From: Jaffe, Lyle D Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:49 AM To: Dockets, FDA Subject: FW: The classic flack who pushes propaganda instead of facts on aspartame -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Betty Martini [mailto:Bettym19@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:39 PM To: becky; SueW Cc: inforeply-cdc.gov; RXH-CFSAN.FDA.GOV; DHATTAN-CFSAN.FDA.GOV; Jaffe Lyle D Subject: The classic flack who pushes propaganda instead of facts on aspartame Becky, you need to be added to the Hall of Shame on www.dorway.com You are the perfect example of the flack. You believe the American Dietetic Association? You don't know how to research or know about the ADA????? No wonder you're with the food syndicate. You're exactly what they need to push poisons. Jesse Parker Hobson sent me a copy of her letter of resignation to Dr. Doris Dorelian, President of the ADA. Here is the letter to the people you believe in. Dr. Derelian: "Your sellout to commercial profiteers shames the ADA and all its members. The stench of hypocrisy is so unendurable I must resign my 21 year Registered Dietitian status as an act of conscience. I'll be no part of an organization that pimps poisons in the name of nutrition. I have a Master's Degree in Food Science and Nutrition and my thesis was Maternal nutrition Critical in Fetal Development, which examined the tragic consequences of deficient maternal nutrition; prematurity, stillbirth, underdevelopment, retardation and infant morbidity, stillbirth. The score is 250,000 birth defects/year and rising. I'm horrified the ADA touts aspartame/NutraSweet/Equal, a known abortive and teratogen, inducer of birth defects, for 75,000 pieces of silver. Spoke Dr. Louis Elsas of Emory Univ (was there for over 25 Years), Director of the Division of Medical Genetics and Professor of Pediatrics on 11/3/87 in Congressional Testimony. "aspartame is in fact a well known neurotoxin and teratogen which in some as yet undefined dose will irreversibly in the developing child or fetal brain produce adverse effects." Your sheet FACTS ABOUT ASPARTAME advise: "People of all ages including pregnant or breast feeding women, teens and children over two years old, can enjoy products sweetened with aspartame. " Enjoy spontaneous abortions, deformed and mentally retarded babies! Unbelievably you've prostituted our mission as The New York Times said: CORPORATE SUPPORT FOR DIETITIANS GROUP IS CALLED UNHEALTHY The stated mission of the ADA is "to improve the health of the public." But the group...is being increasingly criticized for its aggressive pursuit of cash from trade groups like the Sugar Association, Coca Cola, M&M Mars, McDonalds and Sara Lee. 1.4 million was raised from corporations and trade groups, another $830,000 from advertisements...about 15% of the years budget...the association's most fundamental position: THERE ARE NO BAD FOODS. (from Martini: If you want to read that article it is dated Nov 15, l995) And continued from the letter: "Dr. Derelian agrees that the group "Does not believe in negative material" ... Some members do not approve of the association's relationship with the Monsanto Company, which hired the association to field calls from consumers about the use of the controversial bovine growth hormone (BGH). Dr. Derelian, did you get your degree at 3 monkey U? Research reveals BHG treated cows give milk far higher in pus and IGF, Insulin Growth Factor. Excess IGF triggers cancer and the spleens of lab animals were enlarged up to 46%, a preleukemic condition! You sing: "Aspartame has special benefits for diabetics." Blindness, convulsions, seizures, loss of diabetic control and death; all listed in the FDA report of 92 adverse reactions, which you ignore. It was even listed with the Pentagon in inventory of potential biochemical weapons! But greedblind the ADA endangers any dietary debacle: Watered juice is just as good Who needs nutrition, food, etc? MSG is great! For undertakers Feel placid 'bout trans-fatty acid Will kill 30,0000 this year BGH is wonderful! Only maims cows and people Any McDonald's meal deserves our name You said that Doris! Ugh! Blessed by Malaysian Palm OIl Brings you close to the soil Olestra is Besta For pains in your chesta ADA now lobbies in state legislatures for a monopoly on nutritional counseling, making it illegal for a coach to tell the team to lay off fats, or anyone else to discuss the subject. You plot away our freedom of speech with our freedom of foods! VOL 84 of ADA REPORTS explain your motive: "the purported purpose is to protect the public. This provides competitive advantage economically beneficial for dietitians. When you pass the law... get the minimum framework... and sock it to them with rules and regs because you sure can. Our board is the enforcement. WE ARE THE JUDGE AND JURY". ADA HANDS OUT 50,000 DEATH SENTENCES SAYS FORBES MAGAZINE, 4/4/84: "Malnutrition is said to cause 50,000 preventable hospital deaths per year, while affecting another half million patient recoveries." MALNUTRITION IS STARVATION, and