Dr. H. J. Roberts
Biography:
H. J. Roberts, M.D., is a world expert on aspartame and testified before congress. In l984 he was selected as the best doctor in the U.S. He wrote the medical text, Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic. He is a diabetic specialist. He is now 83 years old, and still writing, having almost completed "The Manifesto". He has written several books and has many tapes on aspartame. He is the one who coined the term "aspartame disease".
Past Shows:
Aspartame Special
In a special on the dangers of the artificial sweetener aspartame, Dr. Betty Martini was joined by a panel of experts throughout the evening. Aspartame, which she described as addictive, can cause a number of problems that people might not realize stem from its consumption, including headaches, dizziness, mood change, and joint pain. Its effects can be slow and subtle, but quite serious-- sometimes leading to miscarriages and seizures, she said. Consumer representative James Turner spoke about the history of aspartame and its pathway to approval. A public inquiry held in 1980 ruled it shouldn't be marketed because of its association with brain tumors, but Donald Rumsfeld (who served as head of the pharmaceutical company G. D. Searle at the time) managed to engineer its approval, he recounted. Stephen Fox, a consumer advocate, discussed efforts to get aspartame rescinded from the market, and suggested a new FDA commissioner was needed to carry this through. He recomme ... More »
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