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I think your phrasing is much too strong. Research shows that about 8% of migraine sufferers self-report that they believe that aspartame triggers their migrain
by 542458 3y ago
I think your phrasing is much too strong. Research shows that about 8% of migraine sufferers self-report that they believe that aspartame triggers their migraines [1]. Placebo-controlled studies show mixed results, and only at high doses (Along the lines of what you'd get from drinking 10-14 cans of aspartame-sweetened soda per day), and only for a subset of the migraine-suffering population, and only for those who don't suffer from cyclical migraines or status migrainosus [2].
1: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2708042/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2708042/
2: https://headachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1365-2524.1988.hed2801010.x?casa_token=1t88CN-jJaYAAAAA:59Dc28LQZwV-IMqQFsZY6P7AbDtSNO_LqM3cf7ERvFc4JtcA6KcIZTfe3GLXEvsrnT93zH-PdZQo8GQ https://headachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
- thebooktocome 3y agoUnfortunately, psychosomatic migraines are just as painful as ones with material causes.
- neonsunset 3y agoAlcohol consumption is explicit and alcohol is a known vasodilator. Aspartame consumption is often unsuspected because you have to specifically check if you are ingesting it (accidentally or otherwise) which would skew data from self-reports.