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Aspartame is profoundly safe and there is no mechanism through which it could be unsafe in the human body.
by PeterHolzwarth 3y ago
Aspartame is profoundly safe and there is no mechanism through which it could be unsafe in the human body.
- RadixDLT 3y agostevia is the safest
- PeterHolzwarth 3y agoWhere has that been demonstrated? Aspartame is one of the most ridiculously well-studied food additives known to humankind.
- trehalose 3y agoWell, there's phenylketonuria. (That's not relevant to the vast majority of people, but it's an extremely important exception.)
- PeterHolzwarth 3y agoPhenylketonuria is an inherited genetic disorder. Aspartame doesn't make a food unsafe to those who do not suffer from this genetic disorder any more than peanuts do for people who do not have nut allergies.
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- TheCleric 3y agoI think there’s more and more research coming out disproving this. Aspartame’s flavor can cause insulin release from the pancreas which lowers your body’s insulin sensitivity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014832/