WHO Plans to Declare Common Sweetener as Possible Carcinogen

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The WHO is set to list the artificial sweetener aspartame, one of the most commonly used sweeteners and found in many diet sodas, as a possible carcinogen, meaning it may cause cancer.

The move, reported by multiple media sources, is expected during a July 14 meeting of WHO research experts called the International Agency for Research on Cancer.cited two unnamed sources “with knowledge of the process,” noting that aspartame is one of the world’s most commonly used sweeteners.

Aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar and was first approved by the FDA in 1974 for use as a tabletop sweetener and in chewing gum, cold breakfast cereals, and products like instant coffee, gelatins, puddings and fillings, and dairy products. Up to 95% of carbonated soft drinks that have a sweetener use aspartame, and the substance is often added by consumers to beverages ,

 

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