukaemias --
the causes unknown.

Of 900 rats given aspartame, 294 [ 32.7% ] had lymphomas and leukaemias
(hemolymphoreticular neoplasias), and 12 had malignant brain tumors. So,
aspartame doubled the percentage of rats with lymphomas and leukaemias.
This is a very substantial, alarming result.

In their previous methanol study, reported Dec 2001, of 200 + 100 = 300
control rats, given no methanol, there were 41+ 15 = 56 [ 18.7% ] rats
with lymphomas and leukemias (hemolymphoreticular neoplasias),
while of 600 + 100 = 700 rats given methanol,
there were 187 + 15 = 202 rats with the same cancers [ 28.9 % ].
So, methanol nearly doubled the percentage of rats with
these cancers.

They added 100 rats given 15 ppm methanol, of which 15 got these tumors, to
their Table 3 summarizing the formaldehyde data in their formaldehyde study,
in which their 200 control rat group. given no methanol or formaldehyde, had
15 rats with these cancers.

Methanol is supplied not only by aspartame, but even more by dark wines and
liquors, and by degradation of pectins from fruits and vegetables by
bacteria in the human colon.

In their previous formaldehyde study, reported Dec 2001, 200 control rats,
given no formaldehyde, had 15 [ 7.5 %] rats with lymphomas and leukemias
(hemolymphoreticular neoplasias), while of the 600 rats given formaldehyde,
121 [ 20.3 % ] rats had these cancers. So, formaldehyde nearly tripled the
percentage of rats with these cancers.

Other factors, such as viruses, bacteria, molds, or toxic chemicals in the
air, water, and food, also facilitate these cancers.

The differences between males and females given aspartame, methanol, or
formaldehyde are too scattered to allow any firm conclusions about the role
of male-female differences.

Formaldehyde sources include all methanol sources, tobacco and wood smoke,
natural gas stoves and furnaces, vehicle exhaust, particleboard, new
furniture, drapes, and carpets, mobile homes and new buildings, many
personal care products, morturaries, and medical laboratories and schools.

3. "Increases of lymphomas and leukemias
at the lowest exposure level was 62 percent..."
300 rats got 80 ppm aspartame, the lowest dose, while there were 300 control
rats with zero aspartame:
150 males, of which 23 [ 74% of the 31 male controls ] had lymphomas and
leukaemias, while
150 females, of which 22 [ 169% of the 13 female controls ] had the same
cancers.

So, combining males and females gives 45 rats exposed to 80 ppm aspartame
that got the cancers, compared to 44 controls that had zero aspartame.

In mutual service, Rich Murray


Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@... 505-501-2298
1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 USA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages
group with 187 members, 1,186 posts in a public, searchable archive

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1186
aspartame induces lymphomas and leukaemias in rats, free full plain text, M
Soffritti, F Belpoggi, DD Esposti, L Lambertini, 2005 April, 2005.07.14:
main results agree with their previous methanol and formaldehyde studies,
Murray 2005.07.19

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1185
Ramazzini Institute (Italy) lifetime study with 1800 rats shows aspartame at
human use levels causes cancer (methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid), M
Soffritti and F Belpoggi: Felicity Lawrence, The Guardian (UK): Murray
2005.07.15

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1045
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/scf2002-response.htm
Mark Gold exhaustively critiques European Commission Scientific
Committee on Food re aspartame ( 2002.12.04 ): 59 pages, 230 references

http://www.HolisticMed.com/aspartame mgold@...
Aspartame Toxicity Information Center Mark D. Gold
12 East Side Drive #2-18 Concord, NH 03301 603-225-2100
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/abuse/methanol.html
"Scientific Abuse in Aspartame Research"

Gold points out that industry methanol assays were too insensitive to
properly measure blood methanol levels. ]

Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol-- 1,120 mg aspartame in 2 L diet soda,
almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg methanol (wood alcohol). If 30% of
the methanol is turned into formaldehyde, the amount of formaldehyde is 18
times the USA EPA limit for daily formaldehyde in drinking water, 2 mg in 2
L water.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/835
ATSDR: EPA limit 1 ppm formaldehyde in drinking water July 1999:
Murray 2002.05.30 rmforall

Aspartame is made of phenylalanine (50% by weight) and aspartic acid (39%),
both ordinary amino acids, bound loosely together by methanol (wood alcohol,
11%). The readily released methanol from aspartame is within hours turned
by the liver into formaldehyde and then formic acid, both potent, cumulative
toxins.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1182
Joining together: short review: research on aspartame (methanol,
formaldehyde, formic acid) toxicity: Murray 2005.07.08 rmforall

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1071
research on aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid) toxicity: Murray
2004.04.29 rmforall

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143
methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition: Bouchard M et al, full
plain text, 2001: substantial sources are degradation of fruit pectins,
liquors, aspartame, smoke: Murray 2005.04.02 rmforall

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1131
genotoxicity of aspartame in human lymphocytes 2004.07.29 full plain text,
Rencuzogullari E et al, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey 2004 Aug: Murray
2004.11.06 rmforall

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1088
Murray, full plain text & critique: chronic aspartame in rats affects
memory, brain cholinergic receptors, and brain chemistry, Christian B,
McConnaughey M et al, 2004 May: 2004.06.05 rmforall

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1067
eyelid contact dermatitis by formaldehyde from aspartame, AM Hill & DV
Belsito, Nov 2003: Murray 2004.03.30 rmforall

Thrasher (2001): "The major difference is that the Japanese demonstrated
the incorporation of FA and its metabolites into the placenta and fetus.
The quantity of radioactivity remaining in maternal and fetal tissues
at 48 hours was 26.9% of the administered dose." [ Ref. 14-16 ]

Arch Environ Health 2001 Jul-Aug; 56(4): 300-11.
Embryo toxicity and teratogenicity of formaldehyde. [100 references]
Thrasher JD, Kilburn KH. toxicology@...
Sam-1 Trust, Alto, New Mexico, USA.
http://www.drthrasher.org/formaldehyde_embryo_toxicity.html full text

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/939
aspartame (aspartic acid, phenylalanine) binding to DNA:
Karikas July 1998: Murray 2003.01.05 rmforall
Karikas GA, Schulpis KH, Reclos GJ, Kokotos G
Measurement of molecular interaction of aspartame and
its metabolites with DNA. Clin Biochem 1998 Jul; 31(5): 405-7.
Dept. of Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
http://www.chem.uoa.gr gkokotos@...
"K.H. Schulpis" <inchildh@...> "G.J. Reclos" reklos@...
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----- Original Message -----
From: Connie Acree
To: WNHO-Aspartame-Information@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [WNHO-Aspartame-Information] Aspartame Maker Tells A Whopper


I wonder what we can do to get them to quit putting aspartame in all the
chewing gum? Is there any gum that doesn't have it in it? Thanks.
Connie

"Dr. Betty Martini,D.Hum." <bettym19@...> wrote:

Aspartame Makers Tell A Whopper, Says Mission Possible

A three year Italian study on Aspartame in rats revealed a connection
between the artifical sweetner and leukemia,lymphoma and malignant brain
tumors. It conclusively proved that aspartame is a carcinogen, say the
study's authors. A neurosurgeon calls to get it out of the schools. These
claims rebut those of Aspartame manufacturers.

ATLANTA (PRWEB)July 22, 2005 -- The European Ramazzini Foundation of
Oncology and Environmental Sciences Cancer Research Centre in Bolonga,
Italy, just released their three year study confirming the link between
aspartame and lymphomas and leukemias.

