Barb S. asked for feedback about Aspartame. This was a big topic on the list a couple of years ago. I read material on several websites, and decided, because I had numbness in toes and feet, to stop using it. I have not used anything (knowingly) with Aspartame since then---AND I STILL HAVE NUMB FEET! Don't know what that proves or doesn't prove, but it has been long enough now I would think I would have stopped. BTW, my internist has no idea why I have the symptom--several tests were negative except for a slight "peripheral neuropathy". That's just for what it's worth, and I tend to agree with Doc Charlie Meyer..... Barbara Schirloff wrote: The following was forwarded to me and i thought it would be of interest to the list. I don't know where the original info is from. Whishing everyone a Very Happy New Year. Barbara ====================================== Dear Friends, This is still considered controversial, yet enough evidence is accumulating over the past few years to warrant further consideration.Please share your insights or comments on this topic, if you care. Otherwise pardon the length of the transmission. Orest Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 80/70/55 Oxford, Ohio http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm <[log in to unmask]> "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "