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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / August 2007ASDA, Wal-Mart's UK supermarket chain, bans artificial colors, trans fats, MSG and aspartame, Marguerite Kelly, The Washington Post: Murray 2007.08.03
ASDA, Wal-Mart's UK supermarket chain, bans artificial colors, trans fats, MSG and aspartame, Marguerite Kelly, The Washington Post: Murray 2007.08.03 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1458 " Studies show that foods that contain synthetic dyes, such as red dye 40 and yellow dyes 5 or 6, or a preservative, such as BHT, BHA or TBHQ, can disrupt the attention span or hurt the disposition of some children for hours or even days. Although these chemicals are still used in food in this country, studies in England have led Asda, Wal-Mart's supermarket chain in that country, to begin removing artificial colors, trans fats, MSG and aspartame from any foods that carry its name. Three other big chains are doing much the same, and the British school system is making major changes, too. The government no longer lets schools serve meals with high amounts of salt and fat; it has banned chocolate, sodas and low-quality meats and will no longer allow the schools to sell sweetened drinks or cakes or snacks with added sugar, salt or fat. " www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/02/AR2007080202274.html Family Almanac Too Many School Treats? By Marguerite Kelly advice@margueritekelly.com Special to The Washington Post Friday, August 3, 2007; Page C07 Q. When I was in school, birthdays were recognized in the classroom but celebrated outside school and we only had cookies at Christmas, Valentine's Day and at the end of the year. When my child went to kindergarten last year, however, he received sweet treats on Christmas and Valentine's Day as well as one or two cupcakes -- or brownies or doughnuts -- a week to celebrate the birthdays and often the half- birthdays of his classmates, a slice of cake when his teacher or the aide had a birthday and sometimes candy for good work in art, music or P.E. Since the cupcakes are often big enough for an adult, I worry about the message my son is receiving about portion control and moderation. And since these cupcakes are often laden with frosting and candy decorations, I worry about the amount of sugar, trans fats, food additives and dyes he's getting , too. I have nothing against treats now and then if I can control the ingredients and the size, but I wonder if I should stop serving the occasional dessert at home since my son gets so many sweets at school. I also don't know how much dessert a young schoolchild should get. Nutritional guides tell us how many fruits and vegetables children should eat each day, but they don't tell us how much unhealthy food they can tolerate. The opinions of other kindergarten parents varied widely last year , and they probably will vary next year, too, but shouldn't I have some say about the food my child eats at school? Or am I just being a Grinch? Answer: No, you're not being a Grinch, but you probably will be seen as an oddball if you start a cupcake war. Birthday cupcakes at school are part of the culture today. Even though parents have to fix breakfast, pack lunches and get their children to school, most of them willingly bake and frost -- or guiltily buy -- cupcakes for the class because they know it makes their birthday child feel terrific and it gives him the chance to celebrate with his friends. This is especially important to the child whose parents are too busy or too broke to give him a party at home. There's not even a good reason to deny your son these treats. A healthy child should be able to tolerate a few sweets a week at school and an occasional dessert at home. He will learn moderation in time, but let him learn it by your good example, rather than your words. Too many warnings about the danger of sweets will make your child start eating them on the sly. Your son can even have cupcakes if he's allergic or sensitive to certain foods. Most schools encourage the parents of an allergic child to leave homemade cupcakes in the school freezer for him, so the teacher can give one to him whenever a parent brings cupcakes for the class. Although you won't get anywhere with a cupcake war, you should ask the principal or the PTA to ban candy rewards at school, because it's a poor way to teach and it encourages a sweet tooth. You also should check out the school cafeteria, to see if the food is healthful enough for the children. Studies show that foods that contain synthetic dyes, such as red dye 40 and yellow dyes 5 or 6, or a preservative, such as BHT, BHA or TBHQ, can disrupt the attention span or hurt the disposition of some children for hours or even days. Although these chemicals are still used in food in this country, studies in England have led Asda, Wal-Mart's supermarket chain in that country, to begin removing artificial colors, trans