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2025-02-21 22:45:45 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
Aspartame, a low-calorie artificial sweetener, has undergone extensive safety evaluations since its approval by the FDA in 1974. The FDA, EFSA, and JECFA consistently reaffirm its safety for the general population within the ADI: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/aspartame-and-other-sweeteners-food https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/no-proven-health-risks-from-aspartame-but-also-no-proven-benefits/ https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/corporate_publications/files/factsheetaspartame.pdf https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-and-risk-assessment-results-released https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/aspartame.html https://www.preventatl.com/aspartame/ McGill on Aspartame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQpe__cb7fE&ab_channel=MatterofFacts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZT5z9YCLjQ&ab_channel=MontrealGazette https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/nutrition/taste-science-aspartame https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition-you-asked/aspartame-possible-carcinogen
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- Aspartame, a low-calorie artificial sweetener, has undergone extensive safety evaluations since its approval by the FDA in 1974. The FDA, EFSA, and JECFA consistently reaffirm its safety for the general population within the ADI: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/aspartame-and-other-sweeteners-food https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/no-proven-health-risks-from-aspartame-but-also-no-proven-benefits/ https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/corporate_publications/files/factsheetaspartame.pdf https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-and-risk-assessment-results-released https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/aspartame.html https://www.preventatl.com/aspartame/ McGill on Aspartame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQpe__cb7fE&ab_channel=MatterofFacts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZT5z9YCLjQ&ab_channel=MontrealGazette https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/nutrition/taste-science-aspartame https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition-you-asked/aspartame-possible-carcinogen
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