I've seen it done. I'm published on pre and post surgical geriatric nutritional support, and know that deaths skyrocket with dietary insufficiency. When I would advise Food Service Directors that certain patients required nutritional support often they would respond "that's the doctor's problem" Their goal was cost containment, cheap food, not patient survival. Their chief motive was to please administration with a low budget. You've become a bunch of Nazis, and our schools and hospitals are your concentration camps! Now with Gestapo-like treachery you strive for total takeover. To strangle freedom of speech, to disenfranchise thousands of non ADA nutritional practitioners, to encrust another layer of barnacles on the Ship of State, and to empower a gender and racially-skewed-elite, 92% white women unfamiliar with ethnic foods, who have refused the formation of a Black Caucus within the ADA! Dr. Derelian, I believe these lines embody the ideals of the ADA. Permission to reproduce this open letter is granted to all readers: DIETITIAN AGENDA Conflict-of-interest works for us We're grabbing the money, so what's the fuss Good food, bad food, its all the same Grab a Big Mac and come to the game Play for money and power and corporate perks With the ADA, just a bunch of greedy jerks! Sincerely, Jesse Parker Hobson " Becky, here's someone who knows how to research. Learn from her, but I don't think you're interested in facts. Its well known that the professional organizations are funded by industry and put out their propaganda. The American Diabetes Assn has just been charged with racketeering on the issue of aspartame. It says "1 to 50 John Doe's" I wonder who will be next! In January, l995 Julian Whitaker, M.D. wrote a supplement to Health & Healing titled THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION MUST BE STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS. He started out by saying "Folks, a female David and mammoth Goliath have squared off, and the fight is on. Shari Lieberman, Ph.D., certified nutrition specialist (C.N.S.) and former registered dietitian (R.D.) has slung a $40 million defamation lawsuit at the brainless head of a particularly nasty giant, the American Dietetic Association (ADA). And you better hope Shari wins. " It's several pages long so I won't type in the whole thing but I'll give you some of Dr. Whitaker's comments. "Just What Is A Registered Dietitian? The Registered Dietitian (R.D.) credential is certification by the association that an individual has minimal skills in dietetics such as food service, meal planning and basic "entry-level" nutrition knowledge. The R.D. certification is not an educational degree, like a Ph.D. or an M.D., nor is it a license to do anything. It also does not represent a consistent degree of education. In l969, to swell their numbers, the ADA "grandfathered" 20,000 with R.D. certifications on those working in the food service industry many with no more than undergraduate degree to some form of Home Economics. Three years later an ADA study conceded that the science training of the R.D's was hardly adequate, yet no certifications were withdrawn." And this, Becky, is who you put your faith in? But most food flacks do who are not interested in facts and only propaganda. You must read about the Johnson case in Dr. Whitaker's supplement. "R.D. at Work Even in Church" He says: "Ms. Johnson was invited to give sermons at two Catholic churches. Guess what! Some pea-brained R.D. went into the churches and took notes, looking for "illegal: nutritional advice! Many of the people wanted to have a private consultation with Ms. Johnson. To avoid getting her arrested, they had to drive across the border to Kentucky just to talk about nutrition. You see, this licensure nonsense doesn't protect anything except the vested interest of the dietitians. Even worse, with state powers, the activist members of this trade association become a nutrition gestapo that monitors, censors, and persecutes all who do not comply with their party line." Dr. Whitaker sent a message to R.D.'s in his last paragraph. "You R.D.'s that are angry with me, the messenger, had best check the message. Your leaders don't lead - they intimidate. Their agenda is simply a blueprint for tyranny. The rank and file should either clean house or walk away. There is no reason why you can't learn new things along with the rest of us, and earn respect, instead of hoodwinking state legislatures into mandating it for you. If you continue to seek power instead of knowledge to coerce instead of to influence, you will only reap contempt from those trying to advance the field of nutrition. Is that the legacy you wish to leave to your grandchildren? " Monsanto sold NutraSweet but the ADA have often been termed their media flacks. I remember the milk spill and diet soda spill in Atlanta some years ago. I was asked to be a media representative. I was giving an interview when a white Mercedes drove up and a woman started shrieking "don't listen, RBGH is safe, its safe". I turned around and said: "Have you read Monsanto's 53,000 pages on RBGH?" She answered "no". Then I said: "Have you even read the label on Posilac"? Again, she answered "no". I said: "Then just how you do know its safe?" She replied "Because I'm a dietitian". I then said: "Well, why didn't you say so from the beginning, except there is another name for those who do it for money." As I turned around I noticed the TV cameras were still rolling! Did you get what Dr. Whitaker said about attacking the messenger? And then he said: "they best check the message." Well, I'm the messenger and what I do is get the message from giants in medicine with incredible credentials who can't be bought, and who have the compassion and concern for human life to provide the real facts to consumers. I take this message on aspartame to the public so they won't be stumbled by lies from flacks who can be bought like the ADA. You seem to be more concerned that I was given an honorary doctorate in humanities. You best check the message. Now you want to talk about WHO and WNHO. Here's the difference. The World Health Organization is influenced by industry and power. The World Natural Health Organization cannot be so influenced. They publish the real facts by these giants like Dr. John Olney, who is one of the most renowned neuroscientists in the world today and founded the field of neuroscience called excitotoxicity. He did the studies on aspartic acid, 40% of the deadly aspartame molecule and saw that it caused lesions in the brains of mice. He was particularly concerned how it could destroy the brains of infants and children and attempted to prevent the approval of this neurotoxin you think is so safe because you take the word of prostitutes. His CV is on www.dorway.com Make sure you have lots of paper in your printer because its pages and pages of studies in the most prestigious journals of the world. And be sure to check out his awards. And then there is neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, M.D., who wrote the book on excitotoxins called Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills. His bio is also on www.dorway.com too and many of his outstanding papers on www.wnho.net While you're on this site you can read articles by H. J. Roberts, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. who testified before Congress and wrote the medical text on aspartame, Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic. He is a Board certified internist, internationally known medical consultant and independent researcher. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who In Medicine & Health Care, Who's Who In the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and the Best Doctors In the US. He has been knighted by the Order of St. George for his professional and humanitarian efforts. Ralph G. Walton, M.D. is another one who www.wnho.net publishes. He is Chairman of The Center for Behavioral Medicine, and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry of the Northwestern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. He did a study on aspartame and because it was independent and unbiased Monsanto refused to sell him the aspartame. Obviously they knew what would happen if they didn't control the study. Sure enough one person got a retinal detachment, another one was bleeding from the eyes, and some said they were poisoned. The institution had to stop the study. So Dr. Walton went on to write a research paper on scientific peer reviewed studies and funding. 92% of independent studies showed the problems aspartame causes. He discussed on 60 Minutes in l996 when Dr. John Olney made world news on the aspartame/brain tumor association. It's on www.dorway.com Yes, Becky, aspartame breaks down to diketopiperazine, a brain tumor agent which triggered brain tumors in original studies. See all these physicians in the movie, Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World (cori@soundandfuryproductions.com) and more including James Bowen, M.D., who told the FDA aspartame is mass poisoning of the American public and more than 70+ countries of the world. He's also a victim with Lou Gehrigs. So you see, the World Natural Health Organization only publishes papers of giants in medicine who tell the truth. They are way out of your league, Becky. They wouldn't publish your propaganda. They would be appalled. They will publish articles of "messengers" who quote the facts. And talking about messengers that's who Dave Rietz of www.dorway.com was. He didn't have a medical degree but he set up this web site to save the lives of millions of people so they wouldn't be influenced by liars and suffer like he did. This is the anniversary of the death of Dave Rietz (Mission Possible South Carolina) - aspartame finally took his life. You couldn't come up his kneecap. www.dorway.com remains a memorial to this hero of the aspartame exposure movement. It continues to save lives everyday. Probably no one will ever know how many millions of people are alive today because of Dave Rietz. The site is not updated because he is