The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer
The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer
Get ready for an earful about the health risks of Diet Coke, Trident gum, Equal, and other sugar-free items.
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No they aren't. There's no substantial proof for it, and the body of people who are behind this label (IARC) aren't even a food safety body. They once tried to say eating red meat is "possibly" cancer-causing as well.
They once tried to say eating red meat is “possibly” cancer-causing as well.
Because it is. Whether the effect size is significant to you or not is one thing, but there is good evidence that it has a nonzero effect. Which is similarly the case here: there is evidence of effect of aspartame, but whether the effect size is significant is up to you to decide (or legislators).