Neurobehavioral Effects of Aspartame Consumption

Aspartame consumption and incidence of hematopoietic and brain cancers.

To the Editors: Lim et al. (1), using data from the 1995 to 1996 NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, tested the hypothesis that aspartame consumption is associated with risk of hematopoietic cancers or gliomas (2). However, inappropriateness of subjects and study protocols renders any conclusions drawn from the Lim et al. study meaningless. Basic flaws are each significant enough to invalidate the ...

Neurobehavioral effects of carotid endarterectomy.

OBJECTIVE Nineteen patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (>70%) were subjected to carotid endarterectomy in a prospective study to evaluate neurobehavioral changes before and 6 months following the operation. METHODS All patients were subjected to neurobehavioral rating scale one week before and 6 months after the operation. RESULTS There were no significant changes in the 27 items of ...

Mechanisms involved in the neurotoxic, cognitive, and neurobehavioral effects of alcohol consumption during adolescence.

Studies over the last decade demonstrate that adolescence is a brain maturation period from childhood to adulthood. Plastic and dynamic processes drive adolescent brain development, creating flexibility that allows the brain to refine itself, specialize, and sharpen its functions for specific demands. Maturing connections enable increased communication among brain regions, allowing greater inte...

Aspartame and its effects on health.

THE TRUTH BEHIND ASPARTAME: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS CONSUMPTION by NAVEED MAJD

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