dead so even bio's that on this web site have increased by these true humanitarian physicians and scientists. Updates are on the World Natural Health Organization. If he was alive today, Becky Billingsley of the Food Syndicate, you might have ended up in the Hall of Shame on that site. As to the propaganda below read the rebuttal to the IFIC (industry front group) by Mark Gold on DORway. He has the Aspartame Toxicity Center, www.holisticmed.com/aspartame and he uses medical references. It's about the same nonsense. Becky, we are granted free speech in this country but there are laws against stumbling the public and lying - Title 18, Section 1001. The FDA actually used this law against the manufacturer of aspartame when they tried to have them indicted. Unfortunately both U.S. Prosecutors hired on with the defense team and the statute of limitations expired. When the District Attorney goes to work for the godfather expect acquittal. January 10, l977: In a 33 page letter, FDA Chief Counsel Richard Merrill recommended to U.S. Attorney Sam Skinner that a grand jury investigate Searle for "apparent violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 21, U.S.C. 331 (e) and the False Reports to the Government Act 18, U.S.C. 1001 for "their willing and knowing failure to make reports to the Food and Drug Administration required by the Act 21 USC 355 (j) and for concealing material facts and making false statements in reports of animal studies conducted to establish the safety of (aspartame)" The FDA called special attention to studies investigating the effect of NutraSweet on monkeys and hamsters. Today many real nutritionists also are registered dietitians only to keep them free from constant harassment. So this is not to say that all RD's are like the ADA. Some even write me to say they try to make changes but the ADA doesn't want them. I've done your homework for you and would be happy to fax you the information on the ADA of which I quoted some. You're an example of the reason Mission Possible Intl exists - because the public deserves truth and not propaganda like you send out. Since a year has passed now since we lost Dave Rietz, a true hero who saved millions of lives by many times exposing attempted brain washing by people like you, I leave you with his words. It is published in Dr. Roberts medical text, Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic. "David Rietz expressed the sentiments of many afflicted with aspartame disease in his reply to a corporate apologist on the Internet: "I am all too familiar with the deceit, subterfuge, bogus tests, fraud .. not to mention the players switching sides to work for the manufacturer and its representatives. These bogus test results do not negate the truth. To your dogma bound dismay, you will, sooner than later, have the national disgrace shown in the total light of day - despised in the same manner as those who were prosecuted for war crimes after World War II. Mass international poisoning makes those crimes against humanity pale in comparison!" Dr. Betty Martini, Founder, Mission Possible Intl, 9270 River Club Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097 www.wnho.net and www.dorway.com 770 242-2599 At 09:57 AM 12/6/2004, becky wrote: >Sorry, I'd rather believe the American Dietetic Association. Their data >comes from people with REAL medical degrees. And note they cite the REAL >World Health Organization, not the "World Natural Health Organization." > >Straight Answers about Aspartame > >What is aspartame? >Aspartame is a low-calorie sweetening ingredient that provides the sweet >taste of sugar without the calories. Aspartame has been used in numerous >foods and beverages for more than 20 years and is enjoyed by millions of >Americans every day. > >How is aspartame handled by the body? >Aspartame is broken down in the body to the amino acids aspartic acid and >phenylalanine as well as a small amount of methanol. These components are >also found naturally in foods such as meats, milk, fruits and vegetables. >The body uses these components in exactly the same way whether they come >from aspartame or common foods. In fact, the foods you consume every day >provide much greater amounts of these components than does aspartame. > >Is aspartame safe? >Yes. Aspartame’s safety has been documented in more than 200 objective >scientific studies. The safety of aspartame has been confirmed by the >regulatory authorities in more than 100 countries, including the U.S. Food >and Drug Administration, Health Canada, and the European Commission’s >Scientific Committee on Food, as well as by experts with the United >Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization. > >What products contain aspartame and how can I tell? >Aspartame is used to sweeten products such as low-calorie tabletop >sweeteners, carbonated soft drinks, powdered soft drinks, puddings, >gelatins, frozen desserts, yogurt, hot cocoa mixes, teas, breath mints, >chewing gum and other foods, as well as some vitamin and cold preparations. >To locate these products, look for