Barbara Blake-Krebs writes: > Hi...more on the subject of aspartame (long), sent to me by a local CG. The Aspartame stuff is male bovine intestinal content. I searched the literature several weeks ago when this appeared on another List and there is *nothing* about aspartame in multiple sclerosis, lupus, PD, etc. There are some known side-effects in people who have certain unusual inborn chemical defects (difficulty metabolizing phenylalanine, etc.), but the stuff about the physicians' organizations is just a plain lie. If anyone is interested in the ASCII file of the MEDLINE output that I obtained, please e-mail me privately and I will send it as an attachment. It is 21K in size. Best, Bob *********************************** ROBERT A. FINK, M. D., F.A.C.S. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA Phone: (510) 849-2555 FAX: (510) 849-2557 WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/> mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ***********************************