“Although aspartame is a known trigger of Parkinson’s disease, the Michael J. Fox Foundation is still seeking the elusive cause and cure. Many people have sent legitimate research studies to the foundation pointing to aspartame as a trigger of Parkinson’s, but have been largely ignored. It’s easier, of course, to keep looking for a cause instead of blaming a billion dollar industry with so much profit at stake.”
I drank 4 or 5 Diet Cokes or Diet Pepsis nearly every day for thirty years. I don't know if it caused my PD, but I think diet cola is the most likely cause.
"Foods associated with more rapid PD progression include canned fruits and vegetables, diet and nondiet soda, fried foods, beef, ice cream, yogurt, and cheese."
This study fed the mice 75 mg/kg/day of aspartame and did find an adverse effect. That would be about 5 g per day for a 150 pound person. A can of diet soda contains about .2 g of aspartame, so this would amount to 25 cans of diet soda daily. I wish they had used a lower dosage.
"Aspartame consumption in amounts well in excess of what would be consumed by heavy users of aspartame-sweetened products has no adverse effect on PD patients."
This study showed that Stevia but not aspartame damaged the hippocampus of mice:
Avoid refined added sugars, yes. Avoid fake sweeteners like the plague they are, definitely. But let's not throw natural fruits away too! We need the fiber and micronutrients. Here's a short 2 minute video explaining: youtu.be/L990kUcG94k
Thank you, Dr. Greger! My only desert after supper was/is fruits. Occasionally, I use Manuka honey which has medicinal properties. I HATE ARTIFICIAL SWEETNERS, the after taste is just horrible. There no sodas when I was growing up, just water.
Many years ago I was diagnosed with having high Cholesterol, I was placed on a medication that has Cholestyramine and has Aspartame as a sweetener, took it for many years. After I was diagnosed with PD my wife said that she had read that PD was associated with the intake of Aspartame; I stop Cholestyramine/Aspartame and now take Atorvastatin. I still have PD that is progressing very slowly, but still wonder about the relationship of Aspartame and PD, if any?
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