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2025-04-18 01:13:59 UTC - HELPFUL
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Aspartame, while sweet, doesn't provide calories or energy to ants, so they mostly ignore it—not because it’s toxic, but because it’s not food for them: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/nutrition/taste-science-aspartame https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/food-health/aspartame-bitter-sweet-controversy https://www.preventatl.com/aspartame/ Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/aspartame-and-other-sweeteners-food https://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/corporate_publications/files/factsheetaspartame.pdf NO valid evidence links aspartame to major health risks: https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/no-proven-health-risks-from-aspartame-but-also-no-proven-benefits/ https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/aspartame.html https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition-you-asked/aspartame-possible-carcinogen
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