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Sugar Substitute- Aspartame
James M. Schlatter combined two amino acids and asparatic acid and made aspartame a new low calorie additve sugar substance -
Beginining HFCS
HFCS first was subistited for sugar around the 1970's -
Discovery of Splenda
In 1976, Splenda (sucralose) was discovered by Tate & Lyle scientists. -
Obesity
This is when the rate of obesity rapidly started increasing -
FDA Approval
FDA apporved Aspartame -
Senate Hearing on Aspartam
Food safety Expert Mary Nash Stoddard went to the senate to argue the safety of Aspartam -
Splenda
The start of splenda in our foods -
National Cancer Association Experiment
National Cancer Association did an experiment invovling people 50 to 69 years of age and the results were that aspartame did not have a link to cancers -
New Rat Study
There has been link in rats consuming aspartame to cancer risks but the FDA still hasn't accepted it as good enough evidece to prohibit aspartame -
New Changes
An article in the Times has said that Kraft is removing corn syrup and replacing it with just regular sugar so is Pizza Hut.