Dr. Mercola March 19 2007 41,895 views
Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. manufacturer of Splenda, owns the domain name www.SplendaIsNotSafe.com.
This is only one of many similar domain names owned by either Johnson & Johnson or Tate & Lyle, the United Kingdom-based Splenda manufacturing company. Other domain names they own pair words such as victims, poison, kills and dangers with Splenda.
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
If Johnson & Johnson believed that Splenda was safe, why would they own the domain name www.SplendaIsNotSafe.com?
Do manufacturers of other common food items do this? Does Cheetos own CheetosIsNotSafe.com? Does Dannon Yogurt own DannonIsNotSafe.com or YogurtIsNotSafe.com? Of course not, because they have no reason to be concerened about toxic side effects from their products.
If you want to know the reasons why Johnson & Johnson jumped on this domain you can read the book that took me two years to write, Sweet Deception.
The book has been out for nearly six months, and although Johnson & Johnson had threatened on multiple occasions to sue me in lengthy 30-page letters from high-powered New York law firms, they have not filed suit. Why? Because the book is carefully documented and everything in it can be defended.
This book is not only a primer on Splenda but all artificial sweeteners. Although I am the primary author, we actually had more than five full-time professionals researching this topic for two years. So it is a solid documentary as to how and why Johnson & Johnson is getting away with this fraud and deception.
In fact, there is absolutely NO INDEPENDENT evidence for the safety of sucralose. Every study demonstrating safety (and there are very few of those) was conducted by the manufacturer.
It's important to understand that the source of funds for a study strongly influences the conclusion and findings. This becomes crystal clear when you examine the results of aspartame research.
In an analysis of 166 articles published in medical journals from 1980 to 1985, Dr. Ralph G. Walton, a professor of psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine, found that 100 percent of the 74 studies financed by the industry attested to the sweetener's safety. However, of the 92 independently funded articles, 92 percent identified adverse health effects.
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Nick Alexander of the IFIC (International Food Information Council – industry front) refers to the Internet as causing confusion and misunderstanding – a barrier to understanding all the GOOD things about aspartame.
In their online document “Everything you need to know about Aspartame” they state “The safety of aspartame has been documented time and time again and is supported by over three decades of research with over 200 scientific studies.”
I searched Medline, and could find only one human trial pertaining to safety. Undeterred, I emailed Nick Alexander to ask him for this reference list.
I received quite a lengthy email in response. I include only an excerpt:
“… please know that the [IFIC] brochure to which you refer is a general information document, not a scientific paper: in the interest of offering summary answers to typical questions, in plain language, the writers of this brochure found it wise and practical not to include a lengthy bibliography. The figure “200” in reference to publicly-available scientific studies affirming the safety of Aspartame is an approximate “round figure” which probably understates the actual scientific status regarding this low-calorie sweetener.
As an aside, we find that confusion and misunderstanding on this issue continue to proliferate, especially on the Internet, where so many scientifically valid resources reside, that it is truly mystifying how misinformation should survive [my emphasis].”
Well how queer! If this list of 200 studies existed then surely Mr Alexander would be falling over himself to provide them.
Yes, there are a multitude of sites out there promulgating misinformation and most of them are owned or placed there by the food and pharmaceutical companies. So the claim that over 200 studies have shown safety of aspartame would be laughable were it not harming so many people.
Show me the studies Mr Alexander!
This was taken from www.dorway.com. I am sure most of you have heard this before or have read it. If not, then I would check out Dr. Mercola's book, the DVD Sweet Misery and the website below to shake the aspartame out of ya!
Abdominal Pain Anxiety attacks arthritis asthma Asthmatic Reactions Bloating, Edema (Fluid Retention) Blood Sugar Control Problems (Hypoglycemia or Hyperglycemia) Brain Cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals) Breathing difficulties burning eyes or throat Burning Urination can't think straight Chest Pains chronic cough Chronic Fatigue Confusion Death Depression Diarrhea Dizziness Excessive Thirst or Hunger fatigue feel unreal flushing of face Hair Loss (Baldness) or Thinning of Hair Headaches/Migraines dizziness Hearing Loss Heart palpitations Hives (Urticaria) Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Impotency and Sexual Problems inability to concentrate Infection Susceptibility Insomnia Irritability Itching Joint Pains laryngitis "like thinking in a fog" Marked Personality Changes Memory loss Menstrual Problems or Changes Migraines and Severe Headaches (Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake) Muscle spasms Nausea or Vomiting Numbness or Tingling of Extremities Other Allergic-Like Reactions Panic Attacks Phobias poor memory Rapid Heart Beat Rashes Seizures and Convulsions Slurring of Speech Swallowing Pain Tachycardia Tremors Tinnitus Vertigo Vision Loss Weight gain Aspartame Disease Mimics Symptoms or Worsens the Following Diseases Fibromyalgia Arthritis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Parkinson's Disease Lupus Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Epilepsy Alzheimer's Disease Birth Defects Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Lymphoma Lyme Disease Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Panic Disorder Depression and other Psychological Disorders For the rest of the article, go to www.dorway.com.
Abdominal Pain Anxiety attacks arthritis asthma Asthmatic Reactions Bloating, Edema (Fluid Retention) Blood Sugar Control Problems (Hypoglycemia or Hyperglycemia) Brain Cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals) Breathing difficulties burning eyes or throat Burning Urination can't think straight Chest Pains chronic cough Chronic Fatigue Confusion Death Depression Diarrhea Dizziness Excessive Thirst or Hunger fatigue feel unreal flushing of face Hair Loss (Baldness) or Thinning of Hair Headaches/Migraines dizziness Hearing Loss Heart palpitations Hives (Urticaria) Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Impotency and Sexual Problems inability to concentrate Infection Susceptibility Insomnia Irritability Itching Joint Pains laryngitis "like thinking in a fog" Marked Personality Changes Memory loss Menstrual Problems or Changes Migraines and Severe Headaches (Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake) Muscle spasms Nausea or Vomiting Numbness or Tingling of Extremities Other Allergic-Like Reactions Panic Attacks Phobias poor memory Rapid Heart Beat Rashes Seizures and Convulsions Slurring of Speech Swallowing Pain Tachycardia Tremors Tinnitus Vertigo Vision Loss Weight gain Aspartame Disease Mimics Symptoms or Worsens the Following Diseases Fibromyalgia Arthritis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Parkinson's Disease Lupus Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Epilepsy Alzheimer's Disease Birth Defects Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Lymphoma Lyme Disease Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Panic Disorder Depression and other Psychological Disorders
For the rest of the article, go to www.dorway.com.
Attorneys acting on behalf of the manufacturers of sucralose, Tate & Lyle PLC based in London, England, have requested that the information contained on this page not be made available to Internet users in England.