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was looking for victims of aspartame in order to file a class action lawsuit. It is not clear whether
there are plans to join forces with the former plaintiff.
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In July of 2005, scientists in Italy from the Foundation of Oncology and Environmental
Sciences announced that they had concluded a three year study which linked aspartame to cancer
in rats. The researchers said that previous studies had two faults; they were not long enough and
and had too few rats. The Italian study fed rats various doses of aspartame from age 8-weeks
until their death. There were six study groups which received dosages of aspartame simulating
human daily intakes of 5,000, 2,500, 500, 100, 20, 4 and 0 mg/kg body weight. The study was
concluded upon the death of the last remaining rat. Upon the death of each rat, they were given a
complete autopsy.
“The treated animals showed extensive evidence of malignant cancers including
lymphomas, leukemias, and tumors at multiple organ sites in both males and females. The
authors speculate the increase in lymphomas and leukemias may be related to one of the
metabolites in aspartame, namely methanol...”.
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“Rats that got daily doses of as little as 4
mg/kg aspartame got lymphomas and leukemias 62% more often than those that got no
aspartame...”.
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To reach a dose of 4 mg/kg, a 140-pound woman would need to drink 13.7
ounces (1.14 cans) diet soda a day. A 180-pound man would need to drink 17.6 ounces (1.47
cans) of diet soda a day.
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Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, MD, made the following comment on the Italian study:
“The new study released in the European Journal of oncology by Morando Soffritti and co-
workers should terrify mothers and all those consuming aspartame sweetened products. This was
a carefully done study which clearly demonstrated a statistically significant increase in several
types of lymphomas and leukemias in rats. Both of these malignancies have increased
significantly in this country since the widespread use of aspartame.”
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Dr. Blaylock is author of numerous books, including “Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills
and Health and Nutrition Secrets to Save Your Life. “He has declared that aspartame is a toxin
like arsenic and cyanide. He has demonstrated that aspartame causes tumors, cancer, seizures and
other chronic disorders. He also said it can make people confused, disoriented and is linked to
autism and Alzheimer's disease.”
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Sudden Cardiac Death and Aspartame
Unexpected sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the #1 killer in America. The CDC reports
that 400,000 - 460,000 persons die of unexpected SDC each year in the US. In 1999, the total
was 462,340 SCDs. This was 63.4% of the 728,743 cardiac disease deaths. SDC is not a heart
attack, it is a sudden stooping of the heart. Of the total SCDs in 1999, 3,976 were under age 34
and 78,456 were age 35 to 64. The CDC estimate that 70% of SDCs are due to coronary heart
disease but that leaves 138,702 that are due to some other cause.
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A seemingly growing number
of these deaths are among physically fit young athletes and even professional athletes.
The Philadelphia School District believes the number of SCD deaths among youths is
much higher. They estimate that 7,000-10,000 American children and youths die annually from
SCD. Victoria Vetter, MD, Chief of Cardiology at Children's Hospital said, “I diagnose, treat and
follow hundreds of children from the Philadelphia region with cardiac issues.”
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