the word “aspartame” on the ingredient >list. > >Who can use aspartame? >Consumers can enjoy products sweetened with aspartame as part of a >healthful diet. Aspartame can replace all or part of the sugar and >calories in foods and beverages. However, it is important to keep in mind >that children, particularly young children, need ample calories for rapid >growth and development. In addition, pregnant and breastfeeding women >need to consume adequate calories to nourish the fetus or infant and >should consult with a physician or a registered dietitian about their >nutritional needs. >Individuals with the rare genetic disease, phenylketonuria (PKU), cannot >properly metabolize phenylalanine. PKU is detected at birth through a >mandatory screening program, and these individuals must monitor their >intake of phenylalanine from all foods, including foods containing aspartame. >That’s why the following statement is found on aspartame-containing >products: “Phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine.” > >How do foods and beverages sweetened with aspartame fit into healthful >eating? >As a sweetener, aspartame can reduce or replace the sugar and calories in >foods and beverages while maintaining great taste. Thus, aspartame offers >one simple step to help people move closer to achieving a more healthful diet. >Health experts agree that eating well and being physically active are keys >to a healthful lifestyle. To help people achieve a more healthful >lifestyle, the US government provides the “Dietary Guidelines for >Americans.” One of the guidelines states, “Choose beverages and foods to >moderate your intake of sugars.” The World Health Organization also >recommends a number of dietary guidelines to combat increases in chronic >diseases such as obesity, high blood pressure, cancer, and diabetes. One >recommendation is to limit sugars added to some foods and beverages. > >How do products sweetened with aspartame aid weight management? >With nearly two out of three Americans classified as overweight or obese, >taking steps to assure appropriate calorie intake is important for many >people. Because products with aspartame are lower in calories than their >sugar-sweetened counterparts, using products with aspartame together with >regular physical activity can help with weight management. Simply >substituting a packet of tabletop sweetener with aspartame for two >teaspoons of sugar three times daily—in coffee, on cereal and in ice tea, >for example—adds up to a savings of about 100 calories. >In addition, a 3-year scientific study done at Harvard Medical School >showed that aspartame was a valuable aid to a long-term weight management >program that included diet and physical activity. > >How does aspartame help people with diabetes? >Aspartame offers people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes greater variety >and flexibility in budgeting their total carbohydrate intake and helps >them satisfy their taste for sweets without affecting blood sugar. People >with diabetes are more likely to stick with a healthful meal plan when >they can include foods they enjoy. In addition, consuming products with >aspartame can reduce calories, which helps people with diabetes manage >their weight. > >Is there any truth to the negative information about aspartame I see on >the Internet or in the media? >No. Negative allegations that aspartame may be associated with numerous >ailments are not based on science. Unfortunately, urban myths about >aspartame continue to be circulated over the Internet. Aspartame-sweetened >products offer yet another choice for those individuals who want to limit >calories and moderate sugar intake but not sacrifice great taste. >The safety of aspartame has been proven numerous times and has been backed >by more than three decades of research and 200 scientific studies. >Recently, several governments and expert committees carefully evaluated >the Internet allegations and found them to be false, reconfirming the >safety of aspartame. Leading health authorities, such as the American >Medical Association, the American Dietetic Association, and the American >Diabetes Association, agree that aspartame is safe. > > >The American >Dietetic >Association >Knowledge Center > >SueW writes: >>I got the idea of "grading" your letter from you - you felt it was >>appropriate to criticize our approach when we presented scientific >>information and apparently felt your criticisms were helpful so I just >>returned the favor. It is very true that making simple grammatical errors >>definitely hurts an attempt to present information well. >>Now that we have both "helped each other" by criticizing the presentation of >>information, how about you addressing some of the scientific, cited issues >>about aspartame brought up by myself and Dr Betty? :) >>Sue >>----- Original Message ----- >This is the Becky of the Food Syndicate > >Becky Billingsley >The Food Syndicate >www.TheFoodSyndicate.com >Food is Fun! >20 Apache Trail >Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 >843-293-1501