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> All of the research that had financial ties to aspartame deemed it to be safe while 92% of the independent research indicated otherwise.
Whilst I'm glad to see practical information being posted here, there's a further caveat that is seldom mentioned, and essential to any real evaluation of risk. Almost all this type of research focuses on a single target substance in strictly controlled environments, and produces results that are only valid within those parameters. The human body is not only a complex biochemical environment, but a widely varying one, and potential real-world effects may vary widely from what experimental results may suggest. The body's defence mechanisms are also highly effective whilst health is maintained, but a gradual reduction in health can cross a threshold beyond which run-away effects lead to severe complications, and these are often not attributed to the true cause if this has previously appeared benign.
> FSANZ and the FDA have both declared BPA safe due to the tiny amounts that are consumed
Of far greater concern, however, are the consequences of mixing different toxins and "safe" chemicals. BPA on its own may be safe below a certain limit, but in admixture with other substances can be far more damaging in ways that are unsuspected and untested. I read an unusual report some time ago by researchers who attempted to measure the effects of various admixtures of known toxins, an exceedingly complex and difficult task given the large number of variables and unknowns. Definite conclusions were difficult to deduce, but the authors expressed alarm at many of their initial findings, and published in the hope of attracting further funding for what they regarded as essential but unsupported research.
> 74 were funded by corporations with financial ties to aspartame.
Here's the real problem. If funding for single-substance research is biased and difficult to obtain, what chance is there of ANY company funding research into their own products in combination with those of their competitors. As I said in the post above, a simple soluble oil can be safe enough on its own, but even small amounts of bromine can change it into an insoluble deposit that, over time, can turn toxic or carcinogenic.
> I recon these days as soon as someone can pump enough crap into a rat and kill it, that’s all some need to raise the hysterics alarm.
And here's the most dangerous consequence of all; the creation of an army of "armchair experts" who draw puerile conclusions from a quick googling, not of data, but of popularized interpretations, most biased to suit one or another agenda.
The simple fact is that WE DO NOT KNOW what are the results of ingesting the crazy array of novel chemicals and biotics that are now entering the foodchain. It's caveat emptor with a whole new meaning - basically, "yer on yer own, mate."
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