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Newsletter of the FeingoldoAssocirtion of the United States
Vol. 29, No. 3
www.feingold.org
April 2ffi5
Stay away from neotame
was runningout, Monsantodevelopeda ne4 morepotentversion
As its patentfor aspartame
of the syntheticsweetener.
Dilemma for Feingold
members
y adding 3-dimethylbutl (a
chemical the Environmental
Protection Agency lists as hazardous) to
aspar-tame. scientiss
Depending on how it is used,
neotame is fiom 7000 to 13000
times as sweet as susar. It is 30
at
Monsanto drastically increasedthe
sweeteningpower of the additive.
dmes sweeter than its cousin,
il ilnWV
The new version was ;;
neot am e .(Th eU .S .FoodandD rug_ u ' p 1 ' t y " ' ^ : o " 1 I , jT { T : l* 1 :
A senior FDA toxicologist,
Administrationapprovedit in 2002.
late Dr. Adrian Gross, who
the
It is also approved for use rn
rhe approvalof I
Ausrraliaand New Zealandbut has I tried to preventthe
aspartame,
told
Congress
that it
not yet beenacceptedin Europe.)
violated
Delaney
Amendment
the
In addition to beins far sweeter
because it triggered brain
than aspartame.neotame is heat
tumors,
and
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ifs own laws
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violates
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it can be used in baked
asDartame.
protect
protect
public?"
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to
the
goods.
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needed.
Since the FDA does not
require labelsto include ingredients
tl_atcomprise less.than on:. perTnt
of the product, it's possible that
neotame could be used in foods
without having to be listed on the
label. It might also be camoutlaged
"
under"naturalflavors.
,tntinued on page2
Th" wltd World of Foodand Other Strange Things
In honor of April Fool's Day Pure Facts takes a look at some of the more unusual,creative
things being done to food and non-food products. This past year brought a bumper crop.
What'sa Grapple?
JCs a Fuji apple that has been bathedin artificial grape flavoring, and
lsells for morethanrwicethe priceof real apples.
It "looks like an apple. Tasteslike a grape" accordingto the folks at Get
Fit Foods. They are suggestingGrapplescould help introducechildren to
healthierfoods, but critics aren't so sure. One writes: "The outsidesmells
like artificial grapeflavoring similar to that usedin gum and popsicles...the
insidewas not as strongsmellingas the skin, but not normaleither. It was
juicy and refreshingas long as you keep the apple away from your face
while chewing."
Artificial flavoring makes Grapples off-limits to those of us on the
FeingoldProgram. But the manufacturermakesone claim with which we
agreewholeheartedly.They say "Kids go wild over them!"
More on page 8
Allergicto fresh
flowers?
Maybe not. Florists have an
assorhnentof syntheticperfumes
they can use to spray on ftesh
flowers. For somereason,they
ftequentlyuse thesechemicalsto
treatweddingflowers.
purposesqre
are to generate
al
The Feingold@Assoclation of lhe United States, Inc.,iounded in 1976, is a non-profit
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organizationlviose |,vrl,vrEr
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publicawarenessof the potentialrole of foods and synlheticadditivesin behavior,leamingand healthproblemsand to supportits
n€mbeB ir lhe imptementatonof the FeingoldProgram. The programis basedon a diet eliminatingsyniheticcolors,synthetic
llavors,aspadame,andlhe preservalives
BHA,BHT,andTBHQ.
Neote'ne;from page I
At this time neotame is not
available directly to consumers;
instead,it is being used in several
hundred different food products,
often blended with other synthetic
sweeteners.
(Note: Products that contain
aspartameare required to include a
caution for individuals who cannot
toleratethe phenylalanine
in it. Some
manufacturershide aspartame in
foods. supplemensand medjcines.
by simply saying "contains phenylalanhe.")
The story behindthe
6tstudiestt
Critics say neotameis even more
toxic than aspartame,and call for
independentresearch (not studies
funded by the manufacturer) to
evaluateits effects. They allege that
Monsanto'sstudieson humanslasted
only one day! They accuseMonsanto of hiring a closebusinesspartner
to conductstudieson the sweetener.
The critics also say that it was
discovered the researchers were
hiding reaction-causing
chemicalsin
the drinksgiven to controlgroups.
Sugar vs. Sugar-Free
For many years the nafirral
food community has focused its
criticisrn on sugar as tle causeof
many problems,includinghyperactivity. (They overlook the fact
that the additivesfound in sugary
foods are more likely culprits.)
This has led to many problems.
