In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

A new study suggests that aspartame consumption may be linked to decreased heart and brain function. The artificial sweetener ...

A study by CIC biomaGUNE and Biogipuzkoa HRI conducted on mice has found that the prolonged intake of sweeteners may exert ...

Aspartame, one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners, promises a way to enjoy sugariness without sugar, pleasure ...

New research reveals that even low doses of aspartame are linked to heart muscle stiffening and cognitive decline, ...

Aspartame, a sweetener found in Diet Coke and other sugar-free products, has been found to be possibly carcinogenic in high doses. Two groups linked to the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a ...

Effects on body weight Aspartame contains 4 calories per gram (g), which is a similar amount to sugar, but aspartame is around 200 times sweeter than sugar. This means that only a tiny amount of ...

Aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely found in diet sodas, chewing gum and sugar-free foods, was labeled a "possible carcinogen" Thursday by the World Health Organization's International Research ...

The artificial sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, a World Health Organization-affiliated research group declared Thursday, even as another group linked to the international health body said the ...

MINNEAPOLIS – It's one of the world's most popular low-calorie sweeteners. But now, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared aspartame a "possible" carcinogen. Most commonly, it's found in diet ...

Just last month, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research of Cancer announced that they’d both be researching the link between aspartame and cancer, as reported by the ...

It is not clear if aspartame helps people lose weight, as it may also increase appetite and affect a person’s metabolism. Aspartame may also have other negative health effects and be unsafe for some ...