In a message dated 6/8/01 3:03:18 PM Central Daylight Time,
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> Did a 'net search on aspartame a year or so ago; VERY
> little real, useful information out there, but what I
> found was scary:
> The gentleman who did most of the research on
> aspartame, prior to its approval by the FDA, added
> reasonable amounts to the diets of baby rats, and all
> but one of the rats developed fatal tumors of the
> brain and other neurological tissues.  His study was
> never completed, however, due to his death in a tragic
> and somewhat mysterious car accident.  The FDA
> approved aspartame with almost unprecidented speed,
> and the marketing campaign was aggressive.
> I'll stick to sugar!
> Carole
>

Interesting little tidbit.  Here is the info I've found:
http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/

The above is a heavily loaded site.

Cheryl Taylor White
www.drjaygordon.com

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