Parents buy sugar-free products,
believingthat they are bener for
their children. And now junk
food manufacturers are promoting their artificially-sweetened
versions as "healthy" altematives.
Feingoldcritics frequentlysay:
studies have shown that sugar
doesnot causehyperactivity, thus
the Feingold Program doesn't
work. They ignore the fact that
the Feingold Program does not
cut out susar!
Aspartamereactions
reported
For years the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) reported that
they received more reports of
adverse reactions to aspartamethan
to any other additive. Then, in an
article published n Food Chemical
Na,us in June of 1995 the chief of
the agency's epidemiologybranch
said, "FDA has no further plans to
continueto collect adversereaction
reports or monitor researchperiod"
ically done on aspartame.
The
people
agency has told
that they
received only 16 adversereaction
reportsin 196. What they did not
say was that they stopped taking
thesereportsearly in 1996.
Aspartame,neotame,MSG
and the heart
In discussingthe possible link
between the use of "excitotoxins"
(MSG, aspartame, neotame) and
suddendeath, Dr. RussellBlaylock
wrote, "...we know that one of the
primary sites of action of these
excitatory substancesis the hlpothalamus and that sudden cardiac
death can be inducedby stimulating
H.J. Roberts, MD., who has the hypothalamus. It is entirely
studied the effects of aspartamefor possiblethat excitotoxic stimulation
The non-profit group, Truth in many years, writes: "The funda- of thesehypothalamiccenterscould
Labeling, gained accessto some of mental issue is that neotame, a also lead to cardiac arrh),thmiaand
the neotame studies. They write, synthetic variation of aspartame, suddendeath. Hypothalamus
stimu"At the time of our review of requires extensive evaluation before lation has also been shown to proMonsanto'sapplication,three human the FDA shouldaccepta superficial duce an ECG pattern exactly like
studies on the safety of neotame opinion about its purported safety that of myocardial infarction (heart
were presented. The studies had based largely on limited short-term a$ack). Combinationsof excitofew subjects, all of whom were data involving potentially flawed toxins, such as aspartic acid and
employeesof the company. Someof protocols that were almost totally glutamate, greatly increased the
the subjectsrepoded headachesafter fundedby corporatecontracts."
risk."
ihgesting neotame,but the researchers concluded that the headaches
MSG in disguise
were not related to neotame
Many processedfoods, including those served in school cafeterias,
ingestion. Not mentioned in the
contain MSG-type additives that are given various names, including
studies was the fact that migraine
"yeast extract." These flavor enlnncers are found in products sold in
headache is, by far, the most
both supermarketsand health food stores,especiallyin soups,gravies,
commonlyreporiedadversereaction
and rice pilaf mixes. Meatlessfoods have long been spikedwith flavor
to aspartame in the files of the
enlancing additives, evenwhen they are claimedto be natural.
FDA.''
2 Pare Facts/Aoil 2005
As sweetas Shugr?
A new sweetenercoming on the market might offer seriouscompetitionto the diet products
now available. The down sideis that it is expensive,costingabout$10.00to $13.00for a 3.4
ouncebottle.
Cl husr is a combinationof the
\
L)sweeteners ervthritol and
tagatose. Its full name is "Swiss
Diet@ Shugr," although it is
manufactured by the American
company, Health Sciences Group,
Inc.
Er5thritol is a "sugar alcohol"
created from starch. First it is
broken down into glucose. Next, a
yeast is addedto causefermentation
which changes the glucose to
erythritol. This sweeteneris similar
to xylitol, sorbitol and mannitol,but
it does not cause digestive upset as
can excessamountsof the others.
Tagatose, described in the
July/August 2004 issue of Pure
Facts, is a sweetener made from
whey. Aldrough it is derivedfrom
milk, it is toleratedby people who
are lactose intolerant. It contains
beneficial bact€ria (as does yogurt)
and, like erythritol, it can be usedby
diabetics.
It hasthe appearance
and texture
Although Shugr has not yet been
of sugar,is 70% u sweet,andhas researchedby the Feingold Assonearlyzero calories. Unlikesugar, ciation, we do not anticipate that it
erythritol does not appear to will contain any of the prohibited
contributeto tooth decay,doesnot additives: but that is not a guarantee
promoteharmfulbacteriain the gut that it will be tolerated by our
andcanbe usedby diabetics.
members.
Much ado about Splenda
Splendais the brand name for sucralose,an artificial sweetenermade by treating sugarwith
chlorine. This chemical changepreventsthe body from metabolizing it in the sameway as
sugar. It hasquickly gaineda largeshareofthe marketfor low-caloriesweeteners.
