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"Sunset Yellow FCF, El 10 Avoid all foods with artificial sweeteners. Some artificial sweetener names can sound like names for vitamins, so this is tricky territory. Here is a list of words that should be regarded as red flags when you see them on an ingredients list: • Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K) • Alitame • Aspartame • Aspartame (Acesulfame-Salt) • Cyclamate • Dulcin • Isomalt • Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone • Neotame • P-4000 • Saccharin • Sucralose Avoid all foods with artificial flavorings." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"The Dangers Of Artificial Sweeteners It has also been found that Biotin (a member of the B vitamin family) is depleted by saccharin, a common artificial sweetener. Biotin assists in cell growth, maintains healthy skin, enhances energy, relieves muscle pain, and promotes healthy sweat glands, nerve tissue, and bone marrow. A deficiency of biotin can produce high blood sugar. The artificial sweetener Aspartame is made up of three different substances." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"One toxin that is especially dangerous to the developing fetus is the artificial sweetener, aspartame. This artificial sweetener is composed of a complex blend of two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid, joined by methyl alcohol. Methyl alcohol is a powerful toxin that is carefully regulated by the EPA. Recent studies have found that even low doses can be quite harmful to cells, especially to DNA. When methyl alcohol is consumed, it is converted in the cells to formaldehyde and formic acid, both potent toxins." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Yogurt, low-fat, artificial sweetener, 200 g 14 12 0 2 Yogurt, with fruit, 200 g 26 30 0 8 Yogurt, low-fat, 200 g 33 26 0 8.5 Appendix J A Quick Guide to Non- and Low-Calorie Sweeteners It is quite common for people who have diabetes or who want to lose weight to look to non-calorie and low-calorie sweeteners. While earlier versions of artificial sweeteners—like saccharin and cyclamates—were embroiled in controversy over their health effects, some of the newer products appear to be considerably safer. Certain natural sweeteners are even better choices." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"If going cold turkey is impossible for you, have just a pinch of stevia or an artificial sweetener in your beverages. þDesperate for a "beige" food? Have a low-carb tortilla by La Tortilla Factory or Santa Fe Tortilla Factory. þEat a high protein/low-carb bar for dessert. þScoop out the inside of half a bagel and fill it with lox and capers or a tablespoon of nut butter. þEnjoy a small square of greater than 70% cocoa dark chocolate. HOW ARE YOU DOING?" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "In fact, any sweet substance, even an artificial sweetener, tells your computer program that sugar is on the way, so please produce insulin. No wonder no study has ever shown that sugar substitutes have any benefit for weight loss, and that even just the tasfe of sweetness raises insulin levels.8-11 spring. I call this system "Store Fat for Winter." This system works great when winter food supplies are scant, but it's a recipe for disaster when food is constantly available, as in our society. Why doesn't our autopilot stop this obviously life-threatening process?" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"One toxin that is especially dangerous to the developing fetus is the artificial sweetener, aspartame. This artificial sweetener is composed of a complex blend of two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid, joined by methyl alcohol. Methyl alcohol is a powerful toxin that is carefully regulated by the EPA. Recent studies have found that even low doses can be quite harmful to cells, especially to DNA. When methyl alcohol is consumed, it is converted in the cells to formaldehyde and formic acid, both potent toxins." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Artificial sweetener use and one-year weight change among women. Prev. Med. 15, 195-202. 157. Rogers, P. J., and Blundell, J. E. (1989). Separating the actions of sweetness and calories—Effects of saccharin and carbohydrates on hunger and food-intake in human subjects. Physiol. Behav. 45, 1093-1099. 158. Lavin, P. T., Sanders, P. G., Mackey, M. A., and Kotsonis, F. N. (1994). Intense sweeteners use and weight change among women—A critique of the Stellman and Garfinkel study. /. Am. Coll. Nutr. 13, 102-105. 159. Renwick, A. G. (1994)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"It's likely laced with food additives and preservatives, including an artificial sweetener linked to all kinds of health problems, from allergies to behavior problems, brain tumors, neurological diseases, and cancer. As you multitask in the kitchen, you make yourself a sandwich for lunch, again with foods loaded with additives and preservatives including nitrates, antibiotics, and synthetic hormones. You then wrap it in plastic that contains vinyl chloride, known to cause cancer in the brain, liver, and lungs." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Gordon: "Eliminate foods that are heavily processed and have been adulterated in any way—with any kind of food additive, preservative, coloring, artificial flavoring, artificial sweetener. Aspartame has been shown to cause serious brain damage in animals. "If possible, eat food that has been raised organically. That way, you are eliminating the pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics that go into so much of the food supply, all of which have significant biological effects. "Eat whole foods. It's crucial. Humans were meant to eat whole foods, not Pop Tarts." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"The mice given the diet soda overate the gruel and became obese, whereas the mice given the regular soda were better able to judge the calories in the gruel, ate less of it, and stayed lean! The artificial sweetener in the diet soda disrupted the mice's ability to regulate their intake of calories. All artificial sweeteners can produce this effect. The more you eat of any desired flavor over time, the higher it tends to drive your threshold for satisfaction." - David L. Katz, Catherine S. Katz, Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Get the book.)

