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Aspartame is considered the most studied food additive in existence. Decades of study and decades of consumption and yet nothing conclusive found unless ingeste
by strict9 3y ago
Aspartame is considered the most studied food additive in existence. Decades of study and decades of consumption and yet nothing conclusive found unless ingested in obscenely large amounts.
- symlinkk 3y agoWas sugar considered to be heavily studied too?
- davidmurdoch 3y agoYes, but needs an asterisk. Artificial sweeteners, like aspartame, are correlated with increased consumption: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/#s3title https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/#s3titl...
- tuatoru 3y agoTriggers my asthma when consumed in small amounts, but that's just me. (I only realised I was drinking a sugar-free soft drink when that happened, so I don't think it's psychosomatic.)