Aspartame
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Aspartame
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to reduce their use of aspartame.
Central Idea: Currently the FDA proclaims that aspartame is safe, but it is the most controversial food additive ever, and many doctors strongly recommend avoiding all aspartame products.
Introduction
I. I’m thirsty. I think I’ll have a Diet Coke. It tastes good, and it has no calories. Wait, what is in Diet Coke?
II. Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame, which is the artificial sweeteners NutraSweet and Equal, used in soft drinks, table sweeteners, and other food products.
III. In my own experience drinking diet soda, it seems to make me anxious and hungry, but I believe it affects everyone differently.
IV. As I have learned doing this research, the FDA proclaims that aspartame is safe, but it is the most controversial food additive, and many doctors strongly recommend avoiding all aspartame products.
Body
I. Food standard’s bodies and the FDA are happy to tell consumers that foods containing the chemical aspartame are safe. However, the FDA continues to receive more complaints about aspartame than any other food additive. (Nikolas)
II. The soft drinks industry and the diet industry lead the way in using aspartame, so have the most to lose if it is found to be dangerous. It is used instead of sugar in diet sodas and in diet products which proclaim that they are sugar-free. There may be no sugar in a sugar-free ice cream, but it has been replaced by a chemical additive. (Nikolas)
III. In the article “Aspartame Warning” on the website 321Recipes, it explained how aspartame is toxic when processed in the body, “The aspartame industry’s main claim is that the three components of aspartame are found in many natural foods and are therefore safe. Methanol, which makes up 10% of aspartame and is highly toxic, is also found in some fruits and vegetables like tomatoes. However, methanol is never found in natural foods without...
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to reduce their use of aspartame.
Central Idea: Currently the FDA proclaims that aspartame is safe, but it is the most controversial food additive ever, and many doctors strongly recommend avoiding all aspartame products.
Introduction
I. I’m thirsty. I think I’ll have a Diet Coke. It tastes good, and it has no calories. Wait, what is in Diet Coke?
II. Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame, which is the artificial sweeteners NutraSweet and Equal, used in soft drinks, table sweeteners, and other food products.
III. In my own experience drinking diet soda, it seems to make me anxious and hungry, but I believe it affects everyone differently.
IV. As I have learned doing this research, the FDA proclaims that aspartame is safe, but it is the most controversial food additive, and many doctors strongly recommend avoiding all aspartame products.
Body
I. Food standard’s bodies and the FDA are happy to tell consumers that foods containing the chemical aspartame are safe. However, the FDA continues to receive more complaints about aspartame than any other food additive. (Nikolas)
II. The soft drinks industry and the diet industry lead the way in using aspartame, so have the most to lose if it is found to be dangerous. It is used instead of sugar in diet sodas and in diet products which proclaim that they are sugar-free. There may be no sugar in a sugar-free ice cream, but it has been replaced by a chemical additive. (Nikolas)
III. In the article “Aspartame Warning” on the website 321Recipes, it explained how aspartame is toxic when processed in the body, “The aspartame industry’s main claim is that the three components of aspartame are found in many natural foods and are therefore safe. Methanol, which makes up 10% of aspartame and is highly toxic, is also found in some fruits and vegetables like tomatoes. However, methanol is never found in natural foods without...