Outdated Medical Advice Nutrition Medicine

Artificial sweeteners like aspartame cause cancer

Extensive safety testing shows acceptable safety at typical intake levels

Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are toxic and cause cancer.

FDA approval is based on decades of safety testing. Aspartame is safe at ADI (acceptable daily intake) levels. Some studies claim risk but larger meta-analyses don't confirm causation.

Believed 1980–2020
Year Revised 2017
Why Changed Oversimplification
Confidence Revised
Region Worldwide

Reception

7/10
6/10

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