Archive for September, 2008

• Is aspartame safe?

  Monday, September 15th, 2008

  There is a huge controversy concerning the chemical aspartame, also known as Nutrasweet, and Equal.
  Aspartame is a chemical that was discovered in 1965 by Monsanto while testing an anti-ulcer drug.  Its use in carbonated drinks was finally approved in 1983, following a decade-long battle against the objections of Dr. John Olney (a neuroscience researcher), James [...]