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Artificial sweeteners like aspartame cause cancer

Extensive safety testing shows acceptable safety at typical intake levels

✗ The myth everyone repeats

Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are toxic and cause cancer.

✓ What is actually true

FDA approval is based on decades of safety testing. Aspartame is safe at ADI (acceptable daily intake) levels. Some studies claim risk but larger meta-analyses don't confirm causation.

Believed 1980โ€“2020
Year Revised 2017
Why Changed Oversimplification
Confidence Revised
Region Worldwide

Reception

7/10
6/10
The receipts 2 sources
  1. Aspartame Safety ReviewPRIMARY
  2. Sweetener Meta-AnalysisREFERENCE

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