My problem with the Aspartame studies is that the control group on average lived for a shorter duration. The test group always lived longer so without dying of

My problem with the Aspartame studies is that the control group on average lived for a shorter duration. The test group always lived longer so without dying of heart disease the next prime killer is cancer. I have yet to see a fixed time limit test (IE when the first mouse dies, kill them all and do the autopsies rather than wait for them to drop one by one). If Aspartame causes cancer it should be significantly visible in the subject animals. However they're living longer and dying of naturally occurring cancers, IIRC one study gave a 20% increase in longevity in the test group that was being fed ridiculous quantities of aspartame (equivalent to pounds a day for humans) but this was never mentioned or pointed out as being a relevant variable.