One 12 oz can of diet soda also results in about 2 mg formaldehyde toxic products in the body, including formic acid, a notorious cause of birth defects.
similar levels of daily formaldehyde and formic acid, causes of birth defects, come from cigarettes, aspartame, and dark wines and liquors -- folic acid protects most people: Rich Murray 2008.07.15
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.htm
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1552
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