Poisoned by chewing gum

[Babelfish]

Yeah, you can tell she's a gym nut....or just a nut. Bound to be enjoying the exposure, and endless exercise of her entitlement

[klingon]

Aspartame is banned in Japan because of health concerns, and possibly some other countries, I can't quite remember.

In Japan all of their "diet" or no-sugar products are sweetened by stevia, a natural herb with no side effects. Which is darned good stuff, I might add. Tastes just fine and you can cook with it.
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Good point janno. I wonder why they carry on using aspartame when there is such a great alternative. Maybe it's because you can grow stevia in your own garden so nobody's making any money out of it!

I didn't see the programme referred to (so I don't know aout this woman and her strangely obsessive chewing!) but I choose to avoid aspartame. Nasty stuff.

[Laava]

Aspartame!? She should get dihydrogen monoxide banned too! It's really dangerous...

Shit dude! That stuff is fucking dangerous! I had no idea! Even tho it is mostly distributed to the public in it's watered down form, I can't believe I got suckered in to consuming so much at school and home etc. I hope it doesn't start a flood of law suits against parents and teachers/doctors etc! If ever there was a substance to be banned this is it! The purveyors should have their assets frozen immediately. I hate to rain on your parade but this serious, I didn't come down in the last shower so don't let your judgement be clouded, hail MacD for bringing this to our attention!

[more_fasterer]

Another great example of "not my fault" at work. If she was eating 8 big mac's a day, would she be blaming McD's for making her fat?

She would? Oh, never mind, carry on.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Come on, she was eating 4-8 packets of gum per day. The food safety council says you wont have a problem unless you drink 14 cans of sugar free drink per day, every day, for decades.

Everything in moderation... if you eat just carrots for a month you skin goes orange and you get sick

[janno]

Everything in moderation... if you eat just carrots for a month you skin goes orange and you get sick

Yup. Just because it's natural doesn't mean you can take huge quantities. Too much garlic causes liver failure, and after all, hemlock is natural . . .

[bert_is_evil]

Phenylalanine = bad
http://www.totse.com/en/politics/gre...swe171840.html

[vifferman]

Aritificial sweeteners and "diet" anything are the biggest con job out. Look at how many people eat all sorts of shit, then 'make it OK' by being careful to drink a can of Diet Chemicola. There must be summat addictive about aspartame and other artificial sweeteners, judging by how fast Coke Zero in the vending machine at work runs out...

I just stick to things I KNOW are addictive, like coffee, and chocolate, and beer, and sex...

[325rocket]

I know that chick! She goes to the gym I do. We call her abs.. she's a bit nutty... trains everyday and is about 40kgs... sure she's not fat but man who'd wanna cuddle up to that at night?? If you haven't seen her she's very slight. Good abs but not much else (at least not above the shoulders!!)

her name is abby and yea what the tv didnt show was how under weight she is. she trains like you wouldnt believe and doesnt eat a whole lot, not the healthiest lifestyle. i had to laugh when i saw this on tv and they would only show her neck up. shes a nice enough girl but unfortunately she seems to have 'issues'

[Hitcher]

Obsessive, attention-seeking, reactionary, brain-dead women will be the death of me. I have a list. Maybe I should change careers.

[Street Gerbil]

She's lucky she hasn't suffered the fate of another lady overindulging on chewing gum

[sunhuntin]

Aritificial sweeteners and "diet" anything are the biggest con job out. Look at how many people eat all sorts of shit, then 'make it OK' by being careful to drink a can of Diet Chemicola. There must be summat addictive about aspartame and other artificial sweeteners, judging by how fast Coke Zero in the vending machine at work runs out...

I just stick to things I KNOW are addictive, like coffee, and chocolate, and beer, and sex...

coke zero tastes like shit! i bought a bottle when it first came out. drank half, and then put the bottle in my bag while i walked to a video shop. by the time i came out, it was flat! waste of money.

col... 40kgs? id give anything to be that light! [and have tried and failed... but i am in 16 jeans!! woohoo! and thats with no exercise, which is worrying....]

[janno]

40kgs? id give anything to be that light!

Oooh, I bet you wouldn't. I got down to 46kg when I first got sick many years ago, and as I'm supposed to be at least 20kg more, I just looked like an auschwitz victim.

That cured me of fixating on any ideal number. Your curves and your smile are far more of an attraction to a potential mate than a set of hip bones, ribs and vertebrae with skin stretched over walking down the street.

Real men like curves, or so I've been told more than once

[Hitcher]

Real men like curves, or so I've been told more than once

Rubenesque.

[Bullitt]

That cured me of fixating on any ideal number. Your curves and your smile are far more of an attraction to a potential mate than a set of hip bones, ribs and vertebrae with skin stretched over walking down the street.

Real men like curves, or so I've been told more than once

Agreed