Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients

Aspartame-induced dyspnea and pulmonary hypertension.

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients | January 1, 2003 | Copyright

Abstract

Unexplained shortness of breath represents an increasing clinical challenge. The frequency and severity of dyspnea in patients with reactions to widely-used aspartame products, coupled with a pertinent fatal case of pulmonary hypertension, appear to provide new insights concerning treatment and causation.

Data Base

Significant dyspnea was a primary complaint in 110 of 1200 persons (9 percent) with reactions to aspartame products; it could not be attributed to known lung or heart disorders. The majority were weight-conscious women in their 20s…

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