U.S. consumer group called for an urgent Food and Drug Administration review of the safety of aspartame on Monday, but the FDA said there was no immediate need to do so despite a new study showing the sweetener may cause cancer.
Italian researchers published a new study last week that showed aspartame -- widely used in soft drinks -- might cause leukemia, lymphoma and breast cancer in rats.
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2007-06-26 11:30:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
additional info: Japan does not allow diet coke or others into the country with aspartame in it. they must reformulate the soda.
2007-06-26 11:36:32 · update #1
i dont touch soda- any kind of soda is gross to me; i warned people who i know who love diet sodas about the danger of asparthame and they dont seem to care so too bad for them. I cant believe they allow that crap to be put in soda.
2007-06-26 11:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by The Emperor 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its a deadly poison but unfortunately there are many false studies to safe that aspartame is safe. just like chlorine and flouride and now ammonia are also safe in public water supplies. yes very safe!
always with the guise o you would need to drink this much thats 10 times more than we give u each dose. just like marijuana stays in someones system 30 days that aspartame will stay in your system a certain amount of days now lets say you drink it every day for a year then your body wont be apsartame free for 365 days straight. you wouldnt possibly pass an aspartame test at that rate!!!
so lets say you come across some poisonous chemical in your food and the FDA or whoever tells you its ok its only poison in large amounts dont eat it.
it will remain in your system building up like marijuana doesnt leave your system for 30 days neither will chemicals leave your body for a certain amound of days.
2007-06-27 17:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hardly ever drink aspartame because I can't stand the taste. As for the study in the lab rats, I thought that the dosage of the product they were given was much higher than what is used for human consumption. Either way it's something to make one think about whether or not to drink it.
2007-06-26 11:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we would have to eat 50 pounds of aspartame a day to equal the amount given to lab rats a day
2007-06-26 11:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by blank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will remember to not give diet soda to my rats running around in my house
2007-06-26 11:33:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i know all the risks, and yet i still drink it, and splenda in my coffee. But your information will make me think three times instead of two before drinking it
2007-06-26 11:33:56 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am allergic to artificial sweeteners so I only have things that have real sugar or natural sugars in it.
2007-06-26 11:37:52 · answer #7 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just about everything we eat/drink contains chemicals that are unhealthy, hell I even eat school food.
2007-06-26 11:37:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