Aspartame has long been touted as the healthy alternative to sugar when in reality it is way more dangerous to your health than any amount of sugar.  It is made up of three chemicals, aspartic acid, Phenylalanine and Methanol/wood alcohol.  The methanol breaks down into formaldehyde a chemical used to embalm dead bodies!  It has a very low rate of excretion so once it is absorbed it staysfor quite some time.  Phenylalanine can cause brain damage, and erratic mood swings.

In reports to the Food and Drug Administration over seventy-five percent of adverse reactions to food additives are from aspartame.  The final chemical alone has been reported tocause MS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better know as Lou Gherigs disease, Parkinson's and hormonal disorders among other things.  The damage that aspartame causes has been greatly understated. Aspartame should be avoided at all costs due to its serious health risks.  It is most important for infants, children, nursing mothers and women of childbearing age to avoid it as causes negative endocrine responses.  Until it is made illegal everyone should do there best to avoid anything containing aspartame.