What is Aspartame?
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A rather large, unstable chemical that some people claim tastes like sugar.
Despite being called an 'additive' it breaks down into numerous other chemicals, one of which is very bad for people with a certain genetic disorder. Methyl alcohol (the stuff in windshield wiper fluid) is also a common by-product and really isn't good for anybody
Diet Pepsi has a lot of aspartame in it.
Diet Pepsi tastes gross.
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Artificial Sweetener. Terribly dangerous, causing sickness, brain tumors, allergic reactions, memory loss, weight gain, and more. Breaks down into, among other things, formic acid, which is what causes hangovers. Also causes carbohydrate cravings! There's actually a memo circulated by the US Air Force warning its pilots to never have anything with any amount of aspartame, or be GROUNDED FOR A YEAR!
Bob started drinking diet coke with aspartame, then started to gain weight.
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3.
Artificial sweetener commonly found in diet soft drinks as well as other sugar free foods.
Aspartame is thought to be carcinogenic
4.
(pronounced "ass-parta-mee"), used when referring to one's own buttocks.
"Daaayum! the aspartame looks
hella good in these new pants!"
5.
(Or E951) Is a sugar substitute, also classified as an "excitotoxin", found mainly in tea sweeteners such as Equal/Nutrasweet, diet drinks and sugar free products. Aspartame consists of 50% aspartic acid, 40% phenylalanine and 10% methanol.
Aspartame is known to be a very dangerous substance as many people have been complaining of over 92 different health side-effects after consuming it. Short term side-effects include headaches/migraines, dizziness, difficulty thinking and nausea, whereas long-term consuption of it has been known to cause diseases such as fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, blindness and brain tumours.
During digestion, the methanol breaks down into formaldehyde and formic acid which is then absorbed into the bloodstream. These two substances have the potential to break down the blood-brain barrier and destroy neurons and brain cells. Aspartic acid and phenylalanine are actually utilized by our bodies in small doses, but in high amounts, they are neurotoxic.
Diet coke drinker: "Here, u shud try sum of this, its shugger free!" 8^D
Aware individual: "Oh God no thanks, that contains aspartame, I'd keep well clear of that if I were you!"
Diet coke drinker: "lol, wots tha?" :S
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