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Is this true or some myth?

Mark Gold mgold at tiac.net
Wed Jan 20 16:27:59 EST 1999


On 20 Jan 1999, Walter Eric Johnson wrote:

> The LD50 for water is something like 650 g/kg bodyweight.

Hi!  I didn't mean to imply that water or other generally safe substances
can't kill a person if enough of it is pumped down a person's throat.  But
the analogy is poor because water is known to be safe at relatively high
doses, while formaldehyde is known to be toxic at extremely small doses.
I prefer to stick with the substance at hand, but if we are going to use
an analogy, I prefer to use something like organic or elemental mercury.

> Instead, I'd really like to see a detailed study
> of those people and whether the reaction is real.  If the reaction
> is real, is the reaction to aspartame or something else?

Well, there have been independent double-blind studies showing that
aspartame can cause adverse effects.  Please see:
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/human.faq

but some things like tobacco, aspartame, mercury poisoning are not as
easily-testable with double-blind experiments because the more serious
reported side effects often take much longer than is practical with a
double-blind study.

Best Wishes,
                             - Mark
                      mgold at holisticmed.com

              Aspartame Toxicity Information Center
             http://www.HolisticMed.com/aspartame/





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