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About.comA health portal with links to many other sites and educational information, this site refutes the allegations made against aspartame, particularly related to Internet rumors about aspartame. URL: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blasp.htm Diabetes MasterA Valuable Diabetes Information Resource and Directory. URL: http://www.DiabetesMaster.com Does Aspartame Kill?A Web site developed by Matt Lowry (a high school physics and math teacher) and his brother, Dr. Mark Lowry (a pediatrician) as an independent rebuttal to the pseudo-science on the Internet concerning aspartame. Includes links to scientific investigations of aspartame. URL: http://www.doesaspartamekill.iwarp.com Family HavenFamily Haven offers extensive information supporting the general safety of aspartame and its role in weight management and notes that the safety of aspartame has been affirmed by the FDA and leading independent health groups such as the American Medical Association. This site is an extensive collection of useful information for families on everything from health to money. URL: http://www.familyhaven.com/health/aspcons.html General Aviation NewsThis site, a reputable news source for pilots, notes that aspartame is safe for pilots and, "According to Dr. Michael Jones, the pilot aspartame story falls into the same category as the one about the guy who gets drunk in Las Vegas then wakes up the next morning in a bathtub filled with ice and missing a vital internal organ." URL: http://www.generalaviationnews.com/editorial/... Good HousekeepingAdvising its readers that there is no scientific evidence linking aspartame and health problems, Good Housekeeping magazine is a trusted source of information for many consumers and this online version is one of the most frequently visited women's sites. As noted here, consumers can “relax because leading health authorities have concluded that aspartame is safe”. URL: http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/diet/nutrition/qas/0,12875,165840_291932,00.html HealingWell.comHealingWell.com provides information for patients, caregivers, families and other coping with diseases, disorders and chronic illnesses. The goal of the site is to help people heal, well. The site offers resources, information and interactive tools. The information on the site indicates that aspartame is not related to food allergies and notes that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not determined any consistent pattern of symptoms that can be attributed to the use of aspartame. URL: http://www.healingwell.com/library/allergies/info2.asp Medicinenet.comThis is a consumer-oriented health information site written by physicians and scientists that discusses a Harvard University study on the long-term effects of aspartame on weight control and noted that “aspartame can be incorporated into the weight-control diet with effectiveness as well as safety.” URL: http://www.medicinenet.com/Script/Main/Art.asp?li=MNI&d=126&cu=38859&w=3&ArticleKey=547 MEDLINE plusUp-to-date, quality health care information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. MEDLINEplus is for anyone with a medical question. Both health professionals and consumers can depend on it for accurate, current, medical information. URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002444.htm The NutraSweet CompanyNutraSweet® is the most widely recognized and tested sweetening ingredient in the world. Visitors can browse the "Information Center" to learn about the company's historical background and its products (including those made with aspartame), FAQs, regulatory and safety information, and third-party resources. Manufacturers accessing the "Business & Technical" area can obtain information on ingredient specifications, application overviews, and use a formulation calculator, in addition to references on the American Diabetes Association’s notation that aspartame is acceptable as a sugar substitute for diabetics. URL: http://www.nutrasweet.com Snopes.comAnother site dedicated to separating fact from fiction and debunking many urban legends. As stated here: debunks the claim that the artificial sweetener aspartame is responsible for an epidemic of cancer, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis, noting that the claim is false. URL: http://www.snopes.com/toxins/aspartam.htm Urban LegendsThis specimen of email scarelore, in circulation since mid December 1997, warns that the artificial sweetener aspartame may be toxic to humans. As other medically-supported websites and extensive research have shown, these rumors about aspartame have been disproven by medical evidence. URL: http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/culture/urbanlegends/library/blasp.htmURL: http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/culture/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa063099.htm U.S. FDA Consumer MagazineThis article address both natural and artificial sweeteners. The FDA stands behind its original approval of aspartame, and subsequent evaluations have shown that the product is safe. URL: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_sugar.html
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