[AndyH]

Originally Posted by Morgan

In my awesome and totally unbiased psych 101 class (ha), it is drawn to our attention that there is a relationship between a disease achieving a label and/or treatment (drug), and the increase in occurrence of that disease or of diagnosing that disease. So...

A disease gets a name = more people have said disease
A disease gets a drug to treat it = more people have said disease

Not sure if either have anything to do with Alzheimer's, but hey.

Also, as evil as aspartame is, it is merely one factor. Take a look at the entire chemical soup we ingest daily be it pesticides, heavy metals, artificial and natural flavours, preservatives, colours, etc. etc. etc. - they all take a toll on ALL body systems and pretty much all of them can be stored in our body fat, to effect us later on or to effect us over time. No one is free of them, we all have this chemical soup in our blood - every single one of us. Even newborns.

If it's not from our food, it's from our water. If not water, the air. If not the air, then it's the things we touch. Breathing, ingesting, contact. Your skin absorbs all kinds of junk. (I read somewhere that if it's not something you would eat, you should definitely not be putting it on your skin! This applies to all skin care products, shampoos, etc!)

I am very glad though that people are aware of the dietary links with basically all maladies.

Bingo.