Aspartame News

Two French researchers have completed an extensive study examining the risk of developing type 2 diabetes comparing the results of drinking diet sodas against soft drinks sweetened with sugar.

PepsiCo is "quietly" changing the formula in its Diet Pepsi product. The company has been slowly rolling out the new Diet Pepsi for weeks now and will continue to do so for the near future. The company plans to launch a new ad campaign next month.

A new study shows that saccharin and aspartame cause a greater weight gain than sugar, even with the same intake of calories.

A new human study shows that aspartame use is linked to increased risk of leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and multiple myeloma in men.

Washington - RT America produced an interview show between Elizabeth Wahl and Abby Martin, discussing the scandalous history of the agro-giant Monsanto.

Although the FDA states that there’s no link between aspartame use and cancer, research on animals shows that aspartame can cause cancer.

Adding to the growing list of supposed dangers caused by artificial sweeteners is the possibility of weight gain. A new study on rats found that no-calorie saccharin could make weight loss harder to manage.

Italian researchers at the Ramazzini Foundation in Bologna, Italy find aspartame on rats causes leukemia, lymphoma and breast cancer. FDA and “Equal” manufacturer dismissed the Italian study's claims.

This sweetener is marketed under a number of trademark names, such as Equal, NutraSweet, and Canderel, and is an ingredient of approximately 6,000 consumer foods and beverages sold worldwide.

Aspartame (known as NutraSweet and Equal) and other artificial sweeteners are used in all kinds of products, keeping the sweet food manufactures costs lower than if using sugar.