Matter and Bonding

In this article, Dr. Mercola speaks about aspartame and the dangerous effects is has on the human body regardless of its 0 calories. Commonly seen in diet sodas and sugar-free chewing gums, aspartame is an artificial sweetener commonly misconnected with the idea of losing weight when in reality, studies show that aspartame is actually causing weight gain. The goal of sugar-free gum was to prevent the formation of cavities, but that is a small price to pay for the amount of negative effects it has. Recent studies show that aspartame has in fact been traced with some cancers.  As aspartame is primarily made up of aspartic acid and phenylalanine which produces the sweetness, the controversy is that some beliefs are that the methanol that it produces is harmless as it is also found in fruits and vegetable where in reality, the methanol in fruits and vegetables, is firmly bonded to pectin, allowing it to be safely passed through your digestive tract. So, with the methanol found with aspartame, it is not bonded to anything that can help eliminate it from your body such as type 2 diabetes. Some serious health issues occur when you have too much aspartame in your body. But some of the viewed benefits about aspartame is that it is about 200 times sweeter than sucrose (sugar) and is considered “low calorie”.  One of the few reasons that people prefer aspartame over sugar is that aspartame is considered is that it does not promote tooth decay, but as a normal hygienic person should, brushing your teeth is a much better cavity preventer than aspartame. At least your toothbrush won’t give you diabetes! My mother is very health-concious so as a very young girl, I was taught to always look for gum that doesn't say sugar-free on it. Of course it’s a very minor concept but I really do believe that we need to be more aware of what we are putting into our bodies and being more aware of some of the tricks that companies play on us to buy their supposedly healthy product when really, it’s hurting us. What do you think? Would you still consider aspartame over sugar? Why or why not?

Article: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/04/16/aspartame-diet-soda.aspx
Source: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/aspartame