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Aspartame & Saccharin: debate continues.(possible health effects of sugar substitutes)(Brief article)
Ever since the government first approved aspartame for use in 1981, debate has raged about its possible risks. Contrary to Internet reports, health authorities say there's no credible evidence that aspartame causes seizures, lupus, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, severe allergic reactions, or several other maladies.
Whether aspartame contributes to cancer is more controversial. In two large European studies published in 2005 and 2007, researchers found that feeding rats aspartame at simulated doses at or below levels considered safe for humans increased the rats' risk of leukemia, lymphoma, and breast cancer.
More than 100 other studies on aspartame have found no increased risk to the average human. Some consumer advocates have called on the FDA to reevaluate aspartame's safety, but the agency says it sees no reason to alter its position that ...
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- European Food Safety Authority Re-Confirms Safety of Aspartame.
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...reconsidering its [aspartame's] use in...the National Toxicology Program, the US government...consumption of aspartame-containing...the National Toxicology Program designed to evaluate whether aspartame is capable of...
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- Newspaper article from: Food Chemical News Clapp, Stephen September 17, 2007 700+ words
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- Overwhelming Scientific Evidence Confirms Safety of Aspartame.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 12, 2006 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 4, 2006 700+ words
...amp; Consumption of Aspartame, in which researchers...parallels the rise in aspartame consumption. Further...conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) designed to evaluate whether aspartame is capable of causing...
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- News wire article from: Chemical Business Newsbase May 5, 2006 700+ words
...lymphoma with aspartame use. The design...the National Toxicology Program (NTP), the...those who use aspartame. Additionally...the National Toxicology Program (NTP) designed...evaluate whether aspartame is capable...
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- Magazine article from: Food Trade Review April 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Defending aspartame.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
- Magazine article from: Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine Nabors, Lyn December 1, 2006 700+ words
...studies support the safety of aspartame. Its safety has been reaffirmed...carcinogenicity assessments of aspartame, as well as a recent assessment...carried out by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and the extensive...other studies confirming aspartame safety. * The methodology...
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- Magazine article from: Food Trade Review May 1, 2006 700+ words
...amp; Consumption of Aspartame, in which researchers...parallels the rise in aspartame consumption. Further...conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) designed to evaluate whether aspartame is capable of causing...