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  • Erythritol, an ingredient in stevia, linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds

    10/03/2023 6:10:53 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 43 replies
    CBS News ^ | SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 / 7:23 AM | Staff
    A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a study. "The degree of risk was not modest," said lead study author Dr. Stanley Hazen, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. People with existing risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes, were twice as likely to experience a heart attack or stroke if they had the highest levels of erythritol in their blood, according to the...
  • Aspartame and autism: Drinking diet soda amid pregnancy linked to diagnosis in male offspring, says study

    09/27/2023 7:43:19 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 16 replies
    Fox News ^ | September 24, 2023 | Melissa Rudy
    Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) found that among boys who had been diagnosed with autism, their mothers were three times as likely to report drinking at least one diet soda — or consuming an equivalent amount of five tabletop packets of aspartame — per day. "Our study does not prove causality — it does not prove that maternal intake...
  • Aspartame could cause memory and learning deficits in future generations, a new study suggests

    09/21/2023 1:29:50 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 18 replies
    Fox News ^ | September 20, 2023 5:17pm EDT | Melissa Rudy
    The non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener aspartame — which is found in many sugar-free or “diet” foods and drinks — has been linked to potential problems with memory and learning, according to a study from the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine. In the study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, male mice that consumed aspartame — even at levels deemed safe by the FDA — had offspring that “demonstrated spatial learning and memory deficits,” a press release from FSU stated. Over a 16-week period, the researchers studied three groups of mice. One group consumed 15% of the FDA’s...
  • Researchers discover learning and memory deficits after ingestion of aspartame

    09/19/2023 9:48:32 PM PDT · by ConservativeMind · 14 replies
    Medical Xpress / Florida State University / Scientific Reports ^ | Sept. 18, 2023 | Robert Thomas / Sara K. Jones et al
    Ongoing work by researchers into how aspartame affects the brain has linked the artificial sweetener with learning and memory deficits in mice. The offspring of male mice that consumed aspartame at levels equivalent to much lower doses than those deemed safe by the U.S. FDA demonstrated spatial learning and memory deficits over the course of a controlled 16-week exposure. The most recent research is an extension of a study which linked aspartame consumption to anxiety in mice, with effects extending up to two generations. "The thing we noticed here, unlike the anxiety (research), this went only one generation. It was...
  • Why Are Intelligent People So Easily Tricked?

    07/21/2023 8:35:13 AM PDT · by bitt · 114 replies
    brownstone.org ^ | 7/20/2023 | LAURA DODSWORTH
    "As a rule, I have found that the greater brain a man has, and the better educated, the easier it has been to mystify him." So said master illusionist Harry Houdini. He said it during his spat with Sherlock Holmes’ creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle over the latter’s belief in seances and fairies. Despite being a literary genius, Conan Doyle nevertheless had some foolish ideas. He’s not alone. Researchers have even coined ‘Nobel Disease,’ referring to the tendency for some Nobel Prize winners to embrace unconventional beliefs. Charles Richet, for instance, won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine...
  • No, aspartame is not a 'possible carcinogen,' FDA says in response to WHO ruling

    07/16/2023 8:59:45 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 25 replies
    Live Science ^ | published 2 days ago | Nicoletta Lanese
    As anticipated, an arm of the World Health Organization has said aspartame is a "possible carcinogen" — but does that label mean much?No, the artificial sweetener aspartame is not a possible carcinogen to humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday (July 14).The regulator's statement came on the heels of a ruling issued by an arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), which classified the ubiquitous sweetener as possibly cancer-causing.The WHO agency, called the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), made its call based on a handful of studies in humans, mice and rats, as well as...
  • From aloe vera to gasoline and even pickled Asian vegetables: Ten other 'possibly carcinogenic' substances following WHO's re-classification of aspartame

    07/14/2023 3:37:37 AM PDT · by Libloather · 13 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 7/13/23 | Emily Craig
    A sweetener used in a swathe of everyday items from diet soft drinks to yoghurt is 'possibly carcinogenic to humans', World Health Organization bosses ruled today. Aspartame – added to Diet Coke, Extra chewing gum and Muller Light yoghurts – is now classed as posing a 2B cancer risk, meaning there is limited but not convincing evidence. But WHO bosses also claimed that aspartame does not pose a cancer risk at current consumption levels. Only people who consume excessive quantities face a heightened risk, researchers concluded. Nearly 100 products have been given the same ranking as aspartame, from common suncream...
  • This Common Artificial Sweetener May Soon Be Labeled a Carcinogen

