02459cam a2200361 a 4500 WA 712 R644a 1990 QP801.A84R63 T300 Q400 ocm20594230 OCoLC 20090804062048.0 890901s1990 paua b 001 0 eng 89081086 9112544 DNLM 0914783378 9780914783374 (OCoLC)20594230 (OCoLC)24505391 DLC DLC AGL VET NLM NOR BAKER BTCTA YDXCP QP801.A84 R63 1990 363.19/29 20 Roberts, H. J. (Hyman Jacob), 1924- Aspartame (NutraSweet�) : is it safe? / H.J. Roberts. Philadelphia, PA : Charles Press, c1990. viii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-307) and index. 1. The aspartame boom -- 2. How I became involved in the aspartame issue -- 3. Aspartame consumption -- 4. Aspartame metabolism -- 5. Excessive intake of phenylalanine and aspartic acid -- 6. Methyl alcohol -- 7. A clinical overview -- 8. General aspects of aspartame reactions -- 9. Convulsions (epilepsy) -- 10. Headache -- 11. Confusion and memory loss, intellectual deterioration -- 12. Other neurologic reactions -- 13. Psychiatric and behavioral reactions -- 14. Eye complaints -- 15. Ear complaints -- 16. Excessive weight loss : anorexia and bulimia -- 17. Paradoxical weight gain -- 18. Allergic reactions -- 19. Gastrointestinal problems -- 20. Heart and chest problems -- 21. Other reactions -- 22. Drug interactions -- 23. Pregnant women, nursing mothers -- 24. Infants and children -- 25. Diabetes -- 26. Patients prone to hypoglycemia -- 27. Alcoholism -- 28. The elderly (is there an aspartame-alzheimer connection?) -- 29. Patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) and PKU carriers -- 30. Does aspartame pose an imminent public health hazard -- 31. Public health issues -- 32. The myth of "The most thoroughly tested additive in history" -- 33. Attitudes of consumers and patients -- 34. consumer advocates and aspartame -- 35. Alternatives to aspartame. Aspartame Physiological effect. Aspartame Health aspects. Aspartame adverse effects. ddc BK NO HOLDINGS IN ZAAPA - 802 OTHER HOLDINGS 4949 4949