Aspartame has been given a 'posh' new name, but don't be fooled, this stuff is toxic.

[solo]

I don't know how many other parents ban this stuff from their Dc's diet.
I don't let it pass my Dc's lips if I can help it.
The link makes some interesting reading.

TOXIC

wow! its amazing what's legal isn't it, thanks for the information solo

Thanks for the update-I try not to eat or give DS anything to eat that isn't food...and believe me, aspartame doesn't qualify.

Oh God, I have just discovered the amazingness of Diet Coke - so sweet, but consisting, apparently, of nothing: how can this be?

Another thing to give up.

. My family avoid aspartame as it's a neurotoxin, and both me and my DD have epilepsy.

Sorry!

They do like hiding things, don't they, the manufacturers! At least I know to look out for it though.

I must admit, I've passed this info on for years and I'm amazed at how many of my friends just shrug and continue to feed their lo's the offending foods/drinks.

Horrible stuff. I've had the same experience, solo. Can't understand why people think it's ok to feed this stuff to their children. Have always avoided it but I was shocked and a little sceptical when another MNetter told me that pilots are warned to avoid aspartame. It's true though!

I'm sure that people think it's ok because these big manufacturers of food stuffs are using it.
My 'drink' used to be diet coke. I liked it a lot. I don't like it at all these days because my tastes have changed ~ except when I was pg with Dd and I just had to have it. I have ME and have had it for more than 10 years and I have often wondered if aspartame could have contributed toward my getting it iykwim.
My Ds knows I won't let himn have aspartame, but he always hankers after coke and that kind of thing and I do feel for him, but I want my Dc's to be as healthy as possible ~ for life ~ all of their lives.

Thanks for sharing that. I've just made choc jello with it in as I bought the low fat version by mistake, I don't normally touch it, I'll be throwing the leftovers in the bin.

We've avoided aspartame for 3.5yrs now since my Neurologist advised us to. Don't think the children even remember what anything with it in tastes like!

Solo why do you think it could have contributed to your M.E.? I have it too and I am interested in why you think this.

Colhands, I only recall something I read re the neurological problems it can/does cause. There was something in a similar report to the link I put here that suggested a link with MS and there are a lot of similarities between ME and MS. I will see if I can find it, but I have a feeling it's on another pc hard drive that I can't access.

Avril, there has been a lot of evidence brought up.
Have a look at THIS

This link gives some of the same info I read back in 2004 and it is also dated that year, so it could be of the same or similar report.

HERE

just marking thread to read later

Ta for that info Solo. We usually avoid anything sweetened but DH does shopping on rare occasions and brings home some suspect stuff!

Sugar is far better than artificial sweeteners apparently.

Bumping for the late afternooners!

This was one of the first things I learn't at university, it has always stuck with me
and I cringe when people think its better to offer diet drinks to children or anybody else for that matter

Blimey there aren't half some nutters on that blog you linked to, Solo.

thanks. poor ds already has to stand patiently in front of the drinks area of shop while i peer at all the small print to find one which isn't 'poisonous'.

I din't now Phenylalanine was Aspartame but always wondered why there needed to be awrning of it!

Thank you!

Thankfully i try and limit the amount of aspartame my DCs have.

According to Wiki, which is probably a more reliable source than most of those you linked to, aspartame is perfectly safe. Lots of links on here to back that up.

but firstlady your link says it is disputed! how on earth can you claim it is more reliable?