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Nutrasweet(Aspartame)-Breast&Prostate Cancer, Wstn.Jnl.of Medicine
PRESS RELEASE
December 7, 1999
HEALING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
http://www.healingresearch.org
Western Journal of Medicine, Volume 171, No. 3, November/December 1999*
(George R. Schwartz, MD)
Nutrasweet (Aspartame) and Breast and Prostate Cancer
I discovered an extraordinary correlation between aspartame (marketed as
Nutrasweet and in its generic form) and increasing breast and prostate cancer
incidence.
My observation occurred while I was researching the metabolism of aspartame.
Aspartame consists of phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol (wood
alcohol). Upon metabolism, Nutrasweet breaks down into aspartic acid, a
neuroexcitatory agent, (1) phenylalanine, an amino acid, and methanol. The
methanol is converted to formaldehyde, (2) which then accumulates within the
cells. (3)
Formaldehyde has been considered an inducer of cancer (4) and acts to alter
DNA. (5,6) Thus, it seemed reasonable to superimpose a graph of breast
cancer incidence against that of the rising use of Nutrasweet (aspartame).
Nutrasweet received limited approval for use as a sweetener in 1974, then
further expansion in 1981 and unlimited approval in 1983. These points are
marked on the curve of breast cancer increases obtained from the governmental
surveillance statistics (see graph).
A similar relation was found with prostate cancer. Interestingly, breast and
prostate cancer rates are five to six times higher in Europe and North
America than in Asia and Africa, the latter correlating with lower use of
Nutrasweet. (7,8) Also, review of the original Nutrasweet animal laboratory
research findings released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed
mammary tumors were observed in many of the animals.
The correlation associated with a likely mechanism of cancer induction in
susceptible people points to a need for immediate scrutiny of aspartame as an
environmental cause of many thousands of cancer cases.
George R. Schwartz, M.D.
Santa Fe, NM
[email protected]
1. Blaylock, Russell L.: Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills, 1997, Health
Press.
2. Osborn H.: Alcohol Substitutes. Treatment of Poisonings by Methanol,
Ethylene Glycol and Isopropyl Alcohol p. 741-5 in Schwartz GR, et al. Eds,
Principles and Practice of Emergency Medicine, Lippincott/William & Wilkins,
1999.
3. Trocho, et al. Formaldehyde Derived from Dietary Aspartame Binds to Tissue
Components In Vivo. Life Sciences 63(5):337-349, 1998.
4. Shaham D, et al. DNA-Protein Crosslinks: A Biomarker of Exposure to
Formaldehyde. Carcinogenesis, Jan. 1996.
5. Ross WE, MCMillan DR, Ross CF: Comparison of DNA Damage by Methylmelamines
and Formaldehyde, Journal National Cancer Institute 67:217-21, 1981.
6. Cassanova, et al.: DNA-Protein Cross-links and Cell Replication at
Specific Sites in the Nose of F344 Rats Exposed Subchronically to
Formaldehyde, Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 223, 535-536, 1994.
7. Fisher B, et al.: Neoplasms of the Breast. P. 1706-1774, Cancer Medicine,
3rd Ed. Lea & Febiger, 1993.
8. Trump DL, Neoplasms of the Prostate. p. 1562-1580, Cancer Medicine, 3rd
Ed. Lea & Febiger, 1993.
GO TO: http://www.healingresearch.org to view statistical graph
End of forwarded message
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti
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Shubhanu Nama Samvatsare Dakshinaya Nartana Ritau
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Chitra Nakshatr Shiv-Siddha Yog
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Nutrasweet(Aspartame)-Breast&Prostate Cancer, Wstn.Jnl.of Medicine
PRESS RELEASE
December 7, 1999
HEALING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
http://www.healingresearch.org
Western Journal of Medicine, Volume 171, No. 3, November/December 1999*
(George R. Schwartz, MD)
Nutrasweet (Aspartame) and Breast and Prostate Cancer
I discovered an extraordinary correlation between aspartame (marketed as
Nutrasweet and in its generic form) and increasing breast and prostate cancer
incidence.
