It's a question nutritionists and oncologists here at the Smilow Cancer Hospital get asked often, and the answer is not as clear as you might hope. What is aspartame? Aspartame is one of several ...

amid popular concern that aspartame causes cancer and other health problems. Do these claims actually hold water? In its Reactions video series, the American Chemical Society put the rumors to ...

In 2023, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” For the new study, mice were fed food ...

Pigi Cipelli for The New York Times How much evidence is there of the link between aspartame and cancer? The new classification is based on limited evidence from three observational studies of ...

However, there have long been concerns about the health dangers of aspartame. In 2023, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that aspartame is "possibly carcinogenic to ...

The FDA categorizes aspartame as "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) and has approved its use as a food additive. Despite ...

Aspartame is estimated to be more than 150 times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used as a sugar replacement. | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

However, in a 2022 population study of 102,856 adults in France, researchers highlighted an association between the sweeteners ace K and aspartame and an increased overall cancer risk. The ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds a link between higher risk for cardiovascular disease as the artificial sweetener aspartame. SabdiZ/Getty Images Artificial sweeteners have long been used as ...

In fact, calls for a ban began back in the 70s, following research from the University of Sussex linking aspartame consumption to a heightened risk of brain damage, liver and lung cancer, brain ...

However, new research published in Cell Metabolism shows that aspartame, one of the most common sugar substitutes, may impact vascular health. The team of cardiovascular health experts and ...