Blisstree » sugar-substitute http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:05:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 On Aspartame and Cancer http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-aspartame-and-cancer-57/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/on-aspartame-and-cancer-57/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:00:00 +0000 Gloria Gamat http://www.cancercommentary.com/2007/08/13/on-aspartame-and-cancer/ Post from: Blisstree

On Aspartame and Cancer

]]> 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.

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On Aspartame and Cancer

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