Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:01:11 EST
Subject: Aspartame should be banned!
To: testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov, sendige@capitol.hawaii.gov

Dear House Senate Committee:

As a physician, I have had numerous patients complain to me of symptoms they experienced from consuming products containing aspartame. For instance, I had one patient who developed paralysis of her upper arms and her upper legs. She was told that she had Multiple Sclerosis, even though her symptoms were quite unusual, but when she stopped drinking diet soda with aspartame, her symptoms completely disappeared.

There have also been many of my patients, as well as friends and family members, who had frequent headaches from consuming diet soda with aspartame. And, as soon as they stopped drinking the diet sodas, their headaches went away. This is NOT coincidence; these symptoms were a direct result of consuming aspartame.

I urge all of you to use your common sense, and to listen to the pleas of those who have written or testified to the horrors of aspartame poisoning. From the massive research done on this toxic food additive, to the countless sufferers from consuming this chemical, it is apparent that no one should be exposed to aspartame in any form.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter and I trust that you will do what is in the best interest of your constituents.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Cindy Gale
Marietta, GA 30008