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2023-07-11 12:47:49 UTC - HELPFUL
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Aspartame is in Group 2B, the IARC's lowest-risk classification "POSSIBLY carcinogenic to humans" https://monographs.iarc.who.int/agents-classified-by-the-iarc/ This group also includes aloe vera and pickled vegetables. Higher-risk groups include red meat, preserved meat, hot drinks, alcohol, and being a hairdresser. https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications https://monographs.iarc.who.int/agents-classified-by-the-iarc/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/whos-cancer-research-agency-say-aspartame-sweetener-possible-carcinogen-sources-2023-06-29/ https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2015/10/26/processed-meat-and-cancer-what-you-need-to-know/
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