Do You Trust the FDA?

By Tanya A. Crosby Recently, a visitor to DORway wrote to me and asked (quite irately), “Do you honestly think that the Food and Drug Administration would allow a dangerous substance to be put in food over the last 30 years without absolute proof that it is HARMLESS?” Forget aspartame for the moment; ever hear [...]

Written on August 6, 2010 | Posted in Featured Article | 3 comments

Straight Talk About Aspartame

By Tanya A. Crosby Straight Talk About Aspartame Is aspartame poisoning an urban myth? Some doctors say so, the FDA says so, and snopes says so. Why would they say it was safe if it wasn’t true? “Above all else, do no harm.” Ever hear that phrase? It’s from the Hippocratic Oath. Too bad not [...]

Written on September 16, 2009 | Posted in Featured Article | 2 comments