Nutritionals, the
\ /cNeil
Mmanufacturer
of Splenda,
advertises that it is "made from
sugar, so it tasteslike sugar," and
this has drawn fire from the competition. Merisant, the companythat
now manufactures the aspartame
products Equal and Nutrasweet, and
the SugarAssociationboth claim that
McNeil's ad is misleading.giving
consumers the impression that
Splenda is natual.
The Texas
ConsumerAssociationhas askedthe
Federal Trade Commission to
investigatewhat it calls McNeil's
deceptivemarketingcampaign.
contain it. Their concern is that
there could be a repetition of the
trans-fatsexperience. The hydrogenation of fats was touted as a
ott
benefrt for years until it was
discoveredthat chemicallyalteringa
Sucralose
fat molecule resulted in a product
(Spl.nd.)
that is harmful.
Other critics point out animal
Sucraloseis being used in some
studies that have shown sucralose bakedgoodsand soft drinks, but is
can cause harm, and call for long difficult for the home cook to
manage. The San Francisco Chronterm human studiesto determineif
the product is safe. Whole Foods icle challengedpastry chefs to use
Market, the nation's largest natural Splendain their creations,and all of
food supermarket,has decided to them found the results to be
exclude sucraloseand oroductsthat disappointing.
Sunette
About 200 times sweeterthan sugar, Sunetteis made from nitrogen, oxygen,hydrogen,
sulphurandpotassium.
Also lnown as AcesulfameK, it
has an unpleasant aftertaste when
usedalone. This is true for many
syntheticsweet€ners,which is why
companies are blending them to
overcome some of the negative
tastes. Unfomrnately,acesulfameis
beingteamedup with aspartame,
and
it is not clear if consumerswill be
able to identify the presence of
aspartamein such products. Not
much is known about the potential
side effects of acesulfame,but we
know a great deal about aspartame,
and noneof it is oositive.
Pure Fads/April 2005 3
Diet, ADHD drugs,and heart disease
Diet, behaviorand healthare linked in manyways. Thereis a growing awareness
that some
of the drugsbeing given to children and adultshavethe potentialto damagethe heart.
Fructosereducescopper;
copper deficiencyleadsto heart disease
?{eaae ule:
years ago researchers
fwenty
I at the US DeDarlment of
Agriculture (USDA) found that an
increasedconsumptionof fructose
could result in dietary copper deficiency, and that copper deficiency
could lead to heartdamage. Earlier
studieswith animalsshowedthat a
severe copper deficiency would
cause the head to rupture. The
USDA study was conductedon 24
men, four of whom developed
cardiacproblemsin the early weeks
of the test.
is the leading cause of ischemic
"
hean disease.
Writing in 2004, Dr. Klevay
refers to ischemichead diseaseas a
deficiency disease. Many people
assumethat the major culprits in
heart diseaseare dietary fats. He
writes, "This overemphasis
on lipid
(fat) metabolism persists because
important dat^ arc neglected and
becauseof inattentionto details."
Dr. kslie Klevay of the USDA,
who has srudiedcopper deficiency
extensively, has stated "Evidence to
date suggeststhat copper deficiency
Supplementingyour diet with
just one mineral can upset the
balance of other minerals;for
example, too much zinc can
decreaseone's supply of copper
and too much copper can lower
zinc levels.
You can avoid creating
imbalances by obtaining trace
mineralsfrom food. Oystersare
a very rich source of copper.
Calfs liver is next in abundance,
followed by beef liver. Other
sourcesof dietarycopperinclude:
sunflowerseeds,gelatin, lobster,
canned crabmeat, walnuts,
molasses, wheat bran, pecans,
corn germ and (many of us are
delightedto see)sweetchocolate.
Fructoseuse rises,especiallyhigh fructosecorn syrup
In the years since the USDA
research on copper, ftuctose and
heart disease was conducted, tlle
amountof fructosein the American
diet has continually increased.
Today, corn syrup and high fructose
corn synrp are found in processed
foodsof all types.
They are the predominant
sweetenerin soft drinks and juicet,?e beverages. They are used in
huge quantities in the foods served
in school cafeterias, not just in
dessens,but in mea6 and orhermain
dishes. (Seethe October2004 issue
of Pure Faas.)
ADHD drugs
and heart problems
The recent Canadian action to
suspend sales of Adderall has
Bad diet can lead to ADHD; ADIID can lead to drugs;
focused attention on all of the
ADHD drugsnow in use.
drugs can lead to heart problems
Adderall labelshave been revised
Many of the foods Americans eat told their child has a disorder to warn that misuse of the drug
today are also syntheticallydyed and (ADHD) and the only way to ueat it
"may causesuddendeathand serious
flavored; they contain harmful is the use of stimulant drugs or cardiovascular adverse events.
