Aspartame Dangers and Side Effects
…Unless you are eating nothing but protein and no carbs, eating high amounts of it is going to overexcite your nervous system and even if you do eat it on an empty stomach you are going to experience some excitation. This excitation is what led me to use amino acids. Eating on an empty stomach permits the glucogenic amino acids to be converted into glucose via gluconeogenesis.
This is why there were lawsuits against companies producing aspartame.
I tried a higher protein diet and cutting the carbs but this simply did not work for me and I had already overdosed on glutamic acid once, the other reason I was taking amino acids. It did make sense that eating the protein on an empty stomach would work better but some of the peptides were so readily absorbed and faster acting that I could not use them.
I wondered how so few amino acids could possibly be of benefit to good health as stated in the RDA for them and after having read many articles on various amounts of protein needed for adequate health and after having purchased them and taking them according to the RDA, I did not feel I was getting enough protein in my diet and was eating vegetarian. I did not take into account not getting enough fat or carbs. I was getting protein from other sources such as legumes and vegetables. I decided the RDA was not enough.
I will add that taking smaller amounts of the peptide proteins may be better but I still was unable to tolerate then as levels increased during the daily intake. So from my experience, whey would be contraindicated for people with autism and I would venture to say that even milk is a problem for autistics. In taking aminos I would also suggest low levels of phenylalanine which also tends to cause some excitation.
Having done all of this, I have come to one conclusion I haven’t read and that is, it seems we may not even need to take in high doses of protein everyday considering all of the other things we consume such as carbs which are derived from protein as cells and some organs do store amino acids. Our bodies will signal us when we need to get more of something in our diets.
Following some of the Atkins recommendations I have put on 50 pounds of fat and now I am having a difficult time getting it off. I reduced my carbs and then my metabolism just slowed to a crawl and I have barely been getting my BMR for calories. Lipolysis takes longer to produce ATP and by the time you get enough your brain and muscle stores could be depleted and you incur brain or muscle damage, not to mention high blood pressure which can lead to aneurysm or other vascular damage. Not only does it cause those problems but one becomes more sedentary in an attempt to preserve muscle stores of glycogen and accommodate the slow production of ATP from fat. While fat may produce more ATP than carbs, it is not the bodies more advantageous source of ATP the energy of life. For one who sits behind a desk all day, a reasonable amount of fat over carbs may be the best remedy for weight gain and satiation, not for active people. My experience in the past with the higher fat, although I was not doing the Atkins, it was simply what I was consuming, my body started to breakdown muscle protein to get the carbs I needed in my youth as I was more active and lipolysis was not working. I lost a lot of muscle as a result. Carbs do prevent muscle breakdown. Since some protein does get converted to glucose one could sustain themselves on a higher protein diet if one can tolerate the excitatory amino acids they contain or one finds a source that works better such a casein.
I am sticking to my higher carb diet. It has worked for me in the past so why did I bother changing it? There was a need.
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