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Send reply to: [log in to unmask] From: Frans van Duinen <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Master Programmer Group Inc. Subject: Re: NONPD: aspartame /stevia To: [log in to unmask] Date sent: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:55:07 -0500 > Sucralose is sucrose where the hydroxyl groups have been replaced by > chlorine molecules. (but dont ask me what that means) And what does this do to the sugar? Why are we avoiding sugar in the first place? I guess that I have lost the thread. The hoax regarding Aspartame is based on the propaganda of one person, a woman named Betty Martini. She made some allegations about some discussions of Aspartame at a scientific meeting, when, in fact, the so-called discussions were in the form of her own "heckling" at the meeting. There is no record of any papers or other scientific work showing the terrible things that Ms. Martini (she is not even a scientist herself) says. The one potentially bad thing about Aspartame is that, in those very rare people who are lacking an enzyme to break down the (natural) amino acid, phenylalanine, they can accumulate a toxic substance which can cause retardation. This condition, called phenylketonuria, or PKU, is tested in all newborns; and if you have this congenital defect, you must live on a phenylalanine-free diet or you will get in trouble from ordinary foods which contain this amino acid. It is amazing to me how this kind of nonsense can get started based on nothing but one person's propaganda. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************