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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.med
Subject: Re: Re: expecting father & nutrasweet
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Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 08:41:40 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 27 08:41:40 1985
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Summary: 

Sugar is addicting in the sense that eating sugared foods causes a temporary
increase in the blood sugar level and an improvement in perceived well-being
in many people.  The effect is canonized in such phrases as "Pepper Upper" and
"The Real Thing" (Coke).  Dieters' binges are another result.  I don't remember
the particular references, but it has been reported that the same boilogical
effect is used by animals about to hibernate, when a surefeit of eating
(which would normally result in the cessation of eating) results in more
eating, in preparation for a winter of hibernation.

It is well to argue that Nutrasweet is unnecessary because of the existience
of cyclamates.  This may become a true statement if and when cyclamates
are approved as safe.

Perhaps a product which is a mixture of cyclamates and some weak poison
could be approved.  The purpose of the poison would be to inhibit cancerous
growths by gigadoses of the material as was done with saccahrin and/or
cycalamates.

By the way, studies have suggested a significant correlation of certain
types of cancer with levels of sugar consumption found in the general
population.  No study has ever found a siginificant correlation between
consumption of aritficial sweeteners and any form of cancer.
-- 
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