Let Them Eat Cake? A Historical Analysis of FDA's Decision to Approve Aspartame

Let Them Eat Cake? A Historical Analysis of FDA's Decision to Approve Aspartame

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Let Them Eat Cake? A Historical Analysis of FDA's Decision to Approve Aspartame

dc.contributor.advisor	Hutt, Peter Barton	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Stout, Laura P.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-07T03:10:47Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Let Them Eat Cake? A Historical Analysis of FDA's Decision to Approve Aspartame (1997 Third Year Paper)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8846766
dc.description.abstract	That sugar occupies a cherished role in the human diet hardly needs mention. After all, nearly 2,500 tastebuds located at the tip of the human tongue are dedicated to the pursuit of sweetness. The first recorded mention of sugar, a description of a crown of glistening sugar crystals, dates back to a sacred Hindu text from 800 B.C. Of course, the sumptuous deserts and candies which fulfill our sugar cravings come at a high caloric cost, a cost which has become less and less affordable to the growing millions who seek to watch their weight. As far back as the mid 1800's, people recognized the tension between the desire to eat delicious foods, and the often contravening desire to eat healthfully. It is not surprising, therefore, that the intersection of the dietary movement with the human sweet tooth would eventually lead to a demand for low calorie artificial sweeteners.	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dash.license	LAA	en_US
dc.subject	Food and Drug Law	en
dc.subject	food safety	en
dc.subject	toxicity	en
dc.subject	food additives	en
dc.subject	aspartame	en
dc.subject	FDA	en
dc.title	Let Them Eat Cake? A Historical Analysis of FDA's Decision to Approve Aspartame	en
dc.type	Paper (for course/seminar/workshop)	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-06-07T03:10:47Z