"
preservativesand MSG-type addi- amphetamines.But thesedrugs can Labels also
warn that patients with
tives. In a misguided att€mpt to be very hard on the child's heart "structural cardiac abnormalities"
move to a "healthier" diet, synthetic which might already be showing should not use it. Ritalin, once the
sweetenersare added to this sorrv damagefrom his unhealthydiet and primary drug for ADD and ADHD,
mlx.
copperdeficiency.
has a similar history, having been
Predictably,some of the children
linked widr heart failure in a small
who consumesuch a chemicalstew
percentage
of patients.
will havenoublefocusing.learning.
and behaving. Their parentswill be
Continued on Wge 5
4 Pulr.eFacts/April 2005
ADHD & heart diseasery'om page I
FAUS will be in New London. CT in June
Newer drugs claim to have
fewer problems
Strattera, which is neither a
stimulantnor an amphetamine,was
seen as a safer alternativeuntil it
becameknownthat it can causeliver
damage.
Now, it look like Stranerawill
have somecompetition. hovigil, a
drug that hasbeenusedto treat sleep
disorders,is expectedto be approved
soon as a treatment for ADHD.
Cephalon, the biotech firm that
makesit, plans to market the drug
under the name Attendance. But
their literature states, "It is not
known if Provigil is right for
children under the age of 16 years.
Some children who have taken
Provigil haveexperiencedlow levels
of white blood cells (cells that fight
infection)." Individuals who have
heart problems are not considered
good candidatesfor Provigil. The
side effectsmost commonlyreported
are: headache,nausea,nervousness,
stuffy nose, diarrhea, back pain,
anxiety.nouble sleeping,dizziness
and upsetstomach. Consumersare
urged to seek immediate medical
help if they experience:
chestpain,
mental problems or
allergic
reactions.
New methylphenidaterisk
Methylphenidate.
the active ingredient in Ritalin, Concertaand other
stimulantdrugs,hasbeenlinked with
damage to chromosomes, which
contain our genetic material- Such
damageincreasesthe risk of developingcancer.
Researchersat the University of
Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center studied chromosomalabnormalities in twelve children using
methylphenidate. Although the
number of children studied was
small, the findings were disturbing.
After just three months on the drug
chromosomalabnormalitiesin all of
the childrentripled.
year the FeingoldAssocfhis
I iation of the United Srates
will hold its Annual Meeting on
Friday, June 24, 2005 at rhe
Radisson Hotel, 35 Governor
Winthop Blvd., New London CT.
Members are welcome to asend.
Please contact Marilee Jones to
make a reservation.You can e-mail
marilee@feingold.
org.
The agendafor the meetingwill be to certify election results for the Board
of Directors,review progressduring the year, and set future goals. If you
would like to add a topic to the agenda,pleasecontactGail Wachsmuth,
BoardPresident(gail@feingold.org)
or sendit to: FAUS MembershipOffice,
554 E. Main St.. Suite301.Riverhead
NY 11901.
New option for natural colorings!
You can now buy natural colors in a convenientliquid form.
iss Roben's,a companythat
caters to special diets, has
introduced a line of all-natural
colorings that are easy to use,
affordable, and meet the needs of
people on a variety of diets. The
first three colors, which are all
suitable for Feingold StageOne, are
pink, yellow and green. Additional
colorswill be availablesoon.
They are packaged in leak-proof
containerswith plasticdroppers;this
is handy since the colorings are
concentrated and you might only
need to use a few drops. They have
a shelflife of six months,which can
be extendedby keepingthem in the
reftigerator.
Since these dyes come fiom
vegetables,not petroleum,the shade
they provide will depend on how
you use them. Added to a neutral
base like frosting the dyes will yield
a different shadethan when they are
used in an acidic product like
lemonade, but all of them are
attractive.
The coloringsare free of common
allergy foods (wheat, gluten, dairy,
peanuts,tree nuts, egg, soy, corn,
rice, potato, sugar, yeast, sesame)
but ffacesof someof theseare used
in the extractionprocess.
Bubble Gum Pink Color is made
from radish juice, extracted with
trace amounts of maltodextrin from
corn.
Alfalfa Green Color comesfrom
alfalfa extractedwith sunfloweroil.
Mustard Yellow Color is beta
caroteneextractedwith rice oils and
tocopherolsfrom soy.
The productsare alsokosher.
