re what are the problems with nutrasweet aspartame phenylketonuria is a disease in which the body cannot process phenylalanine it can build up in the blood and cause seizures and neurological damage an odd side effect is that the urine can be deeply colored like red wine people with the condition must avoid nutrasweet chocolate and anything else rich in phenylalanine aspartame is accused of having caused various vague neurological symptoms pat robertson s program the club was beating the drum against aspartame rather vigorously for about a year but that issue seems to have been pushed to the back burner for the last year or so apparently the evidence is not very strong or pat would still be flailing away
