When you see someone sitting on the sidewalk, tired, alone and depressed, ask him if he is drinking soft drinks. It is not what Mother Nature wants us to eat. It is interesting to note that the serotonin levels in hyperactive children are inherently lower than in normal kids. Their hyperactivity is lessened when their serotonin levels rise. This, along with many other factors, makes one wonder about the epidemic of tragic school shootings and other youth violence currently ravaging our country.
Young people consume far more soft drinks and sugarless chewing gum than the adult population.
Dentists advise them to do so to prevent cavities. Many teenage girls, self-conscious of their weight, practically live off diet products. These facts are especially relevant when one examines the escalation in reports of young mothers murdering their newborn infants. In researching this report, I contacted Mary Stoddard, head of the Aspartame Consumer Safety Network. That, coupled with the fact that many children have also received daily doses of it following birth in the form of mother's milk, children's vitamins and antibiotics, bubblegums, jello, puddings, yogurts, frozen treats etc. makes one wonder what life will be like for them and those around them as they mature into adulthood.