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A lot of your criticism seems to be playing the man rather than the ball. The WHO said a person weighing 70kg would need to consume more than between nine and
by oxfordmale 3y ago
A lot of your criticism seems to be playing the man rather than the ball.
The WHO said a person weighing 70kg would need to consume more than between nine and 14 cans of diet soft drink per day to exceed the daily guideline. So basically the FDA and WHO are in agreement, but the WHO uses more cautious language.
- legitster 3y agoSure, but as much as the news is going to pick up this story and blow it out of proportion, I think people should kind of know they are being played with here.
- oxfordmale 3y agoWHO can't be held responsible for headlines put out by newspapers. WHO declared aspartame possibly carcinogenic, putting it in the same class as mobile phone usage That means there is some limited evidence pointing in that direction, but that further studies are needed to confirm this. I don't think this statement is incorrect. In the end is all about the daily dosis, and the possibly increase in cancer (is it 0.005% or 5%). If you need to drink 40 cans to increase your cancer risk by 0.005%, it would be irrelevant for most people.
- xp84 3y agoYup, and yet the thousands who will read the CNN article (ok let’s be serious, they just skim the headline) about the WHO version will “tsk tsk” at me and say “You know that stuff gives you cancer,” while ingesting dozens of supplements that haven’t even been tested for safety because they’re unregulated.