Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

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.