Dangers Of Aspertame For Children

In the news recently, sodas have been the issue in schools. Our schools are not allowed to have any sodas available for kids that contain sugar now. But, what are they allowing our kids to drink? Good Question! Diet sodas and sodas with Splenda and Aspertame! YIKES! They are not ok for our kids, or for us for that matter! It is a good rule of thumb to avoid all artificial sugars. As Jackie says, “If God made it, eat it. If man made it, read it! And you should read about this.

By now, we all should understand the dangers of taking aspartame. Aspartame is made of chemicals and is literally poison for our bodies. It turns to formaldehyde at 88.6 degrees and our bodies are a temperature of 98.6 degrees. What’s wrong with this picture? Splenda is another artificial sugar that is being advertised as safe. It is not! Splenda is also known as sucralose. This is sucrose (sugar) that they have added chlorine, which is toxic. It has been tested in rats and has been found that their thymus glands had shrunk up to 40%. Your thymus gland is the important gland of your immune system. If you have heard of T-cells, these cells come from the thymus gland. In addition, these other adverse effects have been noted when taking sucralose (Splenda):

1. Enlarged liver and kidneys.
2. Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus
3. Increased cecal weight (this is the part of the small intestine)
4. Reduced growth rate
5. Decreased red blood cell count
6. Hyperplasia of the pelvis
7. Extension of the pregnancy period
8. Aborted pregnancy
9. Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights
10. Diarrhea

Artificial sugars should be avoided by everyone, but especially children, pregnant women and women who are lactating.

One thing more worth mentioning, is the aluminum and other metals in soda cans that can become dangerously embedded in the tissues such as the brain, which we find can be one of the things we look at with children with ADD/ADHD, ASPERGERS, AUTISM and other learning disabilities. Aluminum has been shown to be one of the contributing factors to Alzheimer’s as well; also, low and abnormal sperm in men. For oral chelation products, please see Essential Nutrients under Extreme Health Products.

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