fats, MSG and aspartame from any foods that carry its name. Three other big chains are doing much the same, and the British school system is making major changes, too. The government no longer lets schools serve meals with high amounts of salt and fat; it has banned chocolate, sodas and low-quality meats and will no longer allow the schools to sell sweetened drinks or cakes or snacks with added sugar, salt or fat. You and other parents may be able to make similar changes at your school if you leave petitions in libraries, clinics and health-food stores and then take these petitions to the school board when you have collected a few thousand names. If the board agrees, these changes will be much more important than a ban on cupcakes. Questions? Send them to advice@margueritekelly.com or to Box 15310, Washington, D.C. 20003. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1454 recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray 2007.08.03 "Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the facts about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment." Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@comcast.net 505-501-2298 1943 Otowi Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages group with 80 members, 1,458 posts in a public, searchable archive http://RMForAll.blogspot.com www.margueritekelly.com Marguerite Kelly Online Marguerite Kelly, columnist and author, has given thoughtful, practical parenting advice for 26 years, but as a parent, not an expert. Little girl in rain by Katy Kelly Marguerite Kelly published her first parenting advice in 1975, when she co-authored The Mother's Almanac, still billed by Doubleday as "the most complete book ever written about loving and living with small children." Since then this much-imitated 'bible' for parents, revised by Marguerite in 1992, has sold more than 800,000 copies, been quoted on everything from Hollywood Squares to Sleepyime Tea, been a Book of the Month selection and the recipient of the prestigious Parents' Choice award. In 1989, Marguerite published The Mother's Almanac II about children from 6 to 12, which Doubleday now calls The Mother's Almanac Goes to School. Illustrated by her daughter, Katy Kelly, it is at least as comprehensive as its predecessor, was also a Book of the Month selection and a Parents' Choice winner and has 92,000 copies in print. Her third book, Marguerite Kelly's Family Almanac, also illustrated by Katy Kelly, is a 608-page compilation of columns, essays and mother's wisdom, which was published by Simon and Schuster in 1994 and called "a classic in its own right" by the Library Journal. Marguerite is now writing Where Do We Go From Here? for Tarcher/ Putnam, to help parents identify the physical or psychological causes of their child's behavior problems and the best ways to correct them. Click here to learn more about Marguerite's books and how to purchase them on-line. Marguerite has also written her nationally syndicated column "The Family Almanac" in The Washington Post since 1979. To see those columns, click here. In addition, Marguerite has written two columns for Family Life magazine, contributed to an advice column in Woman's Day and written for the New York Times Magazine, Family Circle, Parents, Harper's Bazaar, Ladies Home Journal, Traditional Home, the Weekly Standard and other publications. Click here to see two examples of her award-winning column and "A Mother's Prayer" as it appeared in The Mother's Almanac Goes to School. She has also appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows, including Good Morning America, CBS Morning, CNN, NPR, and Lifetime, has promoted parenting concepts (but not products) for Minute Maid, MCI and Disney Babies, and lectures extensively. In addition, Marguerite served on the boards of a settlement house and of the D.C. Public Library for many years, founded the Literary Friends of the D.C. Public Library and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. She and her husband, author and journalist Tom Kelly, live on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on the block where he was born and their four children grew up. All are married now and have children of their own. Katy, the mother of two daughters, is a senior editor of US News and World Report and the author of Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me; Meg, the mother of a daughter and a son, lives in Suffern, N.Y. and is an two-time Emmy-winning writer; and Nell, who also has two young sons, lives in Darien, Conn., and teaches kindergarten at a charter school in Norwalk. Their son Michael, a father of two small boys -- an author, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, editorial advisor of the National Journal and editor-at-large of the Atlantic Monthly -- was an embedded reporter in Iraq, when he was killed while trying to escape enemy fire. Michael's first book was Martyrs' Day: Chronicle of a Small War. His second book, published posthumously is called Things Worth Fighting For, a collection of some of his best writing. To contact Marguerite Kelly with your questions and comments, please send her an e-mail at: advice@margueritekelly.