why is aspartame bad?

[xzoomzx]

why is aspartame bad for you ?.......does it make you retain wate or mate you bloated or anything?...............is t as bad as sugar?.....it seems to be 0 calories?does it make you bloated?

[TNT]

Because it was invented by communist Martians who are out to get you.

Seriously, who ever said that aspartame is bad?

Okay, that's a rhetorical question. The answer is: lots of people. There has been an Aspartame/NutraSweet conspiracy theory going around for many years, coming from people as diverse as Pat Robertson and the Scientologists. (Hmmmmmm... Sounds like a rock group. "Ladies and gentlemen, Pat Robertson and the Scientologists!") Do a search on aspartame on Yahoo or any other search engine and you'll find enough references to last until Armageddon.

Do I buy into these theories? No. It is zero calories, and does not generally produce any of the side effects mentioned.

One notable exception: There is a fairly rare condition called phenylketonuria which is caused by a chemical called phenylalanine, which is in aspartame. Don't ask me what they are - in all the years I've been guzxzling Diet Dr. Pepper, I have only met one person who had it. But you'll find a phenylketonuria warning on almost all cans of diet soda and other products made with aspartame or NutraSweet.

[DiMensionX]

Another fact is that aspartame was tested along with agent orange and several other such chemical substances in Vietnam for chemical warfare. Aspartame IS a neurotoxin, plain and simple.

DMX