Male infertility is often due to disabled sperm, including low sperm count syndrome, which is likely caused by environmental changes or changes in lifestyle and eating habits that have occurred over the past 30 years, according to one researcher.

In the study, 16 rats were spilt into four groups. One group was fed water while the other groups were fed varying levels of aspartame, an artificial sweetener.

Aspartame, which was created in the United States in 1965, is used in such brands as Equal and Nutrasweet and is found in a number of low-calorie foods and drinks.

Results showed that water-fed mice had an average of 25 percent healthy sperm, while the other groups averaged only 16 percent healthy sperm.

Even small doses of less than one-thousandth of accepted safety levels had adverse effects on sperm levels, according to researchers.

Some experts, as well as food giant Ajinomoto, which has a patent to use aspartame in food manufacturing, were skeptical of the study’s findings because only a small sample of animals was used and the study only lasted one week.

More studies are needed to determine whether artificial sweeteners actually cause a drop in sperm counts, according to researchers.

Tokyo Mainichi Daily News April 14, 2003

It makes absolutely no sense to me why anyone would consume this junk. To me, there is just no excuse to use these artificial sweeteners. If you are still using them, eliminating them from your diet would go a long way toward improving your health.

The components of aspartame may lead to a wide variety of ailments including birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders, epilepsy/seizures and migraines.

Your body does not do well with regular sugar, let alone synthetic sugar substitutes. About 70 percent of the population suffers from an excess of insulin, which is often marked by excess weight, high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol. Nearly all of these people would benefit from avoiding ANY sweeteners, even including herbal sweeteners like Stevia, until their signs of excess insulin resolve.

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