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Old 08-08-2007, 12:45 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Crompsin
A major issue with artificial sweeteners is something in the chemical world known as an excitotoxin. It kills your braincells by injecting them with too much calcium.
Source? So far as I know, current research demonstrates that the hematoencephalic barrier is effective at impeding transportation of aspartate to extracelluar areas, despite increased levels in the blood.

I hate artificial sweeteners because I'm a PTC taster (phenylthiocarbamide), so aspartame is extremely bitter to me; but I don't think there is yet any convincing research demonstrating a correlation between an increased blood plasma presence of aspartate and a prevalence of the same in extracellular areas within the brain.
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