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Sweet Misery - A Poisoned World (2005)

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Posted by Films For Action on Dec. 11, 2007
89 min - Documentary - 5382 Views

Excellent documentary showing how dangerous Aspartame - an artificial sweetener in most diet products - is to human health. From its history, to its effects this video is enough to shock anyone into really looking at their food labels next time they shop. Aspartame is a toxic food that came into the world as an investment By Donald Rumsfeld, while ignoring the deadly effects the tests showed. Take a good look at this video, it could save lives.
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