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From: dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer)
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Subject: Re: Aspartame might cause brain damage
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Date: Fri, 1-Jul-83 21:53:35 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  1 21:53:35 1983
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Aspartame was approved today (7/1) by the FDA for use in carbonated
diet softdrinks.  I haven't read the article which claims brain damage,
but it's hard to imagine how it could--the stuff is hydrolyzed to its
component amino acids in the stomach and small intestine, just like any
protein, and these two amino acids are present in all protein foods.