"This was a period of artificial sweetener fever, with heightened debate surrounding saccharin, cyclamate and aspartame. Their stories shed some light on what Miralin would have faced in attempting to legalize their product. Following a number of 1960s and 1970s studies linking it to cancer, saccharin was nearly banned by the FDA." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"You take out the sugar or HFCS and replace it with an artificial sweetener. Then you can have ice cream or soda or candy or cookies that are "good" for dieters because they satisfy your need for a sweet without adding too many calories. Right? Wrong! In fact, some fascinating studies have concluded that folks who consumed diet soda (sweetened with aspartame in this study) were more likely to gain weight over time than those who consumed regular sugar sweetened soda. Indeed, the risk of overweight for those consuming one to two cans of diet soda a day was 54." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"Noise sensitivity can be a reaction to the artificial sweetener aspartame as well as some antibiotics, analgesics, and allergy medicines. It can also signal magnesium deficiency. And finding normal noises annoying SIGN OF THE TIMES Beethoven not only started losing his hearing when he was 27 (apparently from otosclerosis) but also suffered from hypersensitivity to noise and tinnitus. By the time he was 50, he was totally deaf. Yet he continued to compose until his death a few years later. can be a sign of head injuries and whiplash, as well as depression and posttraumatic stress syndrome." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Another possible trigger is aspartame, the artificial sweetener. SWELLING, RECURRENT • Embrace the Skin Compress It sure doesn't taste good going down, but castor oil doesn't have to be swallowed to be effective. Besides its well-known use as a laxative, castor oil can be used externally in a kitchen compress as a helpful overnight remedy for joint pain. Here's how it's done: 1 Start with two rectangles of flannel fabric (about the size of a magazine page) and fold them both in half. 2 Soak the fabric in castor oil for half an hour." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"After 1 week of a strict sugar-free diet, they were given a food that contained either sugar or an artificial sweetener. There was no discernable difference between the reaction to sugar and the reaction to an artificial sweetener. You may feel that this study was small and perhaps didn't give the diet enough of a chance. If so, go ahead and conduct your own personal study. It won't have scientific significance for anyone else, but if it helps your skin, that's all you really need to know. Hot Salsa Believe it or not, some people have done their own experiments on one dietary staple." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"But the bacteria in your gut will attempt to treat aspartame the same way they treat lactose, and the sudden introduction of large amounts of the artificial sweetener into your system will produce huge amounts of methane gas. You'll begin to experience a bout of severe crampy pain, gas, and horrible diarrhea. Fortunately, it will go away. When Everything Comes Up Normal The battery of tests and scans covered in this chapter takes many words to describe, but most of them can be done in one or two office visits." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"The Secret Dangers of Splenda (Sucralose), an artificial sweetener." http://www .mercola.eom/2000/dec/3/sucralose_dangers.htm. Metcalfe, Ed. "Sweet Talking." Ecologist 30, No. 4 (June, 2000). Mindell, Earl. Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible for the 21st Century. New York: Warner Books, 1999. Misner, Scottie. "Sugar Substitutes: Are They Safe?" May 2001. http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/health/ azl229.pdf. Mission Possible. Press release, May 26, 1998. http://www.aspartame.com/Stevia%20Press%20Re-lease.html. -. http://www.dorway.com/possible.html. Moran, Victoria." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Studies have implicated artificial colorings as a triggering factor for hyperactivity in children; tar-trazine (Yellow Dye #5) and sulfites as factors in asthma; sodium benzoate as a cause of hives; and the artificial sweetener aspartame as a cause of a wide range of symptoms in susceptible individuals.21 22 Some farm animals are treated with hormones and antibiotics, and the residues of these substances may remain in the meat after the animals are slaughtered. Certain pesticides have estrogenic activity and could, in theory, increase the risk of reproductive problems and certain cancers." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, consuming foods and beverages such as meat, coffee, refined carbohydrates, cow's milk, alcohol, fruits, juices and the artificial sweetener aspartame, thins out the blood and makes it more acidic, as does a deficiency in essential minerals. Furthermore, exposure to pesticides, radiation and some drugs increases cells' natural free radical production, lowering oxygen levels and, in turn, lowering the body's pH level. This further increases free radical production and facilitates the body's decline to a highly acidic state called acidosis." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Aspartame has been investigated as a possible cause of brain tumors, mental retardation, birth defects, epilepsy, Parkinsons Disease, Fibromyalgia, and Diabetes, yet the FDA (that once sought to have Aspartame removed from the market) has done nothing to regulate this toxic artificial sweetener! Did You Know? After being inside the body for 20 minutes, Aspartame begins breaking down from its original compound into methanol, formaldehyde (a Class-A carcinogen used to embalm corpses) and formic acid (ant venom)." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.) "Sucralose, a fairly new artificial sweetener, can already be found in a wide variety of products including beverages and baking goods. Surprisingly, some nutritionally oriented companies manufacture products containing sucralose and health stores actually carry them, but is sucralose proven safe? Does sucralose provide any benefit (such as aiding in weight loss) to the public? Is this sweetener safe for the environment? Have any long-term studies been conducted on humans consuming this artificial sugar? Unfortunately, the answer to all of these questions is a resounding no!" - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.) "Aspartame: An artificial sweetener marketed under several brand names, Aspartame is commonly used in more than 5,000 consumer products such as diet colas, candy, chewing gum, and baking goods. The substance has been linked in several studies to higher incidence of tumors and lesions of the brain, cancer, and even DNA damage. It's becoming increasingly common to see organic fruits and vegetables at many grocery stores but difficult to find quality organic meat, but it's well worth the search." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"Sources of phenylalanine include monosodium glutamate (MSG), the artificial sweetener aspartame, and nitrates, which can be found in processed meats, especially hot dogs. If you do have an allergy or a sensitivity, eliminate the troublesome food or foods from your diet. Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and sugar products (including artificial sweeteners). Do not consume sugary foods. They cause your blood-sugar level to rise sharply and then crash; often, the result is a headache. Very cold foods can also cause headaches. Ice cream and cold drinks are frequent culprits, so avoid them." - James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Bodywork, and More (Get the book.)