    07/02/2023 9:09:53 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 12 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 07/02/2023 | Ben Bartee
    Aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners — found in everything from diet sodas to cough drops to other pharmaceuticals — may soon be marked as a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) by the world’s preeminent public health body.Via Reuters:One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars’ Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks, will be listed in July...
  • Experts slam WHO for causing unnecessary panic over aspartame with cancer fears as they insist the sweetener is one of the 'most researched' ingredients and it would take FIFTEEN cans of Diet Coke to breach limit

    06/30/2023 3:44:19 AM PDT · by Libloather · 15 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 6/30/23 | John Ely
    Keep calm and keep drinking Diet Coke experts have urged Brits in the wake of a bombshell leak linking a commonly used sweetener to cancer. Aspartame, a sugar alternative using in diet drinks, juices and lighter versions of chewing gum, yogurt and jellies, is set to be listed as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to insiders. The news prompted some people on social media to swear to 'never' touch Diet Coke, or other products containing aspartame, ever again. But experts today told MailOnline that the WHO leak was causing unnecessary panic and urged people...
  • Diet Coke sweetener Aspartame is ‘possible carcinogen’: leaked report

    06/29/2023 8:48:07 PM PDT · by bitt · 34 replies
    nypost ^ | 6/29/2023 | marc lallanilla
    The artificial sweetener aspartame might soon be declared a “possible carcinogen,” or cancer-causing agent, according to a leaked report from the World Health Organization. Aspartame is used in Diet Coke, Coke Zero, chewing gum, diet Snapple, breakfast cereals, ice cream and many other common food and drinks. It’s also sold as NutraSweet, Equal and Sugar Twin. The news about the possible move by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, first reported on Reuters, met with quick resistance from the food industry. “… [T]his leaked opinion contradicts decades of high-quality scientific evidence,” International Council of Beverages Associations executive director...
  • Popular Artificial Sweetener to Be Declared Possible Cancer Risk by Chinese-Backed World “Health” Organization – Will Impact Thousands of Products Including Diet Coke and Chewing Gum

    06/29/2023 11:29:06 AM PDT · by servo1969 · 32 replies
    GP ^ | 6-29-2023 | Cullen Linebarger
    The Chinese-backed World “Health” Organization (WHO) was perfectly happy to let a deadly virus kill 7 million people worldwide. But heaven forbid people enjoy a Diet Coke. According to Reuters, the disgraced organization is set to declare aspartame, one of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners, a possible carcinogen (cancer risk) next month. As the Guardian notes, aspartame is used as a sweetener in thousands of products globally such as Coca-Cola diet sodas, Mars’ Extra chewing gum, some Snapple drinks, Mentos, and ice cream. Reuters says it will be listed in July as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” for the first...
  • Diet soda significantly increases your chances of suffering a stroke, new study

    09/14/2022 8:47:05 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 63 replies
    Health ^ | 09/14/2022
    New study raises concerns about diet sodasWednesday, a new study was published in the BMJ:Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Sante cohortThe researchers found a potential link between the consumption of artificial sweeteners and heart disease. The study involved over 100,000 adults in France.The researchers concluded that "the findings from this large scale prospective cohort study suggest a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption (especially aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose) and increased cardiovascular disease risk. Artificial sweeteners are present in thousands of food and beverage brands worldwide, however they remain a controversial topic...
  • Some Artificial Sweeteners May Have a Not-So-Sweet Impact on Our Bodies

    08/19/2022 12:02:17 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 50 replies
    Science Alert ^ | 20 August 2022 | By CARLY CASSELLA
    Just because an artificial sweetener has zero or very few calories doesn't mean there are zero (or very few) health consequences to consuming the sachet. A randomized controlled trial recently found that regular consumption of sucralose (marketed as Splenda) and saccharin (marketed as Sweet'N Low) can alter microbes in the gut and elevate the body's response to sugar. These non-nutritive sweeteners are presumed to be chemically inert, but that may not actually be true. The findings of the recent trial, conducted among 120 participants who identified as strict abstainers from artificial sweeteners of any kind, suggest that regularly consuming some...
  • Diet Soda May Prompt Food Cravings, Especially in Women and People With Obesity

    10/07/2021 4:11:42 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 39 replies
    NPR ^ | October 7, 2021 | Allison Aubrey
    The "diet" in diet drinks may be a false promise for some soda lovers. True, they deliver the fizz and taste of a soda experience, without the calories. Yet, new research shows they also can leave people with increased food cravings. A study published recently in JAMA Network Open adds to the evidence that drinks made with sucralose may stimulate the appetite, at least among some people, and the study gives some clues as to why. "We found that females and people with obesity had greater brain reward activity" after consuming the artificial sweetener, says study author Katie Page, a...
  • I Was Powerless Over Diet Coke

