Aspartame Case Study Essay

1) A) Why were artificial sweeteners introduced and when was the first product made with them sold?
B) Are there any studies to find out if the gut floras are affected by aspartame since it was first researched as an inhibitor for a gastrointestinal secretory hormone medication?
C) Were there any studies done on the artificial sweeteners that are now in almost all pre-made foods before they were introduced on the market, if so what were they?
D) Who first introduced artificial sweeteners for human consumption?
E) How did the public react when artificial sweeteners were first introduced?

2) I am interested in the topic of the safety of artificial sweeteners because in 2004, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. While I was in the
Food and Drug Administration, is there is no credible evidence showing harm being caused by aspartame to the human consumers based on current and past studies. The FDA and the European Food Safety Authority have established that consumer consumption of aspartame is safe at 40-50 mg per kg per day (Magnuson et al., 2007). This translates to roughly 213 to 267 oz. of diet soda, for someone who weighs 80 kg, per day to reach the recommended daily limit. Countless studies have been done testing aspartame’s effects on rats, mice, dogs, humans, etc. According to at least two peer reviewed research articles aspartame does not appear to pose a potential health risk even if the consumer completely replaced all sweeteners eaten, to aspartame (Magnuson et al., 2007). In one study, aspartame was eliminated from the diets of test subjects who suffered from fibromyalgia. The study’s results indicated that there was no significant difference in the test subject’s pain between the test and control groups (Vellisca & Latorre, 2014). These findings lead the researchers to conclude that there was no correlation between the test subjects’ pain and their consumption of aspartame. In other words, aspartame did not create or increase pain for the study group’s