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1454 recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray 2008.03 "Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the facts about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment." Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@comcast.net 505-501-2298 1943 Otowi Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages group with 80 members, 1,458 posts in a public, searchable archive http://RMForAll.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1395 Aspartame Controversy, in Wikipedia democratic encyclopedia, 72 references (including AspartameNM # 864 and 1173 by Murray), brief fair summary of much more research: Murray 2007.01.01 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1453 Souring on fake sugar (aspartame), Jennifer Couzin, Science 2007.07.06: 4 page letter to FDA from 12 eminent USA toxicologists re two Ramazzini Foundation cancer studies 2007.06.25: Murray 2007.07.18 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1451 Artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose) and coloring agents will be banned from use in newly-born and baby foods, the European Parliament decided: Latvia ban in schools 2006: Murray 2007.07.12 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1437 stevia to be approved and cyclamates limited by Food Standards Australia New Zealand: JMC Geuns critiques of two recent stevia studies by Nunes: Murray 2007.05.29 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1427 more from The Independent, UK, Martin Hickman, re ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores) and Marks & Spencer ban of aspartame, MSG, artificial chemical additives and dyes to prevent ADHD in kids: Murray 2007.05.16 http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2548747.ece http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1426 ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores WMT.N) and Marks & Spencer will join Tesco and also Sainsbury to ban and limit aspartame, MSG, artificial flavors dyes preservatives additives, trans fats, salt "nasties" to protect kids from ADHD: leading UK media: Murray 2007.05.15 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1438 Coca-Cola and Cargill Inc., after years of development, with 24 patents, will soon sell rebiana (stevia) in drinks and foods: Murray 2007.05.31 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1277 50% UK baby food is now organic - aspartame or MSG with food dyes harm nerve cells, CV Howard 3 year study funded by Lizzy Vann, CEO, Organix Brands, Children's Food Advisory Service: Murray 2006.01.13 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1271 combining aspartame and quinoline yellow, or MSG and brilliant blue, harms nerve cells, eminent C. Vyvyan Howard et al, 2005 education.guardian.co.uk, Felicity Lawrence: Murray 2005.12.21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1417 formaldehyde as a potent unexamined cofactor in cancer research - sources include methanol, dark wines and liquors, aspartame, wood and tobacco smoke: IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans implicate formaldehyde in #88 and alcohol drinks in #96: some related abstracts: Murray 2007.05.15 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1286 methanol products (formaldehyde and formic acid) are main cause of alcohol hangover symptoms [same as from similar amounts of methanol, the 11% part of aspartame]: YS Woo et al, 2005 Dec: Murray 2006.01.20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1143 methanol (formaldehyde, formic acid) disposition: Bouchard M et al, full plain text, 2001: substantial sources are degradation of fruit pectins, liquors, aspartame, smoke: Murray 2005.04.02 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1447 second study by expert Greek team of neurotoxicity in infant rats by aspartame (or its parts, methanol, phenylalanine, aspartic acid), KH Schulpis et al, Toxicology 2007.05.18: Murray 2007.07.04 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1444 expert Greek group finds aspartame (or its parts, methanol, phenylalanine, aspartic acid) harm infant rat brain enzyme activity, KH Schulpis et al, Pharmacol. Res. 2007.05.13: Murray 2007.06.23 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1414 effect of aspartame on oncogene and suppressor gene expressions in mice, Katalin Gambos, Istvan Ember, et al, University of Pecs, Hungary, In Vivo 2007 Jan; scores of their relevant past studies since 1977: Murray 2007.04.14 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1373 aspartame rat brain toxicity re cytochrome P450 enzymes, especially CYP2E1, Vences-Mejia A, Espinosa-Aguirre JJ et al, 2006 Aug, Hum Exp Toxicol: relevant abstracts re formaldehyde from methanol in alcohol drinks: Murray 2006.09.29 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340 aspartame groups and books: updated research review of 2004.07.16: Murray 2006.05.11 Dark wines and liquors, as well as aspartame, provide similar levels of methanol, above 120 mg daily, for long-term heavy users, 2 L daily, about 6 cans. Within hours, methanol is inevitably largely turned into formaldehyde, and thence largely into formic acid -- the major causes of the dreaded symptoms of "next morning" hangover. Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame in 2 L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg methanol (wood alcohol). If 30% of the methanol is turned into formaldehyde, the amount of formaldehyde, 37 mg, is 18.5 times the USA EPA limit for daily formaldehyde in drinking water, 2.0 mg in 2 L average daily drinking water. It is a general ban not targeted or started because of any of the lies and myths spouted and perpetuated by the nut case and troll rich murray. > It is a general ban not targeted or started because of any of the lies > and myths spouted and perpetuated by the nut case and troll rich > murray. > > Mo, notice in Betty/Ricjk tradition, they are quoting their OWN websites. Nothing Murry and crew says should EVER be beleived. It usually is made up out of whole cloth The only link not to their own sites is one to an "advice" piece by a fruitcake who lists LOTS of phony statements about foods. >> It is a general ban not targeted or started because of any of the lies >> and myths spouted and perpetuated by the nut case and troll rich [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >The only link not to their own sites is one to an "advice" piece by a >fruitcake who lists LOTS of phony statements about foods. A case of overdone or excess behavior is good reason to not trust any person. or their postings. Some of the crap can do great harm or waste yyou hard earned assets. The internet gives the nuts a way to be "ON". anyone can get attention by yell "fire". Don't get sucked in. . > > It is a general ban not targeted or started because of any of the lies > > and myths spouted and perpetuated by the nut case and troll rich [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > The only link not to their own sites is one to an "advice" piece by a > fruitcake who lists LOTS of phony statements about foods. it's also spin. ASDA are removing a lot of synthetic colouring from their products, and moving on to sucralose as their bulk sweetener, simply due to the fact that they think there are better alternatives available. NOT because they have an issue wih aspartame. The products involved (which I actually buy, BTW) now have sucralose and natural colourings as they taste better and don't have the dreaded E- number colourings. ASDA still carries aspartame and products sweetened by it, including their own-label sweeteners in granule or tablet form. They just changed their own brand derink stuff as somthing better was on offer. Ratty Hey guys, you know, I'm just a water boy in this debate, with no credentials at all in medical research. Your dedication, clarity, and certitude in protecting fellow diabetics from deceitful, probably insane manipulators is commendable. Why not warn all the reporters and researchers that I quote and give emails for, so they are not at risk of taking my reviews seriously? Also, be diligent about correcting Google Groups Search's glaring blunder in listing my post of June 19 first of 151,000 posts for "aspartame". In mutual service, Rich recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray 2007.07.19 Group: misc.health.alternative Rich Murray rmfor...@comcast.net misc health alternative alt support diet recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray 2007.07.19 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1454 "Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the facts ... Jul 19 by Rich Murray - 2 messages - 2 authors LAWSUITS ACCUSE MANY COMPANIES OF POISONING THE PUBLIC WITH ... Group: misc.health.alternative Why should anyone be surprised that an anti-aspartame site has a lie on the front page? According to Alexa it is not ranked in the top 5 million most ... So you obviously haven't read Dr Bowen's monologue how aspartame nearly cost him his life. Wha I especially like is how this answer bears no relation wo what ... Apr 13 2004 by Jan - 47 messages - 20 authors Wiki - was: aspartame bans, tis more an avalanche than a trend ... Group: alt.support.diabetes Rich Murray rmfor...