By: MaryMargaret Tomberlin

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Introduction
Sugar vs Artificial Sweeteners
By MaryMargaret Tomberlin Vanessa
DeRemer and Colleen Silcox
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Types

• Aspartame
• 200x sweeter
• Composition 2 amino acids, methanol
• NutraSweet, Equal
• Phenylketonuria
• Saccharin
• 200-700x
• Sweet n Low
• Sucralose
• Sugar derivative
• Splenda

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Types Cont.

• Asulfame K
• Sunett, Sweet One
• Stevia
• 200-300x
• Derived from plant
• Not yet approved (sold as supplement)

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The Sweetener Industry
The facts 1.4 Billion in sales Aspartame 556
million Sugar-free 5.7 billion in sales
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Calorie Counting Disrupted?
Purdue University ResearchersBasic
findings Artificial sweeteners hinder ability to
count calories Example drinking a diet soda
reduces calorie count, but fools the body into
thinking similar food choices are lower in
calories as well. Begins early in life
The bodys natural ability to regulate food
intake and body weight may be weakened when this
natural relationship is impaired by artificial
sweeteners.
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Aspartame and Cancer

• American Cancer Society - What do the
  epidemiological studies show? - Animal
  StudiesThe American Cancer Society has
  confirmed through study that users of artificial
  sweeteners gain more weight than those who don't
  use the products, further undermining the
  supposed purpose for the existence of aspartame
  in food.
• 2005 Study - Increased lymphoma and
  leukemia - Relatively low amounts

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Aspartame Toxic?

• Components are neurotoxins held by weak chemical
  bonds
• - Aspartic Acid, Phenylalanine, Methanol
• Break down at fairly low temperatures (86
  degrees F)
• - Form formic acid and formaldehyde
• Even a minute of over concentration of these
  chemicals causes the brain cells to become so
  over excited that they very quickly burn
  themselves out and die.

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Saccharine and Cancer
1911 1972-1973 1977 2000
FDA attempts to ban Saccharine Studies raised
concern Canadian study showed bladder cancer FDA
proposed ban FDA requires warning label
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Rodent Chronic Feeding Study

• Rats and Mice fed human equivalent of saccharin
  
• Study shows that saccharin caused an increase in
  bladder tumors in both genders

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Sucralose

• Sucralose a synthetic chemical compound
• Our bodies cant metabolize
• Sucralose trials
• -only 6 human trials
• -longest only 3 months
• At least 15 is not excreted

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Government lies?
Once upon a time, aspartame was listed by the
Pentagon as a biochemical warfare
agent.www.youngagain.com
MOST victims don't have a clue that aspartame
may be the cause of their many problems! Many
reactions to aspartame were very serious
including seizures and death. --www.aspartamekill
s.com
Many medical professionals and health activists
loudly proclaim that aspartame sweetener in diet
sodas causes symptoms that mimic, or accentuate
Parkinson's disease. sickofdoctors.com
Lying and deceit on the artificial sweetener
issue has been the FDA's Modus Operandi,
www.splendaexposed.com
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Government Lies cont.

• Just because its on the market doesnt mean
  its safe
• Will Splenda still be safe in the future?
• - Not sure of long term effects
• - Example Vioxx arthritis medication

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Conclusion
Natural Sugars are the Safer Choice

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