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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aspartame, an artificial sweetener 200 times as potent as regular granulated sugar, is used in thousands of products on grocery ...

We've all heard that too much sugar isn't good for us. That's one reason sugar substitutes like aspartame have become so popular. But when it comes to aspartame, many people — and science — wonder ...

Aspartame is in more than 6,000 products. Here's what the FDA, WHO and dietitians say about safety limits, PKU warnings and better sweetener alternatives.

What do diet soft drinks, sweetened toothpaste, cough drops, sugary cereals, ice cream and yogurt have in common? They may all be sources of aspartame, an artificial sweetener approximate 200 times ...

The non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener aspartame has been linked to potential problems with memory and learning, according to a study from the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine. In the ...

Despite the World Health Organization’s recent warning about it, aspartame doesn’t pose a cancer risk, the FDA and industry experts insist — but given that the artificial sweetener is used in many ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its official statement this week on the potential health risks of aspartame, with a committee classifying the non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener as "possibly ...

The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking ...

According to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly ...

WASHINGTON — Aspartame, the popular artificial sweetener in diet sodas and chewing gums, may possibly cause cancer — but the risk appears to be very low for occasional consumers of these products, ...

Aspartame is a widely used artificial sweetener that has been linked to pediatric and adolescent migraines. Upon ingestion, aspartame is broken, converted, and oxidized into formaldehyde in various ...