Is Aspartame dangerous?

2020-01-07 11:54:53
We read that we get fat from aspartame, that it gives us various diseases and that aspartame is converted to methanol and thus is dangerous. But how well is this really true? We go through some common statements.

Sugar free products containing aspartame are constantly on the agenda and often receive a lot of accusations against them for various negative health reasons. It is said, among other things, that aspartame is converted to methanol, which is said to be dangerous and some conclusions from this have even led to rumors that aspartame can make us blind. Of course, that statement is not true. It is in fact the case that the content of methanol formed from aspartame is not greater than that from tomato juice.

There are also some rumors circulating that aspartame would release insulin. But if that release were in relevant amounts, we would suffer from low or at least lowered blood sugar after, for example, drinking a lot of soft drinks. However, that is not happening.

However, there are people who should avoid aspartame - namely those who have the disease PKU. These individuals lack an enzyme necessary to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine, one of the constituents of aspartame, which makes them restrictive in their intake of phenylalanine sources.

The article is written by Sporthälsa . A magazine about health and exercise.

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