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From: mwg@mouton.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Question, does Nutrasweet cause depression?
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Date: Mon, 1-Oct-84 09:49:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  1 09:49:52 1984
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There was an extensive article last month in Common Cause (the magazine put
out by Common Cause,  a citizen's lobbying group - Nader style) on
Nutra-sweet.  I havn't finished it and don't know if it is available in
libraries.  They concentrated mostly on the political aspects, saying
that the FDA rushed it through without sufficient testing, as a demonstration 
of the Reagan administration's policy against over-regulation.  Also,
the one company that makes it (Searle ?) did a lot of lobbying and pulled
a few strings to quicken their fortune.  The article quoted all kinds of
prominant doctors who say that Nutra-sweet will play with your
hormone/brain-chemical system and can affect your mood, emotions, etc.

-Mark Garrett
 BCR