Scientific question for Mr X....

[DanielBishop]

Just wondering....

There have been a lot of studies which demonstrate that aspartame is dangerous/carcinogenic to rats. But you seem to dismiss the notion that it's dangerous to humans, because you haven't seen any study done on humans which substantiates these claims. As I recall, you emphasised the words "on humans"....

Yet you have based your Bulking Up Basics pt 2 on a study done not on humans, but rats.

???

 

[T-800]

i know this wasn't directed at me, but...

i drink a bunch of protein drinks every day. why consume a questionable substance when you don't have to? i buy naturade protein powder. it has absolutely no artificial anything. yeah, it doesn't taste great, but i'm not drinking it for taste anyway. i'm drinking it to build muscle; i just gulp it down...no biggie.

 

[DanielBishop]

That's great.

I'm the same way.... I try to avoid aspartame where I can, just in case. I'm not fussy about taste either. It's not really the issue of aspartame itself that I'm asking about.... just his reasons behind basing part of his dieting philosophy on studies not done on humans, while disregarding other claims because he hasn't seen studies done on humans.

It's not a criticism of Mr X, by any means.... I mean, who I am to criticise him?? I'm just a curious person.

 

[Mr.X]

Just wondering....

There have been a lot of studies which demonstrate that aspartame is dangerous/carcinogenic to rats. But you seem to dismiss the notion that it's dangerous to humans, because you haven't seen any study done on humans which substantiates these claims. As I recall, you emphasised the words "on humans"....

Yet you have based your Bulking Up Basics pt 2 on a study done not on humans, but rats.

???

There is a big difference. The studies done w/ asp. are outright ludicrous because the amounts of the substance given to the rats are about 1000-1mil more (comparative) than a human would be able to consume in their whole lifetime, unless you ate bags of sweet and low 55times a day I see this as an impossible feat of assumptions.

In general studies on rats are fairly accurate, but when someone claims a substance is carcinogenic they better be able to put their money where their mouth is and do some human research. When you come out into the scientific community and run your mouth off about cancer, rats aren't going to prove anything. They are only a mere shadow of what might happen.

My study in the manual is based on glucose and caloric uptake, which is basically very similar in all mammals.

Mr.X

 

[DanielBishop]

Makes sense.

I was just curious about that.... hope you didn't take it the wrong way. I have nothing but respect for you.

 

[Mr.X]

.... hope you didn't take it the wrong way. I have nothing but respect for you.

Never thought of it that way...
of course I know you're curious

Mr.X