Could someone please tell me where the wood alcohol comes from??????
Aspartame is composed of aspartic acid and phenylalanine. Even if
alcohol is used in its production, it would certainly be removed prior to
use. I think the link between all these diseases and aspartame border on
pseudoscience EXCEPT IN ONE SITUATION. I hate to give the zealots more
ammunition, but the FDA has mandated that all products containing
nutrasweet be so labeled. In addition the statement "warning
phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine" is supposed to be on the
package. If there are products such as vitamins that do not contain this
warning I would lobby very hard to ban them. When a person with
phenylketonuria or PKU consumes aspartate, it can cause numerous problems
since they lack the enzyme necessary to metabolize it.
About 1 in 50 Americans are carriers of PKU. Early research showed that
the carries, who do have a diminished capacity to metabolize
phenylalanine had no problem clearing it. Although, many carriers do
claim that too much of it gives them headaches and for this reason,
parents of PKU children avoid aspartate (in addition to removing the
product from their home).
SO IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN NUTRASWEET THAT DOES NOT
CONTAIN THE FDA WARNING PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT
AND THE MANUFACTURER.
Gary W. Miller, Ph.D.