Reply #7: the difference between spinach and aspartame [View All]

[noamnety]

Is that spinach contains fiber, calcium, iron, folate and vitamin A and C.
Aspartame doesn't contain anything beneficial - it ONLY contains harmful substances. Or, if you like, potentially harmful substances. Eating a chemical is not equivalent to eating a vegetable, even if they both consist of molecules found in nature.

Trying to equate the two in any way is disingenuous. It's like reading a great book that taught you a lot - and in the process getting a huge papercut - vs. taking an xacto knife and just slicing your finger.

I don't know where you are meeting people who freak out, or scream that "IT's GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU!" It sounds like you have interesting friends.

If the chemicals, additives, preservatives, artificial coloring and artificial flavoring don't add any nutritional value to a food, then it's fair to say the only thing they add in the processing is health risk.