On Aspartame and Cancer
August 13, 2007 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A sugar substitute – aspartame – is used in many food and food products such as soft drinks, instant tea, gelatins, puddings, candy, cookies, pie filling, non-dairy toppings, creamers and ice cream.
200 times sweeter than sugar, aspartame is composed of two amino acids (aspartic acid and phenylalanine) as the methyl ester..
Can aspartame really cause cancer?
Clinical oncology dietitian Dena McDowell, MS, RD answers that very question in a scrutinizing review of aspartame at The Diet Channel.
Bottom line is that:
Although research is ongoing, products containing aspartame are generally considered to be safe. As long as consumption of aspartame is within the ADI, no chronic health issues should be seen as a result of ingestion.
Read all about it at The Diet Channel.
Thanks for addressing this.
I used to consume a lot of aspartame products – well, mostly Diet Coke and whatever sweetener I picked up that week at the grocery store for my coffee – but, for me and my habits, that’s a lot!
Aside from cancer, I’ve often wondered about the claims that aspartame contributes to Alzheimer’s.
Since I’m not well-versed in any of it, I’ve just cut way back on the diet pop and now use organic sugar in my coffee.