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Testicle Atrophy
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Re: Testicle Atrophy
If this stuff is THAT dangerous, I find it hard to believe that they're letting it loose on the market. I mean, this would in effect lead to the possibility of slipping diet soda or whatever to someone and effectively neutering him, regardless of age. It would be especially dangerous to young boys, I'd think. Of course, they scream about NutraSweet too...
Cyclamates go on sale despite testicle atrophy evidence
The artificial sweetener sodium cyclamate is now on sale in a range of soft drink products and in popular food supplements, despite research on rats and monkeys showing that low levels of the chemical can lead to atrophy of the testicles and reduced testosterone levels. The levels of cyclamate permitted in soft drinks -- 400mg per litre -- are so high that a single litre would take a typical adult over their daily acceptable limit, and government figures analysed by the Food Commission show that children under five could routinely exceed their acceptable levels by 140%.
Sodium cyclamate is banned in the USA and was not permitted in UK foods until the beginning of 1996, when it was added to the list of permitted sweeteners under new sweetener regulations, supposedly to harmonise with Europe. In fact the first companies to take advantage of the relaxed regulations have been British with the supermarket chain Kwik Save (their own brand No Frills Whole Orange Drink) and the soft drinks manufacturer Princes of Bradford (Vogue lemonade, Geebee cola, tonic water, ginger ale) being the first to use cyclamate in drinks, and Seven Seas Haliborange (effervescent vitamin C) the first to use cyclamate in food supplements.
The ease with which adults and children might go above acceptable levels is of deep concern, said Dr Tim Lobstein of the Food Commission. Cyclamate levels as high as these may cause hormonal problems and wasted testicles in human males. It is extraordinary that the use of cyclamates should be permitted just as health experts are expressing alarm over declining sperm counts in European men. At the very least, every product should carry a clear hazard warning telling males to restrict their consumption.
We urgently need an independent review of the safety data for this chemical, Dr Lobstein said. The key data used by the UK government when reversing their previous ban was provided by the sweeteners industry, the International Sweeteners Association. Once again we fear that the government has acted to support commercial interests rather than consumer safety.
Cyclamates go on sale despite testicle atrophy evidence
The artificial sweetener sodium cyclamate is now on sale in a range of soft drink products and in popular food supplements, despite research on rats and monkeys showing that low levels of the chemical can lead to atrophy of the testicles and reduced testosterone levels. The levels of cyclamate permitted in soft drinks -- 400mg per litre -- are so high that a single litre would take a typical adult over their daily acceptable limit, and government figures analysed by the Food Commission show that children under five could routinely exceed their acceptable levels by 140%.
Sodium cyclamate is banned in the USA and was not permitted in UK foods until the beginning of 1996, when it was added to the list of permitted sweeteners under new sweetener regulations, supposedly to harmonise with Europe. In fact the first companies to take advantage of the relaxed regulations have been British with the supermarket chain Kwik Save (their own brand No Frills Whole Orange Drink) and the soft drinks manufacturer Princes of Bradford (Vogue lemonade, Geebee cola, tonic water, ginger ale) being the first to use cyclamate in drinks, and Seven Seas Haliborange (effervescent vitamin C) the first to use cyclamate in food supplements.
The ease with which adults and children might go above acceptable levels is of deep concern, said Dr Tim Lobstein of the Food Commission. Cyclamate levels as high as these may cause hormonal problems and wasted testicles in human males. It is extraordinary that the use of cyclamates should be permitted just as health experts are expressing alarm over declining sperm counts in European men. At the very least, every product should carry a clear hazard warning telling males to restrict their consumption.
We urgently need an independent review of the safety data for this chemical, Dr Lobstein said. The key data used by the UK government when reversing their previous ban was provided by the sweeteners industry, the International Sweeteners Association. Once again we fear that the government has acted to support commercial interests rather than consumer safety.
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Re: Testicle Atrophy
I use nutrasweet all the time and never notice any side effects, side effects, side effects, side effects.
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Re: Testicle Atrophy
Nutrasweet uses Aspartame as its main sweetening ingredient, not Sodium Cyclamate. Cyclamates were banned in the U.S. in 1969, after rat studies showed a cancer link, and after extremely strong lobbying by the sugar industry, which saw cyclamates as a major threat because they tasted so much like sugar.
The cyclamate-cancer link in the rat studies was only evident at dosages some 800 times that which a human might normally ingest, but that was considered sufficient for a ban. But because of the problems a ban would create for diabetics, saccharine was NOT banned after rat studies several years later, despite a slightly greater correlation. The sugar industry didn't object because saccharine leaves a noticeable aftertaste, and is therefore not a particular threat to their business. Of course, because of the rise in obesity rates, Aspartame has not been banned, though its use is still often accompanied by dire warnings of side effects for those with certain diseases or allergies. Gotta limit the damage, y'know.
As for cyclamates' alleged anti-gonadal nature, I'd look around for a truly scientific study. In the meantime, I'd write it off as yet another attempt by those who see them as an economic threat to thwart their wider distribution.
The cyclamate-cancer link in the rat studies was only evident at dosages some 800 times that which a human might normally ingest, but that was considered sufficient for a ban. But because of the problems a ban would create for diabetics, saccharine was NOT banned after rat studies several years later, despite a slightly greater correlation. The sugar industry didn't object because saccharine leaves a noticeable aftertaste, and is therefore not a particular threat to their business. Of course, because of the rise in obesity rates, Aspartame has not been banned, though its use is still often accompanied by dire warnings of side effects for those with certain diseases or allergies. Gotta limit the damage, y'know.
As for cyclamates' alleged anti-gonadal nature, I'd look around for a truly scientific study. In the meantime, I'd write it off as yet another attempt by those who see them as an economic threat to thwart their wider distribution.