In its Reactions video series, the American Chemical Society put the rumors to scientific scrutiny. The concern about aspartame causing cancer comes from the fact that your body breaks it down ...

Sugar substitutes like erythritol and aspartame are used in many everyday ... “They all have such different chemical structures, so they will all behave differently in the body,” Weisenberger ...

Context is also provided about exposure, which explains why scary chemicals like formaldehyde, a byproduct of Aspartame during digestion, only pose threats to humans such as embalmers, who are exposed ...

Aspartame, also known as NutraSweet or Equal, is composed of two amino acids (building blocks of protein): phenylalanine and ...

A World Health Organization agency has classified aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-calorie foods, as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Getty Images How much ...

Aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar ... Asian pickled vegetables and a host of chemical substances. "I emphasise though that the evidence that these things could cause cancer is not very ...

Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, chewing gum, yogurt and other food products, is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at the existing daily ...

Aspartame a methyl ester L-aspartylphenylalanine, is a widely used sweetener. The intake of aspartame was studied in 51 adults 23 of whom were carriers for phenylketonuria (PKU). The study was ...

To our knowledge, aspartame-associated migraines related to clinically relevant positive reactions to formaldehyde on patch testing have not previously been reported. In 2003, Hill and Belsito ...

Aspartame doesn’t have a strong aftertaste. However, it is broken down at very high temperatures and starts to lose its sweetness, so it is not ideal in dishes that require high-temperature ...