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Date sent: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 07:15:10 EDT Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange <[log in to unmask]> From: Alison Landes <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Aspartame To: [log in to unmask] > During the day I am going to send an e-mail to 4 neurologists, 1 pharmacist, > an M.D. ( Head of the Nutrition Section at a major university) and a licensed > dietician to ask if they have any idea whether this issue with Aspartame has > any merit. > > I will post any pertinent information that comes back in response. > > Alison > This Aspartame stuff keeps re-surfacing (on different lists) from time to time. It went around a brain tumor list a few months ago, and I researched it extensively. It is a pure hoax; the product of someone who profits from a company which engages in "testing" for such. Go ahead and research the issue, but you are really re-inventing the wheel, as the claims against Aspartame have been debunked many times before. The only potential risk of Aspartame is that there is a very small number of people who are missing an enzyme which the body uses to break down one of the natural amino acids (phenylalanine). Since Aspartame is related to phenylalanine, people who cannot break it down can have toxic reactions. The incidence of this is extremely small (one in millions!). 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" *********************************************