My observation occurred while I was researching the metabolism of aspartame.
Aspartame consists of phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methanol (wood
alcohol). Upon metabolism, Nutrasweet breaks down into aspartic acid, a
neuroexcitatory agent, (1) phenylalanine, an amino acid, and methanol. The
methanol is converted to formaldehyde, (2) which then accumulates within the
cells. (3)
Formaldehyde has been considered an inducer of cancer (4) and acts to alter
DNA. (5,6) Thus, it seemed reasonable to superimpose a graph of breast
cancer incidence against that of the rising use of Nutrasweet (aspartame).
Nutrasweet received limited approval for use as a sweetener in 1974, then
further expansion in 1981 and unlimited approval in 1983. These points are
marked on the curve of breast cancer increases obtained from the governmental
surveillance statistics (see graph).
A similar relation was found with prostate cancer. Interestingly, breast and
prostate cancer rates are five to six times higher in Europe and North
America than in Asia and Africa, the latter correlating with lower use of
Nutrasweet. (7,8) Also, review of the original Nutrasweet animal laboratory
research findings released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed
mammary tumors were observed in many of the animals.
The correlation associated with a likely mechanism of cancer induction in
susceptible people points to a need for immediate scrutiny of aspartame as an
environmental cause of many thousands of cancer cases.
George R. Schwartz, M.D.
Santa Fe, NM
[email protected]
1. Blaylock, Russell L.: Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills, 1997, Health
Press.
2. Osborn H.: Alcohol Substitutes. Treatment of Poisonings by Methanol,
Ethylene Glycol and Isopropyl Alcohol p. 741-5 in Schwartz GR, et al. Eds,
Principles and Practice of Emergency Medicine, Lippincott/William & Wilkins,
1999.
3. Trocho, et al. Formaldehyde Derived from Dietary Aspartame Binds to Tissue
Components In Vivo. Life Sciences 63(5):337-349, 1998.
4. Shaham D, et al. DNA-Protein Crosslinks: A Biomarker of Exposure to
Formaldehyde. Carcinogenesis, Jan. 1996.
5. Ross WE, MCMillan DR, Ross CF: Comparison of DNA Damage by Methylmelamines
and Formaldehyde, Journal National Cancer Institute 67:217-21, 1981.
6. Cassanova, et al.: DNA-Protein Cross-links and Cell Replication at
Specific Sites in the Nose of F344 Rats Exposed Subchronically to
Formaldehyde, Fundamental and Applied Toxicology 223, 535-536, 1994.
7. Fisher B, et al.: Neoplasms of the Breast. P. 1706-1774, Cancer Medicine,
3rd Ed. Lea & Febiger, 1993.
8. Trump DL, Neoplasms of the Prostate. p. 1562-1580, Cancer Medicine, 3rd
Ed. Lea & Febiger, 1993.
GO TO: http://www.healingresearch.org to view statistical graph
End of forwarded message
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti
Panchaang for 9 Ashadh 5104, Monday, July 7, 2003:
Shubhanu Nama Samvatsare Dakshinaya Nartana Ritau
Mithun Mase Shukl Pakshe Indu Vasara Yuktayam
Chitra Nakshatr Shiv-Siddha Yog
Balav-Kaulav Karan Navami Yam Tithau
Hindu Holocaust Museum
http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
Hindu life, principles, spirituality and philosophy
http://www.hindu.org
http://www.hindunet.org
The truth about Islam and Muslims
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
o Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used for the
educational purposes of research and open discussion. The contents of
this post may not have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent
the opinion of the poster. The contents are protected by copyright law
and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
o If you send private e-mail to me, it will likely not be read,
considered or answered if it does not contain your full legal name,
current e-mail and postal addresses, and live-voice telephone number.
o Posted for information and discussion. Views expressed by others
are not necessarily those of the poster.