NutraSweet

NutraSweet is a popular non-nutritive sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar. NutraSweet, the sugar substitute, combines 2 natural amino acids found in proteins such as milk, fish, chicken and meat. The 2 components of NutraSweet are phenylalanine and aspartic acid. The combination product is also referred to as aspartame.
NutraSweet is present in at least 6000 consumer foods and beverages. These range from diet soda and instant breakfast foods to breath mints, cereals, yogurt, chewable vitamin supplements and even pharmaceutical products.
Once used by itself, NutraSweet tends to be combined with other non-nutritive sweeteners to provide a more natural taste. The product was first manufactured in 1965and granted FDA marketing approval beginning in 1981. NutraSweet in acid conditions such as those found in soda has a half life of around 300 days. At a more neutral pH it lasts only a few days.
Some consumer organizations vilify NutraSweet as a potential cause of a long list of medical disorders. These include multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, seizures, cancer, headache, memory loss and anxiety.
More than 100 governmental investigations throughout the world fail to confirm these concerns. In fact full risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority and others finds NutraSweet safe for infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, adolescents, diabetics and the obese. No chemical appears to have been studied more thoroughly than NutraSweet.
It seems important to remember the total amount of phenylalanine and aspartic acid associated with the highest levels of NutraSweet intake averages only about 1-2% of the aspartic acid and phenylalanine consumed in the average diet. As an essential amino acid, phenylalanine is required for normal growth and maintenance of life.
Unfortunately most people consuming NutraSweet fail to lose weight. Although compared to sugar sweetened beverages, those with the greatest amount of abdominal obesity will lose some weight with NutraSweet.

[@IvorMektin1701]

Kicking the diet soda addiction was three days of pure hell but I'm glad I did it.

[@AJ88874]

So Diet Coke is not too bad?

[@StevieCooper]

I’d read somewhere that the sugar industry used to release some bogus studies or information. Not to conclusively say sweeteners were definitely bad, but to cause doubt and muddy the waters.

[@StevieCooper]

@@EverythingLvl you’re fat aren’t you 🙄

[@wenus4391]

Please make a video about autism/asperger’s syndrome.

[@MountainFisher]

I use aspartame in my coffee and sugar free popsicles and I only drink root beer once in a while, but it has sugar usually.

[@robp6035]

Hello Doc! Could you do a video on Nootropics? like Noopept for exemple..:)

[@sarahgupton2552]

I’ve probably consumed 100 lbs of the stuff. I know of no known side effects that I’ve suffered. Probably 10-20 packets a day. To me, it has no aftertaste. I’m not giving any kind of endorsement, just stating my experience. Probably not ideal, but it’s kept me from eating a lot of sugar.
Stevia causes me awful intestinal upset.

[@samfiadrangus9188]

Nutrasweet makes you mad basic. Take a gander at your book and record collection and report back.

[@sarahgupton2552]

@@samfiadrangus9188 Really. I read several books weekly and I’ve read thousand of books of most genres. I like most music, especially Sinatra and Bennett, country and opera. Hmm, time for more Aspartame!😂😂

[@DallasPhool]

What about claims that artificial sweeteners cause the body to become glucose intolerant?

[@samfiadrangus9188]

The average Nutrisweet consumer is too basic to understand this video, hence the low numbers of upvotes.