Aspartame and Cancer Link
BBC News reports on a link between the artificial sweetener aspartame and leukemia in rodents.
Compared with control rats given no sweetener, many of the female rats in the experiment developed lymphomas or leukaemias - the risk increasing with the dose of aspartame.
Dr Elaine Vickers, cancer information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "If a risk to humans does exist, it will almost certainly be very small."
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The aspartame scare has been rearing its head for years. The more we talk about it the more likely someone will do the appropriate independent research.
ReplyThanks.
I can feel the tumors growing. I need to cut back, I'm such a artificial sweetener junkie.
ReplyYes. Avoid Aspartame, AND Avoid Sucralose. They are bad for you. Try instead: Stevia or a bit of brown sugar or organic maple syrup.
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