The report by Morando Soffritti "Aspartame induces lymphomas and leukemias
in rats" is in the European Journal of Oncology for July, 2005. Dr.
Soffritti and his team carefully set the conditions whereby
genetically-uniform test rats were treated equally with the exception of
being divided into groups given varying levels of the toxic chemical
sweetener.

Rats are deemed appropriate subjects for testing aspartame on humans
because both humans and rats metabolize the methyl ester in aspartame into
methyl alcohol, then formaldehyde then formic acid - all deadly poisons.
The carcinogenicity of substances in rats and mice is a consistent
predictor of cancer risk in humans exposed to those substances.

The study commenced with 8 week old rats and continued until the last one
died at 159 weeks. Their physical status and behavior were examined three
times daily and detailed records of their growth were kept. Every two weeks
each of the 3,600 rats were "clinically examined for gross changes." As
each rat died, a complete autopsy was performed. Organs, tissues and bones
were preserved for further study.

"In our experimental conditions, it has been demonstrated that APM
[aspartame] causes a dose-related statistically significant increase in
lymphomas and leukemias in females at dose levels very near those to which
humans can be exposed," the authors wrote in their conclusion. The number
of cancers that developed in rats given zero aspartame was zero.

Increases of lymphomas and leukemias at the lowest exposure level was 62
percent and "an increase in the incidence of these types of neoplasias was
also observed in males exposed to the highest dose," as stated in the study.

Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, MD, one of the world's leading authorities
on aspartame neurotoxicity, extensively reviewed the Soffritti report.
"This study confirmed the previous study by Dr. Trocho and co-workers
(1998), which also found the formaldehyde breakdown product of aspartame to
be damaging to cellular DNA and that this damage was cumulative. The type
of damage was a duplicate of that associated with cancers. These two
studies strongly indicate that drinking a single diet cola sweetened with
aspartame every day could significantly increase one's risk of developing a
lymphoma or leukemia," Blaylock said.

"This study should terrify mothers and all those consuming aspartame
sweetened products," he continued. "This was a carefully done study which
clearly demonstrated a statistically significant increase in several types
of lymphomas and leukemias in rats. Both of these malignancies have
increased significantly in this country since the widespread use of
aspartame."

"They also found an increased incidence of malignant brain tumors, even
though it was not statistically significant. This does not mean there is no
association to brain tumors, since ONLY the animals exposed to aspartame
developed the tumors. With children and pregnant women drinking the largest
amount of diet colas, this puts their children at the greatest risk of
developing one of these horrible diseases. Their found that even lower
doses of aspartame could cause these malignancies, yet, the higher the
dose, the more cancers that were seen," said Blaylock.

"Since aspartame can increase obesity and may even cause the metabolic
syndrome that affects 48 million Americans, there is no reason to ever
consume this product. At the least, it should be immediately banned from
all schools," said Blaylock.

Aspartame was approved for use in dry goods in 1981 under extremely
controversial circumstances. The artificial sweetener is currently found in
more than 6,000 products-soft drinks, chewing gum, candy, desserts, table
sweeteners and even pharmaceutical drugs and is responsible for more than
80 percent of consumer complaints filed with the FDA each year. The FDA
itself has published a list of 92 potentially adverse reactions to
aspartame that includes weight gain, blindness, chronic headaches, insanity
and death.

Soffritti et al conducted this study because they wanted to determine
whether or not the ADI for aspartame (50 and 40 milligrams per kilogram of
body weight per day in the U.S. and Europe respectively) was an appropriate
limit. Their report concludes with these words: "Results of our study call
for urgent reexamination of permissible exposure level of aspartame in both
food and beverages, especially to protect children."

Here comes the Whopper. Makers and sellers of aspartame tried to rebut this
impeccable European research saying: "With billions of man-years of safe
use, there is no indication of an association between aspartame and cancer
in humans."

For the rest of the story go to:
<http://www.wnho.net/whopper.htm>http://www.wnho.net/whopper.htm

For more information <http://www.whno.net>http://www.whno.net or
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