Feingold members appreciatethe
fact that Miss Roben'snoteswhich
of their products are included in
Feingold Foodlists, and indicates if
they are on Stage One or Stage
Two.
Their
web
site is:
www.allergygrocer.comand phone
numberis (800) 891{n$.
Pure FactslApril 2005 5
ScienceFair Project
This is a greatopportunity for your children, and others,to leam about the effects synthetic
dyescanhaveon plants...and
humansl ChrisJones'prize-winningexperimentusedlima beans
to seehow food coloringwould affectthe growthof plants.
Design
Growth
His hypothesiswas that the addition of dye to the
water usedwould causevariations in the growth of the
plants and that the differences in their development
would be obvious.
The materials used were: I package lima bean
seeds,20 styrofoamcups, a bag of potting soil (no
plant food was used),5 32-ouncepitchersfor water, a
packageof syntheticfood colorings(red, yellow, blue,
green)from a grocery store, and a scalefor measuring
the amountof soil used.
The dye-free plants sprouted after about a week,
producing sturdy stems. The ones receiving dye sprouted
much more quickly, but their stemswere weak and early
on, they neededto be supportedwith poles. Someof them
wrappedthemselvesaround fte poles, so they had to be
unwoundto be measured.
The normal stemsgrew to about 25 inchestall. The red
and yellow plantsgrew the most (30 and 31 inches),but
they were frail and spindly. The green plants grew barely
12 inches,and the blue onesmeasured20 inches.
The red plants(1) had long, spindlyvines,but no beans. The yellowones (2) had tragilevineswith smalldeformed
pods. The blue stemswere thin (3) and the plant producedlots of leavesbut no beans. The green plants(4) barely
.f.h:p"l!ods.
The plantsfed onlywater(5) werenormal,sturdy,and producedhealthybeans.
j:yj"djrodr"I
Each of the cupswas labeled:4 cupsfor red, 4 for
yellow, 4 for blue, 4 for green, and 4 cups for "no
dye." Chris put 8 ouncesof potting soil in eachcup
and plantedone seedin each, 1/4" down into the soil.
He added6 dropsof dye to the water in four of the
pitchers,and did not add dye to the water in the fifth
one. Initially, each plant was given 1/4 cup of water
and coveredwith plastic wrap for the first days, to
keepthe moisturein. Chris put the plantsin a sunny
locationand rotatedeach of them at the same times
eachday so they would all get equal exposureto the
sun. He checkedthe soil of eachplant eachday and
addedwater when the soil was dry. As the plants
grew, he set the cups in a large pan with dry rice, to
keepthe cupsfrom tipping over.
Eachplant was measuredonce a week, at the same
time and samehour.
Water
The soil in the dye-plantsdried out quickly and
neededabouttwice as muchwater as the normalones.
Ptre Facts/Apil 2005 6
The podsproducedby the dyed plantsformedtoo early.
They were small and deformed,with thin, yellowishskins.
The podson the dye-freeplantswere healthyand normal.
Conclusion
The experiment,which lastedfor 3 months,showedthat
all of the plantsgiven the dyed water were frail and grew
abnormally. The onesgiven pure water were sturdy and
producednormalbeans.
Younger children
This project could be adaptedto younger children.
Plant the seedsin colored containersto correspondwith
the dye used,and line the plantsup on the window sill in
a classroom. Packagesfiom various junk foods (that
containthe color dye used)could be displayedbesidethe
plants. Use naturalfood packagesnext to the plantsthat
receivepure water. Even very youngchildrenwill be able
to seewhat dye cando to life forms.
PICReport
The followingproductshave beenresearchedor reresearchedand may be addedto your Foodlistor Mail
OrderGuide.
ProductAlert!
LIPTON Cup O Soup: Broccoli & Cheese, and
Tomatonow containsyntheticdye and both need to
be removedfrom your Foodrisl& ShoppingGuide.
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PancakeMix;cinnamonPear MapleSyrup;
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BREADFORLIFE SoyaSunflowerBread
CANTERBURY
NATUMLS All Natural:Becka'sPumokin
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SunshineLernonCakeMix (www.conifer-inc.com)
CARANDOBonelessSmokedHam,\i\,tlole& Half(CS,N)
DIGIORNOShreddedParmesanCheese
ORGANICCroutons:GarlicButter,
ELIZABETH'S
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CinnamonPearJelly,PearFig Jam,PepperJelly
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BELL& EVANS*BreadedChickenBreast
Nuggets(paprika)
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ELIZABETH'S
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GarlicGalorePesto(almonds),GrapeseedOil (grapes),
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Pure Facts
Editor: Jane Hersey
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