Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group
Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group
Guidelines on Diet Coke ingredient from consultants tied to alleged industry front group an ‘obvious conflict of interest’, report says
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I don’t get it. What would be Coke’s motive here? Wouldn’t they be cutting into their own sales if aspartame was shown as terrible for you?
They released the study that said it wasn’t so bad. That article was a mashed wreck, though, so I could be mistaken
If it's the report I think they're referring to, it basically said Aspartame is possibly carcinogenic but safe at normal consumption levels.
It raised a lot of doubt around Aspartame being carcinogenic without going so far as to deem it non carcinogenic, concluding that more studies are needed.
I wouldn't call it overwhelmingly positive for Coke but it's not hurting them.
There have been dozens of studies over multiple decades looking into aspartame and have found it isn't carcinogenic. One Coke-funded study one way or the other doesn't change the massive body of research.
If the truth is that it's a carcinogen, a WHO report saying it's fine in small amounts would be overwhelmingly positive for Coke, I'd say. Just like tobacco companies being behind the studies showing the "healthiness" of vaping as an alternative, even though it might decrease cigarette sales a bit.