# why are the tastiest things...... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 24, 2009, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-tastiest-things/246325 "2009-08-24T11:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
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> [@Verizon EV-DO PDA Lovers Enter](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-ev-do-pda-lovers-enter/22035/7): > > please show me one case where someone has been harmed by consuming Aspertame. “Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death.(1) A few of the 90 different documented symptoms listed in the report as being caused by aspartame include: Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain.” "According to researchers and physicians studying the adverse effects of aspartame, the following chronic illnesses can be triggered or worsened by ingesting of aspartame:(2) Brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, parkinson’s disease, alzheimer’s, mental retardation, lymphoma, birth defects, fibromyalgia, and diabetes. Aspartame is made up of three chemicals: aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol. The book “Prescription for Nutritional Healing,” by James and Phyllis Balch, lists aspartame under the category of “chemical poison.” --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-are-the-tastiest-things/246325)._