    08/12/2021 7:39:49 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 91 replies
    LIGHTLYNEWS.COM ^ | AUGUST 11, 2021
    After I found Diet Coke in 1982, I drank at the very least three to 4 12-ounce cans almost each day for the following 4 a long time, regardless of the place on the planet I used to be. I used to be the one that prevented sure airways as a result of they solely served Pepsi. Who purchased out a complete retailer’s stock in New Delhi as a result of she feared she won’t encounter one other soda in the remainder of the nation. Who stashed cans in her room when she visited her dad and mom, like an...
  • Neotame Market Analysis, Trends, Forecast, 2017 – 2027

    05/30/2019 12:29:56 PM PDT · by Red Badger
    bestmarketherald.com ^ | May 28, 2019 | B. Abishek
    Neotame Market: Global Industry Analysis 2012 – 2016 and Opportunity Assessment; 2017 – 2027 Neotame is an artificial sweetener with off-white to white powder and an intensely sweet taste. Neotame is manufactured from 3,3 –dimethylbutyraldehyde and aspartame. Neotame purification and isolation is carried out by distillation of a portion of the methanol followed by addition of water. Neotame comes in the second generation of artificial sweetener followed by sucralose. Neotame delivers great taste and enhances flavors when used as a sweetener. However, neotame clean, sweet taste like sugar is used in small amount to sweeten foods and beverage. This is...
  • REVERSING COURSE, DIET PEPSI GOES ALL-IN ON ASPARTAME

    02/16/2018 10:13:07 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 62 replies
    Ad Age ^ | February 16, 2018. | E.J. Schultz
    PepsiCo—which faced a consumer backlash after it pulled aspartame from Diet Pepsi in 2015—is making a full reversal and will once again use the controversial sweetner in the soda's mainstream variety. The brand yanked aspartame in mid-2015, replacing it with with sucralose and acesulfame potassium, known as Ace-K. But the move backfired as loyalists clamored for the original formula. So in 2016, the brand brought back the aspartame version—but only in limited quantities marketed as "classic sweetener blend." It kept the aspartame-free version as its mainstream variety. But now Diet Pepsi is making the aspartame version its main variety again...
  • Yeah, Diet Pepsi Is Probably Changing Its Sweetener Again

    06/09/2016 5:56:36 PM PDT · by SMGFan · 62 replies
    Consumerist ^ | June 9, 2016
    In response to falling sales of diet soda, last year PepsiCo changed the sweetener in its main calorie-free beverage, Diet Pepsi. Noting the health concerns that some customers have about the original sweetener in Diet Pepsi, aspartame, the company switched to a different sweetener last year to try to reverse a sales decline. Now sales are declining even faster. Customers had time to adjust to the idea of Diet Pepsi without aspartame, since rumors about sweetener tests have appeared in these very pages since 2012. The version of the beverage sweetened with a blend of sucralose (Splenda) and acesulfame potassium...
  • Diet Pepsi Sales Plunge After Change In The Recipe

    10/23/2015 12:48:42 PM PDT · by qam1 · 147 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 10/22/15 | Rob Waugh
    Sales of diet Pepsi have plunged after the soft drink company behind it changed the recipe. In a case with echoes of Coke’s disastrous introduction of ‘New Coke’, Pepsi has faced a huge backlash after replacing the sweetener in the drink. Pepsi chose to remove the controversial sweetener aspartame - linked to cancer in some studies - with sucralose. But customers aren’t happy. David Zimdars of Michigan said, ‘It has a nasty aftertaste, and it’s sickly sweet. You have to wash it out with water.' Pepsi’s choice of sucralose - known by the brand name Splenda - has been blasted...
  • Study: Artificial Sweeteners may promote diabetes

    09/17/2014 11:12:02 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 41 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Sep 17, 2014 1:47 PM EDT | Malcolm Ritter
    Using artificial sweeteners may set the stage for diabetes in some people by hampering the way their bodies handle sugar, suggests a preliminary study done mostly in mice. The authors said they are not recommending any changes in how people use artificial sweeteners based on their study, which included some human experiments. The researchers and outside experts said more study is needed, while industry groups called the research limited and said other evidence shows sweeteners are safe and useful for weight control. The study from researchers in Israel was released Wednesday by the journal Nature. The work suggests the sweeteners...