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WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/who-soda-sweetener-aspartame-may-cause-cancer-but-safe-within-limits.html

The International Agency for Research on Cancer identified a possible link between aspartame and a type of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma.

WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits

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Kalothar

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Sweetness is just a sense, it doesn’t imply anything about the carcinogenic nature of a compound.

This isn’t how taste works either, that just had to do with the molecular shape of aspartame and sugar.

pingveno

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Oh, yeah, don't get me wrong. I don't have anything against aspartame, and I far prefer it above sugar in terms of health. Insanely sweet isn't a bad thing in this case, since you barely consume any for the desired effect. And of course the science shows that even if this link is real, there is no level of consumption of aspartame in its commonly consumed form that is going to be a problem.