Posts Tagged ‘aspartame’

Artificial Sweeteners: The Controversy Rages On

“In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda. . . and literally dying a slow, and miserable death .”1

Comments, case reports and claims like this are sprouting up all over — especially on the web. The above quote comments on aspartame, but other artificial sweeteners come under fire as well.

Just how scary are artificial sweeteners? Are these compounds actually toxins? Have the guardians of our food supply been bought out by big business?

Why Is the FDA Afraid of Stevia?

Stevia is a safe and natural sweetener with a long history of successful trials in Europe and Asia, as well as several positive studies here in the States.