"Changing to an artificial sweetener is no better as it interferes with the endocrine system just as much, if not more, so instead sweeten with raw honey or fructose powder (in small quantities). Caffeine and vinegar are two stimulants used in diet products that can both affect the thyroid gland. When an organ or gland is continually stimulated artificially (as in this case) its activity can become depressed. In other words, from continual stimulation, the thyroid gland can slow down and not function as efficiently as it should." - Mary-Ann Shearer, Perfect Health the Natural Way (Get the book.)

"That's right, these food manufacturers specifically want an artificial sweetener that gets you chemically, physically addicted. They needed it to act like a drug similar to cocaine or heroin where if you didn't get it you would feel bad, be depressed, and need more. This ensures their sales. 3. They also needed a substance that had a shelf life of 10 or 15 years; this way they didn't have to worry about spoilage, thus increasing their profits. 4. They needed a product that could be made for virtually nothing." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.) "Stay away from aspartame and every artificial sweetener. Stay away from Splenda. I will write more on Splenda later, but if you want to get the inside scoop on Splenda go to www.thetruthaboutsplenda.com. The bottom line here is, as I always state, do not buy any product from a publicly traded corporation. Do not buy any name brand products. Every product that you want is available from a small independent producer who is making a good quality product that will not make you sick. NATURAL CURES BOOK MAKES FRONT PAGE OF USA TODAY NEWSPAPER!" - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.) "Please, if you are reading this, stop consuming any artificial sweetener, read food labels, buy 100 percent organic foods. BEWARE OF "ALL-NATURAL" PRODUCTS You need to be educated on the kind of products you should be purchasing. In all of my companies I have requirements, when I travel, when I do TV shows, when I make appearances—that all the food is 100 percent organic. Unfortunately, people sometimes do not listen or pay attention or understand that 100 percent organic means 100 percent organic. Let me give you an example. I walked into a TV shoot where I met Ozzie Ozborne." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Shaping America's Youth Collects information for national database and conducts public forums on overweight among children; sponsors include Cadbury Schweppes, Campbell Soup Company, and McNeil Nutritionals (maker of the artificial sweetener Splenda). www.shapingamericasyouth.com Industry Newsletters The Food Institute Daily Update www. foodinstitu te .com Smart Brief (sponsored by the National Restaurant Association) www.smartbrief.com/nra Appendix 3 MYTH VS." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.)

"That's why we use chlorine filters on tap water—to protect ourselves against its carcinogenic effects," toxicologist and artificial sweetener expert Dr. Janet Starr Hull explained in a phone interview with Connie. "Industrial-grade chlorine is a carcinogen—any way you slice it," adds Dr. Hull, whose website, www.SplendaExposed.com, posts current independent research and concerns about the sweetener's safety. "Research shows that chlorine in its manufactured form is a carcinogen and toxin. "Any animal that eats chlorine—especially on a regular basis—is at risk of cancer." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

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