@comcast.net alt support diabetes alt support diabetes uk recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray 2007.07.30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1454 "Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the ... Jul 30 by Rich Murray ASPARTAME pericolo per la SALUTE? Group: it.comp.console.playstation Dieta & salute Ultimo aggiornamento: 10/05/06 Pericolo ASPARTAME o (E591) La notizia non ? da poco. L'aspartame, dolcificante artificiale utilizzato in migliaia di prodotti dietetici, sarebbe cancerogeno. A sostenerlo uno studio condotto su ratti dall'equipe di ricercatori del Centro di ricerca sul cancro della ... Jul 16 by Paolo C. Aspartame: Still Safe After all these years! Group: misc.health.alternative There is no evidence that aspartame in any way causes, provokes, mimics or worsens MS. This series of allegations are almost totally without foundation. They are rabidly inaccurate and scandalously misinformative." -David Squillacote, MD, Senior Medical Advisor for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation ... Jul 18 by The One True Zhen Jue - 8 messages - 4 authors FDA says unmoved by aspartame/cancer report Group: misc.health.alternative Italian researchers published a new study last week that showed aspartame -- widely used in soft drinks -- might cause leukemia, lymphoma and breast cancer in rats. "This is the second study by the same lab showing that aspartame causes cancer in rats," Center for Science in the Public Interest executive director ... Jul 31 by Tim Campbell - 2 messages - 2 authors Aspartame Disease Mimics MS: Aspartame Lawsuits against some ... Group: alt.support.mult-sclerosis HJ Roberts position paper, MS or Aspartame Disease. Aspartame Lawsuits Filed Against Some of World's Largest Companies For Poisoning Consumers Leading Fortune 500 Companies, Coke, Pepsi, Walmart, Kraft General Foods, etc. filed against for knowingly poisoning the public with aspartame SACRAMENTO, CA (PRWEB) April ... Apr 12 2004 by Michael Aspartame Group: alt.support.diet Aspartame disease is a world plague and as mentioned in the email below HJ Roberts, MD has already finished a 1000 page medical text on the world plague. The famed John Olney, MD, who founded the field of neuroscience called excitotoxicity did studies on aspartic acid in l970 and found that it caused lesions in the ... Mar 27 2001 by C.Frilegh Aspartame v Fibromyalgia and Arthritis Group: alt.med.fibromyalgia Not saying I go out of my way to eat Aspartame... or any other man- made chemical additives. And there are still medical doctors out there who believe what you've written. Just saying the scientific evidence to back the notion just isn't there in reproducible numbers. "Mark Gold" <mg...@shelltown.net> wrote in ... Jul 27 2002 by Randy recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray ... Group: misc.health.alternative comcast.net> wrote: recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray 2007.07.19http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1454 "Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the facts about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment. ... Jul 20 by dkw12002@yahoo.com - 2 messages - 2 authors ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// M?ck?? On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:32:37 -0700, Rich Murray <rmforall@comcast.net> wrote: It is a general ban not targeted or started because of any of the lies and myths spouted and perpetuated by the nut case and troll rich murray. Aug 3, 12:05 pm Newsgroups: alt.support.diabetes, alt.support.diabetes.uk From: M?ck?? <tro...@renotworthsaving.net> Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:05:21 -0400 Local: Fri, Aug 3 2007 12:05 pm Subject: Re: ASDA, Wal-Mart's UK supermarket chain, bans artificial colors, trans fats, MSG and aspartame, Marguerite Kelly, The Washington Post: Murray 2007.08.03 Note: The author of this message requested that it not be archived. This message will be removed from Groups in 4 days (Aug 10, 12:05 pm). On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:32:37 -0700, Rich Murray <rmfor...@comcast.net> wrote: It is a general ban not targeted or started because of any of the lies and myths spouted and perpetuated by the nut case and troll rich murray. ted rosenberg M?ck?? wrote: Mo, notice in Betty/Ricjk tradition, they are quoting their OWN websites. Nothing Murry and crew says should EVER be beleived. It usually is made up out of whole cloth The only link not to their own sites is one to an "advice" piece by a fruitcake who lists LOTS of phony statements about foods. g...@consolidated.net Aug 3, 1:03 pm Newsgroups: alt.support.diabetes From: g...@consolidated.net Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:03:53 -0500 Local: Fri, Aug 3 2007 1:03 pm Subject: Re: ASDA, Wal-Mart's UK supermarket chain, bans artificial colors, trans fats, MSG and aspartame, Marguerite Kelly, The Washington Post: Murray 2007.08.03 On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:39:51 -0400, ted rosenberg A case of overdone or excess behavior is good reason to not trust any person. or their postings. Some of the crap can do great harm or waste yyou hard earned assets. The internet gives the nuts a way to be "ON". anyone can get attention by yell "fire". 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